“Roy Zimmerman: ReZist! Funny Songs about Ignorance, War and Greed” Zimmerman brings “ReZist” to Salem Saturday, February 3, at 7 pm for a performance at the UU Congregation of Salem, 5090 Center Street NE, corner of Center Street NE & Cordon Road. Tickets are available at the door for $20 or whatever you can pay. … Continue reading Roy Zimmerman: ReZist! Concert February 3
UUCS will be hosting homeless families the week of February 18th-25th as part of the Salem Interfaith Hospitality Network’s efforts to end homelessness. Please contact Sara Shatto at sihn.coordinators@uusalem.org to sign up to contribute your time or your cooking skills to this worthy cause. Or use online signup form. It takes about 50 volunteers to … Continue reading Volunteer for SIHN February 18-25
February’s Share the Plate recipient is HOME Youth & Resource Center in Salem, a drop-in spot for at-risk and homeless teens in Salem. There they can also get help and get access to resources. The region has no homeless youth shelter and the program addresses a critical need in our community. Originally a grassroots organization of concerned adults and … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for February 2018 is HOME Youth & Resource Center
The Sanctuary Team, a sub-committee of the SJAT, is sponsoring a benefit concert on Saturday, January 27, 2018, from 6:00PM to 8:30PM. This special evening will further the awareness of today’s climate of racial intolerance and the need for sanctuary. It will also raise awareness of IP22 and the history of racial injustice. The proceeds … Continue reading Sanctuary Benefit Concert January 27
Come join us on Sunday, Jan 21 for the Salem Womxn’s March and rally from 11 am to 2 pm. The march starts at 12 noon at the Salem Capital Mall located on 900 Court St. The Salem Womxn’s March is committed to heightening womxn’s voices to empower each other in the fight for womxn’s … Continue reading Womxn’s March January 21
Please join other UUCS members to march and rally in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the late Civil Rights leader, on January 15 starting at 11:30 am on January 15. The Social Justice in Action Team is organizing a delegation of UUCS members to march in the parade while carrying our “Standing on the … Continue reading MLK Rally and March January 15
The January 2018 Share the Plate recipient is the Salem Interfaith Hospitality Network (SIHN). This is a group of churches who minister to homeless members of the greater Salem community. Each church hosts homeless families for one week, providing morning and evening meals, companionship to families and children in the evening, and a place to sleep in … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for January 2018 is SIHN
The PWR Regional Assembly in Portland, Oregon (April 27-29) has something for people of every age. In addition to the main programs for adults, we’ll have a UU Kids Camp for ages 5-14, a Youth Assembly for ages 14-18, and high-quality childcare for infants to age 4. Families can spend time together, too, sharing the experiences of the opening … Continue reading Regional UUA Assembly April 27-29 in Portland is for the Whole Family
The Trump Administration wants to cut BILLIONS of dollars from the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His cuts will affect Oregon’s programs that ensure that our drinking water is clean, prevent oil spills on our coast, and enforce laws against pollution. We can’t let it happen. Stand up now to protect the EPA! … Continue reading Stand Up for the EPA
On May 20, 2018, at the UUCS annual congregational meeting, members voted to support a resolution “UUCS Supports Stop IP 22 Efforts”. Activists affiliated with Oregonians for Immigration Reform have filed Initiative Petition 22 with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections Division. IP 22’s goal: to place a measure onto the November 2018 statewide ballot … Continue reading Preserve Oregon’s Sanctuary Law
