Today I ate my lunch while reading the NY Times on my phone. I really shouldn’t mix news and food. It’s bad for my digestion, my mood, my whole outlook on life. Fortunately, when my ginger mango tea steeped to perfection and I pulled the teabag out of the cup I got this encouraging message, … Continue reading Teabag Wisdom (How to Sign Up to Provide Meals for OHRA)
Zoe Laidlaw met with leaders at Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA). They are delighted to have RVUUF volunteers bring dinners to their new property on Ashland St near the freeway. “OHRA’s mission is to help low-income people build better lives. By offering hope and access to social services, OHRA encourages those in need … Continue reading Thursday Dinners Resuming Next Month
There are only 3 days left in the comment period to tell FERC that we don’t want more fracked gas pipeline expansion in Oregon. Take action today by submitting a comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging them to deny the GTN Xpress expansion and to prioritize clean energy, not more fossil fuels. FERC … Continue reading Urgent Environmental Action Call from Rogue Climate
RVUUF board member Vida Taylor has helped with dinners at the shelter for several years. She recognizes this kind of service as a practical application of our very first UU principle, which says we believe in “the inherent worth and dignity of every person.” Here you see Vida getting pizza from the back of her … Continue reading Easy Jobs Available!
People across the country will take to the streets Saturday, May 14, to demand the right to control their bodies – and we’ll join them in Ashland. Make your signs and meet us at the Ashland Library at 11 a.m. We’ll march down the sidewalks to the Plaza, where we will raise our collective voices … Continue reading Bans Off Our Bodies- Sat, May 14, 11am, Ashland Library
The 2022 totem pole journey aims to inspire, inform, and engage Pacific Northwest communities through intergenerational voices, ceremony, art and science, spirituality, ancestral knowledge, and cross-cultural collaboration in support of the indigenous-led movement to remove the Snake River dams and restore to health the Snake River salmon runs and our relatives, the Southern Resident Killer … Continue reading Heal and Defend the Snake River for all our Relatives! Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey
As Rogue Action Center volunteers and staff continue to provide assistance to Almeda fire survivors, the need to address affordable housing, support local small businesses, improve fire preparedness, and strengthen our community remains clear. The Talent Urban Renewal plan proposed by Talent’s mayor and city council would raise money our community needs for these purposes without raising tax rates. … Continue reading Talent Urban Renewal Plan, Join the Conversation, Apr 27, 2022
Penpals with Incarcerated Members Have you considered becoming a pen-pal to one of our members currently experiencing incarceration? Please share these two links with your UU friends. We have a shortage of free-world writers. Might you and a friend join this important ministry? From Susan Lio: Hello fellow UU’s. I have been participating in this … Continue reading Pen-pals with Incarcerated Members
Watch and share the recording of UU the Vote 2022 Launch Download the new 2022 UU the Vote Launch Guide Download the slides from the event UU the Vote Campaign Manager JaZahn Hicks asks you to: 1) Get counted! We know many of you are already acting in primary elections, voter registration drives, and much more. Share your work in … Continue reading Last weekend, we officially launched UU the Vote 2022 and you’re invited to join us!
“My husband, Bill, and I help with shelter meals because it feels really great to support people in our community who are stressed in so many ways, including nutritional sustenance. Additionally, Zoe makes the process SO easy to do. She does all the organization and decision making, and we just follow up with the buying, … Continue reading Please Join Us
