If you missed the presentation of Jim Crow of the North in November, or Dr. Delegard’s talk in January, more information about the work of Mapping Prejudice and the history of restrictive racial covenants in the Twin Cities is available via this recorded video presentation.
Category / Social Justice
Making a Public Statement on Black Lives Matter
Fred Hulting, Board President
The Board recently received a proposal for UUCM to make a public statement regarding Black Lives Matter, to be accompanied by a banner outside the church. Per our By-Laws, this statement must be approved by the congregation at a special meeting. Below I will discuss what will happen and how you can get involved.
Continue reading →Mapping Prejudice Work Session
If you missed the working session with Penny Petersen and would like to learn more about reviewing deeds for racial covenants, please click here for a video of our session. Or, you can go directly to the Mapping Prejudice website and watch their training video and practice deed review. This is important Racial Justice work that you can do from the comfort of home.
Invitation to Join the Racial Justice Group at UUCM
Monthly Online Meeting: Third Tuesday at 6:30 PM
The Racial Justice Group at UUCM is a subcommittee of the Social Justice Team. If you want to take action lifting up Racial Justice in our church community and the wider communities we live in, please join us! Please contact Kate Flom at kflom209@gmail.com for more information and to request the monthly Zoom meeting link.
Resources: The Dos and Don’ts of Recycling
Follow up resources!
We had a lively discussion with Alex Kim, Environmental Health Specialist for the City of Brooklyn Park, to discuss how recycling systems work, how to recycle correctly, and dismissing common myths about recycling. Here is are some follow up resources for those who missed the event or want to learn more about this topic. Also check out the bonus tips below, curated by the UUCM Climate Justice Team.
- Summary Document: http://bit.ly/389ty8Q
- Recycling Presentation: http://bit.ly/3pGOLwL
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