Is your spirit called to create a more equitable and just world for all?  Our Social Justice Ministry extends beyond our congregation to our town, county, and state and strives to center the marginalized.

Within the overall Social Justice Ministry, we’ve organized into various “seed” groups including:

The LGBTQIA+ community

Housing Security

Migrant Justice

Food Security

Unhoused Neighbors Support

Donations Team – Jean Terwilliger, leader

Contact Mary Hadley to learn more about CVUUS’s Social Justice Ministry and seed groups.

CVUUS Social Justice Ministry Groups

The LGBTQIA+ community:

LGBTQIA+(UBU, Pride Events): Youngs, Elio Farley, Mike & Liam Greenwood, Andrea Sambrook, Pam Berenbaum, Gordon Gibson & Maurie J

Housing Security:

Interfaith Affordable Housing: Mike Greenwood, Jean Terwilliger (Tiny House), Ellen Flight, Abi Sessions (Homeshare), Mike Small, Colleen Brown, Scott Barkdoll (ADUs), Lise Anderson, Michelle Spohnheimer, Laura Asermily (AC Housing Coalition)

Habitat for Humanity: Bob House, Geoff (Dale) Birdsall, Alan Moore, Walt Koenig

Migrant Justice:

CVUUS Migrant Worker Solidarity/ Mexican Consulate: Lise Anderson, Alan Moore, David Bristol, Laura Asermily, Miles Peterle, Chris Murphy, Mary Saudade, Alice Berninghausen, Carol K, Youngs

Open Door Clinic: Heidi Sulis, Alice B, Alan

Food Security

CVUUS Charles Ave Community Cupboard: Karen Cooper, Hannah Sessions, Mike Greenwood, Ellen Flight, Abi Sessions, others.  To donate money for the cupboard, use this link:  Donate to the Charles Ave Community Cupboard

CVUUS Charter House Meals (dinner 2^nd Mon of month, lunch 2^nd Wed of month): Alan Moore (dinner), Michele Lowy (lunch), Revell Allen, Sheila House, Alice B, Carol Harden, Gayle Muenchow, Mary Conlon, Sue Grigg, Barbara Merz, Gail Borden, Kathryn Schloff, Andrew Menkart, Morris Earle, Jean T

CVUUS Community Supper Cookies (4th Friday of month): all of above. Kathryn Schloff, Alan Moore, Abi Sessions have coordinated an annual meal of shepherds pie and apple crisp often provided Dec/Jan but not during COVID.

CROP Walk:  Marnie Wood, Mary Hadley

CVUUS Meals on Wheels: Monday UU team: Mary Conlon, Mike Greenwood (sub), Bob House, Alan Moore, Ted Scheu. Other routes: Barbara Merz, Bethany Barry, Van.

Hunger Council liaison: Tom Morgan

Unhoused Neighbors Support:

Gather (drop in space on Merchants Row): Tom Morgan, Colleen Brown (covers Thursdays), Margy & Jordan Young, Dinah Smith, Abi Sessions, Craig B & Beth D

Homelessness: Kathryn Schloff, Tom Morgan, Laura Asermily (Looking for…brochure)

Hospice/End of Life: Marnie Wood

Other:

Atria Collective (formerly WomenSafe–personal care item collection in lobby): Laura A (for Dottie N), Elaine O Hammond, Becky Strum

CVUUS Social Justice Ministry Covenant

(adopted by the CVUUS Board of Trustees, Nov 11, 2024)

CVUUS affirms that collective social justice action is integral to the tradition of our Unitarian Universalist faith and necessary for demonstrating our values in our community.  As a part of CVUUS, our Social Justice Ministry will serve by centering the needs of the oppressed and marginalized, orchestrating social justice planning and actions, and creating opportunities for CVUUS to put our faith into action in and beyond the walls of our congregation.

CVUUS Covenant to Dismantle Racism & Other Oppressions

(Based on the UUA 8th Principle work, Adopted by the congregation March 5, 2023)

“We commit to journey toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community through our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”

We hope to shine our light with our Side with Love t-shirts which you can purchase during social hour after worship or by contacting Mary Hadley or Mike Greenwood.