UUCP’s Community Partner’s in Social Justice Action We have entered the Phase 2 in the JUST Pensacola social justice process. As you know, JUST Pensacola stands for Justice Unity Seeking Transformation. In connection with training from DART, we are standing with more than 20 other congregations of many faiths in addressing local social justice issues. … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Update
When: December 9 – 6:00 pm. Where: Ever’man Education Center, 327 West Garden Street, Pensacola Earth Ethics, Inc. “Power of the People” meeting and gathering of local environmental groups. Join us as we welcome various local environmental organizations as they discuss the issues/concerns they are working on and how you can get engaged. Stay tuned … Continue reading Pensacola Environmentalists working together
Work is continuing in Bay County on the Hurricane Michael Recovery. UU Fellowship of Bay County has made remarkable progress on restoring its building and campus. Key leaders at UUFBC are providing community leadership for the recovery; particularly in the areas of housing and disseminating information about resources in the community. UUJF’s Climate Resilience Ministry … Continue reading UUJF Climate Resiliency Ministry
This year we have a five-day event celebrating the Transgender community!!! The dates for this event will be from November 20th thru the 24th and will include: Day One: Nov. 20th, Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Vineyard. A time for reflection as we in the trans community remember those we’ve lost to Transphobic acts … Continue reading It’s Strive’s 3rd Annual Transfest!
Why is LGBTQ History important? The way that history is taught and remembered creates or reinforces “in” groups and “out” groups in a society. While many have heard about some events in LGBTQ history (such as the Stonewall Riots or the activism, political career, and assassination of Harvey Milk in San Francisco), many significant people … Continue reading How do we Strive for Justice?
Criminal Justice and Education were the top problems identified on Nov. 4 during the Covenant Assembly in Downtown Pensacola. 35 delegates from UUCP joined with more than 400 people from 18 congregations to decide the two issues that will be the focus of action this year for the JUST Pensacola coalition. Myriad issues associated with … Continue reading JUST Pensacola Identify Top Issues
When: Monday, November 4 at 7pm Where: First United Methodist Church, 6 East Wright Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, (850) 432-1434. JUST PENSACOLA (formerly the Pensacola Area Interfaith Justice Ministry) is a recently formed coalition of 20 or more local congregations of all religions; a coalition of many different faiths and beliefs who have come together … Continue reading JUST PENSACOLA Meeting
What Is Accompaniment and What Does It Look Like? Accompaniment can be a powerful way of showing up as allies for individuals and groups who are confronting human rights abuses—but what are the most successful ways to leverage a collective presence? Read our conversation with UUSC Senior Grassroots Organizer Hannah Hafter and UU College of … Continue reading Grassroots Partnerships
Preserving The Right to Asylum (Part 1) From Central America to the United States, the Trump administration is putting up new barriers to asylum—at incalculable human cost. read more
Activating Youth Energy for Justice at the Southwest Border Twenty young activists from the First Unitarian Church of Dallas participated in a one-week UU College of Social Justice training, Activate Tucson, led in conjunction with Borderlinks—a non-profit organization that focuses on cross-border relationship building and social justice training. UUSC staff Jenn O’Rourke traveled with the … Continue reading Reflections on Resilience and Partnership at the Border
