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. 

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!

Earth Day is coming up and that means it’s a perfect time to go solar! And you don’t have to figure it out by yourself. Two organizations that care about the planet are working together to make solar for homeowners easy and low cost. MN Interfaith Power & Light and Solar United Neighbors have created buyers’ groups (aka Solar Co-ops) that offer free education and guidance and more competitive pricing from installers. You can join a Solar Co-op for free, find out if solar is a good fit for your home, and get a discounted price from a vetted, trusted installer. Click here to join or learn more about the Twin Cities Solar United Co-op!

Did you miss the Racial Justice Team’s presentation on Indigenous Perspectives on Palestine? There’s a recording of the presentation available here. It examines parallels between the colonial experience of Indigenous people in North America and in Palestine/Israel. The presentation also shares words from statements made by tribal governments and Indigenous-led organizations, compare them with the Unitarian Universalist Association’s statements, and explore what this means to us as UUs.