JUST PENSACOLA SUMMIT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING May 14 at 6pm Congregants of UUCP will be among the dozen or more congregations attending in support of justice in our community, for our neighbors and ourselves. Affordable housing is essential for a diverse workforce. JUST Pensacola has gathered local and statewide speakers to discuss affordable rental housing … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Summit on Affordable Housing
On March 29, members of the Pensacola Abortion Rights Taskforce (PART) organized an event at UUCP that brought out several dozen people to give a history of the long struggle for abortion rights in Pensacola, with part of presentation devoted to the church’s contribution to this fight. The event began with a film screening of … Continue reading UUCP Hosts Pensacola Abortion Rights Taskforce Event
Big News from JUST Pensacola! On Tuesday, April 9th, the JUST Pensacola Board of Directors voted to hire Dr. Tricia Wessel as the new Lead Organizer effective May 28, 2024. The Affordable Housing Steering Committee invites you to a Summit on Affordable Rental Housing in Escambia County. This is an opportunity to gather community members, … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update – April 2024
A little introduction for folks who don’t know what JUST Pensacola is and is about: At a congregational meeting several years ago, UUCP voted to join JUST Pensacola as individuals and as a congregation. You need to know what we/you have joined! JUST Pensacola is a local organization of multiple congregations of faith, all working … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update
Are you attending this year’s Nehemiah Action? You should be! It is important for UUCP to show our support for JUST Pensacola’s Affordable Housing and Adult Civil Citations Initiatives. We do that by showing up at the Nehemiah Action. At this event, we will be taking on issues of Criminal Justice and Affordable Housing in … Continue reading 2023 Nehemiah Action
Recently, 82 JUST Pensacola members showed up at the Pensacola City Council meeting to give a 15-minute presentation at the council’s Agenda Conference meeting. UUCP’s Penny Featherstone was among them. The presentation was the first time the City Council was able to discuss our presentation publicly. Watch the video of the presentation: http://pensacola.granicus.com/player/clip/1757?meta_id=282625&redirect=true&h=03deb513c15a147480aacdebf58615c5 As you … Continue reading JUST Pensacola presents housing proposal to city council
Linda Fussell will be presenting our Second Hour on March 12, a presentation on recent Escambia County School Board decisions to ban certain books from school libraries, and what you can do to counter these efforts. Be sure to save the date to attend the March 20 School Board meeting, which will address the next round … Continue reading School Board Book Banning
A UUCP Annual Tradition: Marching in the MLK PARADE UUCP showed up in style for the 34th annual Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade in downtown Pensacola on Monday. UUCP has participated in the parade every year since its inception. The tradition of distributing paper flowers to members of the crowd and the … Continue reading 2023 MLK Day Parade
JUST PENSACOLA AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES We have some exciting and important meetings coming up both before the end of the year and also in January. As we add to these meetings I will continue to add them to the google form and send weekly updates as necessary. You can also subscribe to this google … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Research Opportunities
Did you know there are youth struggling on the streets of our community who spend each day just trying to survive? These youth left home or were forced out for various reasons, including LGBTQ+ youth being shut out or threatened due to coming out to their parents or caregivers. Once again, we at UUCP have … Continue reading Blanket & Toiletries Drive
