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UU Nepal Crisis Response

4/28/2015

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The ground is still shaking with the aftershocks, but Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is already responding to the crisis in Nepal. Even before the casualty figures started coming in, the horrific images told the story - this struggling country has suffered a devastating blow, and its people need our help. Immediately. After emergency consultations over the weekend, UUSC partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to launch the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. We're assembling a crisis response team to conduct an initial assessment of the greatest threats survivors face. As always, our focus will be on those groups most likely to fall through the cracks of traditional rescue and relief efforts:
  • Women and girls will be at grave risk of gender-based violence and discrimination, issues that are already prevalent in Nepal.
  • The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities will be especially vulnerable to discrimination.
  • Dalits and indigenous groups that are traditionally the target of appalling social discrimination are likely to be cast aside as relief supplies and services begin arriving in-country.
  • Roughly 4 million people who live in Nepal without recognized citizenship will have difficulty getting the help they desperately need.
  • The elderly and people living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS are also likely targets for discrimination and abuse.
These are the people counting on us today. And they are why I'm counting on you today. In the coming days, we will keep you updated on our work and the impact your gift is making. In the meantime, please keep the survivors in your thoughts. It is critical that we act as quickly as possible to help the most vulnerable survivors. Thank you for your compassion.

We need your immediate help to raise the $250,000 required to put our crisis response plans into action immediately, so please be as generous as possible. Donate today.


Our deepest thanks, Bill Schulz - President and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee 


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Peter Bolland Lectures and Concert: Bringing Wisdom to Life

4/23/2015

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News from Peter Bolland: "New Lecture Series in San Diego. We're excited to announce a new lecture series in San Diego every Monday evening in May at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego.

All of my lectures at the Osher Institute in the College of Extended Studies at San Diego State University and at San Diego Oasis sell out quickly, and are also restricted to those 50 years old and above. It's time to expand our reach and make this learning opportunity available to everyone in a new and welcoming venue.


Monday, May 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Thoreau, Gandhi, and King: The Politics of Right Action

The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented war, chaos and human suffering. But it also ushered in an unprecedented era of non-violence. In India, Mahatma Gandhi led a non-violent revolution defeating the most powerful empire on earth. In America, Martin Luther King led the civil rights movement and forever changed the racial and spiritual landscape of America. Both Gandhi and King cite Thoreau’s essential essay “Civil Disobedience” as a manifesto of moral political action. Join us as we trace the spiritual and philosophical roots of these three remarkable leaders and search for solutions to today’s vexing social and political problems.

Monday, May 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Masks of God

The idea of God is an archetype found all over the world.  In one way or another human beings have struggled to conceptualize and personify the source of existence, the mystery of mysteries behind the veil of perception. Our concepts and personifications of God are masks that hide as much as they reveal.  As we compare and contrast God-concepts from around the world we get closer to understanding the meaning behind the masks.  Join us as we splash around on the edge of deep waters where the rivers of philosophy, religion and spirituality converge.

Monday, May 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Bhagavad Gita

Join us as we explore India’s most beloved sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita. Composed around the time of Christ, the Gita is the plain-talking culmination of the rich philosophical traditions begun in the earlier Vedas, Upanishads and Buddhist texts. Like all literature, it is best approached in layers. What does the Bhagavad Gita teach about God, duty, ethics, war, society, consciousness, human nature, violence and the beauty of being alive? A favorite book of Gandhi who carried chapter two in his pocket his whole life, and of Thoreau who brought only one book to Walden Pond, his copy of the Gita borrowed from his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Very few books have had this long a reach or this profound an impact. Let’s find out why.

Monday, May 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Nature of Love

For millennia, philosophers have wondered about love. It is obviously a central, formative and essential human experience. But what is it exactly? What are the different kinds of love? What kinds of errors occur when we mistakenly conflate or mistake one kind of love with another? Do we misuse the word “love?” What are the distinctions between compassion, altruism, aesthetic appreciation, erotic attraction, family or tribal bonding, personal need, pathological obsession, kindness, etc? Working with classical sources and contemporary examples we will examine the experience of love from a number of perspectives and bring clarity to the complex and multi-faceted phenomenon of love.

Monday, June 8, 6:30-8:30
Peter Bolland in Concert

Award winning folk singer and songwriter Peter Bolland brings his guitar to First Unitarian Universalist Church for a rare concert appearance.  As a solo artist, an in-demand session musician as well as the leader of the San Diego Music Award winning Americana band The Coyote Problem, Bolland is an integral part of the renowned San Diego acoustic music scene.  In this special appearance you’ll get a chance to get behind the songs, learn about the songwriting process and enjoy a unique musical performance.

First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
4190 Front Street San Diego, CA 92103
Every Monday evening in May, and June 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
$10, and open to all ages
RSVP with Mike Dorfi at mdorfi@cox.net or 619-466-5952

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UUFSD Celebrates International Women’s Day 2015

4/16/2015

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Three women from our UUFSD community shared personal reflections on their life journeys in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2015. Emersen is a busy young woman in her early 20s raised by activist parents, who is juggling more than full-time employment while also working on her undergraduate degree. Tiffany is an independent-minded working mother in her late 30s, who reflects on how her views about the role of men in her life have evolved over time, and with the help of an understanding husband. Lisa is an energetic, accomplished, and multi-faceted woman in her early 60s, who shares some lessons she learned from Joan Anderson, whose book “Stretch Marks” provided the theme for this celebration of women. Thoughts shared by Lisa include: “May we all be stretched by the love and courage and compassion we find in ourselves and in our loved ones.” Read the full story or watch the video at uufsd.org.

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