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Martin Luther King’s Soldier Field Rally Kicked Off Chicago Open Housing Campaign
Dr. Martin Luther King kicked off his Chicago housing campaign in 1968 at Soldier Field. More than 60,000 bodies crammed into Chicago’s Soldier Field, then the seating capacity of the stadium on the L
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Philosophy Group Discussion – July 10 and 17
On Wednesday, July 10, we will begin our summer schedule whereby participants have volunteered to present single session topics each Wednesday through August 28. The handout for July 10 is “The Real R
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Making Connections this summer!
Sessions will be offered Tuesday mornings (10 am -12:00 noon), July 23, July 30, Aug. 6, Aug. 13, Aug. 20, Aug. 27, Sept. 3. OR Tuesday evenings (7 – 9 pm): July 16, July 23, July 30, Aug. 6, Aug. 1
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Earth Circles: Full Moon Drum Circle, July 16
Full Moon Drum Circle – Tuesday, July 16, 7-8 pm. Join us in the garden or under the dome as we unite with circles around the world to drum for peace. Please bring an instrument and one to share if y
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Volunteer for Family Promise – July 14 – 21
The Family Promise families will be staying at Waters House from July 14 to July 21. If you have received the required training, please sign up! If you need the training, Mary O’Keeffe ([email protected]
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Religious Education This Week – July 9th
Summer Religious Education! All Children, grades K-5th, will meet at Waters House from 10:30 through the end of service. Come, join the fun! July 14: Outdoor art with Sarah Tyo and Mati Grieco-Hacke
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Drawing every day
During vacation, I’m managing to do what I did earlier this spring for a few months and draw for at least a few minutes every day. Can I make a daily habit of it once I’m back into the swing of work?
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When They See Us
“So much of what we think we know about black history is actually white history. We’ve told the black story through a white lens, with whites as the main object of black experience and existence. The
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What’s the Beef With Calling a Veggie Burger a Veggie Burger?
By Jacy Reese | One roadblock that is probably slowing down mainstream acceptance of plant-based products, even artisan ones, is labeling. When the California Department of Public Health inspected Sch
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The Unicorn in the Garden: A Zen Story Retold
So, my old friend in the dharma, the Zen teacher Dosho Port send me a note saying how he enjoyed my retelling the koan like parable of the laborers in the Vineyard, noting how it reminded him of t
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Summer’s Arrival, General Assembly, & CUUPS Annual Meeting!
Welcome Summer! Summer has finally landed in my region of coastal New England. Temps are up in the 90’s and tomorrow the humidity starts to settle in. The outside sounds of the choir of birds wakes us
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Media Roundup: UU church named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Do First, Then Write – Why My Compulsive Schedule-Keeping Has To Go
A very personal and rather rambling post about what it means – for me – when the Awen slows but the spiritually-mandated workload is still heavy.
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Core principals from the Center for Prophetic Imagination
Describes my principles pretty well too:
Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck is first woman to win Abel Prize
Andrea Dulanto Karen Uhlenbeck, a Unitarian Universalist, made history this year when she became the first woman to win the prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics.
Fewer Walls, More Tables
I shared my story of transition from Christian fundamentalism to progressive, inclusive religion as part of the All Souls community. The post Fewer Walls, More Tables appeared first on BeyondBelief.
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Telling Your Story
Tell your story. Share your gifts with the world. You are the light. Yours are the stories. We are the people whose time it is to speak the future of love and justice into being. The post Telling Your
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Independent Sacramental Movement: what is it?
Last time, I wrote a bit about the congregational idea of the church, in part because that is the background of most of the people who come to this site. But what if your idea of the church depends on
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