According to at least one 2018 study, over the next 45 years 12 million Americans will have to relocate because of climate influences. Primarily moving from the South to the North. What can be our response to building our community in the future? How can we be welcoming to folks relocating due to climate change? … Continue reading Building Communities of the Future
Howard Thurman was an ordained minister, theologian, writer, educator and activist. Many people talk of the mentor role with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, and we’ll talk about that connection. We’ll also talk about what Thurman called his “bold adventure,” building an intercultural, interracial, interfaith and interdenominational organization. It is called the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. … Continue reading Howard Thurman, The Mystic of the Civil Rights Movement
In recent weeks, KUUF has formed three Move Forward Teams. They are focused on creating specific and meaningful actions that will keep us moving forward in the lifelong work of “dismantling racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” That quote is from the proposed Eight Principle and we’ll talk again about it’s possible … Continue reading Move Forward Teams At KUUF
Suffragists endured campaigns designed to divide and abolish their movement, yet there was also a growing contingent of female suffragists who wanted to expand their mission to include the rights of People of Color, men, women, and other “undesirables”. How did this goal conflict with the main tenets of the original suffragists? Join Zoom Meeting: … Continue reading Women’s Suffrage From an African-American Perspective
The title is lifted from the James Baldwin Essay, “The Fire Next Time.” What Shall We Do With All This Beauty is the question with which Baldwin closes that essay. We’ll talk about Baldwin’s thoughts and writing and also use Rev. Rebecca Ann Parker’s essay about Baldwin’s writing and try to look at the wisdom … Continue reading What Shall We Do With All This Beauty?
In January, we talked briefly about Rev. Martin Luther King’ s sense of the urgency of now. We’ll use this thought from Rev. King to further explore our next steps as individuals, a Fellowship, and the UUA. As we close Black History month we’ll ask, ” What can we do better to make history?”
A recent New York Times article compared history text books used in California and Florida. The books are from the same publisher and radically different frames are revealed throughout the books. History interpreted through today’s imperatives. We’ll look at how UU values help move us forward through the relative reports of history.
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) at Michigan Tech will discuss in today’s forum LGBTQIA+ issues, challenges, and opportunities in the Keweenaw.
We’ll join in the national celebration of the life and work of Rev. Martin Luther King. We’re going to focus on continuing work that honors Rev. King’s sense of the “urgency of now.” Potluck today. Please bring a dish to pass and, if possible, your own table service. All are welcome!
In this service, a week after the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, we will explore some historical and religious implications of the internment of Japanese Americans. Potluck today; bring a dish to pass. All are welcome! Congregational meeting to take place at 12pm.
