BIPOC Book Group Read: The Round House by Louise Erdrich

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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

BIPOC Authors Book Group Discussion (John Edgar Wideman’s “You Made Me Love You”)

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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”)

BIPOC Book Discussion of Beloved, by Toni Morrison

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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

Anti-Racism Team Book Discussion

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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

Anti-Racism Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass

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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

Open Circle for Anti-Racism – Monday, August 31st at 6PM

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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

Spring into Summer with a Virtual Outing – May 30th!

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We hope that COVID 19 has given you an opportunity to appreciate Nature at home, in your own yard or a nearby park or vacant lot.  No need to get in the car to find a place to commune with Nature!  Green Sanctuary is inviting you to share Nature at Home, via Zoom, on Saturday, … Continue reading Spring into Summer with a Virtual Outing – May 30th!

Green Sanctuary – March 26th, 12:30PM

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The Condor and the Eagle, a documentary film about the effects of climate disruption in the Americas, will be shown  online through Zoom video conference services on Thursday, March 26th at 12:30pm, followed by discussion with filmmaker Clement Guerra & protagonist Bryan Parras. Green Sanctuary had hoped to show this film at UUSS this Spring until … Continue reading Green Sanctuary – March 26th, 12:30PM

UU the Vote Film and Discussion

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Watch the film Suppressed: The Fight To Vote on YouTube  and/or stream the film Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook  on Amazon Prime at your convenience from your home during the week this week. On Saturday, March 21, at 4:30pm, join us for a Zoom discussion about voter suppression in our country. Join Zoom Meeting: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/158813449 Or dial +1 646 … Continue reading UU the Vote Film and Discussion

How Do You Save Energy?

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Green Sanctuary is sponsoring an idea exchange on how you personally save energy on Sunday, February 9th, 12:15-1:15pm in the Emerson Room. We will be collecting ideas and making a list of all the different methods individuals and families use to conserve energy and care for the earth in stewardship. If you have children, we … Continue reading How Do You Save Energy?