Care Not Cages: Care Response 101

Join us for a night on Care Response 101, with Josiah Quarles from REACH. Learn about non-police response for those experiencing a mental health crisis, and how this promising new approach to safety could work in Cleveland. Food and drinks will be provided! We'll be at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. … Continue reading Care Not Cages: Care Response 101

Exploring Restorative Justice for Cleveland

Explore Restorative Justice for Cleveland at a Movie Night and Community Dialogue on Thursday, November 9th from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the Urban Community School. The film, Healing Justice, will be shown. Read more

What is Our Connection to the Crisis in Israel/Palestine?”

Join Mark Weber and Don Bryant virtually on Zoom with UUs from UUCC, West Shore, and SouthWest. Three topics to be addressed: For the link, please email Laurie at sunnyskies2023@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Fact Distinguished Speaker: “The Power of Scenery: Fredrick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks”

Next Distinguished Speaker via Zoom: Dennis Drabelle - December 2, 3 PM ET via Zoom Register Here Frederick Law Olmsted saw city parks as vital to the pursuit of happiness and wanted them to be established for all to enjoy. When he wrote down his philosophy for managing Yosemite, a new and different kind of … Continue reading Fact Distinguished Speaker: “The Power of Scenery: Fredrick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks”

Recognizing and Resisting Fascism as People of Faith

Zoom Presentation Register Here:Rev. Cecilia Kingman has been studying authoritarian systems for most of her life and is currently doing doctoral work at the Pacific School of Religion on the responses of faith communities to fascist and totalitarian regimes. After the collapse of the communist dictatorship in Romania, she spent two decades working with the … Continue reading Recognizing and Resisting Fascism as People of Faith

Signature Drive to Help End Partisan Ohio Gerrymandering

As a congregation, UUCC has experience serving as a staging site for petitions to protect democracy and individual worth and dignity. Now another proposed constitutional amendment regarding fundamental fairness in the democratic process is underway. Volunteer with UUCC, Citizens Not Politicians and Fair Districts Ohio to create a more fair redistricting process in our state. … Continue reading Signature Drive to Help End Partisan Ohio Gerrymandering

Care Not Cages III: Care Response & Abolition

About the eventJoin REACH Ohio and The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition to learn about non-police care response and carceral abolition, and how they work together.WhereTuesday,January 16th 6:30-8:00pmUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Presented by: Bree Easterling (they/them)Clevelander and disabled Air Force veteran Bree Easterling has a rich background in social … Continue reading Care Not Cages III: Care Response & Abolition

Play – Thurgood free January 20th

A dramatic reading of the play THURGOOD comes To: Forest Hill Church (3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights) Saturday afternoon, January 20 at 3 PM. The accomplished actor Greg White, who was understudy to the play Thurgood by George Stevens last fall at the Allen Theater in downtown Cleveland, will give the dramatic reading. In 2014 … Continue reading Play – Thurgood free January 20th

GCC Update! Start Your New Year With UUs Together!

Please join us virtually on Monday January 22 from 7-8:30pm. What is GCC planning in 2024? Meet GCC delegates and core team members from each of the UU Congregations. Keisha Krumm, Lead Organizer for Greater Cleveland Congregations and Tyeson Douglas, GCC Fellow, will update us on the very impactful first quarter of 2024 Actions. Accountability … Continue reading GCC Update! Start Your New Year With UUs Together!

GCC: Meets with Mayor Justin Bibb

On January 30th at 7pm Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) leaders will host Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb.

The meeting with Mayor Bibb is about GCC’s Cleveland Neighborhoods Now campaign, which addresses five targeted areas (Fairfax, Central, Lee Harvard, Slavic Village and Mt. Pleasant).