Unitarian Universalists stand on the side of Justice in Ferguson, Missouri, as the Grand Jury deliberates on the indictment of the police officer who fatally shot young Michael Brown. Events are being planned around the country on the day of and the
Miles and Miles of Standing on the Side of Love!
In October 2009, the PNWD office purchased a Standing on the Side of Love banner to share among our congregations. Since that time our banner has been marched in Gay Pride parades, a high school homecoming parade, a Cinco de
Standing on the Side of Love in Richland, WA
John Dorian, member of the Community UU Church Social Justice Committee in Pasco, WA, tells us that while CUUC was borrowing the district’s Standing on the Side of Love banner during April, they organized a public rally with the Tri-Cities Interfaith Alliance. Approximately twenty participants
“Standing on the Side of Love” Banner Available for Gay Pride Event
Would you like to borrow the district’s Standing on the Side of Love banner during a Gay Pride celebration – maybe for a parade or building display? Contact the district office right away if you need it for a June Gay
Standing on the Side of Love Banner Availability
// Since October 2009, the District’s “Standing on the Side of Love” banner has been displayed on church buildings and on state capitol steps; carried in Gay Pride parades and a rodeo parade! Is there an event coming up in
Curriculum on Reproductive Justice Now Available
At “Justice GA” last summer, congregational delegates selected Reproductive Justice as the UUA’s current four-year Congregational Study-Action Issue. Now, a six-week Reproductive Justice Curriculum has been released to support your educational process. Rooting UUs in our religious history and theological callings, the curriculum outlines
PNWD Front Page Offers Info, Pastoral Messages
Janine Larsen, District Executive of the UUA Pacific Northwest, has posted a Thanksgiving pastoral message to the front page of the PNWD website. After experiencing jury duty during Thanksgiving week, Janine was moved to reflect on the human condition, our
“Voting on the Side of Love” Video Contest
Imagine, in this election season, a compelling video that changes the world. Now imagine that YOU are the director! Your short video could help our Unitarian Universalist values go viral. Will you focus on voter registration, or a moral budget, or issues such as
East Shore Unitarian Church Youth in The Laramie Project
Remember the success of The Laramie Project last winter, in which 26 national and 12 district congregations hosted staged readings of the play? The social justice flame lives on. Further shows have since been delivered at the University of Washington as well as Interlake High School of Bellevue (WA)
Hood River Youth Marching on the Side of Love
During the month of October, Mid-Columbia UU Fellowship in Hood River, Oregon borrowed PNWD’s “Standing on the Side of Love” banner. Here’s a picture of their high school Gay Straight Alliance getting ready to march in the Homecoming Parade. Yay,