Category: Social Justice

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Report of the Social Justice Group’s January 15, 2024 Workshop and Retreat

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The Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago invited members and friends to participate in a three-hour retreat and workshop to consider how to restructure itself. Seventeen people attended in person, and two took part by phone. All attendees participated in a series of exercises to recommend social justice areas for action … Continue reading Report of the Social Justice Group’s January 15, 2024 Workshop and Retreat

Keep-Me-Warm Drive Thank You!

Thank you for a genuine community effort to bring clothing to our neighbors in need of winter warmth and caring. In addition to your generous donations, over thirty members of the First U family participated to make the Keep-Me-Warm Drive a success. The First U Social Justice Council is grateful to all for truly shared … Continue reading Keep-Me-Warm Drive Thank You!

Reproductive Justice Task Force

Last month SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to pass their own laws regarding abortion and other reproductive services. There are already horrific stories of women being denied timely, safe medical care in cases of ectopic pregnancies and incomplete miscarriages. You might be feeling confused, angry, or sad about this monumental change and what … Continue reading Reproductive Justice Task Force

Statement regarding Samuel Harvard

Greetings Members and Friends, Perhaps you have already heard of the tragic passing of a homeless man, who recently had been staying in the alley doorway behind First Unitarian. We are all deeply saddened by this loss of human life. Samuel Harvard had been a familiar face in the Hyde Park neighborhood for years, and … Continue reading Statement regarding Samuel Harvard