Mary HillRecognized National Photographer“The Silence in Details and Quiet Places”  March 4 to March 30, 2023Artist’s Reception – Saturday March 25 – 1pm – 4pm Mary Hill was born in Texas, moving to Carmel in 1988. She is a travel agent with Carmel-Monterey Travel and has had the opportunity to travel to some of the most … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Mary Hill, UUCMP Artist for March

It’s time again to help with distributing t-shirts for the Big Sur Marathon.  We have received $2,600 in total for our help with last year’s marathon and half marathon, and we helped our community stage a great event.  Please sign up to help on 28 or 29 April.  It’s an easy job in a fun … Continue reading Big Sur Marathon T-Shirt Distribution

February 15, 20236 PM – Social Hour | 7 PM – MovieLighthouse 4 Cinema – Pacific Grove Black America Since MLK(And Still I Rise) – Part 2 Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts a personal journey through the past 50 years of black history in the United States, citing both the progress made and obstacles … Continue reading Black America Since MLK
(And Still I Rise) – Part 2

Hurray! Our long awaited Landscaping and ADA Compliance Improvement project has begun. The heavy rains of December and January delayed our start a bit but now the project is going full speed ahead. A few parking spaces along the driveway will be used for staging materials during the project, which is expected to last  approximately … Continue reading Landscaping/ADA Compliance Project

On Sat., Feb 11, from 10-12:30, join Whites for Racial Equity for a free showing of The Big Payback, which looks at the first tax-funded reparations bill in the United States and at one local leader as she and her community struggle to realize restitution for its citizens. The film will be followed by a discussion with Sharon Miller, … Continue reading Free Showing of The Big Payback

Rev. Elaine and the UUCMP Environmental Justice Group invite you to participate in an upcoming 6 session book discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.  “Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and … Continue reading New book discussion beginning in February– Braiding Sweetgrass 

Who are we? Answering the clarion call of the Black Lives Matter movement, BLAAC facilitatesconnection, dialogue, and cooperation among Black leaders, anti-racist allies, change making organizations, and concerned individuals in Monterey County and beyond in order to build collaborative relationships that make a difference and deepen the impacts of anti-racist initiatives. Our mission is helping … Continue reading February Shared Recipient – BLAAC

This Wednesday, February 1st, in celebration of Black History Month, Mel Mason former Presidential candidate, California Gubernatorial candidate, NAACP President Monterey chapter, and perhaps the only remaining Monterey County former Black Panther,will be the keynote speaker at Lighthouse Cinemas in Pacific Grove, hosted by Black Leaders and Allies Collaborative. This February, Black Leaders and Allies Collaborative (B.L.A.A.C.) is … Continue reading Celebrate Black History Month