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UUs continue to rally for universal health care
Hundreds of people lined up outside U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman's house in Connecticut to show support for universal health care. Applause and cheers broke out when the Rev. Joshua Pawelek, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Stamford, shouted, "Health care is a fundamental human right." (The Connecticut Post - 11.15.09)
Here's a video of the protest, showing Pawelek in prayer. (Creedible)
The Rev. Joel Miller, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, N.Y., protests the Stupak amendment in the House health care reform bill, which would restrict access to safe and legal contraception and abortion, because it only takes into account the views of the Roman Catholic Church. (The Buffalo News - NY 11.19.09)
Also in the media:
The Rev. Gary Kowalski, minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, Vt., is quoted extensively in this article about the role of faith in American history. (Saturday Evening Post - 10.22.09)
About a dozen people gathered in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Terre Haute, Ind., to participate in the third annual Creating a Path Through Loss workshop, which focuses on art as a therapy for grief. (The Tribune-Star - IN 11.14.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, N.J., hosted a concert that raised funds and awareness for victims of sexual assault. The concert was organized by the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault. (The Courier-Post - NJ 11.16.09)
The Harrisonburg, Va., Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee organized a vigil to protest the execution of Larry Bill Elliott, the second person executed in Virginia in a week. (WHSV ??? VA 11.17.09)
A woman who escaped Afghanistan with her family during the Russian invasion spoke to the South Valley Unitarian Fellowship in Gilroy, Calif., as part of an ongoing effort to highlight the diversity among its members. (Gilroy Dispatch ??? CA 11.19.09)
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento's UUrth Song ComUUnity Garden was among five gardens to win an Energy Oscar from California Interfaith Power and Light. (The Sacramento Bee - CA 11.14.09)
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