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Social Class and Mental Health
April and May are Stress Awareness and Mental Health Awareness months. Taking care of mental health is critical. It is especially so during this current moment rife with war, civil rights pullbacks, and increased, unchecked discrimination against racial, gender and religious groups outside of the power elite. As in so many other areas, social class […]
Women’s History Month: A Time to Reflect
March 2026 is Women’s History Month, and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Both celebrate the contributions of women throughout the world – and provide a time to look critically at the status of women and girls. This year’s commemoration finds that after decades of progress, rollbacks are leading to shorter lifespans, increased food insecurity […]
Goodbye 2025 and Welcome New Year
For social class bridgers like you, our UU Class Conversations partners, 2025 has been a truly challenging year. From the start, the optics of tech multi-billionaires standing directly behind Donald Trump during the presidential inauguration made the administration’s priorities abundantly clear. The class metrics of wealth, power and status would trump every other social class […]
American Revolution: Work in Progress
By Rev. Robert (Bob) Murphy The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. History will happen this Fourth of July. Donald Trump will be presiding over this year’s Fourth of July festivities. Expect military parades with celebrations of American imperialism, Christian nationalism and Donald Trump. The Ultimate Fighting […]