Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship It has been said that the current health crisis has had a greater impact on those already living at the margins. This is true in terms of gender roles. With so many “essential workers” – grocery store workers, nurses, teachers – keeping society going at their own risk, we cannot forget … Continue reading Half the Sky: Honoring International Women’s Day in the Era of COVID
When Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of the crime of trying to vote as a woman, she invoked the familiar motto: “Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God.” Belief in the right of every person to have a voice in how society functions is a profound article of faith, as exemplified by the arduous … Continue reading “Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God”:Women’s Suffrage Turns 100
As we prepare for International Women’s Day, this service has at its center selections from an anthology of prayers and meditations by Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist women from around the world. Created by UNOSZ, the Women’s Alliance of the Transylvanian Unitarian Church, this anthology commemorates the 450th anniversary of the Edict of Toleration. Together, these … Continue reading “Written on an Endless Ribbon:” Prayers of UU Women
MeToo and the Radical Notion Food for Thought Carol Cashion How common is the experience of sexual harassment? Here is some Food for Thought, the results of a new online survey launched in January by the nonprofit, Stop Street Harassment. 81% of women and 43% of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment during … Continue reading #MeToo and the Radical Notion
