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On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, two leaders of the South Bay Community Land Trust (CLT) will make a presentation to UUCPA’s Dismantling White Supremacy group. South Bay CLT, like us, recognizes the historically racist exclusion of BIPOC and other marginalized communities from opportunities of housing and development, and actively works to dismantle these structures by centering the voices and lived experiences of those most impacted by the housing crisis: for example, by the makeup of their board. Community Land Trusts are a powerful partner in reversing the effects of decades of housing discrimination, since they buffer residents from the volatility of economic crises, land speculation and gentrification through permanent affordable housing.

Sadly, Zoombombing is a reality for anti-racism groups. If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the Dismantling White Supremacy email list, please email dismantlingwhitesupremacy+subscribe@uucpa.org. Zoom information for the session will be sent to this list early next week. We welcome new attendees at any time!

Thanks,
Amy

Hello SciFi/Fantasy Fans,
Our next meeting is February 21, 7-8:30, on Zoom. We’ll discuss the 1999 movie “Bicentennial Man”
Visit the UUCPA website to get the Zoom information. All are welcome. We assume that you’ve seen the movie.

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a movie or video for our April meeting.

Contact:
Jane Chronis, scifi+owner@uucpa.org

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 … read more.

An immersive experience in immigration justice and (literally) building community

Pastor AJ Blackwood, Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California (UUJMCA), sends us this invitation:

Join us on April 4-7, 2024, for our annual Pilgrimage to the Border – … read more.

This year our Stewardship Drive will be one week long: the week of March 10, 2024. Please mark that week in your calendar now.

As it is every year, the Stewardship Drive will be full of opportunities to celebrate having UUCPA in our lives and to connect … read more.

As part of the Campus Vision Project, the Chairs Committee is selecting new chairs for the Main Hall. We need stackable, storable chairs that are beautiful for worship and comfortable for a wide range of people’s shapes and abilities.

We are asking for everyone’s help to … read more.

“How shall we live? Be welcoming to all.”

Mechthild of Magdeburg

I learned today that the original meaning of the word “welcome” is “desirable guest.” What an interesting reversal!: that the reason we offer welcome to someone is because they are a desirable person to have as … read more.

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for February 2024:

02/04 Great Decisions – Climate technology and competition – Sarah Doxiadis 

02/11 Analyzing U.S. propaganda from an international perspective – Steven Mashin

02/18 Russia / Ukraine Conflict – Dick … read more.

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 … read more.