Category: Racial Justice

The Lobby Room Returns – Info Party Jan. 18!

Many challenges await the 2021 state legislature’s 105-day budget session, which starts January 11. The budget deficit looms large. Pandemic restrictions will slow progress. So, we must inform our legislators about our priorities – early and often! 

Join our Legislative Action Zoom Party

Join us Monday, Jan … read more.

We consider the adoption of the Eighth Principle

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.

The Racial Justice Committee … read more.

White Privilege in Hair Care?

Your generosity brought in $500 during this fundraiser to purchase hair care products for women of color. Thank you to all who gave!  We are currently purchasing the items and soon we will deliver them to Pathways for Women in Lynnwood.

White privilege in hair care

Pathways … read more.

Award Winning Climate Change and Racial Justice film

The Condor & The Eagle Documentary Film Screening & Discussion
Wednesday, April 22nd, 6-8 pm Pacific / 7-9 Mountain / 8-10 Central / 9-11 pm Eastern
Donations welcome
Close out Earth Day with this award-winning documentary screening that showcases Indigenous environmental leaders embarking on an extraordinary … read more.

Film: the Condor and the Eagle

This weekend, there will be another screening  of The Condor & The Eagle followed by a live discussion with Casey Camp-Horinek, Clement Guerra, Bryan Parras, & Aly Tharp.

When: Saturday, April 11th at 11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern to 1:30 pm Pacific / 4:30 … read more.

Interesting Meetings/Workshops

Native American Workshop “Challenges Facing Native American Communities and How to be Allies”
(Some Racial Justice Committee members will be attending)
April 6th – 12:00 to 4:00

Hosted by the Eastshore Unitarian Church

 

STEP-UP: Moving Racial Equity Forward Conference
(Some Racial Justice Committee members will be attending)
… read more.

Joint Projects Update

The following are some community updates concerning the RJC’s joint projects:

 

A4W and RJC are working together to raise money to buy cosmetics and hair products for women of color during the month of May to be donated to Pathways for Women. Stay tuned for details.

A4W … read more.

Three Part Movie Series

Over the next three months, Everett and Sno-King Meaningful Movies, along with the North Puget Sound Conference on Race (see below) and the Communities of Color Coalition, will be presenting a three-part, critically acclaimed “docu-series” entitled Elementary Genocide. This series, by award-winning journalist/filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz, … read more.