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Would you like to suggest a non-profit organization for Justice Partner?  Each month the Church supports a social justice organization by donating one Sunday’s plate collection to the organization.  Suggestions for new partners and support for existing partners should be sent to the Action Council (email actioncouncil@uucpa.org or talk to an action council member) before Wed, March … Continue reading Suggest a Justice Partner by March 27

The Action Council of the UUCPA has joined the Becoming Beloved Community Task Force at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church as a co-sponsor for their free speaker series, Community, Faith, and Racial Justice. They have invited us to attend the first talk by Dr. Lerone A. Martin, Professor and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Research and Education at Stanford University entitled, Soul Force: Martin Luther King, Jr., The Triple Evils and American Democracy

Anyone may attend and admission is free, but we would love people to register so we can plan seating. tinyurl.com/march6speaker.

This message is to inform the congregation that the Board of Trustees has voted for UUCPA to co-sponsor the following two efforts: 1.     A speaker series to be offered by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto entitled Community, Faith, and Racial Justice.  The series begins on March 6.  You can find out more about this speaker series here.  … Continue reading Announcing Two UUCPA Endorsements

This message is to inform the congregation that the Action Council has agreed to be a co-sponsor of a speaker series to be offered by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto entitled Community, Faith, and Racial Justice.  The series begins on March 6.  You can find out more about this speaker series here.  A formal announcement from … Continue reading Action Council Endorsement: Community, Faith, and Racial Justice

Date change; immigration history Dismantling White Supremacy continues to meet once a month but will now be meeting on the second Tuesday evening of each month, 7:15-8:45. The next session will be on Tuesday, February 13, and facilitated by Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern. More detailed information about the session will be posted here shortly. All … Continue reading Dismantling White Supremacy updates

A huge (and hugely belated) THANK YOU to everyone who helped build this year’s 118 holiday craft kits for children and adults living in LifeMoves’ transitional housing in Mountain View: enough for one kit for each child, each single adult, and each set of parents at LifeMoves Mountain View. October 29 was a busy Sunday, … Continue reading Update on holiday craft kits for LifeMoves

Did you hear Rev. Deborah Lee, Executive Director of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (IM4HI), speak in the service on November 5?  She gave a very inspiring sermon on how people could help the migrants and refugees coming to the U.S.  The Action Council would like to support this justice partner in their work, but … Continue reading Could UUCPA Work with IM4HI to Support Refugees?

On November 5 the Action Council voted to co-sign a letter to the Palo Alto City Council asking the Council to consider zoning changes in additional areas of Palo Alto beyond the El Camino/Page Mill Road area currently under consideration.  Considering additional areas in proximity to transit and jobs would help facilitate affordable housing in … Continue reading Action Council Joins Palo Alto Forward Letter to Palo Alto City Council