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Be Part of the 1 Percent

By Joan Soble Career Educator and Current Blogger Joan shares this blog post, which appeared on her Facebook feed, and then rewrote to include her own observations and views. She asks us to share our own views on this issue on our own social media and with elected officials.  I don’t care what side of […]

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SCOTUS Further Shifts Away from Social Class Inclusion

Many, if not most, of the 2025-26 Supreme Court rulings were antithetical to the values of our Unitarian Universalist progressive religious and spiritual movement. The Roberts court has continued to strip away the rights of people with less social class advantage – while multiplying the burden on those with intersectional oppressions. The court, which had […]

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10 Podcasts Exploring Classism

The following podcasts have been recommended to UU Class Conversations, and we now recommend them to you for their probing and insightful examination of social class. Find them at your favorite podcast source. 1. Classy (hosted by Jonathan Menjivar) This is a deeply personal and engaging series exploring how class infiltrates everyday life. Menjivar draws on his own […]

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Celebrate Pride Month 2026

Call Out and Resist Increased Oppression It’s Pride Month, which honors the LGBTQ+ community’s history, resilience and ongoing struggle for equality. While it originated from the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, it has since evolved into a global celebration of identity, visibility and activism, emphasizing […]

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