Unitarian Universalist Church of Midland TX

Love Brings Us Back to Life

Ready to be transformed?

uua.org Easter is a holiday of miracles.

An Interview With the Man Who Wrote King's Most Dangerous Speech

The man behind the speech

sojo.net Vincent G. Harding wrote the speech Martin Luther King Jr. delivered exactly one year before King was assassinated.

'Don't Need to Wait Another Minute': Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Assault Weapons Ban

commondreams.org "Our nation is being held hostage by the gun industry, and until the industry is held fully accountable for the direct role it plays in these massacres, communities across the nation will continue to live in fear of the next horrendous attack."

Check Your Privilege

This one might hurt some feelings but it serves as a reminder that it’s so important to look to BIPOC educators (and pay them) for their insight based on their lived experience.

When a yt person positions themselves as an expert on race, danger tends to follow. But it is especially problematic for a yt person to make money off of antiracism education because there is a clear conflict of interest.

We and other educators seem to get this question fairly often, so here’s a few reasons (of many) not to go pick up “White Fragility.”

Donate to our Venmo today. All collected today will be sent to Rowhouse Publishing (@rowhousepub) and Young Black and Lit (@youngblacklit).

Rowhouse Publishing does things differently with their equitable, transparent model, and Young Black and Lit sources and distributes new children’s books featuring Black main characters to youth at no cost to the youth or their families. Swipe up in our stories to visit youngblackandlit.org.

#Antiracism #AntiracismEducation #BecomingAntiracist #ActivelyAntiracist

Easter Egg Wreath and Egg-ducational Jar | Crafts for Kids | PBS KIDS for Parents

What to do with those eggs?

pbs.org Put those recyclable Easter eggs to good use with this easy and colorful egg wreath and educational egg jar!

Either way... can we all come out of our pandemic tomb, yet?
Aka: Are we there yet, Papa Smurf?

Easter can be a difficult holiday for some.

Happy Easter!

UUA General Assembly & Conference Services

Submit your congregation's banner for the banner parade! The banner parade is a GA institution, and this year we are excited to bring this tradition into a virtual format. We invite you to submit a high-resolution photo of your congregation’s banner in portrait-style (vertical). Banners will be shown as a slideshow video, accompanied with music and some introductions from our regional leaders. Submitted photos will also be uploaded to the GA app. We can’t wait to see your banners online and celebrate our congregations far and wide! #UUAGA #UUConnect #UUA

https://www.uua.org/ga/program/highlights/banner-parade

Brighten Up Easter With Naturally Dyed Eggs

nytimes.com Using ingredients straight from your kitchen, these dyed Easter eggs make a fun and festive way to celebrate.

Tomorrow, we will rejoice!

The exhaustion of being a Black teacher in a school when you’re one of too few educators of color - The Boston Globe

Teachers are exhausted but not in the same ways

bostonglobe.com As well-intentioned schools with mostly white staffs scramble to respond to a reckoning on racism, an “invisible tax” of work falls on too few teachers and administrators like Malcolm Cawthorne in Brookline.

April Newsletter

April Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f4814eb7a613/zoatr00id2-10134964

mailchi.mp Read more the learn about what is happening all month in the newsletter.

CDC: COVID-19 Was 3rd-Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest

We remember them

npr.org A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants

thenation.com Before someone else “having a really bad day” decides to pick up a gun in response to their lies.

Colorlines

“If Women Lowered Our Hands, Even the Sky Would Fall”: Celebrating Women’s History Month - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

uusc.org In observance of International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month, and in solidarity with women’s struggles around the globe, UUSC shares the perspectives and activities of a few of our Migrant Justice partners.

UBarU Camp and Retreat Center Youth Summer Camp Scholarships 2021

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Mar. 29, 1964 | Black and White Worshipers Arrested for Entering Segregated Churches in MS

calendar.eji.org Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

Poetry

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UUA Condemns Attacks on Democracy, Recommits to Protecting Voting Rights

uua.org Unitarian Universalist values hold that all people should have a voice and a vote in choosing their leaders.

Activist Reads for Kids! 📚

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Faithify

faithify.org Crowdfunding Unitarian Universalism

This Trans Woman Opened Pakistan’s First Islamic School for Trans Students

them.us The trans-only madrasa follows the establishment of several secular public schools for trans people in Pakistan.

Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

On this #TransDayofVisibility, may all Unitarian Universalists declare our unapologetic support for trans people. As a parent and a faith leader, I know that #translivesaredivine. At the UUA, we emphatically denounce the vicious attacks happening in state legislatures around the country against trans people and their lives, well-being, rights and access to healthcare.

To dehumanize another is distort and damage one’s own humanity. This country is in dire need of more humanity, more compassion, more love and more justice for all.

Image text reads: "Unitarian Universalists unapologetically proclaim that trans lives are divine. On this #TransDayofVisibility and every day, we uplift and support all of the trans and nonbinary people in our lives, our congregations and communities."

LGBTQ Nation

These Are the Winners of Smithsonian Magazine's 18th Annual Photo Contest

We all need more beauty in our lives especially after the 3rd mass shootong in 3 weeks.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-are-winning-photos-smithsonian-magazines-18th-annual-photo-contest-180977370/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

smithsonianmag.com From India to Antarctica, these pictures capture the passion, solitude and surprise of a year unlike any other

Being visible & transgender on TOVD...
meet Rev. Theresa Inés Soto (Teresita). I love when I get to use one of Theresa’s readings in a worship service- a true blessing to our UU world. Also, celebrating Rev. Sunshine Wolfe & Rev. Otto O’Connor making our world a better place while serving our shared faith. There are more and aren’t we all lucky to be part of a faith tradition that celebrates Trans leaders.

Gregg Levoy: What’s Your New Normal Going to Look Like?

Aren’t you a little curious? What’s your new normal going to look like? This online class will help you rediscover yourself after the pandemic. Check it out & plan ahead for the new normal that is coming.
https://centerpost.rowecenter.org/events/gregg-levoy-whats-your-new-normal-going-to-look-like/?mc_cid=f8666b338b&mc_eid=2367af7d75

centerpost.rowecenter.org Check out the upcoming free Introduction. What has this year of pandemic been calling-for from you—creatively, professionally, interpersonally, or spiritually? Now that the reach of the virus is receding, how do you want to live your life? This 4-part online course will show you how to use the cha...

Poem for Transgender Day of Visibility: Your stories belong to you

Your story belongs to you!
https://www.uuworld.org/articles/poem-trans-day-visibility-2019

uuworld.org no one can rename you Other, it can’t stick, as you offer the gift of being and saying who you are.