First Parish in Brookline, UU

A Welcoming Unitarian Universalist Congregation: Called by Love, Sustained by Community, Committed to Justice. Worship Sundays 11am EST.

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

Earth defenders are heroes. Agree?

[Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis @RevJacquiLewis]

You can’t celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and say Palestinians don’t have a right to their homeland.

[UUA @UUA]

#IndigenousPeopleDay

For Unitarian Universalists who do not identify as Indigenous, we must take humble action in solidarity toward healing, reparation, and greater equity.

[UAINE @mahtowin1]

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay!
30+ towns in Massachusetts are now celebrating IPD instead of Columbus Day!
Help us to make IPD a statewide holiday and pass other Indigenous-centered legislation too: https://t.co/EVdK2t1syl
List of 2023 IPD events in MA: https://t.co/i9MH9xQz6c

[UUJEC @UUJEC_ORG]

Thank you to @UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt for addressing the Farming for the Future conference. We need UU's sharing our values in the public square now more than ever. https://t.co/zmPNm2B5Lk #FarmBill #UUTwitter #UUA #UU

[UAINE @mahtowin1]

#IndigenousPeoplesDay in Boston resonated with solidarity with many struggles, from MA to Palestine, Hawaii, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, more.

We were in solidarity as well with Black community activists demanding that the name of Faneuil Hall be changed. It's named for a slaver.

[UAINE @mahtowin1]

We had a great #IndigenousPeoplesDay march with 3 rallies in Boston today.
A primary reason why we fight for this day: To stop the harm to our kids and all kids caused by teaching that genocidal Columbus was heroic and Indigenous people were waiting to be "discovered."

[Racism WatchTatanka @watchtatanka]

"We want to express our profound love and solidarity with Jacob Johns, shot last week by a maga terrorist at a peaceful demonstration in NM, and to his family, our @The_Red_Nation relatives, and all impacted."
@mahtowin1 speaking at Boston's Indigenous Peoples Day march today.

[Sunrise Boston @SunriseBoston]

We will be there ✊🏼

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Congratulations to Narges Mohammadi on her Nobel Peace Prize! Not even 13 imprisonments & 5 convictions, totalling a 31 year sentence, could deter her from advocating for human rights, particularly women's rights. The Iranian gov must release her & cease the oppression of HRDs.

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

The climate, the pope and the prof -- a must-read thread. #uutwitter

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Today, @pontifex released Laudato Deum, an update on the 2015 encyclical. It's not so much a breath of fresh air as it is a bucket of ice water, straight to the face of those who are standing in the way of and delaying climate progress. Here are a few highlights:

[Cherokee Nation @CherokeeNation]

Cherokee Nation supports legislation replacing “Columbus Day” with #IndigenousPeoplesDay ✊🏽

Learn more about the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act that has been reintroduced in Congress: https://t.co/2uUy6rrlD2

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

The father says: "This is what #courage looks like." He's right. But give yourself the gift of hearing the words of his 11-year-old #trans daughter for yourself. (And thanks for your own courage and vigilance, @ErinInTheMorn)

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

Stop what you are doing and watch Allison, an 11 year old trans girl, testify to her school board.

“I came here not to fight, but to make peace. How? I’m going to tell a story.”

I don't know how you can have dry eyes after watching this.

[The Food & Environment Reporting Network @FERNnews]

Sheepherders, a fixture of the West’s remote mountains and deserts, work long hours on the open range, in an industry beset by abuse. An exclusive investigation by @tessacotsirilos for FERN & @highcountrynews goes inside a world that many call extreme. https://t.co/f1D8DGzl46

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

Celebrate #Indigenous Peoples Day in @TownofBrookline Monday Oct9 @ 2pm with a lineup of Indigenous poets, artists and speakers and a booth featuring First Parish's Footprints tour of Indigenous history in Brookline. @Brookline_ODICR

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

Terrific review by Ned Blackhawk, author of "The Rediscovery of America" -- which Brookline's Indigenous Peoples Celebration Committee will be discussing Nov.5 @ 4pm Eastern. Join the conversation! https://t.co/92Tv7bNqO1

[Middle Church @middlechurch]

Remember that the Bible says, “Pay your workers as little as you’re able.”

Oh, did we say the Bible? We meant capitalism.

The Bible says, “Woe to those who rob the poor.”

[Ricochet Media @ricochet_en]

VIDEO: Marching to prevent ‘another tar sands’ — Doug Ford refuses to meet with Indigenous leaders opposing the so-called Ring of Fire mining development in Northern Ontario.
Full story: https://t.co/CQALEN7Muq
#onpoli #Indigenous #landback

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

“Hatred is a shield that prevents people from reckoning with their own pain.” -Alok Vaid-Menon @SecDebHaaland #uutwitter

[Secretary Deb Haaland @SecDebHaaland]

To celebrate LGBT History Month, I joined outdoor advocate and climate movement icon @pattiegonia to discuss how places like @StonewallNPS help tell our country’s full and honest story.

[UAINE @mahtowin1]

I don't think the artist meant it this way, but this fire-breathing raccoon torching a settler house just screams #LandBack to me.

[First Parish in Brookline, UU @TweetsfromFP]

“I’m always thinking about peace with earth rather than peace on earth because one is held in domination and one is held in relationship.” -@Tiokasin via #CollectiveTraumaSummit @thepocketproj