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“A good book would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.” – David Sedaris Censorship of written materials can be traced to the earliest documents in civilizations across the globe. Repeated waves of book banning have surfaced through history, always representing a power struggle … Continue reading Dangerous Reading & Democracy
Black residents are disappearing from Silicon Valley at an alarming rate, a trend driven by persistent disparities in housing, employment, and opportunity. As we examine the data and the lived experiences behind these numbers, it becomes clear—it’s no wonder these outcomes exist. Yet, amid these challenges, we believe in the transformative power of community. By … Continue reading Community Can Change Outcomes
After almost 22 years as UUCPA’s Parish Minister, Amy gives her last sermon today, about something our society desperately needs nowadays. This something is a proven cure for isolation, apathy, anti-intellectualism, and the undermining of our democracy. What it provides is missing from most of our homes, schools, and workplaces, no matter how good they … Continue reading If It Didn’t Exist, We’d Have to Invent It
Newborns are an exception. With everyone else, when we meet them, we arrive in the middle of their story, and they arrive in the middle of ours. We may travel alongside together for a while, learning about each other’s pasts as well as getting to know each other well. Then, if we part ways, we … Continue reading In the Middle of the Story