Why Boycott “Home Deport”? Immigration raids at Home Depot occur almost daily. Home Depot should be a place where everyone can buy what they need to make their homes safe, secure and beautiful. Instead, it has become a place of fear – a target for ICE operations against immigrant communities and workers. Home Depot keeps … Continue reading Boycott Home Depot
By Zelma Nuñez-Borja for PJAT. Please call the relevant leaders below and urge them to take action! Calling is the best way to register your concern. Try to talk to a staff person, but if that’s not possible you will be able to leave a voicemail. Just leave your message. ID yourself as a district … Continue reading ACT TO END THE BLOCKADE OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO GAZA
Message from GA to congregations: Be audacious! From the Community Resilience Hub on UUA.org: Community resilience is a collective effort. It is our responsibility to leverage our resources, relationships, and collective power to defend democracy, ensure safety, and build a future where everyone can thrive. Actions of Immediate Witness These three AIWs were approved by … Continue reading General Assembly 2025
“If you haven’t been to General Assembly yet, you’ve missed a treat. At GA we get to join thousands of other UUs, meeting, connecting, worshiping, witnessing, learning, and doing the business of our Association, the UUA. I love it! I’ve been to 3 in person and 3 virtually.” Ben Ogilvie, church secretary What is General … Continue reading General Assembly: A Profound UU Experience
DRUUMM 2023 Census Survey DRUUMM — Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries — is the oldest and largest Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) collective in Unitarian Universalism. DRUUMM organized in 1997 for mutual support and to advance an anti-racist, intersectional, multicultural faith. In August of 2023, DRUMM launched a pilot program to … Continue reading We Count What Matters
By Bob Britton Today, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022, at 3:15 pm the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will hold a “Special” Board meeting to discuss the parameters of a potential Sheriff Oversight ordinance. Please speak at the meeting in support of strong independent sheriff oversight. You can speak at the meeting over zoom. A coalition … Continue reading Board of Supervisors Meeting on Sheriff Oversight
This blog post is an excerpt from a past worship service about the concept of covenant. If you have any questions or comments for Ben or any of our church leaders and members, please do get in touch! You can also connect with us via our online communities on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s chat! Covenant … Continue reading Reflection on Covenant
Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church unequivocally supports the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in calling the City of Gilroy not to install a new mission bell. On Monday, Jan 10, 2022, members of Starr King UU Church attended the Gilroy City Council meeting to support the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in urging the city to reconsider … Continue reading No to the New Mission Bell
A reflection Greetings! I’m here to invite you on a journey, a magical journey that can take place over a very long time or just a few seconds. I’ve taken this journey myself a number of times in the last few years, and I’m starting to see the stages of it more clearly. I’ve been … Continue reading Making Room
On Friday August 20th, some of our Starr King congregants showed up in solidarity with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to protect sacred Juristac land from desecration. Thanks to everyone who made it, with special thanks to Rene for his sign making skills! There were about 35 people attending, from all over the place — … Continue reading Protecting Sacred Lands at Juristac
