Opening Day at RI Legislature 1-02-23 in support of EACA - Equal Access Care for All
Gail Burchard, Etta Zasloff, Rev. Denis Letourneau Paul, and Cathy Solomon
UUCSC Social and Racial Justice
LEARN * EDUCATE * ADVOCATE
Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said …
“There comes a time when we need to stop just pulling people out of the river.
We need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in.”
Justice is at the core of our faith. UU congregations are called to make a positive difference in our wider communities. At UUCSC, we work with community groups that both work to pull local people out of the river and those that work upstream to address the root causes of inequalities such as poverty, homelessness and racism. We are guided by a vision for positive systemic change at the local level, such as advocating for affordable housing and an anti-racist policy in our public schools.
A survey of the congregation in May 2022 prioritized climate justice, racial justice and women’s justice as the top three social issues, which guide our present focus.
RACIAL JUSTICE
Racial justice at UUCSC – Some history
CLIMATE AND WOMEN’S JUSTICE
We follows climate and women’s justice issues, sharing information and activities through the weekly UUCSC News and Updates newsletter.
If anyone in the congregation has an interest in facilitating a regular discussion group or an occasional book group, contact a Board Member.
Many of us in the congregation are individually connected with and/or support local activist groups as well as community support groups. Important information from these organizations will be shared as well. Below is a list of organizations with which we have some connection. If there is an organization that you want to bring to our attention, let us know.
