We will be joined by Manuel Bernal and Liis Lahti, facilitators from Eliminating Racism & Creating/Celebrating Equity, to explore our dominant culture values and the transformative power of anti-racist values. Join us onsite or online! To register or visit tinyurl.com/uucceracce
The annals of history have blatantly erased, dismissed, and discounted the contributions of Black Americans as contributing chief architects and builders of this nation’s cultural, social, and economic foundation. Such omissions are an egregious form of racial injustice. One example is Albert White. Born to enslaved parents in a rural community in Canton, Indiana, White … Continue reading Albert White: A Beacon of Light at WMU
Levi – Calm Before the Storm – Rickert ( Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), founder, publisher, and editor of Native News Online, will be with us to discuss Native American issues. We will also take a special collection to benefit the Native American College Fund. You can join us onsite or online. Visit tinyurl.com/uuccLeviRickert to register … Continue reading Native News
The world seems to be facing multiple crises from war and famine to climate change and the rise of authoritarianism. Now is not the time to lean into ideologies that “other” people in need. We need to find ways to work together to save us all or we shall certainly perish together. Join us onsite … Continue reading Global Swarming
Reflecting on the renewed focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and abuse of power by some police officers and politicians, what can we do to support change in our communities? How do we invite our neighbors to join us in starting, as Rep. John Lewis called ‘good trouble?’ We will search for truth and … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: One Person and One Neighborhood at a Time
Our spiritual theme this month—Restoration and Reparations—invites us to reflect on how we are called to repair the harm – economic, physical, and psychological — caused to BIPOC folks by the many manifestations of systemic racism in American society. How can we find a common-sense approach to fix what has been broken? Please read through … Continue reading You Break It; You Fix It
How do current Native American values fit with life on the reservation … before laundromats or computers reached the trading posts on the vast, often remote Navajo Nation? Through her published anecdotes and accompanying photo exhibit, Dorothy will highlight her experience there as a white teacher hoping to bridge the cultural gap. Please read through our Covid-19 … Continue reading Fickle Friend the Wind: Trying to Blend In on the Rez
Since September a group of dedicated UUCC folks has been meeting once a month to talk about structural racism and our role both as individuals and a faith community in dismantling systems of oppression. Please join them this Sunday to hear their thoughts about what they have learned so far. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering … Continue reading Exploring Anti-Racism
Linda (Zhaawanong NimKii Kwew, Southern Thunder Woman) holds many titles from Sister to Organizer to Activist. She is a mother of 23 children of an Anishinabe extended family, grandmother of 60, and great-grandmother of 27. Linda is a Co-founder of the Michigan Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, a member, Co-Founder of Native Rights … Continue reading Thoughts from a Native Elder
When we talk about governance, what we are really talking about is power. People who are accustomed to having power, who are used to having their ways of doing and being always front and center, will naturally resist relinquishing power to others. What does this mean for us as we begin to widen the circle … Continue reading White Fragility
