Hear what we can do now—and together—to confront housing issues facing Black and Brown people in communities like Roxbury. UU Mass Action and Homes for All Massachusetts representatives will discuss the urgency of fighting housing injustice in this segment of the UU Urban Ministry Community Conversation series on gentrification. Visit https://www.uuum.org/ for more information. Tuesday, […]
Reparations: We need your voice! Join us for the ongoing dialogue regarding the exploration of our congregational history, the ties of the congregation's founders to slavery in those days, and the continuing conversation about reparations. On May 5, we will have a special guest for the Shinn service, Dr. Michael Curry, (with discussion after the […]
Join us from 12-2pm Sunday, January 5th for a brief update on the work of R & R and to view the PBS film "The Big Payback." This documentary about the rookie alderwoman from Evanston, Illinois, who led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations for Black Americans, will help us kick off our community's […]
POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBD First Parish's Reckoning and Repair Working Group is sponsoring a Festival of Justice and LIght on Saturday, February 15 from 3:00 pm till 9:00 pm. The purpose is to anchor our community in the ongoing work of reckoning and repair. This event will feature worship, education, films, music and dancing. […]
Note new schedule: The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. The April book selection is Kindred by Octavia Butler. In February, we discussed Crow Mary by Kathleen Grisson. In December we discussed Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a […]
How should we carry out the work of justice in a time when government agencies are scrubbing words like "equity," "oppression," and "racism" from their websites? In the chaos, fear, and furor of this moment, it’s hard to know what to pay attention to. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But it’s important not […]
Take a walking tour of Roxbury's Nubian Square this coming SUNDAY, July 27. Designed and led by students of the UUUM's Roxbury Youth Program, "Local Legacies" offers both historic, cultural and personal perspectives of the neighborhood of the UUUM Meetinghouse. 10-11:30 a.m. For more details and to register: https://www.uuum.org/event-details/local-legacies-student-led-tour-1.
Just a few miles from First Parish lived the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts, whose wealth came from the forced labor of over 60 enslaved people. Join First Parish Folks for a Tour on Friday, March 27th from 11:00am - 12:30pm - cost is FREE - sponsored by RJCC. Carpooling will be arranged. Register in […]
In collaboration with the Club Passim Folk Collective, Opening Doors presents "Shades of Black: The Hip-Hopera," a free concert and conversation with Zakiyyah at Arlington UU Church. Zakiyyah is an artist-changemaker who utilizes music and visual media to explore themes that centralize marginalized communities via her production company, Black and Bold Productions. As an actress […]
Explore one of Massachusetts' most prolific areas for public art with UUUM's Arts Liaison D Walker. "Roots of the "Bury," an easy, mostly flat 2-mile tour will focus on Nubian Square with stops at Roxbury Public Library, the Bruce Bolling Building, along Washington Street, on Malcolm X Blvd, and in Jeep Jones Park. Meet at […]