Climate Justice Revival – Save the Date
Our congregation is joining UUs across the land to revive our commitment to climate justice.
Category: Social Justice
COOKED: Survival by Zip Code
The Green Sanctuary/Racial Justice Team is showing a film on Thursday, July 11 from award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand, COOKED: Survival by ZIP Code reveals the ways in which class, race, and zip code predetermine unequal response and recovery to environmental disaster. By linking the deadly Chicago heat wave of 1995 to the underlying manmade disaster of structural … Continue reading COOKED: Survival by Zip Code
Social Justice Film Series
Spread the word and join UCF for the final showing in the 2023/2024 Social Justice Film Series on June 13 at 6:30pm!
Happy Pride Month!
What is PRIDE all about? LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated each year during the month of June to acknowledge and honor the Stonewall Uprising in New York. (As noted by the STONEWALL Veterans’ Association, the reference to these events as the Stonewall Riots was initially used by police to justify their use of force.) Unprovoked … Continue reading Happy Pride Month!
Red Cross Blood Drive at UCF – May 14
Our next Red Cross Blood Drive at UCF will be held on Tuesday, May 14th from 10 AM to 3 PM in our Social Hall. If you regularly give blood or would like to donate for the first time, please mark your calendar for this event. You can go ahead and schedule your appointment HERE. … Continue reading Red Cross Blood Drive at UCF – May 14
Get Ready for UU the Vote!
Here’s a heads up about this year’s UU the Vote rollout. This is a nationwide effort by Unitarian Universalists (UU’s) all over the country to get people out to vote. Social Justice Committee co-chairs Harriet Altman and Barb Thomas have already participated in a “Captain’s Rollout” and the rollout for all participants will be on … Continue reading Get Ready for UU the Vote!
Welcoming Congregation Team News – April 2024
The Welcoming Congregation Team is thrilled that we were recently notified by UUA that UCF successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2023. Below is an excerpt of the letter from Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, UUA LGBTQ, and Multicultural Director Programs Director.“Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for … Continue reading Welcoming Congregation Team News – April 2024
UCF Social Justice Film Series
Film Series Offering for March: Following Their Lead
Leandro Day of Action
On Thursday, February 22nd, members from UU churches across North Carolina joined UU Justice NC and Every Child NC to gather in Raleigh for a “Leandro Day of Action”. On that day, the State Supreme Court was “rehearing” the case of adopting the Leandro Act which was passed in 2022 to fund public schools to … Continue reading Leandro Day of Action