Category: Social Justice

Online Adult Religious Education — 25 July 2021

Please join us on Sunday (25 July 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We have completed our White Fragility book study group using the book by Robin DiAngelo.

Continuing our focus on living into the Eighth Principle, we will view and discuss two videos from Emmanuel Acho’s video podcast “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.”

His book by the same name grew out of this podcast series.

We will begin with a short video where President Barack Obama answers a question asked by Mr. Acho — “How Do We Cure Racism?”:

Then we will ll watch “Race vs. Religion” — a conversation between Emmanuel Acho and Rev. Carl Lentz (a Christian pastor for Hillsong East Coast Church) on how religion works either to fuel or stop racism:

We will all watch and discuss both videos together in class on Sunday but do feel free to watch ahead and make notes on the points that most interest you and that you’d like to discuss in the group.

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Online All-Ages Worship (18 July 2021)

Please join us this Sunday (18 July 2021) at 11:00 AM as we welcome the 2021 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award recipients and guest speakers Breka Peoples and Omari Ho-Sang.

Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here.

We are honoring their work from the Summer 2020 organizing the 45 Days of Action Campaign in Shreveport / Bossier City, Louisiana along with their continuing work to dismantle systemic racism and create beloved community in Shreveport / Bossier City.

All Souls presents the Emerson Award each year to an individual, group, or organization in the wider community who best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles and the values of liberal religion.

Watch for our weekly email announcements for info on the next in-person worship service and other opportunities to gather in smaller groups in person.  You can sign up for these announcements using this link.

Our July 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Shreveport Green.

We will have a  virtual coffee hour after the service on Zoom.

While we are remaining physically distant, we want to know how you are doing, what you need, and what you are interested in.  You can let us know using these online surveys.

And you can contribute to All Souls using this online resource.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 18 July 2021

Please join us on Sunday (18 July 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We have completed our White Fragility book study group using the book by Robin DiAngelo.

Continuing our focus on living into the Eighth Principle, we will view and discuss two videos from Emmanuel Acho’s video podcast “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.”

His book by the same name grew out of this podcast series.

The two videos we will watch are Episode 1 (an introduction to the series) and Episode 9 (“Uncomfortable Conversations with the Police”).

We will view the videos together but feel free to watch ahead to see what stands out for you.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 11 July 2021

Please join us on Sunday (11 July 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We have completed our White Fragility book study group using the book by Robin DiAngelo.

Continuing our focus on living into the Eighth Principle, we will have a conversation about what our group will do next.

Bring your ideas for books, videos, or other resources we might employ to deepen our knowledge and understanding of systemic racism and how we work to dismantle it within our institution, our wider community, and ourselves.

We will also watch part 2 of a video interview with Ibram X. Kendi.

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Breka Peoples and Omari Ho-Sang — 2021 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Recipients

Please join us at 11:00 AM on 18 July 2021 for our worship service where we will be honoring Breka Peoples and Omari Ho-Sang as our 2021 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Recipients.

We will be presenting this award during our Sunday worship service using Facebook Live video.

We are honoring their work from the Summer 2020 organizing the 45 Days of Action Campaign in Shreveport / Bossier City, Louisiana along with their continuing work to dismantle systemic racism and create beloved community in Shreveport / Bossier City.

All Souls presents the Emerson Award each year to an individual, group, or organization in the wider community who best exemplifies Unitarian Universalist principles and the values of liberal religion.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 4 July 2021

Please join us on Sunday (4 July 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We have completed our White Fragility book study group using the book by Robin DiAngelo.

Continuing our focus on living into the Eighth Principle, we will have a conversation about what our group will do next.

Bring your ideas for books, videos, or other resources we might employ to deepen our knowledge and understanding of systemic racism and how we work to dismantle it within our institution, our wider community, and ourselves.

We will also watch a video interview with Ibram X. Kendi.

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Shreveport Green — July 2021 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Shreveport Green is a local non-profit working toward a vision of Shreveport as a

“clean, green, physically enhanced community whose citizens exhibit a strong sense of pride and concern about the environment. We maintain that an attractive city promotes respect and economic development.”

Visit their website to learn more about their various projects and initiatives to improve our city.  We have selected them as our July 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2021 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to Shreveport Green.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of July 2021 will go to Shreveport Green.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “Shreveport Green” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of this check go to Shreveport Green.  If you want less than 100% of the check go to Shreveport Green, please put the amount you want going to Shreveport Green on the memo line.

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Online Adult Religious Education — 27 June 2021

Please join us on Sunday (27 June 2021) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom.

We will resume our White Fragility book study group with Susan Caldwell and Barbara Deger (using the book by Robin DiAngelo).

This week we will concentrate on Chapter 12 — “Where Do We Go From Here?”

This final chapter in the book looks at the ways we can use what we’ve learned as we move forward in the work of antiracism.

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Louisiana Trans Advocates — June 2021 Give-Away-The-Plate Recipient

Our June 2021 give-away-the-plate recipient is Louisiana Trans Advocates (LTA).

June is Pride Month and we have chosen LTA as our give-away-the-plate recipient for June 2021.

LTA is a statewide organization advancing trans rights as core human rights.  They provide support, resources, and empowering intersectional advocacy for all transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people of all ages in Louisiana.

Two ways to donate:

Online — Go to our donation site using this link.  If you are paying your pledge, select “2021 Pledges” and enter that amount for your pledge contribution.  Then select “Collection Plate” to give the amount you would like to give to LTA.  All online collection plate contributions for the month of June 2021 will go to LTA.

Offline — Please send your give away the plate contribution checks to All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106.  Please put “LTA” on the memo line of the check if  you want to have 100% of this check go to LTA.  If you want less than 100% of the check go to LTA, please put the amount you want going to LTA on the memo line.

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