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Saturday Workshop Reports – Spring Retreat 2021
Tuesday Global Gatherings of UU Women
For the past year, Unitarian Universalist women from around the world have been joining a gathering on Zoom to show solidarity and support for each other during the Covid-19 pandemic. These meetings of global sisterhood are continuing on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each … read more.
EUROPEAN UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS PLEDGE LETTER 2021
Dear fellow members and friends of EUU,
I am writing to you once again as your Pledge Drive Coordinator, following the Spring retreat, which enjoyed excellent registration numbers. The retreat produced a sizable surplus for EUU’s Social Action budget, as did our fall 2020 retreat. And … read more.
Workshop Descriptions – EUU 2021 Spring Retreat
We have 13 fascinating workshops proposed for the upcoming spring retreat! The leaders include our UUA Ambassador, Diane Rollert, a Harvard scholar of African American studies, and dedicated EUU members and friends. They’ll be telling us about topics ranging from resilience during the pandemic, to … read more.
Prague Unitarians – Black Lives Matter Reading Challenge
On Saturday February 27th, one of our younger members (age 17), Kadri Aston, launched a project for ‘Black Lives Matter Reading Challenge.’ Our congregation is sponsoring Kadri to read a number of books on the ‘Black Lives Matter Movement.’ Kadri will read one book per … read more.
Who Are We – EUU? (part 2)
I just can’t stop reflecting on ‘who’ ‘we’ are – EUU. The picture keeps developing, especially with the upheavals the world has experienced over the past year.
Last month, a sizable part of the BUUF (Brussels) community energized a “UU Basics” course that was led … read more.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
by Floyd Vernon Chandler
Lingchi was an ancient Chinese method of capital punishment noted for the prolonged suffering it inflicted upon the condemned. It was often referred to as “Death by a Thousand Cuts.” The executioner was skilled in cutting flesh and limbs in a manner … read more.
Social Action Donation at UU Rhein-Main
by Claudia Searle-White
2020 was a strange year for the UU Rhein-Main fellowship, as it was for all of us. Like many fellowships, we were not able to meet in person more than a handful of times. This meant that we had many online services at … read more.
March is for Women: International Women’s Day & UN Conference on the Status of Women (CSW)
by Beth O’Connell, EUU and UUFP member, and vice-president of IWC
In the month of March, the international community is putting the spotlight on women’s rights and empowerment, which have been especially challenged during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On March 8, the United Nations marks International Women’s Day … read more.