Category Justice News

On March 1 the Action Council approved the use of the UUCPA Side with Love rally banners at the March 28 No Kings demonstrations.  As a reminder, use of these banners requires only the approval of the Action Council, not the Board. If you have any concerns about these banners being used on March 28, … Continue reading Approval of Request to Use UUCPA Banners

Would you like to directly help someone who is unhoused? The UUCPA Action Council is holding a backpack drive with our January justice partner, Onyxx Village Connection.  Here’s how it works: After the service on January 25, stop by the Action Council table and sign out a backpack, which we will provide. Take the backpack … Continue reading UUCPA Backpack Drive with Onyxx Village Connection starts Jan 25

County of Santa Clara Displays “Honoring the Children of Palestine. They deserve to play” Memorial To Honor the Children Killed.  SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – On Monday, February 2, the County of Santa Clara in partnership with The Palestinian Heritage Committee (PHC) brought forward the art installation “Honoring the Children of Palestine. They deserve to play,” to … Continue reading UUCPA Recommended Exhibit: County of Santa Clara Displays “Honoring the Children of Palestine. They deserve to play” Memorial To Honor the Children Killed

The Action Council has approved a request by Kevin Ma to collect signatures on the patio for adding a Bay Area regional transit tax measure to the November 2026 ballot.  Please look for the petition on the patio in the coming weeks and add your voice to get this initiative on the ballot.  You can … Continue reading Action Council approves signature gathering

This year’s Undie Sunday campaign was once again a great success!  Thank you to everyone who participated!  We donated numerous undies, hats, socks, coats, notebooks, sleeping bags, and more to the Opportunity Center’s annual Holiday Faire.  All items have been delivered, and the Faire will take place on December 22.  LifeMoves and the Opportunity Center … Continue reading Undie Sunday Thank You!

Remember those posts to Announce in early November about upcoming service projects? The projects served two of UUCPA’s Justice Partners, Onyxx Village Connection and LifeMoves, and were sponsored by the Social Justice Action Council and Children and Youth Religious Education committees (and you, indirectly ?). If you wondered whatever happened with those projects, or if … Continue reading November service project updates

The Board has approved the addition of two new voting members to the Action Council (UUCPA’s social justice council).  The new members are Chris Jacobi and Robert Neff. Robert is the Board Social Justice Portfolio holder.  Peter Farriday will also be added as an ex-officio member, replacing Amy Morgenstern.  If you have any questions about these changes, please email ActionCouncil@uucpa.org.  The updated list of Action Council members is on this webpage. Welcome … Continue reading Announcing New UUCPA Action Council Members – Updated

The UUCPA Action Council has voted to adopt the work of the recently formed Immigrant Action Task Force as a Justice Project for the coming months.  The Task Force is accompanying an immigrant from Honduras, in conjunction with All Saints Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, for the next six to twelve months.  As a formally … Continue reading Announcing a New Justice Project: Immigrant Action

Folks at the Action Council table will show you how to support groups  working to improve conditions for people in Gaza.  Look for the table on the patio after the service. We will be highlighting (and encouraging UUs to contribute to) these non-profits:  Redwood City based Rebuilding Alliance (https://www.rebuildingalliance.org/), currently working to supply food specifically … Continue reading Want to help humanitarian efforts in Gaza?

Dear Congregation, Yamileth is joining us this Sunday afternoon for the Autumn Equinox Celebration and Potluck, and looks forward to meeting us ~ a special plus to those who can speak a little Spanish:)  Our team is looking for more people to join the Immigration Action Team, to help with odds and ends as they arise, as well as ongoing … Continue reading Immigration Action Assistance for Yamileth