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 follow. As Rosa Parks, in 1955, refused to move to the … Continue reading Black History Month: Pauli Murray
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.
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 – just arranging the food on the plates. After the plates … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
The Racial Justice Group will meet via Zoom at 7PM onDecember 15. We will be setting our calendar of events forthe New Year as we approach the possible adoption of the8th Principle at our Annual Meeting in June 2023. ContactPenny Hooper or checkout the Wave for the Zoom Link
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 2012. While seeking to understand and deal with her own … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group
“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.” The Unitarian Coastal Fellowship is moving towards voting on adoption of the above … Continue reading Update on the 8th Principle Work
The Anti-Racist Reading Group has read quite a few books over the last three years. We would like to share a few of these books with you as UCF begins to study the 8th Principle for adoption next year. The first books we read were White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to … Continue reading Recommended reading from AARG as we begin to study the adoption of the 8th Principle
The James Baldwin classic, The Fire Next Time, is the book to be discussed at the September 15, at 7 p.m., Anti-Racist Reading Group meeting. The book consists of two essays that were written in the 1960s, during a time of segregation between white and Black Americans. It explores how race, identity, and power helped … Continue reading AARG Upcoming Book Discussions
On July 21, Barb Thomas led our Anti-Racist Reading Group in discussion of Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford. It was a very thought-provoking book and the discussion was excellent. Thank you, Barb. The James Baldwin classic, The Fire Next Time, is the September 15 read. The book is two essays that were … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group (AARG)
The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, will be discussed by the Anti-Racist Reading Group on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. It is the story of a man born into slavery, who escapes via the underground railroad and resolves to rescue the family he left behind. The book jacket reads, “Written by one of today’s … Continue reading Anti-Racist Reading Group (AARG)
