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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.

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From the Board: January 2021

Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme and the state of the church. The theme for January is Imagination. This month’s post is offered by Becky Halat.

Keeping Imagination Alive

What a year 2020 was. As we look back, we certainly see that 2020 put us in places we never expected. And now that we’re in a new year, we know that even after 2020, there’s no returning to normal, because normal changed, and so have we.

We’ve watched in doomscrolling amazement as crises have stolen the open spaces of our imaginations. COVID-19 has changed and taken lives across the globe. George Floyd’s murder turned our hometown into ground zero for a global racial justice protest movement. And on top of that, we had a contentious election in an incredibly divided nation and this week, a violent and anti-democratic attempt to undermine that election at our nation’s capital. It’s a lot to process, and all of it has changed our world. Continue reading →

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Social Generosity Offering: January 2021

Our January offering will go to Mapping Prejudice, a research project based at the University of Minnesota dedicated to exposing the structural barriers in the Twin Cities that have stopped people of color from buying property in white communities, limiting access to community resources like parks and schools. They have uncovered thousands of properties in Hennepin County that have racially restrictive covenants in their deeds, including our own UUCM church property.

The project is also demonstrating the long-term effects of segregated housing that result in present day disparities in other metrics of well-being. Their efforts in Minneapolis are made especially urgent by the city’s contemporary racial disparities, which are some of the largest in the nation. Continue reading below for more details. Thank you for your generosity!

Also check out these upcoming Mapping Prejudice online events:
Deed Review Session on Tuesday, January 5 at 7 PM
Mapping Prejudice Presentation + Q&A on Sunday, January 10 at 11:15 AM

How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line. Continue reading →