What would you do if you were “king for a day”? What privileges would you enjoy, and what changes would you enact? What would you do if you were Martin Luther King, Jr., for a day? This service will be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, … Continue reading King For A Day
What might it mean for us to dismantle White Supremacy Culture? This service will be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, you can definitely find us at First Zuumitarian: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/4774349822
Verge “Brother Sage” Gillam has a long-standing interest in African American History and has filled many roles in the South Bend community. In 1990, he started the city-wide Kwanzaa celebration and the Black Man Think Tank, both of which still exist today. He is a sought-out lecturer on African American history at area elementary and … Continue reading Understanding the Underground Railroad
John Broden, judge of the St. Joseph Circuit Court, shares his observations and thoughts on how issues of race come into the local judicial system and how our local judges deal with them.
Christmas contains “borrowed” Pagan practices. Where did the Pagans get them? What might any of these mean to 21st century humans? The fourth in our series on the Sources of our Unitarian Universalist Association.
Why do some people say that perfectionism is an aspect of white supremacy culture? Why isn’t it racist to say such a thing? How does any of this help anybody? First Zuumitarian is an online gathering with music, silence, encouraging words and the faces of friends. There will be opportunities to talk & listen with … Continue reading Perfectionism, Punctuality, and Purity
Economics is known as the “dismal science” partly due to its embrace of oppressive myths such as the “Tragedy of the Commons.” We’ll explore how the *enclosure* of the Commons was the actual tragedy–and how we can work to save it. First Zuumitarian is an online gathering with music, silence, encouraging words and the faces … Continue reading The Tragedy of “the Tragedy of the Commons”
On this, the 96th anniversary of Viola Liuzzo’s birth, we’ll explore what steps we might take (shod or not) to continue the work of equity and justice. First Zuumitarian is an online gathering with music, silence, encouraging words and the faces of friends. There will be opportunities to talk & listen with other members/friends during … Continue reading Barefoot for Freedom
Just as there are always more digits of Pi, there are always more ways to grow–as individuals and as a congregation. How might we embody the recommendations in Widening the Circle of Concern? First Zuumitarian is an online gathering with music, silence, encouraging words and the faces of friends. There will be opportunities to talk … Continue reading Pi-dening the Circle
