Welcome to the circle of liberal religious women and men working to advance justice for women and girls and promote their spiritual growth.
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Cyberspace and Social Action: A Message from the UU Women's Federation President
E-mail, Facebook and website postings and other social media played a key role in the Komen Foundation's reversal of its recent decision to withdraw funding from Planned Parenthood
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Thought of the Month:
February 2012
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"The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love'. It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life."
-- Unitarian novelist, editor, journalist and scholar Lydia Maria Child, born February 11, 1802. Although primarily remembered as author of the Thanksgiving poem that begins, "Over the river and through the woods . . .", she produced a solid body of other works, many -- like her "Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans called Africans" -- promoting abolition.
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Congregations and Beyond
In an article currently posted on the UUA website, the Rev. Peter Morales, President, Unitarian Universalist Association writes:
"We need to think of ourselves as a religious movement. The difference in potentially huge."
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Read the full article at www.uua.org
Let us know what you think by e-mailing us at uuwf@uua.org.
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Welcoming the New UUWF Clara Barton Intern
Jessica Halperin has joined the UUA's Multicultural Growth & Witness staff group as Program Associate for Women's Issues (UU Women's Federation Clara Barton Internship). Jessica's first day with the UUA was Monday January 9, and she will work from the UUA's Washington Center through June 2012.
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Emma Lazarus
Find out more about the poet whose words transformed the Statue of Liberty from a symbol of aggression to one of welcome . . .
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