Topic: Accessibility and Inclusion

Growing the Garden: Deepening Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work at People’s Food Co-op

Peoples Food Coop (PFC) is on a journey of learning, growing, falling down and getting back up, with the intention of a deeper understanding of inequity, a stronger collective will to change, and transformation into an organization that is better set up to be part of a thriving future for all. This talk will be … Continue reading Growing the Garden: Deepening Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Work at People’s Food Co-op

Altar Egos

What would our lives look like if change came easily? What could we accomplish?  Is it possible to train ourselves to embrace change even when it is hard and uncomfortable?  Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us. If you prefer, you can also join us via Zoom (Meeting ID: 926 5154 8494 Passcode: 286763) … Continue reading Altar Egos

Adaptive Ministry

When one strand of the web is broken, the entire web is prone to collapse. When we in UU spaces speak of our 7th principle, belief in the interdependent web of all existence, we are not merely speaking in metaphors. Our existences are intricately woven with all life. When violence, oppression, and marginalization occur elsewhere … Continue reading Adaptive Ministry

Weaving a Multiracial Tapestry of Accountability

 As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to be the weavers of a Multiracial Tapestry of Accountability, but what does that mean? Join us as we explore our promise of being the weavers of such a tapestry as we ask ourselves where we might still need some work as a liberal faith community.  Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. … Continue reading Weaving a Multiracial Tapestry of Accountability

Minority Strong

March is Women’s History month and the 31st is Transgender Visibility Day. One wishes it wasn’t necessary to have these special days of awareness but until all of humanity, in all of its beautiful diversity, is seen and valued every day, we need to take time to raise up those who too often get overlooked. … Continue reading Minority Strong

Are We There Yet?

Without a map, how does one know when they have left China and entered Mongolia? How do we even know when we’ve gone from Michigan to Indiana? Humans have been migrating across the Earth for thousands of years. With this in mind, join me as we explore one migrant’s journey through this vast country we … Continue reading Are We There Yet?

Sunday Morning at General Assembly

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.   One of the silver linings of virtual church is that distance and expense are no longer impediments to participating in denominational events like General Assembly (GA). The Sunday Morning Worship at GA is certain to be the … Continue reading Sunday Morning at General Assembly

Are We There Yet?

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.   Have you caught a glimpse of the light at the end of the Covid tunnel?  Can you feel the shift of energy? We seem so close to being able to resume our usual activities, but we are not … Continue reading Are We There Yet?

Sexuality Through a UU Lens

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.   Honoring more than 20 years of Our Whole Lives (OWL) Sexuality Education in our denomination, this service explores the Unitarian Universalist perspectives on sexuality and our internationally acclaimed Our Whole Lives curriculum. OWL is co-published by the … Continue reading Sexuality Through a UU Lens

Embracing Diversity

Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM.  Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube.   The human quest for belonging can sometimes lead us to ‘ideological bunkers’ where we start dividing the world into ‘us’ versus ‘them’. This dichotomy destroys our empathy and honesty. Learning to look past labels with an open … Continue reading Embracing Diversity