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Sara Morrison Neil: Steering Committee Member
I recently joined the UU Class Conversations Steering Committee. I am currently the Church Administrator and Membership Coordinator at First Parish in Framingham UU. My career has been in nonprofit administration, starting back in 1992 at the AIDS Action Committee in Boston. I also facilitate the Diversity and Equity Exploration Team at the congregation, which […]
My New Class-Instructed Patriotism
By Denise Moorehead Days after it aired, I watched a rebroadcast of the National Memorial Day Concert. The event has taken place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for more than three decades. It is not something I would normally watch. It was always a bit too rah, rah, armed forces anthems and military […]
Hurting Those with the Least Class Privilege
The U.S. House of “Representatives” has passed legislation that makes the largest cuts to healthcare in American history, including Medicaid cuts totaling $700 billion and $500 billion in Medicare cuts. These programs make the difference between good health and sickness or even death for those in the United States who have limited social class […]
Welcome to Year 10 from UU Class Conversations!
It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since a small group of Unitarian Universalists came together to discuss ways we could make our denomination more class-inclusive. We were inspired by the stories of UUs we met through community and parish ministry and social justice service. Co-founder Rev. Dr. Dorothy Emerson began meeting monthly […]