JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. UU Common Read is here in March The 2024-25 UU Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). Discussion Series: March 2, 9, 16, and 30. 6:30-8pm in sanctuary 1. A bill is … Continue reading News from our Social Justice team February 7, 2025
WHEN: Sunday, February 23rd 2:00p to 4:00p WHERE: Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609, 69 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs, NY WHAT: I.B.P.O.E. of W.’s Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609 and Mary A. Carter Temple #362, the two oldest black civic organizations in Saratoga Springs, NY, along with Our Lodge Foundation, are recognizing Black History Month with … Continue reading “BLACK & BANNED”: Refusing to Let Our History Be Whitewashed
Please Join us on Sunday February 9 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for a showing of the movie Origin, followed by a community discussion. This event is sponsored by MLK Saratoga and will be held in the Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library. The film Origin is based on the life … Continue reading Black History Month Event at the Library
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BLACK to the FUTURE: Science Fiction & Fantasy by Black Authors A Community Reading Event February 09, 2025 1:00p to 3:00p Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609 69 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Our Lodge Foundation’s *”Black to the Future” project is introducing our Saratoga Springs’ community to the thriving literary field of richly … Continue reading BLACK to the FUTURE: A Community Reading Event
JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact Lucy Manning at lucymnnng@gmail.com 1. UU Common Read is here in March with Kickoff Movie Night on Sunday, Feb 2! – Join us this Sunday from 6:30-8:30pm Will & Harper is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Saratoga Springs native Josh Greenbaum and following Will … Continue reading News From Our Social Justice Team January 31, 2025
A brief ceremony took place Thursday, January 23, 2025, to thank the land and the trees of 400 Louden before our contractor started cutting trees and clearing the land. A small group gathered at the driveway access and then walked back in through the trees to just about where the new meetinghouse will be sited … Continue reading Thanking the Land and Trees of 400 Louden Road
The award-winning film Four Winters will be screened at Skidmore College on January 27 from 6-8 pm, followed by a Q&A discussion with director Julia Mintz. The powerful and inspiring documentary tells the story of courageous Jewish fighters who battled unimaginable odds to fight back against Hitler’s war machine as it raged across Eastern Europe. … Continue reading Award Winning Documentary Four Winters to be Shown at Skidmore on January 27, 6 pm Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Cup of Joe, January 24, 2025 Three things, dear friends: A call to advocate for a refugee family stranded by Trump. Giving our thanks to the land and the trees at the site our future home. Connecting with the Saratoga Interfaith Alliance. You’ll find info on those three things below and by following the links … Continue reading Thanks, Witness, and Advocacy