The Blue Boat

We share social issues, stories, voices, and opinion that show how UU liberal faith, values & principles of justice, equity, and love make life better for all.

[Eboo Patel @EbooPatel]

An EXCELLENT book !

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Unitarian universalist youth are gaining momentum as they build a national network. And they want your input. https://t.co/vYQDXlt7pM

[Jamil Smith جميل كريم @JamilSmith]

What we saw in Minneapolis, Louisville, and other cities tonight is what happens when authorities waste time talking around the real problems with policing. Forget looking for the “bad apples.” Any solution that isn’t about structural reform or abolition isn’t worth entertaining.

[MLDwrites @MichelleDuster]

2nd edition of my great-grandmother #IdaBWells' autobiography released 5/13/20. It was edited by my grandmother Alfreda & published by @UChicagoPress in 1970. She wrote the intro. I wrote afterword 50 yrs later! 3 generations in 1 book. @ABWHTruth @citeblackwomen @NABJ

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

I want to make some things plain. Police violence has historically been the source of the violent rebellions of Black people and their allies. Police violence begets violent resistance. If you want to end the violent resistance, then end the police violence. 1/5

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Our friend Adam J Serafin
created this disturbing map showing relationship between income and COVID-19 infection. #Covid_19 #Massachusetts

https://t.co/8FjAvpc6KE

[LaTosha Brown @MsLaToshaBrown]

Rep. John Lewis made his way though a packed crowd on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, climbed on to a small ladder and urged us all to keep fighting and keep soldiering forward. An amazing moment as we close out this year’s #Selma55 bridge crossing.

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

If you vote for a candidate who doesn't represent your values because you think "they can win", you play into a manipulated narrative. In the best case, when you get who you voted for you won't get what you believe in. So please vote your conscious and from your heart! #UUtheVOTE

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Continue analogy 4 context: @ $15/hr ($28.8k/yr) PRE-TAX a full-time employee works more than 3 years for 1 grain of rice. Average cost of living in the USA for a single adult is about $28k/year (i.e. 1/3 of a grain of rice), and people pay taxes. https://t.co/G4evJiXjx4 H/T @UUA

[UUA @UUA]

A great illustration of wealth inequality.

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

We live the consequences of this history everyday. Remembering the places it happened is important - and necessary.
They Sold Human Beings Here https://t.co/wYsFOSKdkg

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

#Economicjustice is fundamental to a society that gives all people access to opportunity and #redlining is an example of the resistance to the #worthanddignity of all people.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Here’s a history lesson on the racist legacy of redlining, if any presidential candidate needs a refresher.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Jeff Bezos' new $165 million Beverly Hills mansion will have:

— 3 hot houses
— 2 guesthouses
— A nine-hole golf course
— A tennis court
— A "motor court" with gas pumps

Remember when Amazon's Whole Foods cut health benefits for part-time workers to save money?

Tax the rich.

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Healthcare is a human right. #HealthCareForAll

[Rev. Sarah Napoline @sarahnapoline]

My health insurance (& loss thereof) is causing active anxiety...

so I should see my therapist & psychiatrist...

who I already see regularly for my clinical anxiety/depression/ADD...

...whose services I can afford only because I have insurance.

...cool, cool. (#NotCool)

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

This is neither a profile in courage, or even a profile of doing one's duty. Where was #JohnKelly until now?

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

It's good that John Kelly is speaking up. But it would have been even better to hear his defense of Lt. Col. Vindman and his judgment on the president's "illegal order" earlier, when these issues were key to a national debate and to an important decision by our elected officials.

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

We have learned so much from #BlackLivesMatter matter, and still have so much to learn. #BlackHistoryMonth2020

[UUA @UUA]

Whew yes! Some recent & ✨iconic✨ Black History. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackHistoryMonth

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Government depends upon the humanity of each of us to provide what the government should be making accessible to all of us. #HealthCareForAll shouldn't be the mission of #Gofundme.

[JP @jpbrammer]

I don’t need to “see myself” in a president. I need to stop seeing GoFundMe campaigns for insulin.

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Turnout at the #NewHampshirePrimary was lower than anticipated. Which is worrisome. Support #UUtheVote and let's get the vote out for the issues and values we want to define our democracy and fashion our collective future!

[Susan Frederick-Gray @sfrederickgray]

#UUtheVote encourages UUs to support voter mobilization where you live—share congregational resources or invite the community to discuss issues & values not people & parties. There are many ways to expand voter engagement in this critical #election year! https://t.co/UZuZvLGr9f

[Youth & YA @ UUA @YAYAUUA]

Let's talk policy, & the evolution in recommended practices to create a safe environment where UU youth can grow and explore in spirit and faith. Webinar limited to 95 people & will be recorded and published as well. Register on the UUA calendar: https://t.co/hmXWfGxmWZ

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Hand it to the Republicans who realized that cutting taxes to wealthy 1st makes wealth indicators go up (ie #stockmarket), so when they propose cutting #Medicare #SocialSecurity and #SocialSafetyNet to fix their #deficit the #workingclass doesn’t believe they will get hurt 🤷🏻‍♂️

[The Blue Boat @BlueBoatBlog]

Love it! That's why we say #UUYouthLead! Thanks @UUA!

[UUA @UUA]

UU Youth are powerful, driving forces of Change in their congregations & the greater UU community. Listen to their questions, concerns. They will not lead you astray. Hey @YAYAUUA did you see this?