Activities and presence by RVUUF in the Ashland/Rogue Valley community.
Today’s third-Sunday collection recipient will be RVUUF’s Safe Parking Task Force, which is working to mitigate homelessness in Ashland by offering a safe space with an outdoor restroom for families without homes to temporarily park their vehicles overnight, without the threat of law enforcement or other types of harassment. The speaker will be Ollie Bucolo, … Continue reading Third-Sunday recipient, Safe Parking Task Force
These kits of socks, energy bars and personal care items, were assembled last Sunday by RVUUF’s Religious Explorations youth. The kits will be distributed to adults at Ashland’s Pioneer Hall homeless shelter, which is operated by RVUUF in partnership with Temple Emek Shalom. Cynthia M. Parkhill Administrative Coordinator Religious Explorations
There are many people who, having lost their homes, are forced to live in their cars or vans. Car camping on the street is illegal in Ashland and the police will move people on or ticket them.
RVUUF’s Religious Explorations youth will soon assemble kits of useful items for adults who seek refuge at Ashland’s Pioneer Hall homeless shelter. All RVUUFians are invited to help by donating: Socks (new, adult sizes only) Refillable water bottles Gloves (adult sizes only) Tooth brushes and tooth paste Small bottles of soap, shampoo or lotion Nutritional … Continue reading ‘Socks Plus’ donation drive
RVUUF’s Social Justice and Action Committee is encouraging support for Clergy Climate Action’s Call for Climate Justice. Clergy Climate Action’s letter reads in part: “As religious leaders, we have an essential role to play in the climate justice movement. We are called to lift up hope and faith as antidotes to despair and denial. We … Continue reading Climate-justice support at RVUUF
Unitarian Universalist clergy across the Pacific Western Region answered a call to be in solidarity at Standing Rock, North Dakota, where Standing Rock Sioux activists are opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. The gathering included a repudiation of the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a 1493 document “that guided colonization of the Americas and became part of U.S. … Continue reading UU solidarity, Dakota Access Pipeline protest
Social Justice and Action Committee coordinated hanging the “Black Lives Matter” banner outside of RVUUF. Pictured here are Bill Montfort on the ladder, Roger Best holding the ladder, and Frank Jones looking on.
This year is getting off to a magical start. I am behind the times already but running fast to catch up.
Whenever people talk to me about traveling to downtown Ashland, the hassle of finding a parking space invariably comes up. With the “Oregon Drive Less Challenge,” I’d like to propose a less-stressful scenario.
Nuclear disarmament activist Greg Boertje-Obed will present a talk this Sunday, Aug. 7, after the service at RVUUF. “Seventy one years after the atomic destruction, of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the resultant death and maiming of hundreds of thousands of civilians… What actions may citizens feel called to do, today, in the … Continue reading Nuclear disarmament activist to speak Sunday
