Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. Immigration and Sanctuary Spaces COFFEE CHAT April 6th – I.C.E and our Role as a Sanctuary Space Read our Sanctuary Resolution of April 9, 2017: https://uusaratoga.org/justice-inclusion/congregational-resolutions/ 2. Join us for the UU Common Read starting April 6 at 6:30pm The 2024-25 UU Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families ...

Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. UU MAID RALLY IN MARCH Join us on March 25 from 10 AM-12:30 PM for a rally of Unitarian Universalists in support of Medical Aid in Dying. This rally is organized by Marian Bigelow, a member of the Saratoga Springs congregation and the NYUUJ MAID Issue Team, in partnership with Compassion and Choices ...

Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. Saturday, March 22, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, UU Saratoga Sanctuary Training in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Elliot Adams, Meta Peace Teams Volunteer and International Peace Keeper, will be the facilitator. Learn how to risk arrest peacefully and how to be jail support for those risking arrest. $25 donation requested to offset costs. No one will ...

    ACTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN DO NOW From your SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. UU Common Read is POSTPONED until April The 2024-25 UU Common Read is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). Look for information here and how to register: https://uusaratoga.org/authentic-selves/ 2. Immigration and Sanctuary Spaces Join us for a Coffee ...

Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information UUA joined a multifaith coalition of twenty-seven religious plaintiffs bringing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, seeking to keep houses of worship safe from raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Learn how the UUA is protecting immigrant rights. For more info click here UPDATE: A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Immigration ...

  Building Beloved Community Beyond the Binary. Saturday, April 26th, 2025 • 8:30am-5:00pm First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse 109 Waring Road, Syracuse, NY – and virtually! A place to find community with transgender, nonbinary folx and our allies. A conference for us to gather, learn, and grow. Click here for all the info and to register

ACTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN DO NOW From your SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM! Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information -Support the 24 hour “black out” on purchases on Friday, Feb. 28 Join Americans pledging to stop making any purchases for a full 24 hours on February 28. The national economic blackout is scheduled as a way for Americans to boycott major retailers ...

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 followed by “Lunch & Learn.” https://www.saratogasinai.org/events/shabbat-refugee-service-2-669/

JOIN US FOR THESE IMPORTANT SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES! Contact justice@uusaratoga.org for more information 1. Let’s join this nationwide protest! On Monday we will meet in the UU parking lot at 11:15am to carpool. It is advertised from noon until 5pm, but we will only attend from noon until 2pm. (Organizers say it won’t last until 5!) 2. Support the 24 hour “black ...

“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 23, ...