Category: News

Local Refugee Shabbats

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Feb. 28-March 1: Refugee Shabbat Temple Sinai, 509 Broadway, Saratoga Springs Temple Sinai welcomes all community members to local observance of HIAS’ Seventh Annual Refugee Shabbat, https://hias.org/how/refugee-shabbat/ Friday, Feb. 28: Family Shabbat & Refugee Shabbat Service will begin at 6:00 PM with oneg/refreshments at 5:30 PM. https://www.saratogasinai.org/events/shabbat-refugee-service-819/ Saturday, March 1: Refugee Shabbat Service at 10:30am … Continue reading Local Refugee Shabbats

Please join us at the Saratoga Springs Public Library for a film screening and discussion of “Journey to Freedom.”

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“Journey to Freedom” is an award-winning civil rights documentary series that highlights veterans of the civil rights movement who reside in the capitol region. Join us as we screen an episode and discuss with the panelists from the Journey to Freedom team.  Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Sunday, February … Continue reading Please join us at the Saratoga Springs Public Library for a film screening and discussion of “Journey to Freedom.”

UUA Sues to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship

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I am proud to share with you that the Unitarian Universalist Association has joined with a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection to bring a lawsuit challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) “sensitive locations policy.” The case, Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al., … Continue reading UUA Sues to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship

News from our Social Justice team February 7, 2025

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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

“BLACK & BANNED”: Refusing to Let Our History Be Whitewashed

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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

Cecelia Hayes delivers an “old skool” word at BLUU’s next worship service Sunday, February 9.

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BLUU is Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism Click here to register Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism; providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; and justice-making and liberation for Black people through our faith. Learn more at https://blacklivesuu.org/

BLACK to the FUTURE:  A Community Reading Event

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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