Category: Social Justice

Equal Means Equal — Free Screening 21 October 2016

equalmeansequalPlease join us on Friday (21 October 2016) at 7:00 PM for a free screening of the documentary film Equal Means Equal.

Equal Means Equal offers an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today.

Examining both real-life stories and precedent-setting legal cases, director Kamala Lopez uncovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace harassment to domestic violence, rape and sexual assault to the foster care system, and the healthcare conglomerate to the judicial system.

Along the way, she reveals the inadequacy of present laws that claim to protect women — ultimately presenting a compelling and persuasive argument for the urgency of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Reminder — “Race and the Constitution” with Marjorie Esman (ACLU of Louisiana) — 19 October 2016

marjorieesmanPlease join us on Wednesday (19 October 2016) at 7:00 PM for “Race and the Constitution” with Marjorie Esman (Executive Director, ACLU of Louisiana).

More details this talk can be found here.

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RACE: The Power of an Illusion — Free Screening Continues 15 October 2016

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Please join us for a free screening of the award-winning PBS documentary series RACE:  The Power of an Illusion.

This free screening will conclude with Part 3 of the documentary and discussion on Saturday (15 October 2016) at 5:00 PM.

Concessions and child care will be available.

This screening is sponsored by All Souls and NOW Shreveport-Bossier.

If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, links for the video will be below the fold for your viewing.

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9 October 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

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Photo by Susan Caldwell, Director of Religious Education — All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

Please join us on Sunday (9 October 2016) at 11:00 AM for “I Will Not Be Afraid” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.

A newcomer information session will follow the service.

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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“Race and the Constitution” with Marjorie Esman (ACLU of Louisiana) — 19 October 2016

marjorieesmanPlease join us on Wednesday (19 October 2016) at 7:00 PM for “Race and the Constitution” with Marjorie Esman (Executive Director, ACLU of Louisiana).

Marjorie Esman says:

The U.S. Constitution has at times been interpreted in ways which propelled forward the cause of racial justice, but as originally drafted, was designed to deprive African Americans of fundamental rights. While civil rights have been expanded by Constitutional amendments and legislation, the legacy of denial persists. With issues of discrimination, profiling, and physical and structural violence still pervading American society, how does the Constitution still serve to deny full racial justice?

The talk is free and open to the public.  Please join us.

Call or text Susan Caldwell at 318.465.3427.  Or email her for more information.

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RACE: The Power of an Illusion — Free Screening 8 and 15 October 2016

race-thepowerofanillusionPlease join us for a free screening of the award-winning PBS documentary series RACE:  The Power of an Illusion.

This free screening will happen on two nights:

  • Parts 1 and 2 — Saturday, 8 October 2016 at 5:00 PM
  • Part 3 and Discussion — Saturday, 15 October 2016 at 5:00 PM

Concessions and child care will be available.

This screening is sponsored by All Souls and NOW Shreveport-Bossier.

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12 June 2016 Worship Service and Summer Fun for Children and Youth

Dr. Deborah Fabian with her wife Leslie
Dr. Deborah Fabian with her wife Leslie

Please join us on Sunday (12 June 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Coming Home to Myself” by Dr. Deborah Fabian.

In celebration of Pride month, we welcome to our pulpit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Deborah Fabian, speaking on her personal journey as a transgender woman, and how coming to accept her authentic self has empowered her to make a difference in the world.

The summer fun activity for children and youth for this Sunday will be Tie-Dye Sunday.

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15 May 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

RevLeeJeterPlease join us on Sunday (15 May 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Remaining Faithful” by Lee Arthur Jeter, Sr. (Recipient of the 2016 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award).

Every year, All Souls confers the Emerson Award upon the individual or organization in the wider community who has done the most to embody the principles and values of liberal religion.

This year, the award goes to Lee Jeter (Executive Director of the Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana).

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1 May 2016 Worship Service and Religious Education for Children and Youth

Please join us on Sunday (1 May 2016) at 11:00 AM for “Righteous Among the Nations” by Susan Caldwell.

The title refers to the distinction bestowed posthumously by Yad Vashem (the World Holocaust Remembrance Center) upon Waitstill and Martha Sharp for their work with the Unitarian Service Committee arranging safe passage for Jewish refugees out of Third Reich Countries.

They are two of only three Americans so honored.

MarthaAndWaitstillSharp(Photo from UU World article “Righteous among the nations” published 5 June 2006)

On this day when Shreveport observes its own Holocaust Remembrance Service, Susan Caldwell is in the pulpit this morning to tell their story and to look at its implications for all of us in this Season of the Earthling (celebrating our connection to all life in the interdependent web).

Shreveport’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Service is a multi-faith service held each year in a different house of worship in the community.

This year’s service is at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church at 3:00 PM on Sunday (1 May 2016).

Religious education classes for children and youth are offered during the 11:00 AM service — children and youth attend the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then are dismissed to class.

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Trapped Documentary Screening (30 April 2016)

Please join us on Saturday (30 April 2016) at 7:00 PM for Trapped — a documentary on “Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers” (TRAP) laws and their effects on reproductive justice (link for trailer).

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Since 2010, 288 Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures.  Unable to comply with these excessive and medically unnecessary measures, clinics have taken their fight to the courts.

As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in 2016 whether individual states may essentially outlaw abortion (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt), Trapped follows the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

Trapped is a feature-length documentary from director Dawn Porter, whose previous work includes Gideon’s Army (the Emmy and Independent Spirit Award-nominated film about public defenders in the Deep South) and Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper.

Trapped selected All Souls as a community screening site in March 2016 and — with the support of Hope Medical Group for Women, Shreveport-Bossier National Organization for Women (NOW), and several private donors — the screening license was fully funded in less than 24 hours.

This event is free and limited to 60 seats.  Child care is available upon request. The movie runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.

You may reserve seats and child care in advance by emailing
office@allsoulsshreveport.org.

 

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