Category Justice News

Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice (MVPJ), of which UUCPA is a member, is sponsoring two noteworthy events in the next two weeks which we hope some of you will attend. 1.        On Sunday, May 11, there will be a special Mother’s Day Peaceful Presence event entitled Mother’s Day Prayers for Children, to be held at 5:00 … Continue reading Two Noteworthy Non-UUCPA Events Coming Up

About ten of UUCPA’s members and friends were part of the crowd on April 15, 2025, at a protest demanding that the Trump administration obey the Supreme Court by returning Kilmar Ábrego García home. Through what ICE calls an “administrative error,” Ábrego García was sent to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center last month. The … Continue reading UUCPA comes out for justice in deportation dispute

Last year, Rev. Cat brought a group of teens to SF Pride, and when Rev. Amy met up with them afterwards they noted: there was only one faith- or spirituality-based organization in the whole parade, and it wasn’t Unitarian Universalist. They resolved to put the call out to Bay Area UU congregations and represent in … Continue reading UUs represent! June 29

This is a reminder that the nomination period for FY25-26 Justice Partners is open.  Nominations will be accepted until end of day Wednesday, March 19.  Please submit your nominations to actioncouncil@uucpa.org.  The original request for nominations with  more details can be found on our website here. Thank you, The Action Council

Last year UUCPA agreed to co-sponsor St. Mark’s Episcopal Church’s speaker series on White Christian Nationalism and its threats to our communities. The final event in this series is coming up!  It will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 7 PM. The speaker is Stanford Professor Kathryn Gin … Continue reading Upcoming Speaker Event – HEATHEN Religion and Race in American History at St. Mark’s

Would you like to suggest a non-profit organization to be a Justice Partner in the coming fiscal year?  Each month UUCPA supports a social justice organization by donating one Sunday’s plate collection to that organization.  You are invited to propose organizations for inclusion in the FY25-26 Justice Partner program.   The Action Council generally prefers organizations that … Continue reading Requesting Justice Partner Nominations for FY25-26

This Sunday presents two opportunities to resist oligarchy and defend democracy. You can make protest signs in Room 4/5 right after the service, and/or join the protest against Elon Musk at Tesla, 1-3 pm. For many other ways we’ve found to see this document created by the group that gathered on February 11.

Dear ones, we’ve probably all had our fill of these over the past three months: We need something better, and we’ll use our Dismantling White Supremacy space this Tuesday at 7:15 to create the conversation we need right now. We won’t do any dumping, venting, or ranting. Instead, we’ll share what we’re doing that we … Continue reading Weaving the Web: Feeling overwhelmed?