UUCS is hosting a livestream event from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday, March 11 at 1:30pm. We will be viewing the ACLU’s launch of This is a new effort to engage grassroots volunteers across the country and take the fight against anti-civil rights policies not just into the courts, but into the … Continue reading ACLU Livestream of People Power March 11
The Social Justice Action Team is helping our congregation take part in #TheIdesofTrump, a mass postcard campaign in mid-March. At the SJAT table in Fellowship Hall following the services, postcards that affirm UU values will be available for the congregation to sign. Postcards will be available March 5 and March 12. They will be mailed … Continue reading Love and Justice Postcard Campaign
As part of our Welcoming Congregation process, we will show the movie “Tig,” a documentary about the lesbian stand-up comic Tig Notaro and her personal journal of facing crisis with honesty and grace. Join us at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 26. At the heart of our Welcoming Congregation status is the first principle – affirming … Continue reading Documentary “Tig” Sunday, March 26
Registration and housing reservations open March 1 for the 2017 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly, June 21-25 in New Orleans. General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. The goal of GA this year is to … Continue reading General Assembly 2017 New Orleans, LA
The March Share-the-Plate recipient is our Partner Church Fund. This is our annual fund raiser, which we use for committee administrative costs and funds we share with our partner church in Simenfalva, Romania. We have had a relationship with Simenfalva since the late 1990’s, and cemented our connection in 2002 when both churches signed a … Continue reading The March 2017 Share the Plate Recipient is the Partner Church Fund
After a winter break, monthly Women’s Alliance meetings will resume at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 14. Our speakers will describe Family Forward Oregon’s mission to have all families economically secure and with the time required to care for a family. FFO works toward this goal with parents, employers and policy-makers and we’ll hear about … Continue reading Women’s Alliance Meeting February 14
At the Feb. 12 services Rev. Rick Davis will preach about the problem of domestic violence in preparation for the One Billion Rising rally two days later. Violence against women is a pervasive problem all over the globe. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women. On Tuesday, Feb. 14 … Continue reading One Billion Rising Sermon and February 14 Rally
Roy Zimmerman returns to UUCS with ReZist! Saturday, February 18th at 7 pm. What can one person do about climate change, torture, racism, gun violence, fracking, Congressional ineptitude, ignorance, war and greed? “Write funny songs”, says folk musician and satirist Roy Zimmerman. Come hear this insightful and optimistic political commentator sing his latest songs about … Continue reading ReZist! Roy Zimmerman Concert February 18
The Oregon Prison Project is a state nonprofit that offers nonviolence training in prisons, post-prison and other settings with the overall goal of making safer communities. Such training, done by trained volunteers, has been shown to decrease aggressive behavior and increase empathy. The SJAT picked this group to support training at the Oregon Penitentiary in Salem … Continue reading The February 2017 Share the Plate Recipient is the Oregon Prison Project
The UUCS Concerts in the Sanctuary present, The Songs of Civil Disobedience and Hope, Saturday January 28th at 7:00 pm. Come join us as we gather together in peaceful protest through music and song. Following in the footsteps of legendary songwriters and community activists like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, and Bob Dylan, the Civil … Continue reading Songs of Civil Disobedience and Hope January 28
