13 Salmon Shower Project
Visit the Shower Project webpage for updated details for our guests, volunteers, and donors. We are thrilled to share that the 13 Salmon Shower Project was awarded a $20,000 grant … Continue reading 13 Salmon Shower Project
Author: Dana Buhl
First Unitarian Portland Engagement for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Write or call your legislators from home by using this handy tool kit that contains letters and contact information. On October 17, the UUA Statement on the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza and … Continue reading First Unitarian Portland Engagement for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Our Letter Writing for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel is Working! Don’t Stop Now!
Join fellow congregants to contact our elected leaders Sunday, November 26, after service in Buchan Reception Hall Sponsored by the Social Justice Program and UUs for Justice in the Middle … Continue reading Our Letter Writing for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel is Working! Don’t Stop Now!
Take Action with Fellow Congregants for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel!
Join us to contact our elected leaders Sunday, November 12, after service in Fuller Hall Sponsored by the Social Justice Program and UUs for Justice in the Middle East War … Continue reading Take Action with Fellow Congregants for Human Rights in Palestine and Israel!
Voices of Peace in Times of War
Dana Buhl, Director of Social Justice The war in Israel and Palestine is personal to many in our circles. Family and loved ones killed, displaced, taken hostage, or living in … Continue reading Voices of Peace in Times of War
Leaven Land and Housing Mass Assembly
On Sunday, February 26, more than 400 people gathered at First Unitarian for the Leaven Community Land & Housing Coalition’s Mass Assembly. Stories of grief and hope were shared and … Continue reading Leaven Land and Housing Mass Assembly
So, What Were You Wearing When Your Home Got Demolished?
This is the question that Byrd posed to Descendants and Survivors of the Emanuel Hospital expansion forced displacement. She recently came across a closet-sized collection of children’s outfits from the … Continue reading So, What Were You Wearing When Your Home Got Demolished?
10,000 Letters, 10,000 Prayers
To write the voter engagement letters through our UU the Vote efforts, each writer needed to answer the prompt, “I vote because…” It’s a simple, yet profound question that had … Continue reading 10,000 Letters, 10,000 Prayers
Gratitude for the Tenders and Menders
I’ve struggled with what to write today. I have too many thoughts to organize, and too few words to express all that is swirling in my heart and mind. How … Continue reading Gratitude for the Tenders and Menders
This Year, Our Shared Plate Centers Climate Justice
Climate crisis is real. We are experiencing and witnessing increasingly devastating climate disasters, here in the Pacific NW, across this continent and across the globe. This church year, our weekly shared offering … Continue reading This Year, Our Shared Plate Centers Climate Justice