What’s new in social action in EUU – including in the fellowships.
The SAC held its usual monthly meeting on September 17 and welcomed a seventh member, Richard Stammer from the Paris fellowship. We discussed the recent successful trip by Eva Schupp to Transylvania, written up elsewhere, supported by a travel grant from our budget. Janet MacNair reported on her presentation at the retreat in which she reviewed the most recent … Continue reading Social Action Committee September Meeting
by Eva Schupp I spent a week in Transylvania, a region in the north of Romania. When I arrived, I was greeted by my host, Csenge, who visited Germany during the last EUU retreat in April, and Maria, who took part in organizing my exchange. I spent three nights at Csenge’s house in Cluj, which … Continue reading I Spent a Week in Transylvania – Youth Exchange September 2025
The SAC is going from strength to strength. We have just recruited another member: Jody McBrien, who has recently taken responsibility for social action at UUFP following the retirement of Elaine McCarthy. Jody is a recent migrant from Florida, though she has visited us in Paris for lengthy stretches over the past several years. Six … Continue reading The Social Action Committee Has Been Busy – Report of the July Meeting
Eva from Wiesbaden and Doubravka from Prague will be visiting the János Zsigmond Unitarian school (where Mária Rácz, the program coordinator, teaches) during the week that this school hosts other international students as part of the ESN (European School Network) program. They will be learning about Sustainable Lifestyle in Transylvania and touring the school, the … Continue reading Transylvanian Youth Exchange – Room for One More!
As a part of our Social Justice work and commitment to the LGBTQ+ community, several of our UUFP members went to the Gay Pride Parade on 28 June. The day was HOT – about 34 °C. We met at a cafe in the shade and waited for the parade. We read that the parade was … Continue reading UU Paris Members Brave the Heat to Celebrate Gay Pride
… had a workshop on saving democracy at the last retreat, and I was really happy to see so much interest in the topic. (Thank you, “the other Janet,” for doing the write-up!) I’d just like to say, in case anyone missed it, that I compiled all the notes that were made and put … Continue reading We the people….
At its April meeting the EUU’s Social Action Committee made two budget allocation decisions. Les Amis du Mercy First, it decided to follow up on an earlier discussion and support an outing for students at Paris member Lili Fulton’s school in Kenya (les Amis du Mercy). The trip by bus to a volcano was apparently a … Continue reading The Social Action Committee doles out further funds
by Tina Huesing, Committee Co-Chair One of the reasons I enjoy being part of the social action committee is that I learn about so many interesting organizations I otherwise would have never heard of. Recently Janet introduced us to a fascinating organization based in Cologne, Germany: the Handwerkerinnenhaus. What a great German word, no? Let’s … Continue reading News from the Social Action Committee: Handwerkerinnenhaus Training Girls for the Future
by Peter Jarrett, co-chair of the Social Action Committee The EUU Social Action Committee (SAC) held its usual monthly meeting on January 22. It was proposed that we not give so many small donations as we did in 2024. One member suggested that something between 500 and 1000 euros per donation might be optimal. Martha … Continue reading What’s the Social Action Committee Doing? Report of January 22 2025 Meeting
Are you curious about what EUU’s Social Action Committee does and how it works? Come to our Open House meeting on November 20 at 7:30 pm on Zoom and find out. To get the Zoom link, write to SAC@europeanuu.org The Committee meets once a month on Zoom and meetings are open to any interested EUU … Continue reading Social Action Committee “Open House” Meeting on November 20
