Looking for opportunities for learning and action with other UUs? Consider some of UU Mass Action’s upcoming programs. Topics range from immigration justice, to climate justice, to indigenous rights and more!

Learn more in their recent newsletter or at https://www.uumassaction.org/. 

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You are invited to add your email address to our UUCW Love In Action Announcements List. The perks:

● Receive email announcements for local vigils, demonstrations, city council meetings, school committee meetings, petitions, legislative bills, and anything in the Worcester area that is a form of love in action that has been vetted by a member of UUCW or a friend of UUCW.
● Post announcements with a brief note that includes your passion about why you’re asking for people’s support.

To join, send an email to actionannouncements@uucworcester.org stating that you’d like to be added and briefly describe how you are connected to UUCW (i.e. member, friend).

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Join others from Side With Love and the 8th Principle Taskforces to discuss the power of connections. We’ll discuss local examples of community networks, share examples of how we’re connected with others from UUCW, and discuss new opportunities for us to leverage our connections for broader impact. 

Contact sidewithlove@uucworcester.org with any questions.

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We are discussing:

Blueprint for Revolution by Srđa Popović

February 22: read through Chapter 5

March 22: read to end of book

This group is for anyone looking to understand their place in the current political climate and how they can contribute to meaningful changes in the community. In each meeting, we will discuss a book or other resource related to community activism.

Questions or suggestions? Do you have a suggestion for an activist resource? Please let Side with Love know at sidewithlove@uucworcester.org

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Please support me in launching The Estuary: A Network for Grieving Children and Families. We will be launching our first grief support program for children ages 3-18 and their caregivers in March and need help raising money to cover start up costs including supplies, refreshments and administrative support. Please consider checking out our fundraising page at https://gofund.me/59b41e219!

With love and gratitude,

Erin Morrell

Founder, The Estuary: A Network for Grieving Children and Families L.L.C.

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The Village has organized a calendar of events to celebrate Black history and culture in commemoration of Black History Month. The full calendar can be found at: www.tinyurl.com/worcbcc2026

Members of the 8th Principle* Taskforce will be attending the two events below as a group. Interested in attending? Either come join us at the event or email us at 8thprinciple@uucworcester.org to connect in advance. 

*The 8th principle is a commitment to work to accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in our lives and world at large. 

Black Women Composers Community Concert
Saturday, February 21 @ 6:30pm 

YWCA of Central Massachusetts (1 Salem Square)

• Even if they weren’t always given the visibility or credit that they deserved, Black Women have always been trailblazers in music. In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to join us for a community concert shining a light on the contributions made by Black American Women songwriters from 1920 to 1970. With 5 incredible local musicians performing their renditions of their songs, we remember these women, the music they made, the stories they told, and the messages they left behind that are still relevant and resonant across generations.  You won’t want to miss what is sure to be an amazing celebration of Black American Women songwriters! Flyer  |  Information

Celebrate Black History Month with The Worcester Branch N.A.A.C.P.
Saturday, February 21 @ 11 am to 2 pmYWCA of Central Massachusetts (1 Salem Square),

You are invited to join The Worcester NAACP as they celebrate 100 years of Black History in honor of Black historians and leaders! They will gather and share stories about a Black individual who has made an impact on you or our community/society. Flyer |  Information

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January Events through UU Mass Action

Looking for opportunities for learning and action with other UUs? Consider some of UU Mass Action’s upcoming programs. Topics range from immigration justice, to climate justice, to indigenous rights and more!

January 15th from noon to 1pm is their monthly action hour – a time to take action on key items connected to ongoing campaigns. 

Learn more in their recent newsletter or at https://www.uumassaction.org/. 

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Greetings from the Refugee Ministry Team. This is an appeal for donations to help an Afghan man, who is currently detained by ICE, with his legal expenses and potential bond. Several of us who are part of this congregation have developed close friendships with a number of Afghan refugees. We started out as volunteers, but over time, the relationships have deepened.

Recently we learned that this member of our network of Afghan families was detained when he appeared at the ICE Detention Center in Burlington MA for a scheduled appointment. Suddenly what we have been seeing in the news has become personal. The conditions in the ICE facilities are in reality as inhumane as you can imagine. He has bond and asylum hearings scheduled for later this month, assuming they take place on those dates. The hearings have already been rescheduled once.

Being an ICE detainee is extremely expensive. His legal fees are already in the thousands, and if he is granted bond, it will be many thousands more. He has no financial resources of his own. Assuming he is granted bond, which will be returned to him when appears for legal proceedings, we will be using any funds not needed for his other legal expenses to set up a fund to help other ICE detainees.

If you would like to make a donation, please contact Ann Hollander by email at refugeeministry@uucworcester.org. She will provide information on where and how to send your donation.

For more information please contact refugeeministry@uucworcester.org

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On Monday, January 19, Worcester will host the 41st Annual Community Breakfast Honoring The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning at 7 am (event begins at 8 am), at Assumption University, Plourde Recreation Center, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA.  This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jennifer Davis Carey, former Executive Director of the Worcester Education Collaborative.  

Join members and friends of UUCW at our table for 10.  Tickets are $35.00 per seat.  To register for the event, CLICK HERE.  Or scan the URL Code below. 

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Join members of Indivisible Worcester and the UUCW Get Out the Vote Team for a Signs of Fascism Brigade on Saturday, December 20th, from 11 to 12:30 at Elm Park across from Price Chopper/Market 32.  We’ll have premade signs shown above (as we were in Webster) and stand along Park Ave. and Elm Street.  Use this Mobilize link to sign up.  For more information, contact Mary S at indivisibleworcester@aol.com or Beth at gotv@uucworcester.org.  Spread the word for more folks to join us.

Beth Posner-Waldron, Get Out The Vote Team

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