Category: Anti-Racism

January’s Pick for the Advancing Racial Justice Book Study Group

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

Annual Juneteenth Celebration

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

How to Do No Harm and Be a Good Neighbor Talk at RVUUF

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

RVUUF Represents

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

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Let’s Start The Conversation

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

Give Your Opinion on the Draft of the Updated UU Principles

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

Gratitude for Native Woman Share Donations

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