There is a difference between environmentalism and environmental justice. Check out this video from Alex Kapitan, the UUA’s Commit2Respond
What is Commit2Respond?
Commit2Respond is a coalition of Unitarian Universalists and other people of faith and conscience working for climate justice.
Unitarian Universalists and other people of faith and conscience have been on the frontlines of environmental justice for decades. United in collective action, connected through partnership, we will change the world.
We are diverse in spiritual belief, yet united in faith that a better world is possible and that our collective power can create change.
A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. A Common Read can build community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared experience, shared language, and a basis for deep, meaningful conversations. The Unitarian Universalist Association has a special committee to help chose the common read for the year: This year’s book.
I personally am looking forward to reading this book. What do you think?
Black Lives Matter is both an organic, creative, and vibrant ever-evolving movement and it’s a bold strategy that is actually quite simple: center the worth and dignity of all Black people, all Black lives. Every. Single. One. It’s a strategy that centers everyday Black people as leaders, not just the respectable, educated ones.
Every year at the Unitarian Universalist Association there is a Ware speaker. The speaker was originally a gift from the Ware family and this goes back all the way to 1922. History of the Ware Lecture
This year the speaker was the Rev. Dr. Cornel West. Here is a video from the evening. It includes a small slideshow and the Evening Sing. Rev. West’s speech begins at 42 min. Hope you enjoy.
On June 25 through 28, 2015, The Act 2 Theatre Company will present Set Me Free, two one-act plays directed by West Fork Unitarian Universalists’ own Cricket Hall.
Show dates:
Thursday-Saturday June 25-27 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday June 28 at 2:00 p.m.
at the Friedlander’s Center (home of Starving Artists Studio)
354 West Main St
Clarksburg WV
Set Me Free
For more details, see the announcement on the Act 2 Theatre Company web site.
Don’t forget we are going to Valley Falls this Sunday. We will be there at 11am. We will have a small meditation, a picnic lunch, and then we will explore the falls.
Here are directions:
From the south-
Get on I-79 N
Follow I-79 N to WV-310 S/E Grafton Rd in Palatine. Take exit 137 from I-79 N
Continue on WV-310 S. Drive to Valley Falls Rd
20 min (10.4 mi)
Valley Falls State Park
720 Valley Falls Road, Fairmont, WV 26554
From the North:
Take I-79 S to Vista Mobile Home Park in Palatine. Take exit 137 from I-79 S
Follow WV-310 S to Valley Falls Rd
21 min (10.6 mi)
Valley Falls State Park
720 Valley Falls Road, Fairmont, WV 26554
We will be at the Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg at 11 am. Our special musical guest will be Andrew McKnight. The service will be about Earth Day and our carbon foot print.
There will be a covered dish dinner afterward. We will provide a vegetarian bean soup.
SHHHHH – IT’S A SECRET!
West Fork UUs Are Having a House Concert
featuring Andrew McKnight
Award-winning singer/songwriter, guitarist & storyteller from northern Virginia’s Blue Ridge
What’s a house concert? Just like it sounds: imagine a mini-Carnegie Hall, up close and intimate in the comfort of someone’s living room. You’re invited to be a part of a very special evening, but you must RSVP to make reservations and get directions.
Sunday April 19 3:30pm in Clarksburg
Suggested donation: $10-$20/person (all goes to the artist’s “salary”)
RSVP: westforkuu@gmail.com reservations & directions
(304-534-2876 day of the show)
Award-winning singer/songwriter, guitarist & storyteller from northern Virginia’s Blue Ridge
What’s a house concert? Just like it sounds: imagine a mini-Carnegie Hall, up close and intimate in the comfort of someone’s living room. You’re invited to be a part of a very special evening, but you must RSVP to make reservations and get directions.
Sunday April 19 3:30pm in Clarksburg
Suggested donation: $10-$20/person (all goes to the artist’s “salary”)
RSVP: westforkuu@gmail.com reservations & directions
(931-4895 day of the show)
About the Artist
“With a voice reminiscent of Don McLean, McKnight traverses from old-time Appalachian tunes to contemporary folk and blues, all backed up by his dead-on guitar playing” – The Boston Globe
“The skillful songwriter’s interest in history is revealed in songs such as the Civil War ballad ‘The Road to Appomattox’ … He also works in true folkie tradition, updating lyrics to classic material such as ‘Worried Man Blues’ or reworking Robert Johnson’s ‘Crossroads’.” – The Washington Post
The nationally acclaimed Americana artist’s solo performances are like one man theatre; the songs are woven together with humorous stories and poetic drama, and the musical soundscape traverses influences from Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, rustic folk, and even a little fancy flatpicking on a Carter Family tune.
On February 26 through March 8, 2015, The Act 2 Theatre Company will present What the Bellhop Saw featuring West Fork Unitarian Universalists’ own Persephone Hall.
“A nice fellow checks into an expensive suite in New York City’s finest hotel, precipitating a fantastic nightmare involving a Salman Rushdie-type author, an Iranian terrorist, a vile wife from hell, a conniving bellboy, an incompetent F.B.I. agent, a nubile celebrity mad maid, a dimwitted secretary, and a little pigtailed girl.”
Show dates:
Feb 26, 27, 28, Mar 5, 6, 7 at 7:30 pm
Mar 1 and 8 at 2:00 pm
at the Friedlander’s Center (home of Starving Artists Studio)
354 West Main St
Clarksburg WV
For details, see the announcement on the Act 2 Theatre Company web site.
West Fork Unitarian Universalists 