Social Justice

08
May

Update: Building Our Commitment to Social Justice

We offered two brainstorming sessions in April, in which 37 people participated. We now have 10 distinct social justice projects which have been described, on issues of poverty, racism, incarceration, […]

23
Apr

May SASO: Interfaith Impact of NYS 5.12.19

The Social Action Committee in collaboration with our Social Justice Initiative has designated Interfaith Impact of NYS for our May Social Action Shared Offering (SASO).  Interfaith Impact is a statewide […]

25
Mar

Building Our Commitment to Social Justice

Our church is deepening and exploring its commitment to social justice.  The hiring of our new Social Justice Coordinator, Teresa Veramendi, is an important piece of this.  James, Teresa, and […]

05
Mar

Common Read 3.31.19

Each year our Library Committee hosts a Common Read of an important book related to our values. This year, we are reading the memoir A Question of Freedom by Dwayne Betts, who is […]

11
Feb

SJI 2019: Alternatives to Violence 2.24.19

The Social Justice Initiative 2019 of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton invites church members and the public to an introduction to the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) on Sunday, […]

23
Jan

February SASO: No More Deaths

A Social Action Shared Offering will be taken for No More Deaths/No Mas Muertes on Sunday, February 24, 2019. No More Deaths is a humanitarian organization that grew from a […]

23
Oct

SASO for Deep Root Center 11.11.18

The next Social Action Shared Offering will be taken on Sunday, November 11, on behalf of Deep Root Center for Self-Directed Learning (DRC), an innovative educational facility located in Canton. […]

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