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First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans
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A vibrant, multigenerational, justice-oriented UU congregation in New Orleans. Sunday services at 10:30 in Rayne Memorial Chapel at 3900 St. Charles uptown.
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So much fun today teaching children, youth & adults how to handsew/make JIGLPETs (sounds like jigglepet. Fun way to remember #UUvalues : justice, interdependence, generosity, love, pluralism, equity and transformation.)

#grateful for UU community

#religiouseducator #UnitarianUniversalist
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November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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What is #unitarianuniversalism ? Come to #uucwf and find out!
#unitarianuniversalist #unitarianuniversalistchurch #uuchurch #liberalfaith #oregoncity #sidewithlove❤️
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"Do something to be faithful. Do something to
interrupt evil. Do not wait. Do it now. The time
we have left for collecting courage and dealing
in compassion is not unlimited. But this is still your
day. Move into it in your power and your love."

- Rev. Julian J Soto

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#uu
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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SCOTUS cases this term could shape LGBTQI+ rights, from passport policies to marriage equality. Ministers, religious professionals, and LGBTQI+ UUs are invited to a Zoom briefing with Rev. Jami Yandle & Sam Ames. Nov 19, 12pm ET. Register:.

🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/44fvMzV
A dark blue event graphic titled “Supreme Court Updates & the LGBTQI+ Community.” At the top, large white text reads “SUPREME COURT UPDATES & THE LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY.” Below it, a white rounded rectangle displays the date and time: on the left, a blue square with “19 Nov.” in bold; on the right, blue text listing “12pm ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT, Via Zoom.” To the left of the text block is the UUA flaming chalice logo in Progress Pride colors. To the right, white text reads: “Open to All Ministers, Religious Professionals, and LGBTQI+ Members of UU Congregations and Communities.” Near the bottom left, a yellow rectangular button with a black arrow says “REGISTER NOW.” To the right of the button is a short URL in bold white text: “http://bit.ly/49Sm3De.” Along the bottom of the graphic are illustrated raised hands in various skin tones. . Subtle starburst shapes and crowd silhouettes appear in the background.
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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US Airstrikes in the Caribbean & Implications for Domestic Militarization in U.S. Cities
Policy Talk w/ Brett Heinz

Thurs, Nov 20
8:00 pm ET • 7:00 pm CT• 6:00 pm MT • 5:00 pm PT
bit.ly/Airstrikes-M...

Dovetails w/No Frills Action Hour:
http: bit.ly/ActHour-November
Blue Camo with a picture of Brett Heinz, a white man wearing a black shirt and a black jacket in front of the US Capitol at night, with a navy blue sky behind the dome. At the bottom of the picture is a QR Code and the UUSJ logo Policy Talk with Brett Heinz, American Friends Service Committee Thursday, November 20 8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT• 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT RSVP: https://bit.ly/Airstrikes-Militarization US Airstrikes in the Caribbean and Implications for Domestic Militarization in U.S. Cities Brett Heinz, Global Policy Coordinator for Economic and Climate Justice, American Friends Service Committee (the Quakers), will speak to us about U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean, the broader history of efforts to merge the War on Drugs with the War on Terror, and implications we need to be aware of for the Trump administration’s domestic militarization and threats to use the Insurrection Act to target U.S. cities militarily. This Event Dovetails with our Monthly No Frills Action Hour: Constitutional Law, Not Martial Law: https://bit.ly/ActHour-November
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Book Highlight! Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church by Eliza Griswold. Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. And some have been searching for—and finding—more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus.
Circle of Hope
A 2024 National Book Award for Non-fiction FinalistA 2024 Publisher's Weekly best Religion book of the year.A New York Times Notable book of 2024.A Pulitzer Prize winner’s intimate portrait of a…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Beloved, may we stay present in generosity and tenderness with ourselves and one another, making space for what is to be what is #chalicelighting #morningprayer #uu
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Disability rights advocate and writer Alice Wong has died at the age of 51. Watch our 2021 interview with Wong here: www.democracynow.org/2021/2/9/adv...
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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professorfreddy.bsky.social Freddy Tran Nager @professorfreddy.bsky.social · 8h
Love this: @bookshop.org & @beaconpress.bsky.social have a featured list of #books called "Give The Gift Of Resistance":

bookshop.org/lists/give-t... #BookSky #RESIST!
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Before she died, Alice Wong was kind enough to give me an interview for my book, Who Wants Normal?

Here’s her wonderful advice to disabled women (from the Guardian extract): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Alice Wong, activist and writer: Try not to feel the need to keep up or be as good as your non-disabled peers. Focus on doing what you love and knowing who you are and what kind of person you want to be in the world. Life can be messy and shitty and it’s totally OK to be full of rage and pain. Don’t do something because it’s what others expect – please yourself first and take your time. You don’t have to follow the typical path. You can find freedom when you let go of what you think success, perfection or happiness is supposed to look like. Asking for help and needing help doesn’t mean you are a failure. You have power, whether you realise it or not.
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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White people being white people again.

“So, we want to release an ice cream themed in solidarity with those facing a genocide by white hands.”

White people response:

“No, we are too white for introspection.”
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen says that the parent company, Magnum (owned by Unilever), blocked the ice cream maker from releasing a Palestine-themed flavor last year, because, as executives told The Guardian, it was “not the right time.”

That decision came as Palestinians were facing a...
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen says that the parent company, Magnum (owned by Unilever), blocked the ice cream maker from releasing a Palestine-themed flavor last year, because, as executives told The Guardian, it was “not the right time.” That decision came as Palestinians were facing a genocide and one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in recent history — mass displacement, starvation, and sustained bombing. Cohen is now calling it out publicly, asking how a company with a conscience can be asked not to speak during a moment like that. He’s urging people to pressure Magnum and oppose their “silencing tactics.” Quote Ben Cohen @YoBenCohen Magnum told reporters at @TheGuardian that it blocked Ben & Jerry’s from creating a flavor for Palestine last year, because it was ‘not the right time’. Meanwhile, Palestinians were living through one of the worst humanitarian crises of this generation. If that’s ‘not the right time’ to take a stand, when is? And if its ’not the right time' for a business with a conscience to speak out, when is? Keep telling @MagnumGlobal what you think of their silencing tactics. #FreeBenandJerrys
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Alice was a champion for disability media, arts, and culture; she was everything everywhere all at once. If you don’t think you knew Alice, you were undoubtedly touched by her.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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We take a moment today to reflect on Tiger Queen Alice Wong, a disability leader who joined our ancestors this weekend. Alice was a ferocious advocate for disability power and autonomy and profoundly influenced our work. She also very much believed in pleasure, sensuality, and the power of the body.
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Yall, I am delighted to give you a sneak peak at the new WAWC Healthcare Tuscaloosa clinic. Now that the papers are signed and official, we can start converting offices into exam rooms....
Our gorgeous two and a half story 11,000 sqft brick building with white shutters on the 12 front windows.
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I lived in Charlotte for a while after the storm and I really appreciate that this is exactly what I pictured people in Charlotte making!

(Yes, #nolasky I am trying to source glitter whistles for us.)
leighkunkel.bsky.social Leigh Kunkel @leighkunkel.bsky.social · 2d
For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
A small black planter hanging on a fence, filled with red whistles. There's a sign that reads Tate a whistle! ¡Toma un silbato! Protect each other from ICE Protegernos unos a otros de la migra Use when ICE is spotted Usalo cuando se encuentra IcE form a crowd, Stay loud Unete a la comunidas y Manténte ruidosos
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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When you don't take this stuff seriously, people die. In this case a summer camp full of little kids.
The Trump Administration has made it clear that they don't take disasters seriously.
More people will die.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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psfrench.bsky.social
This is so cool. I interviewed Calvin Duncan - exoneree, and now Orleans Parish Clerk of Court - back in 2023 about his work as a jailhouse lawyer for the folks on death row in Louisiana. I remember being really struck by his words:
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Join me in observing Audre Lorde’s ascension date and clearing the way for the future she is emboldening us to create. And see below for an IG live tonight. sangodare.podia.com/wide-futures...
Wide Futures: A Nine Day Clearing in Honor of Audre Lorde
When Audre Lorde wrote the poems in The Black Unicorn she was afraid for her life. She had learned that she had breast cancer and needed a ceremony to activate her eternal self to guide her. For tho...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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It is not my place
to tell you, my friend,
how to grieve
for our departed friends,
but it falls now to us
to remember them,
and it falls now to us
to remember
that they would want
for us to remember
that this pandemic
is far from over.
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I know money is tight for a lot of folks right now and people are having to make tougher choices. If you or someone in your part of the community is struggling and also has some pet needs there will be a pet food bank hosted by Spay Mart ! Please pass this along! #nolasky
Flyer: "Pop-Up Pet Food Pantry Nov. 18-19 3768 Johnson St Metairie, LA 10 a.m. - Noon 4-6pm"
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Sharing a practice of reading with children is also a practice of listening to children: “What are you thinking about? What are your questions?“ @lalouverouge.bsky.social
The Case for Child Liberation Through Children‘s Books
In troubling the idea of childhood, there is perhaps no better place to go than children’s literature. Children’s literature is where stories of childhood are produced, ostensibly, for children; it…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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#nolasky
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Rain pouring on battered tents. Water rising everywhere. Mattresses, blankets, and clothes soaked through in minutes.

This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM