A 2018 John Lewis tweet, "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." … Continue reading Open Circle for Anti-Racism – Monday, August 31st at 6PM
Next for the Anti-Racism Team in this time of physical distancing is a book discussion group focused on various genres by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) authors. The first book we'll be discussing is the 2020 novel, The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett. Invite friends and family and join us for a zoom discussion … Continue reading Anti-Racism Team – BIPOC Book Discussion Group – February 3rd
Our second book for our BIPOC book discussion group is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indiginous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Ellie von Wellsheim will be facilitating the discussion on Wednesday, March 10, at 6:30. This book is available in paperback at Open Door Bookstore and the library in both hard … Continue reading Anti-Racism Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass
Join us for the 3rd book in our BIPOC series, "Acolytes," a book of poetry by Nikki Giovanni. Erin Piotrowski will be facilitating the discussion on Wednesday, April, 21, at 6:30. We will also be deciding the next book in the series so please bring your suggestions for books by Black, Indigenous, LatinX, Asian, and other … Continue reading Anti-Racism Team Book Discussion
Join us for an evening focused on topics from Robin DiAngelo’s book White Fragility, Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism. (Beacon Press, 2018) Tom Comparin will facilitate a presentation and discussion of Robin DiAngleo’s work. We will review some of her key ideas and then watch two short videos that vividly dramatize … Continue reading Videos and Discussion on White Fragility
Beloved by Toni Morrison is the next book for our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Authors Book Discussion. Published in 1987, many of you may have read this novel already. If you have, let's take another read given the times and how the times may have changed us since we read it the first … Continue reading BIPOC Book Discussion of Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Green Sanctuary is so excited we have the opportunity to invite you to join us for our Spring into Summer Outing, NOT VIA ZOOM!! Here’s the plan: Date and time: Sat, June 5, 11:30-2:00 Location: Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes (park website here) What to bring: Your own lunch, water, chair or ground cover, mask UUSS COVID requirements: mask … Continue reading Spring into Summer Outing at Peebles Island with Green Sanctuary
Next up for the UUSS book group that is reading fiction, poetry, memoirs and more by Black, Indigenous, and Authors of Color is John Edgar Wideman’s You Made Me Love You, a collection of short stories. It is great to support the literary mastery of those we might otherwise overlook. The discussion on You Made Me … Continue reading BIPOC Authors Book Group Discussion (John Edgar Wideman’s “You Made Me Love You”)
The next book for our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Authors Book Discussion is The Round House, by Louise Erdrich. A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Louise Erdrich is the author of fiction, poetry, children's books, and memoir. She is also the owner of an independent bookstore in Minnesota, Birchbark Books ( … Continue reading BIPOC Book Group Read: The Round House by Louise Erdrich
The UUSS Green Sanctuary Team is coordinating this in-person, outdoor walk (easy terrain, about 1 and a half miles). Proprietor Jeff Leon will lead us on a guided tour around this Nature Preserve, including woods, an overview of the Mohawk Valley, and fields abounding with asters, goldenrod, and blue fringed gentian. The Preserve is home to … Continue reading Fall Walk: Strawberry Fields Nature Preserve
