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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 
WHO:             JOURNEY TOWARD WHOLENESS representatives

from Congregations in the Joseph Priestley District of the UUA.      

 
WHAT:           A SOCIAL JUSTICE GATHERING with Paula Cole Jones
 
WHEN:           Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10 AM – 4 PM          
 

WHERE:        UUs of Gettysburg, PA

(Little red brick church - 2 blocks from downtown)

136 S. Stratton St, Gettysburg, PA  17325

           

WHY:              Taking Steps to Form Cross-racial Community Partnerships

 "I believe that if we can transform social justice in our congregations to be racially inclusive and accountable, then we can transform Unitarian Universalism into a force in multicultural communities and into being the multicultural progressive movement that we envision." 

Paula Cole Jones, Director of Racial and Social Justice

Joseph Priestley District

 

Morning

 Speaker from Gettysburg NAACP about Collaboration with UUs of Gettysburg in response to the increase in hate group activity.

 

Is Mass Incarceration The New Jim Crow?  View and discuss presentation by Michelle Alexander
 

Afternoon

 How are UU's in the Joseph Priestley District approaching social justice?  How do we cast our social justice work to build strong cross-cultural partnerships?

 
 

LUNCH: Suggested donation -- $5  

RSVP's needed asap to Sara Gondwe: sarajayn@live.com or 717-420-0031

 

Home hospitality is being offered for Friday and/or Sat. nite. Please RSVP asap to Sara

 

Option for Sat. nite entertainment: Hauser Estate Winery -- 6 -- 9 p.m.                 

            Live band -- Voxology     Italian Catering     No cover charge  Free wine sampling

 

Sunday Service at UUG: 10:30 a.m. with Paula Cole Jones and Rev. Kate Bortner

            followed by potluck and Justice Workshop facilitated by Paula.

 

Sunday evening:  4:30 -- 7:30   African Potluck Dinner 

           (you may donate $5 instead of bringing food).

 

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