The Social Justice Council has elected a new leadership team for the upcoming church year. Co-chairs are Nancy Kelly and Beth Jerde. Co-Treasurers are Lorraine Schnurr and Barbara Weisman. Secretary is Sheldon Jones. Social Justice Sunday table coordinators are Jim Acock and Susan Blair. Dorothy Herzberg will coordinate the Good Neighbor work.
Our June potluck and meeting will be on Sunday, June 11, 6 pm. All are welcome.
We plan to offer additional workshops in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in August and September.
In September and October a series of workshops and caucuses are planned to address the issues of race and white supremacy brought up in the May 7 service, “Whose Faith Is It?”
LFDC (Literature, Film and Drama Contingent of the Confronting Racism Project) was pleased to be part of the very special service on May 7: “Whose Faith Is It?,” concerning white supremacy, and how UUCB might want to ensure that all truly feel welcome on the hill. LFDC member Helen Tinsley-Jones added her very personal and moving story to those of UUCB choir members Rod Lowe and Dayana Claghorn. Following the service, we offered our meeting time for a “talk-back” session. Rev. Jay Atkinson lit the chalice and Lonnie Moseley facilitated a discussion of some of the written responses from congregants to questions posed during the service.
Our book selection for June 4: White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg. And for July 2: Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving. (FYI: If you missed it, the movie Get Out is now streaming on Amazon and iTunes.)
Other Social Justice Opportunities and Information
Ceasefire Walks: Friday nights in Richmond at 7, contact maw.jane@gmail.com.
GRIP: UUCB volunteers prepare and serve lunch to hungry and homeless people at the GRIP Souper Center in Richmond on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Want to volunteer? raywest2@sbcglobal.net. To help with supper at GRIP on fourth Saturdays, contact arielwest@yahoo.com.
Read-Aloud: Volunteers needed for next school year to read aloud at local elementary schools in Richmond and San Pablo. Contact Judy Sam at jssam47@yahoo.com.
