Category: Social Justice Action Team

Discussion of The Skin and Its Girl

As April is Arab American Heritage month, we read a novel by Palestinian author Sarah Cypher – The Skin and Its Girl (2023). Share your thoughts with us as we discuss the book on Monday, April 22, at 6 pm.

BIPOC Book Discussion – The Skin And Its … read more.

SiCM is now the Sycamore Collaborative

By John Reschovsky, UUSS Delegate to SiCM

Among my earliest memories of UUSS, when I first came nearly fifty years ago, are the monthly collections for SICM. Our SICM rep would wander around at coffee hour with a tattered old shoe box marked SICM, asking everyone … read more.

Upcoming Reads for the BIPOC Authors Book Discussion Group

As one of the learning opportunities provided by the Anti-Racism Team, we choose Black, Indigenous, and Authors of color for this book group as a way to: 1) expand our minds and hearts by delving into multicultural, intersectional spaces we might not experience on our … read more.

James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk

Welcome to a new year of reading BIPOC authors and being with one another to share ideas, perspectives, and learnings. We begin 2024 with James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk, written in 1974. Join us for the book discussion on Monday, January 29, at 6 … read more.

Want to be a part of the Social Justice Action Team?

The UUSS Social Justice Action Team (SJAT) team is gearing up for two major projects for 2024: Downstream Justice and UU the Vote 2024!

Our team is currently at 4 members, friendly and enthusiastic, but we need two or three more members to meet our goals. … read more.

Downstream Justice Project Update

The Social Justice Action Team (SJAT) and Green Sanctuary Team are working together to stop raw sewage from polluting the Hans Groot Kill, the creek that runs along beside our building, and downstream into the Mohawk River. Our strategy is to employ the Six Circles of Social Justice to support City … read more.