REAL Update: June 12, 2020

Thanks to our amazing Communications Director Jessica Meis and our leader for Social Action Karen Mooney, there is a section on the website home page that is a UCE statement on the Black Lives Matter movement, and ways to help.  Please check it out! 

There will be an intergenerational class/workshop on Restorative Justice co-sponsored by the Lifespan Learning Council, REAL, and the UCE Prison Ministry Team.  Coming soon – watch for details!

Black Lives Matter signs and buttons are available to all for $10 per sign and $1 per button.  Contact Annette Wallace at 847-826-6825 or the church office for information.

We are planning a White Fragility 3-part workshop to take place in the very near future. Watch for details.

REAL is exploring starting a monthly UCE group specifically for BIPOC (Blacks, Indigenous people, and other People of Color).  If interested, please contact Shannon Lang shalizhilang@yahoo.com.  Also please check out  http://www.blacklivesuu.com.

We continue to bring you resources for self-education on racism: books, movies, articles, often through our Member to Member Facebook page so keep checking that page. 

We try our best to alert everyone to rallies, events, petitions, UUTheVote activities, and more opportunities to show up or to donate where it will really help.

There will be another series of Movie Discussions on topics related to racism in the coming church year. 

We are exploring the possibility of a unique program on white supremacy intended for white people who have covered the basics of white privilege and unconscious bias, to go deeper into personal work.

And more.  Join us! If you are a member of REAL, or want to be a member of REAL, look for a REAL meeting invitation soon.  All are welcome!