In this week’s Midweek Message, Karen sets the stage for next month’s theme of Pluralism by considering how children help us achieve this aspect already, and wondering how their antics could help change the world.
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Anti-Hate Action! Please join the Racial Justice Team and DSA this Saturday (tomorrow!) for another highway bridge anti-hate rally. This time it’s in Maple Grove in response to additional actions taken by the same white supremacist group that was present in Wayzata last fall. That group is more organized than they were last fall and have held many white supremist rallies in the west metro over the past 6 months. Please come out and show them that the majority of the west metro doesn’t agree with their messaging! The rally itself will be on the afternoon of Saturday, April 20th from 1-3pm at the Elm Creek Park / Medicine Lake Trail pedestrian bridge over highway 610. The address for the trail access point is 13340 Territorial Road, Maple Grove, MN. Parking and an accessible porta potty are available at the historic Bottineau House at 12600 James Dean Pkwy, about a 1/4 mile from the trail head. There may be street parking available at the trailhead. The bridge is accessible for bikes and rolling mobility devices. The organizing team will bring banners to hold and will have a security team in place. All you have to do is show up! For more information or questions, contact Tyler at 612-516-3263.
Please scan the QR code for more information on the Racial Justice Committee and upcoming events.
Come share Democracy in Action with us this Sunday! Please join us in the Sanctuary after the Earth Day Service to send messages to our elected officials. Bring your computer or phone for quick links. We’ll have postcards, addresses and information on issues that you may want to support. Pizza and beverages will be provided. Contact Mike Elliott with questions.
UUCM is supporting Mount Olivet Lutheran’s showing of “A Binding Truth,” on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 1:00pm in Plymouth, 12235 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth, 55442. The director/producer Louise Woehrle will be there for a Q&A after. Register here and then contact Karen Zais if you want to carpool.
Synopsis from Whirlygig Productions: Jimmie transferred his senior year to an affluent Charlotte high school in 1965 – he was their first Black football star. That decision swept him into one of North Carolina’s most volatile civil rights cases, played out at the explosive intersection of football and race. De watched that case unfold and wrote about it in his college essay application. Decades later, a shocking discovery reveals secrets buried in church records that would change their lives. Their story, rooted in the South, is also America’s story – one of slavery’s legacy and our current racial divide. It’s a story of healing and a way forward as Jimmie and De explore their binding truth.
Watch the trailer here and read the fantastic reviews here!
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