What’s new in social action in EUU – including in the fellowships.
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A CREATIVE POSTCARD EXHIBITION FOR CHARITY
We invite you to send us a work of art on a postcard that will be sold to benefit a Czech cancer charity – … read more.
EUU’s Social Action work has taken a new turn. We have created a new Social Action Committee (SAC) with 9 members! We have representatives from At-Large (5), Paris (1), Brussels (2) and Bern (1).
The SAC’s focus is to take inclusive decisions about how the Social … read more.
Social Action has a relatively large budget, and we’d like to spend it all. This is due in large part to the success of our virtual retreats and the generous donations from those who attended. Thank you!
We are focussing this year on inter-fellowship community building. … read more.
In 2020, an EUU Social Action grant was awarded to Aliena, a center that offers multiple forms of support for women working in the sex industry in Basel, for a fundraising production of The Vagina Monologues. Unfortunately, the performance had to be cancelled due to … read more.
by Bruce Zanin, Brussels UU Fellowship (BUUF)
I count fish.
As I watch, the fish swim upstream and I count. Sometimes there are just one or two, other times hundreds. What the heck? I’m participating in a citizen’s science project online. With the pandemic, and given my … read more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Emilie Jarrett and Adrienne Brayman
Emily
Living in Belgium as an expat, it is easy to forget or ignore Belgium’s colonial past. Yet, as we as UUs seek to explore our relationship to white supremacy and to become truly anti-racist, it seems essential to start with understanding … read more.
