Did you know that 50% of women of color in the US earn less than $15 per hour? That’s under $31,200 yearly. As corporate profits rise astronomically, the wealth gap widens, creating a sense of hopelessness for many families, disproportionately those headed by women of color. For this week’s antiracist action you can read about an important … Continue reading Anti-Racism Activity of the Week
Mark your calendars for the Service Auction Picnic on Sunday, May 22 @ 12 PM at the Farming Ridge Park in Exeter. The plan is to have a picnic lunch after the worship service with a basket raffle during the picnic (have you ever been to a raffle where they place bags in front of … Continue reading Service Auction Picnic
Our 2022-2023 Pledge Drive and its theme of “Emerging Transitions: Coming Changes Create Pledge Opportunities” has successfully steamed past the halfway point vs. last year’s successful drive! Much appreciation to all of you who’ve already submitted your pledge forms or otherwise communicated your pledge! This Sunday, outgoing Pledge Chair Jim Beidler will share his reflection … Continue reading Pledge Drive Nears Conclusion!
The next Allyship & Anti-Racism Discussion, (UU Church of Delaware County) will be held Tuesday, March 29th, from 7:30PM to 9PM. We will be watching video clips from Masterclass: Black History, Freedom & Love. Lessons from Influential Black Voices: Plantation: The Birthplace of American Capitalism. There is quite a bit of information and emotional reckoning to digest with each clip. … Continue reading Anti-Racism item of the week
Although the plight of the refugees from Ukraine is top-of-mind for most of us, there are chronic refugee disasters ongoing in many places. Among the worst situations currently are faced by Syrians; many, many Africans; and – closer to home– Central Americans who have traveled across many countries only to be stopped at our border … Continue reading From Our Social Justice Committee
JOIN FUUBC and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County in a virtual meeting next Tuesday, March 15, from 7:30PM to 9PM, where we will continue watching and discussing a series of programs taught by seven preeminent Black voices, including Angela Davis, Sherrilyn Ifill, Nikole Hannah-Jones and others. The next two lessons will be: “Black People and the … Continue reading Conversations in Anti-Racism and Allyship
As the situation in Ukraine has unfolded over the last several days, there has been an outpouring of prayers and concern from Unitarian Universalists expressing heartfelt unity around this growing human rights tragedy. We want to share the most up to date information on how UUs in this country and around the world are responding … Continue reading A Message from the UUA on Supporting Ukraine
We have been invited to join with the Delaware County UU for a workshop. In keeping the commitment to the 8th Principal, the UUCDC Anti-Racism Coalition is proudly offering the online workshop, Dismantling Racism and Oppression: Decentering Whiteness One Conversation at a Time. The workshop will be held on April 2, 2022, from 9 am to 2 pm. There will … Continue reading Dismantling Racism and Oppression One Conversation at a Time
GOOD NEWS: as of today we have brought in $10,608.47 for the Service Auction. Way to go UUBerks! We are working on the final Profit & Loss statement and hope to turn it in soon. In other news, we have reserved a picnic pavilion on Sunday, May 22 in Exeter at the Farming Ridge Park. … Continue reading Service Auction Update
We’re beginning our 2022-2023 pledge campaign for the fiscal year beginning July 1 with the theme of “Emerging Transitions: Coming Changes Create Pledge Opportunities.” You likely have already received a flier about pledging by postal mail that includes a letter from Pledge team member Nic Stoltzfus. Copies are also available in the Gerber Room. More … Continue reading Put Forth Your Pledge Toward FUUBC’s “Emerging Transitions”
