From ansel.ploog at gmail.com Sat Jan 19 14:27:04 2019 From: ansel.ploog at gmail.com (Ansel Ploog) Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 15:27:04 -0500 Subject: [SRCAction] Social Justice at UCM Message-ID: Happy New Year, Social Justice advocates! *The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice* It can feel a little like we are swinging too wide and too wild on the arc of justice. Sometimes I wonder if we are going to fly off completely. Then, love grounds me, again. *Ongoing and Upcoming Events and Opportunities* *UCM Warming Shelter **- *On Thursday evenings from 5:00pm until 8:00pm as a warming shelter for homeless community members. Those willing to volunteer can sign up to bring food and or participate in setup, assisting guests, and cleanup. Setup will begin at 4:30pm and will include setting up tables and chairs, making coffee, and setting out plates and utensils. The shelter will be open from December through early April. UCM contact: Peter Thoms *https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0549a9ad29a4fb6-thursday* *UCM Community Lunch ? Mondays* Volunteer: http://signup.com/go/FG1SJm UCM Contact: Emily Seifert : *ucm.communitylunch at gmail.com* *Montpelier Food Pantry* ? Leave donations at UCM on Sundays. Needed items: ravioli, pasta Sauce, progresso soups, fruit/applesauce, toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo. *SPUDS Projects? *Monthly. UCM Contact: Nancy Schulz: *saddleshoes2 at gmail.com* *Monday, Jan 15:* After Community Lunch: (1-4PM) AmeriCorps MLK Day of Service and Community Dialogue *Sat. Feb. 9th* *White Privilege & Critical Humility Workshop* *9:30am - 3:30pm* *Feb. 16th and 23rd* *Active Listening Workshop* *11am - 1:30pm* In December, some of us at church had the privilege to hear Elsa Englstrom speak about her work with No M?s Muertes (No More Deaths) in Arizona. No More Deaths distributes water and other life-saving supplies in the West Desert, a particularly dangerous migrant corridor on the US-Mexico border. The humanitarian aid that No More Deaths has provided since 2004 has become increasingly criminalized under the current US administration, leading to arrests of volunteers (charges include ?felony harboring?). The organization also provides free legal services, medical aid and support for the borderlands community, as well as documenting US border patrol abuse. No More Deaths operates as one of the only humanitarian aid organizations on the US-Mexico border and is a mission of the UU Church of Tucson. For More Information: www.nomoredeaths.org ?*We Are Not the Resistance? *Michelle Alexander Although ?Resist!? has become a rallying cry recently, this author argues that recent regressive policies are themselves the resistance to a country that is becoming more free and fair. In no way meant to diminish the harm that these policies cause, this article offers a vision of the future that is less? apocalyptic (which is how it looks to me on really bad days). https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/opinion/sunday/resistance-kavanaugh-trump-protest.html *Take care of each other **& Take care of yourself* I feel like a real Millennial by extolling the benefits of ?self-care? but it?s part of our spiritual practice to tend to our inner flames while we work toward justice and self-determination for all people. If that means bubble baths to calm our nerves, let the *gift* of hot, clean water rejuvenate us! Social Responsibility Meetings In the remaining meetings of this church year, I hope that we will continue to share our social justice work, feed our enthusiasm and explore the ways we are called to participate. Join us at 12:15 in the Fireplace room on: Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 24 April 28 May 26 Thanks and Peace, Ansel Ploog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ansel.ploog at gmail.com Fri Jan 25 16:51:35 2019 From: ansel.ploog at gmail.com (Ansel Ploog) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:51:35 -0500 Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility com. Mtg THIS Sunday Message-ID: <1055F12C-5302-4014-84FA-1807FBED806F@gmail.com> Hello, Everyone is welcome to our first SRC mtg of 2019 this Sunday, after the second service. I hope to continue the conversation that Joan started last week about where and how we are called to act for justice in this world. If you missed the sermon, you can read it here: And here?s a link to one of the articles she cited: https://medium.com/@dviyer/saying-goodbye-to-2018s-seesaw-of-outrage-and-numbness-5671aa6768df We will also check in about other social justice concerns in our community(ies). Peace, Ansel Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From margaretmooreblanchard at gmail.com Thu Jan 31 15:23:49 2019 From: margaretmooreblanchard at gmail.com (Margaret Blanchard) Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:23:49 -0500 Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility com. Mtg THIS Sunday In-Reply-To: <1055F12C-5302-4014-84FA-1807FBED806F@gmail.com> References: <1055F12C-5302-4014-84FA-1807FBED806F@gmail.com> Message-ID: Terrific piece. A real blueprint for our shared future. Thanks. On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 5:51 PM Ansel Ploog via SRCAction < srcaction at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote: > Hello, > Everyone is welcome to our first SRC mtg of 2019 this Sunday, after the > second service. I hope to continue the conversation that Joan started last > week about where and how we are called to act for justice in this world. > If you missed the sermon, you can read it here: > > And here?s a link to one of the articles she cited: > > https://medium.com/@dviyer/saying-goodbye-to-2018s-seesaw-of-outrage-and-numbness-5671aa6768df > > We will also check in about other social justice concerns in our > community(ies). > Peace, > Ansel > > Sent from my iPhone > Unitarian Church of Montpelier > SRC Action email list > unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: