Month: October 2020

A Time in Our Lives

Like many of us, I’m longing for a time without daily news of infection rates and restrictions. And like many of us, waiting for the outcome of the US elections tries my nerves. But everything takes time. We need to remember that around the world, nurses and doctors are helping those who are ill, while … Continue reading A Time in Our Lives

Semeurs de Forêts

by Séverine F. I got involved with the Semeurs de Forêts through an old friend of mine. She has known me as a tree hugger for a long time, and though she has never hugged a tree, she is involved in trying to find small-scale solutions to the environmental crisis. So two years ago, she was … Continue reading Semeurs de Forêts

EUU Social Action Committee Grants €250 to a Rwandan refugee couple

by Laura Stahnke This year, one of our donations will go to a refugee couple and their two children from Rwanda who are planning to emigrate to Canada. For their safety, we will name them “Jean Paul” and “Anne.” Jean Paul first met American and Burundian Unitarian Universalists in 2008. While he was studying to … Continue reading EUU Social Action Committee Grants €250 to a Rwandan refugee couple

Helping and Uniting Women during the Global Pandemic

By Beth O’Connell IWC vice president and UUFP member As a global organization focused on empowering women and girls, the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women, or IWC, became aware of the unique challenges facing women in this COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the health crisis could clearly be seen in IWC’s new in-country partnership … Continue reading Helping and Uniting Women during the Global Pandemic