Do you know about our wonderful Share the Plate program? The mission of the Share the Plate Program Team, under the umbrella of the Social Justice Ministry, is to maintain a process by which the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists congregation is regularly afforded the opportunity, and is encouraged, to contribute generous financial support to community partners and selected non-profit human service organizations …
“Black Lives Matter” Ferguson Protest
On November 25, WUU responded to the grand jury Ferguson verdict by joining over 100 people in marching from the College of William and Mary bookstore to the Wren building. We were led by graduate student Travis Terrell Harris to speak out against a flawed legal system that is built on white privilege and racial bias. “As Thanksgiving Day approaches, …
Guest at Your Table 2014
Everybody squeeze over a little! There’s plenty of room at your table for one more guest. Of course there is, and you are ready with your box, right? Austen is working with the RE kids to create boxes, but if you don’t have anyone in RE right now, not to worry. You can create a box, or a jar, or …
Cafe Conversation-Immigration
“Newcomers in the Cradle of a Nation: Mexican and Central American Immigrants in Williamsburg, VA” Sociologist Jennifer Bickham Mendez (The College of William and Mary) will share some results from her ten-year, ethnographic study of Mexican and Central American immigration to Williamsburg, Virginia. Bickham Mendez places at the center of her work the lived realities of this latest group of …
Observations of the St.Paul’s College “Project” DHHS and Homeland Security
How Not to Design and Implement Residential Care for Unaccompanied Children By Louis S. Seyler, LCSW (ret) We have to understand there is a real humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America who have washed up on our shores driven by hope of safety, rescue, and some to reunite with parents here. It coincides with …
On Being An Ally For Workplace Justice
“We tend to treat changes in the economy as if they were like the weather—natural phenomena governed by forces beyond our control. Nothing could be further from the truth. We have chosen to live in a society with high unemployment and with income distribution that is becoming medieval. A tiny percentage of Americans owns most of the wealth. Meanwhile millions …
Religious Intolerance in the Armed Forces: As Dangerous as it Gets
W&M, Commonwealth Auditorium of the Sadler Center Mr. Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation will present a lecture titled: “Religious Intolerance in the Armed Forces: As Dangerous as it Gets” on Feb. 10 from 5-7pm in the Commonwealth Auditorium of the Sadler Center. Sponsored by: W&M ROTC, the Reves Center for International Studies, the International …
Hands Together 2014
Quarterpath Recreation Center Help “Hands Together” 2014 serve the homeless and precariously housed in the Historical Triangle. This year’s event will be from 10 am – 5 pm at the Quarterpath Recreation Center. Find out how you can participate!
UUA Common Read – Beyond the Kitchen Door
WUU is participating in the Unitarian Universalist Association Common Read of “Behind the Kitchen Door.” Rev. Jennifer and Wayne Moyer will be leading a discussion of the book from 2-4 on February 23. Here’s a description of the book from the UUA website: “In Behind the Kitchen Door (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2013), author Saru Jayaraman reveals how restaurant …
Rainbow Potluck
Bring a dish to share and join a welcoming group of LGBTIQ, family members, friends, and other straight allies who gather together to share good food and supportive friendship.