Climate Action can take many forms: mitigation through reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation through preparation, and advocacy for those measures at the world, federal, state and local level. Using a navy call for “all hands on deck”, personal responsibility is also key. The experts on energy issues have often said “There is no such thing […]
As is our custom the regular readers of Centering BIPOC Voices have selected books for March and April. Looking ahead for the next two months will allow all who are interested to obtain copies of the books in advance On March 12th anyone who has read The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw should join […]
UUCT CAJM Network Members are working with CAJM research committees developing policy proposals for Affordable Housing and Gun Violence/Policing. The two committees will meet with Team Leaders from all the congregations on February 22 to share their work. At the full CAJM network Pep Rally on March 8th, the committees will reveal the action proposals to be presented to […]
Unitarian Universalist Justice Florida (UUJF), is a statewide justice ministry for members of the 44 Unitarian Universalist congregations in Florida and their social justice committees in partnership with other interfaith and public interest organizations to promote justice, equity, and compassion in public policy. Currently for UUJF the focus is the 2022 Legislative Session now through […]
After reading 8th Principle articles and listening to 8th Principle moments, I read the book Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America, because it offered a well-reasoned alternate view that leads to more direct solutions. Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America is a book by Columbia professor John McWhorter that […]
In the fall of 2021, the UUCT Board engaged a team of FSU graduate students from the College of Education to research and report on the state of volunteerism at UUCT. This team’s conclusion from the December 2021 Report on Volunteerism at UUCT was: UUCT is at a crucial point with possible re-entry into the […]
Your February 6 Share the Plate donations will support Manna on Meridian. A combined effort of five local churches, the food pantry has operated for 13 years here on Meridian Road. Manna was founded and continues to be possible because of the donations from member congregations; fueled by the love we feel for our neighbors, especially […]
The mission of the Educated Choices Program (ECP) is to educate middle school, high school, college students, and community members at large about the impact of their food choices in relation to human, and ecosystem health. By providing information from highly respected scientific sources and promoting respectful dialogue, participants are encouraged to think critically about […]
Exhale is the Pro-voice outlier to the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life groups, which are often at odds in the media and at protests. Exhale supports the women who made an abortion decision by providing them with an outlet to express their feelings. Exhale also supports those whose partners or friends made the decision about having an […]
Fights over how we tell our nation’s story go back more than a century and have a great deal to teach us about our current divisions. Learning more about our nation’s history, through the New York Times links in this article, is a great way for adults to understand the realities of systemic racism and […]
