Category: Racial Justice

UCF Racial Justice Work

We feel that the comprehensive work that UCF is doing on Racial Justice deserves its own blog.  This Racial Justice blog will highlight our work and keep everyone up to date on where we have been and where we are going as a congregation committed … read more.

8th Principle Resolution for Annual Meeting

Big News!
The Racial Justice Group under the umbrella of the Social Justice Committee is requesting that the UCF Board put the following Resolution on the Agenda for the Annual Meeting on June 11, 2023!

We, the congregation of the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship vote to … read more.

Racial Justice Update

Big News! The Racial Justice Group under the umbrella of the Social Justice Committee is requesting that the UCF Board put the following Resolution on the Agenda for the Annual Meeting on June 11, 2023! We, the congregation of the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship vote … read more.

Implicit Bias – March 8 at 3:00 and 6:30

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

… read more.

Black History Month: Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray

Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, Pauli Murray was not only a queer, black, nonbinary visionary who was way ahead of her time, she was a trailblazing luminary, activist, lawyer, writer, poet, author, and priest. All her firsts were years before others were to … read more.

Racial Justice Group Meeting

The Racial Justice Group will be meeting on Thursday, January 5 at UCF to discuss plans for racial justice films, videos and discussions to be held in February and March. All are welcome.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

UCF is resuming its annual participation in the Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration at the Civic Center on January 16th. As we have for many years, we will help to prepare the lunch for approximately 300 guests who attend. There is no cooking involved – … read more.

Racial Justice

The Racial Justice Group will meet via Zoom at 7PM on
December 15. We will be setting our calendar of events for
the New Year as we approach the possible adoption of the
8th Principle at our Annual Meeting in June 2023. Contact
Penny Hooper or checkout the Wave … read more.

Anti-Racist Reading Group

The Fire This Time, by Jesmyn Ward will be the book for discussion on November 17, at 7 p.m. It is an anthology of essays and poetry in the format used by Baldwin. It was inspired by the killing of unarmed teenager Trevon Martin in … read more.

Update on the 8th Principle Work

“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our … read more.