Members of the RVUUF’s Anti-Racism team invite you into their book reading circle held on the second Thursday of each month. Our next gathering will be Thursday, March 12 from 6-7:30pm at RVUUF, under the balcony in our great hall. We will be discussing Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. … Continue reading March Pick for Advancing Racial Justice Book Study Circle
Members of the RVUUF’s Anti-Racism team invite you into their book reading circle held on the second Thursday of each month. Our next gathering will be Thursday, January 8 from 6 to 7:30pm, under the balcony in our great hall. Our next book discussion will be on The Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, … Continue reading January’s Pick for the Advancing Racial Justice Book Study Group
On Saturday, June 21st, BASE will host their annual Juneteenth celebration at Pear Blossom Park in Medford from 11am – 8pm. This family-friendly event will be an outdoor cultural celebration for the entire community featuring food, education, music, and live entertainment. More information here
Local immigration attorney John Almaguer will be speaking at RVUUF on Monday, February 24th from 6-8pm about how to do no harm and be a good neighbor. He has been practicing immigration law for 24 years in Southern Oregon. RSVP Here (Already 190 have registered, there is room for 40 more RSVP’s) The talk is sponsored by … Continue reading How to Do No Harm and Be a Good Neighbor Talk at RVUUF
UU members pause for a photo with Mariah Roker, spokesperson for the of Oregon Black Pioneers history project this week. Her talk was sponsored by the Ashland Sunrise project at the Oregon Shakespear Festival’s Carpenter Hall. Rocker’s talk was a chronology of the state’s earliest black settlers and the hardships they faced through black exclusion acts, prohibitions … Continue reading RVUUF Represents
Intern QuianaDenae Perkins will be in Southern Oregon for her Winter visit Wednesday December 1 through Sunday December 4, 2022. She has been working with teams across SOUUP to create an interactive, social, spiritual and constructive experience that matches the needs of each community. Each community will have a chance to participate in UU Cornerstone, … Continue reading Update- Intern QuianaDenae visit
General Assembly continues to be a time for us to gather, in body and spirit, to honor our history, celebrate who we are, and forge our future together. The General Assembly and Conference Services Team leads the initiative to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are woven throughout, from planning to fruition. Over … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Let’s Start The Conversation
Starting in a new role (intern minister) in a new place (Southern Oregon) in a new way (remote with planned visits) was not easy. However, before I arrived Dawn, the RVUUF Congregational Administrator, ensured I had electronic access, Rev Sean and members of my internship learning committee made plans to meet those first few days. … Continue reading New Kid on the Block-Weekly Open Zoom Hour
From the UUA: “In September 2022, with the assistance of our new Outreach Team, we’re scheduling ten Zoom sessions at various times for people to look at draft language and discuss it. Hopefully, one of them will work with your schedule. We’ll have a link available for feedback. Another round of revision will follow, with … Continue reading Give Your Opinion on the Draft of the Updated UU Principles
We are grateful for the donations made by this congregation during our Third Sunday offering in January to Native Woman Share. $160.00 was collected. What is Native Woman Share? Originally named Womanshare, what began as a radical project to hold safe haven for lesbian women in the woods during the 1970’s until today has lovingly been acquired … Continue reading Gratitude for Native Woman Share Donations
