3 years ago today, @JoeBiden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. It was the critical piece of legislation that helped us kickstart the great American comeback—the best economic recovery in the world.
I was proud to cast the deciding vote for it in the Senate.
Tree Lessons
Reaching out
gathering powers
lightning and fire
trickle and storm
breath and resistance
firm, solid shifts
no separation
between
earth and sky.
—Rev. Sean Parker Dennison
Breaking and Blessing: Meditations
On this #InternationalWomensDay, and everyday, we honor all the powerful women, femmes, and Two Spirits in our families, communities, and across Mother Earth! Meet the women, femmes and 2S of IEN! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Self-ish
To bring value back to your
Self
in a world that functions by daily
stripping you of it,
you must hold fast to being
first
in your mind and heart.
—Marta I. Valentín
A Long Time Blooming
Bringing alive the heartfelt words and artwork contributed by creators diverse in spiritual perspective and identity, Conversations with the Sacred is a moving testimony to the power of prayer. Available wherever books are sold and from @shopinspirit at https://t.co/AHkJLyKP2s.
Sharing the information below for any transgender and nonbinary people, friends, family, or allies in need of support and care.
UU-ism values diversity of sexuality and gender and understands this diversity is a spiritual gift. You are not alone. 🤍
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Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin examines sacred Black "text" in UU tradition, by examining the way our Black ancestors lived. Black "text" embodies the lived reality of our Black forbearers and ancestors who came before us: how they lived out their values.
https://t.co/lXee4GHc5i
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza requires an immediate cease fire and a massive influx of medical aid, food, water and other lifesaving needs. UNRWA needs funding now.
In just over four months in #Gaza, there have been more #children, more journalists, more medical personnel, and more @UN staff killed than anywhere in the world during a conflict.
It is with profound regret that I must now inform you that @UNRWA has reached a breaking point, with Israel’s repeated calls to dismantle it and the freezing of funding by donors at a time of unprecedented humanitarian needs in Gaza.
Read my letter to the President of the UN General Assembly @UN_PGA 👇
https://t.co/QyZxOQnNGa
Just like Meadville Lombard, the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is physically located in Chicago but can be experienced remotely from anywhere in the world. Take the museum's virtual tour this Black History Month: https://t.co/dhHohrYxcm 🧵1/4 #BHM2024
What should be clear to all of us is that the Israeli government’s forced displacement, punishment, and intentional inflicting of suffering and death upon children and civilians in Gaza is a moral catastrophe that our faith demands we condemn and resist.
#CeasefireNOW
Stockard Channing was riveting in "Other Desert Cities" and left me in tears. I'm so glad that her fine stage work in "6 Degrees" was transformed onto film, which holds up beautifully after so many years.
Happy birthday to Stockard Channing, whose characters wear wry detachment like a Chanel suit and who makes us feel the ache of sincerity beneath ironic surfaces. My favorite stage performances: "Joe Egg," "Other Desert Cities" and her apotheosis, "Six Degrees of Separation."
We condemn the Israeli military’s ongoing violence against #Gaza and the U.S. government’s complicity. Grounded in our belief that every human life is sacred, we join the chorus of voices calling for an immediate #ceasefire.
Read our statement online. https://t.co/w1F7iEo8pq
"On this #ValentinesDay, with its many practices and expressions of love, I encourage all Unitarian Universalists to explore what it means for love to live at the center of our faith tradition." ~UUA President the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt
#Love#UU#UnitarianUniversalist
New on our shelves: Black Girl You Are Atlas—A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. With full-color art by fine artist Ekua Holmes throughout, this poetry collection is a gift for anyone who reads it. https://t.co/hEbGt8efUn
We were about $6,999,999 short on funding for a Super Bowl ad with this same message, but maybe if everyone shares it, we will reach the same number of people?