This fall, Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) launched a new program, BLUU Havens. BLUU Havens are social groups led by Black UU or UU adjacent people that should commit to meet at least quarterly to build community. For more info about BLUU and BLUU Havens refer to blacklivesuu.com/havens. Eight...
First U celebrates the 51 participants of the discussion series on Robin DiAngelo’s book “White Fragility!” With such a big response, Linda Sanders and Rev. Pamela Wat taught three separate groups per week for the past six weeks. The groups explored the roots of racism and how to better respond...
Join the new “White Fragility” book discussion led by Rev. Pamela Wat and Linda Sanders – Part of the racial justice work of white allies is to explore one’s own thoughts regarding race. First Unitarian Church is offering the opportunity to participate in a 7-session discussion series on Robin DiAngelo’s...
This photo of Rev. Pam, David Harrell, Elise, and Will is from the onsite protest in Wilmington on June 5 where speakers articulated the need for legislative reform, police reform, a strong voter turnout, a strong participation in the census, and the pressing need for all of us to recognize...
We, the Staff and Organizing Collective Board of Directors for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism, are writing to share our excitement about a historic event happening in St. Paul, Minnesota on Wednesday, October 30th through Saturday, November 2nd, and we hope that folks from the congregation will join us there!...
Come join Rev. Pam and Linda Sanders on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. to discuss the book “White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo. The sessions will run from October 3 to November 21 and be held at...
Thank you for your generosity! First U raised $4584.00 in support of Black Lives UU in our offering taken on November 5.
Our monthly theme for November will ask the question, “What does it mean to be a people of abundance?” Rev. Roberta will offer her reflections on this question on November 5. We will reaffirm our ongoing commitment to dismantling white supremacy culture by taking a special collection for Black Lives...