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Beyond Just One Election: MUUSJA and UU the Vote in Minnesota

MUUSJA, the Minnesota UU Social Justice Alliance, connects our 27 UU congregations, with state and national partners, as a trusted guide for statewide social justice and environmental action. Today’s service highlights Minnesota UU’s work in 2024 to preserve the razor-thin progressive majority in our state legislature in order to protect reproductive rights and gender-affirming healthcare … Continue reading Beyond Just One Election: MUUSJA and UU the Vote in Minnesota

Water Communion

Join us for this Welcome Back from summer break. Youth participation encouraged! Bring some water from a place that you visited during the summer and/or talk about that place. Talk about how water is important to you. Pilgrim House member and former legislator Paul Gardner will bring us water updates from his current position at Minnesota’s Clean Water Council. … Continue reading Water Communion

Norway House

Race Fisher, Development Associate, will give a presentation about the past, present, and future of Norway House. Norway House, located on East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, is a cultural center dedicated to connecting the United States and contemporary Norway through arts, business, and culture. Come and learn more about this growing organization and its wide … Continue reading Norway House

Oliver Kelley Farm

Kelsey Butler, program supervisor at the Oliver Kelley Farm, will give a brief overview of their programs, seasonal experiences, and annual calendar. She can even bring some of our chickens so folks can meet some of the farm’s animals

The Tiny Fields Project

The Tiny Fields Project was founded in 2013 by Emily Organ and uses boulevards and alleys in North Minneapolis to teach residents vegetable gardening and connect neighbor to neighbor through agriculture. Emily will discuss creatively approaching community gardening, how the project was founded and its results, and the challenges of keeping the program sustainable and … Continue reading The Tiny Fields Project

Experiencing the Natural Connection of Mind and Body

Experience the power of good posture, relaxation, and a positive mind through simple, hands-on exercises. Mind-body practices for improving health, performance, and life-satisfaction are promising new trends in modern medicine, sports, business, and personal development. While relatively new in western culture, such approaches have a long history in Japan. The Japanese art of Ki-Aikido builds … Continue reading Experiencing the Natural Connection of Mind and Body

Lori Sturdevant – Keeping Minnesota the State that Votes

Lori Sturdevant, respected journalist, retired columnist for the Star Tribune and author or editor of several books about notable Minnesotans is back with her take on the topics of the day. She continues to be one of the congregation’s favorite speakers. She plans to talk about the recent steps made by the Legislature to assure … Continue reading Lori Sturdevant – Keeping Minnesota the State that Votes

Women Against Military Madness

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WAMM is a member-based organization whose mission is to oppose U.S. militarism and involvement in wars. They challenge systems of harms, oppression and exploitation and help build movements of solidarity with others for peace and justice through education and action. Come and learn how you can help!! https://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/ The speaker from WAMM will be Sarah Martin … Continue reading Women Against Military Madness