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 the history of the place in which we … Continue reading Reflections on Belgian Colonialism
by Adrienne Brayman Echoing the protests that we’ve witnessed the past few weeks spreading around the US and indeed the world, on Sunday, June 7, there was a Black Lives Matter protest in Brussels. Allowing it to go ahead was a bit controversial, as gatherings such as these are still not allowed in Belgium due … Continue reading Black Lives Matter Protest in Brussels
By Adrienne Brayman For the past several years, the Brussels fellowship has carried out a social action project every December. This first started because one of our former members who now lives in the US, Sheryl Abrahams, volunteered regularly with the same organization, Oasis. Oasis works with women in house brothels, mostly of South Asian … Continue reading End-of-the-Year Social Action for the Brussels Fellowship
by Rebecca Balogh Photo by Ryan McGinn On Sunday November 10th, Rev. Thandeka led a service for the Brussels UUFellowship. The 15 or so attendees were gently invited to “greet the stranger who is your self.” In a service which started with a recording of one of George Winston’s new age songs and continued with … Continue reading Reverend Thandeka’s Visit to Brussels
The Brussels Fellowship invites you to a special service with Rev. Thandeka, our guest speaker at the upcoming retreat in Bad Homburg. Scroll down for video with Rev. Thandeka. One week before the retreat, on Sunday November 10th, Rev. Thandeka will lead our November service, with a sermon entitled “Greet the Stranger Who Is Your … Continue reading Rev. Thandeka in Brussels before the EUU Retreat
Sigrid Van Eepoel reports that following Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg’s climate leadership, Brussels’ teens have skipped school for the first five Thursdays of 2019 to march through the streets of the capital of Belgium and the EU. Their call for political action on climate change is intended … read more.
by Adrienne Brayman Although the Brussels fellowship is small, we’ve always managed to keep things afloat, even when Vicki and Scott, who led the fellowship for twenty years, retired to the States and many thought the group would fade. I’ve always thought this has largely been due to the interactive format of our services—we’re lay-led, … Continue reading Brussels Fellowship hosts June 24 service with Diane Rollert
Check out the new article about Brussels activities in the Social Action section of the website. https://www.europeanuu.org/social-action/social-action-fellowships/spotlight-on-brussels/
UU Brussels is happy to welcome the Rev. Diane Rollert to Brussels. Join us for worship on June 24. The Humble Leader Rev. Diane Rollert Lao-Tzu once said that if you avoid putting yourself before others you can become a great leader among the people. What does it mean to lead humbly rather than with … Continue reading UU Brussels Worship with the Rev. Diane Rollert June 24 – Visitors Welcome
