Our Social Action Council is dedicated to promoting “justice, equity, and compassion in human relations”, which is a principle we Unitarian Universalists hold dear. Currently the council consist of several different task forces focused on fulfilling particular needs. Some tasks are quite concrete, such as cooking for soup kitchen guests, housing homeless families, or helping with the upkeep of a special needs camp. Some work is educational; it includes raising awareness of the lack of racial justice and the worsening climate crisis, marshaling support for LGBTQ rights, and working to pass important legislation or new ballot items.
All of our initiatives are intended to create greater connection between diverse people who face different situations but have the same human needs regardless. These work together to uphold human dignity and deepen feelings of compassion. The commitments we make to social justice are central to the mission of this congregation, which calls on all of us to undertake “just and responsible action” and lead “lives of compassion, purpose and hope.”
We support our various Task Forces by volunteering and participating in their activities, coordinating programs with other groups within the congregation and co-sponsors from local communities, partnering with UU organizations at home and abroad, and making financial contributing through our Sunday plate collections.
