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Know Your Rights Workshop


UUCM is hosting an in-person Know Your Rights Workshop presented by Lupita  Herrera from the Legal Rights Center of Minneapolis on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:30 p.m. 

Would you like to know more about protecting your rights when interacting with police? Your rights in school? At a protest? How about if you’re stopped while driving? This workshop will help you be better informed and prepared if you have an encounter with police or the criminal law system. American Sign Language, Spanish and Somali language interpreters will be  available. The event is free and open to all. For more information about the Legal Rights Center of Minneapolis is available here. We are looking forward to having you join us!

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“Let Freedom Ring” Concert

One of the Racial Justice ministry’s goals this year is to find fun ways for us to learn together about systemic racism, being anti-racist, and how we—as a society—got to this place. Our first opportunity is a concert and art show at the University of Minnesota on Monday, August 28th that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom. There is an art show on display at Coffman Union, a procession and outdoor remarks on Northrup Mall, followed by the “Let Freedom Ring” concert inside Northrup Auditorium. It all starts at 5pm, with the concert at 6:30-8:00. You can come for part or all of the full event. This is a free event and the Racial Justice Ministry has reserved a block of tickets for UUCM! Contact Karen Zais if you want a ticket! We’ll figure out car pooling after we know who’s attending. You can find more information here.

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Unlock the Metro: Bring in Your Old Keys to Support Affordable Housing

Unlock the Metro is a campaign by Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative to help solve the housing development crisis in the Twin Cities metro area. Unlock the Metro is asking the Met Council to change the allocation of Project-Based Vouchers to better enable developers to include deeply affordable apartments in new buildings. 

To support the campaign, congregations are collecting old keys. Look for the key collection pitcher on the social justice table in the Community Room! The keys will be delivered to the Met Council on June 14 and used in a press conference to increase awareness about the need for more project-based vouchers.

Learn more about Unlock the Metro here (talking points) and here (case statement). Let’s unlock more deeply affordable housing!