Category: News & Announcements
short news announcements
Black America Since MLK
(And Still I Rise) – Part 2
February 15, 2023
6 PM – Social Hour | 7 PM – Movie
Lighthouse 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 … read more.
Landscaping/ADA Compliance Project
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 … read more.
Free Showing of The Big Payback
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 … read more.
New book discussion beginning in February– Braiding Sweetgrass
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, … read more.
February Shared Recipient – BLAAC
Who are we? Answering the clarion call of the Black Lives Matter movement, BLAAC facilitates
connection, 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 … read more.
Celebrate Black History Month
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 … read more.
Sophisticated Scammers Strike Again–
Periodically some scam-artists try to impersonate your ministers by sending an email or text asking for money or gift cards– please know that we would not make these requests in that way, and if you ever get a message requesting funds, please double-check with us– … read more.
Men’s I-Help Dinner
There will be a Men’s I-Help (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program) dinner this coming Sunday, January 29th. We provide dinners and shelter for about 16 homeless men. Sign up to contribute food on the “Men’s I-Help Dinner” food contribution list posted on the News and … read more.
Social Justice Actions for February
Action: Ask President Biden to Sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, World Beyond War, Coalition on Human Needs, and others.
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Action: Email Congress: Move the Money from the Military to Social and Environmental … read more.