Our July and August Share the Plate recipient is Nationalbailout.org The National Bail Out collective is a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers, and activists building a community-based movement to support folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. They are people who have been impacted by cages — either … Continue reading Share the Plate – July/August 2020 National Bail Out

As our governor eases restrictions, news outlets are wondering how churches will respond. Check out this clip featuring our own Westminster Unitarian Church! Download QR 🡻

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Secretary of the Interior notified the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe that he ordered the disestablishment of the Tribe’s reservation, an act that would take Mashpee’s homelands. This surprise action is a devastating blow to not only the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe but all of Indian Country, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading Please Act On Behalf of the Mashpee Wampanoag

We’re Almost There… Last January, when we passed our Anti-Racism Resolution, it included the prospect of hanging a Black Lives Matter banner/flag on the property. We invited one of Westminster’s resident artists, Bo Pickard, to design a banner or flag that would highlight Westminster and our solidarity with the BLM movement. Please take a few … Continue reading Anti-Racism – We are almost there…

UU the Vote’s mission is to get out the vote and to fight voter suppression, which especially victimizes people of color, immigrants, and people in poverty. Please – call Senators Reed and Whitehouse and Representatives Cicilline and Langevin, and ask family and friends in other states to call their MOCs: In this time of the … Continue reading UUA Vote – Safe Elections During COVID-19

Our Share the Plate Recipient for the Month of May is Westbay Farm Westbay Farm was founded in 2005 on the 240-year-old Barton Farm to provide fresh chemical-free produce to low- and moderate-income people. In 2019, Westbay Farm grew 23,000 pounds of produce, 70 percent of which was distributed by Westbay Community Action’s Marketplace food … Continue reading Share-the-Plate May 2020 Westbay Farm

At the Congregational Meeting on January 26, 2020, the Westminster Unitarian Church’s Congregation passed an Anti-Racism Resolution. To read the document, please click here Anti-Racism Resolution. Download QR 🡻

Church members have asked for – and will now receive – regular Call to Action steps on local current events where your participation is needed and could be the most effective in moving social justice efforts forward.  Please review the following items to see how/where you wish to participate.  Let’s see each of our Westminster … Continue reading SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, JUSTICE COMMITTEE (SEEJ)