Join us on October 6, 2024, at 8:00 PM Eastern for Still Here, a virtual vigil to honor the spiritual work toward ending violence.  Through a litany of loss, of outrage and resistance, we are still here. We honor the ongoing struggle for justice following the Solidarity with Palestinians Action of Immediate Witness, advocating for a ceasefire, release of hostages, humanitarian aid, and an end to military funding of genocide in Palestine and the world. Our UU Vigils for Gaza, open to all, are part of a series that invites us to grieve, learn, and hold space for one another.

RSVP: druumm.org/events – free, with donations to support our pastoral work and community ministry including a gathering of Palestinian and Middle Eastern UUs.

In the spaces between outrage and numbness and in the face of the weaponization of zionism that seeks to silence voices for human rights, we hold vigil to provide a sacred place for people of conscience. We call for a permanent ceasefire and end to the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, a release of all hostages/prisoners, humanitarian aid, and an accountability process that is not rooted in revenge. We deeply honor the worth and dignity of all Palestinians and all Israelis.

We center the voices of those most affected and ask attendees to hold this with intention. We are mindful of the deep and complex roots in the minds and hearts of Westerners. We aim to be present with one another and deepen our attention to the crisis in Gaza as Unitarian Universalists.

View our previous vigils at youtube.com/@DRUUMM.

Hosted by concerned Unitarian Universalist ministers, religious professionals, lay leaders, DRUUMM, Black Lives of UU, Side with Love, Church of the Larger Fellowship, UU Service Committee, UUs for Justice in the Middle East, UU Society for Community Ministries, UU Women’s Federation, and UU College of Social Justice.