Although this Sunday is designated as the wrap-up date for our Guest-At-Your-Table (GAYT) program for this year, it does not wrap up our support for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). GAYT is a vehicle to help us learn about the world-wide human rights and social justice work of UUSC....
What is “The Meaning of Home” when home brings violence against women, extreme poverty, and discrimination against Indigenous peoples? These are some of the factors leading record numbers of people – the majority Indigenous – to migrate from Guatemala. “People cross the border in search of new opportunities for their...
Climate change, migration, and pandemic fears all challenge us to consider “The Meaning of Home,” this year’s theme for Guest At Your Table. Home should be a refuge, a safe space, but for coastal Louisiana indigenous communities, the security of home is threatened by coastal erosion, frequent hurricanes, and pollution....
What is the meaning of home when sea water threatens to submerge your home because of climate change? The Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS) with support from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) has developed tools to help islanders facing sea level rise and severe flooding. Flood risk maps developed...
Home. In these strange times the word takes on new meaning. It’s become our workplace, our school and even our church. Whether we feel trapped or contented there, our homes are central to our lives, especially now. This year’s Guest at Your Table theme is The Meaning of Home. Over...
This Sunday is the kick-off date for this year’s Guest-At-Your-Table Program. This is the time, each year, during which we learn more about, and contribute to, our UU human-rights organization. As we are virtual, you will not get a GAYT box to “feed” this year, but, between October 18 and November...