May 12

Black Mother Memories: 50 Years of the Combahee River Collective

50 years ago, a group of black, feminist, lesbian socialists came together to form the Combahee River Collective. Meeting from 1974-1980, this group challenged the narrowness of both white feminism and the misogyny of the Civil Rights Movement. A half century since its first gathering, Rev. Nic will reflect on the lasting call to engage in intersectional justice work today and into the future.

 

May 19

School's Out for Summer... Class is Now in Session (FF 1)

When the last bell of the semester rings and the school buses depart for a final time, that is when class truly begins. Well, spoiler, as Unitarian Unviersalists, we are committed to being lifelong learners, year-round, year-over-year. Why? Because it is not only a central value of our living faith tradition, but it is also a counter-cultural, revolutionary rebuke to the passivity and resignation that "this is it." We have so much to learn in order to live. So as we live, may we choose to learn.

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May 26

What is Epistemic Justice, and Why Should We Care?

Minister Emeritus Rev. Dennis McCarty will return to discuss "What is Epistemic Justice, and Why Should We Care?" Epistemology is the study of human knowledge. Terms such as "testimonial epistemic injustice" sound WAY too complicated. But what if we think we know something--that just just isn't true? What if we think that without even realizing we're thinking it? That's how ethnic and gender bias work. Rev. Dennis will explain this complex-sounding study in real-world terms. We all have room for self-examination on this one.

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