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 … Continue reading Lift Every Voice Oregon: July
By Dana Buhl, Director of Social Justice In the midst of many, seemingly relentless attacks on human dignity and our shared Earth home, it is a joy to receive good … Continue reading Sharing the Good News
From Curtis Bell, UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) Russia has been rightly condemned for international law and human rights violations in its invasion of Ukraine. Massive sanctions … Continue reading Human Rights & International Law Must Be Respected Universally
For the month of June, we share our plate with the Northwest Abortion Access Fund that serves Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. NWAAF provides a toll-free hotline staffed by trained volunteers and they help … Continue reading NAAF: June
Greetings, This letter will find us in the midst of Rev. Alison Miller’s candidating week. Rev. Alison preached last Sunday and will preach again this coming Sunday. She is meeting … Continue reading Moderator’s Letter – May 2022
East County Rising Community Projects develops and harnesses the community’s power through civic engagement, organizing, and leadership training to create an equitable and livable community centered on the needs of the most … Continue reading ECRCP: May
From Peace Action Group (PAG) The members of the Peace Action Group invite you to reflect on this timely and tender poem by the Irish poet John O’Donohue.Perhaps you could … Continue reading For Peace
The UUA General Assembly is in Portland, June 22-26. We need 19 delegates to represent First Unitarian, Portland. Participation is possible both in-person and virtually. Are you ready, willing, and … Continue reading General Assembly Delegates Sought
by Curtis Bell, UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) A plea for greater involvement of the UU community in the international struggle for peace, the rule of law, … Continue reading Unitarian Universalists & International Peace: We Can Do More.
For the month of April, we share our plate with the Braided River Campaign, a community-based organization dedicated to environmental justice for communities in the North Portland Harbor, from the Broadway Bridge … Continue reading Braided River Campaign: April
