Month: July 2022

UUAO: UN: July 31

Today is our special annual collection that we share with the Unitarian Universalist Association Office at the United Nations. From involvement in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to addressing the climate crisis and climate displacement, to overcoming UN apathy about sexual orientation & … read more.

Lift Every Voice Oregon: July

For the month of July, First Unitarian Portland shares our plate collection with Lift Every Voice Oregon (LEVO), the statewide interfaith coalition that seeks to reduce gun violence across Oregon. LEVO volunteers, including First Unitarian justice activists, have been collecting signatures to get the Statewide Initiative Petition … read more.

UU the Vote 2022

When I was in college, at a small state school in North Carolina, legislators in my home state were in the throes of waging a long campaign against voter participation, targeting students, among other groups. With Voter ID laws being passed and struck down in … read more.

July/August: Art Wall Committee

This year Connie Cleaton, Leslie Pohl-Kosbau, and Tupper Malone are showing their paintings; Matt Schiewe, his mixed media creations, and Julie Forbes her assemblages.