The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. April book selection TBD. All are welcome, please join us! Please email diversitybookclub@firstparish.info, to obtain the link and to RSVP to join the discussion or with any questions.
Join us to watch the documentary film “Red Fever: The Indigenous Influence on Western Culture" followed by discussion with featured film contributor Philip Deloria (Sioux Dakota), Author and Harvard University Professor of History.
Celebrate the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) and all they do to support Indigenous Peoples in the Greater Boston area. Dance to Classic Rock with Stanley and The Undercovers. Good work, Great Fun! As the oldest urban Indian center in Massachusetts, NAICOB's mission is to empower the Native American community with the goal […]
The Working Group on Peace and Justice in Israel-Palestine is hosting Dr. Sara Roy, a researcher at Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, to speak about Gaza. Dr. Roy began her research in the Gaza Strip and West Bank in 1985 with a focus on the economic, social and political development of the Gaza Strip […]
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 […]
The Social Justice committee is pleased to have Jordan Clark, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, and executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program, discuss "Complexity and Balance in Spirituality" in the Shinn Service. In his talk, and more personally at Reverberations, Jordan will address balancing Wampanoag spiritual practice and western/Christian […]
Join the LGBTQIA+ Affirming committee to make posters for the upcoming Pride parade! Pizza will be served - in the Vestry.
The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. June book selection is two books by Alexander McCall Smith: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Tears of the Giraffe. All are welcome, please join us! Please email diversitybookclub@firstparish.info, to obtain the link and to […]
Join us for live music, local art, food, and more! Proceeds will be split between Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and the First Parish Youth Group, in support of their annual service trip.
The UU Urban Ministry offers a rich cultural opportunity in Roxbury — an arts/history walking tour plus a signature open-air Summer jazz concert. The Roxbury Ramble ~4 mile walk tour of local public art and intriguing Roxbury history and icons. 10:00 to 2:30. Registration requested. The 13-piece jazz Makanda Project will perform a free concert […]