Be sure to pick up your Guest at the Table boxes and begin to set aside a small donation every time you are sitting down to eat, remembering that there are many who are guests at our UU table. As you know, UUs nationwide are striving for justice. Recently several UUs and UU Congregations were … Continue reading December 2021 Justice Update
Escambia County to Expand Juvenile Civil Citation Program An article that appeared in the Pensacola News Journal on September 8 was great news for JUST Pensacola, UUCP, and anyone concerned with justice for juvenile offenders in Escambia County: the State Attorney Ginger Bowden has drastically expanded the list of offenses eligible for civil citations rather … Continue reading October 2021: JUST Pensacola Victory
March for Voting Rights Changes to Florida’s voting laws will be the focus of a March for Voting Rights — set for midday Saturday at Seville Square in downtown Pensacola. The event is an offshoot of the national March for Voting Rights in Washington, D.C. Besides Florida and the nation’s capital, the marches will take … Continue reading Social Justice Update: September 2021
August has 5 Sundays. As is our custom, we will participate in the wider community by donating the enitre 5th Sunday offering to an organization doing good works beyond our walls. On August 29th we will be do-nating our offering to New World Believers Community Center, the project of our friend, Rodney Jones. New World … Continue reading August 2021 5th Sunday Share the Plate
JUST Pensacola Congratulations UUCP! We were recognized at the JUST Pensacola Celebration for have 86% of our usual Sunday attendance present at the Nehemiah Action on May 3rd. Well done! This demonstrates in a very tangible way, our dedication to Justice in our local community. The Celebration meeting on June 14th was to review our … Continue reading July 2021 Justice Update
How do we celebrate diversity? Unitarian Universalism honors diversity of genders and gendered experiences. We are a welcoming faith. Unitarian Universalism doesn’t just open its doors to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities—we value diversity of sexuality and gender and see this diversity as a profound spiritual gift. The following information can help … Continue reading Celebrating Diversity: Pronouns
There are several new laws out of the most recent legislative session that are contrary to our values as a nation and as UUs. I could write paragraphs about each of them, but will focus on two areas of extreme concern. If you have questions about any of the areas in the UUJustice Florida newsletter … Continue reading June 2021 Justice Update
Our UUCP mission is to Celebrate Diversity, Strive for Justice and Inspire Love. UUCP works hand-in-hand with the 22 local congregations who make up JUST (Justice United Seeking Transformation in) Pensacola. Our Purpose is to join other congregations who are committed to JUST Pensacola and create a critical mass to influence public leaders who will … Continue reading It’s Time to STRIVE FOR JUSTICE
On May 3rd at 6pm we will have this year’s Nehemiah Action, via Zoom. Last year over 700 people of faith from Pensacola spoke in public with our incoming State Attorney and our incoming sheriff. The Sheriff and State Attorney both committed to increase the use of Civil Citations instead of arrests for youthful misdemeanors. … Continue reading JUST Pensacola: Nehemiah Action May 3, 2021
On Monday evening February 8th, there was a meeting of over 70 members of the congregations of JUST Pensacola. We reviewed past successes in other cities. In Tampa, the HOPE coalition spent 5 years working on affordable housing and met with final success when the city set up a $10 million trust fund to assist … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update for March 2021
