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Photo. Standing on the Side of Love. During a recent Friday evening, members of Palomar UU Fellowship in Vista made 181 breakfast burritos in their kitchen. The next two mornings they took them and bottles of water to day laborers at sites in Vista, Encinitas, Bonsall, Oceanside and San Marcos. And they put up their new banner Sunday outside the Fellowship, facing the street and the entrance for the first time. More of Dick Eiden's photos when you click on the above photo.

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Evening of Justice. The San Diego County Cluster's Social Justice Weekend kicks off tomorrow night (February 25) with a focus on Marriage Equality from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Bard Hall at First UU Church in Hillcrest. The event features an exciting lineup of speakers (UUs and non-UUs), updates, networking and dialogue with prizes and food. It's sponsored by the Social Justice Ministry Team at First Church.

Finding Your Passion. The Weekend continues as Palomar UU Fellowship hosts the 1st Annual Social Justice Conference on Saturday (February 27) from 9 a.m. (registration and breakfast) to 2 p.m. (lunch included). Adam Gerhardstein, Campaign Manager for the UUA's Standing on the Side of Love Campaign, is the keynote speaker.

Rallying for Justice. On Sunday (February 28) hundreds of UUs and non-UUs are expected to gather outside the Federal Building in downtown San Diego for an Immigration Reform Rally beginning at 2 p.m. Peter Morales, the first Latino to head the Unitarian Universalist Association, is the keynote speaker.

Questions. If you need any information about any of the events during Social Justice Weekend, please contact social justice leaders at your congregations or mkruming@aol.com. The leaders are: Chalice UU Congregation (Morgana Mlodoch); First Church (Kristen Kuriga, Rev. Kathleen Owens, Bonny Russell); Palomar UU Fellowship (Dick Eiden, Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson, Julie Mack, Dan Stracka, Susan Thayer); UU Fellowship of San Dieguito (Beverly Conner, Kathy Faller, Irv Himelblau); UUs of the South Bay (Mar Cardenas); Summit (Gwen Baldwin, Rene Schad, Deena Tuttle) and Temecula Valley UUs (Dawn Brosius).

DRUUM Conference. UUs of color from Seattle to San Diego are expected to gather March 19-21 at the first West Coast DRUUMM conference at Throop UU Church in Pasadena. The event is open to anyone who identifies as a person of color and is affiliated with or interested in being affiliated with a UU church. Friday's opening worship will be followed by a full day of workshops on Saturday, including ethnic identity caucusing and exploration of internalized racism. Sunday's programs are centered around a special worship service. For information, please contact Marisol Caballeros at (626) 795-8625 or mcaballero@uuneighborhood.org. Additionally, the UU Allies of Racial Equality, the white allies group, will be meeting the same weekend at the Long Beach UU Church. For information on both events, visit www.druumm.onefireplace.org

Love Is All You Need. How about these vanity license plates? KNOWLUV and L4LUV. If you see a catchy plate, e-mail mkruming@aol.com.

February 14 - May 30/Pasadena. The Pasadena Museum of California Art presents an exhibition titled “Millard Sheets: The Early Years (1926-1944)” in the Main Galley. Rev. Carolyn Owen-Towle is the daughter of this famous artist.

Thursday/February 25/First Church. Marriage Equality Conference beginning at 6:30 p.m. Adam Gerhardstein, Campaign Manager for the UUA's “Standing on the Side of Love” Campaign will speak.

Saturday/February 27/Palomar. 1st Annual Social Justice Conference from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday/March 4/Point Loma. Garrison Keillor, Host of A Prairie Home Companion, will appear at Point Loma Nazarene University at 7 p.m. www.pointloma.edu/keillor.

Thursday/March 11/First Church. Charitable Giving and Your Financial Strategy: Creating a Legacy Today for Tomorrow, 7-8:30 p.m. Donation. To register, contact Chris Christenson at (619) 298-9978 ext. 8014, chris@firstuusandiego.org.

April 16-18/UU Men's Fellowship/Camp de Benneville Pines. The UUMF's Annual Spring Renewal in the San Bernardino Mountains will include workshops, deep sharing, music, drumming and more. Contact Mike Dorfi at (619) 466-5952.

Saturday/July 17/Hillcrest. Pride Parade.

Saturday-Sunday/July 17-18/Balboa Park. Pride Festival. (The Pride Parade and Pride Festival use the same website.)

Quotable. “We cannot pretend we have nothing to do with the creation of the (immigration) problem. We are all in this together. Who has the moral right to be here? It is easy to determine who has a legal right. Never confuse a legal right with a moral right.” —Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Generosity. At Chalice UU Congregation, Susan Spoto (chilirad@cox.net; 858/486- 7873) collects used wine and champagne corks which she gives to a specialized recycler for floor tiles and other products.