Archive: Social Action News

  • National Coming Out Day October 11th October 7, 2020 - National Coming Out Day is observed on October 11 every year to support LGBTQ+ people. This day originated in 1988 in the United States. A primary emphasis is on coming out to family, friends, and colleagues and living more openly as an LGBTQ+ person. A key belief is that an atmosphere of silence promotes ignorance and homophobia. When people know that members of their family and friends are LGBTQ+, they are more likely to support and anti-oppressive views.
  • Celebrate Bisexuality Day September 16, 2020 - Celebrate Bisexuality Day is observed on September 23. This is a day to honor our friends and family members in the bisexual community and their supporters. This day is also an opportunity to recognize and celebrate bisexual history, bisexual community and culture, and all the bisexual people in our church and community.
  • CROP Walk Assists in Disaster Relief September 16, 2020 - Please support the UU Walkers in CROP Walk 2020. This interfaith effort fights hunger and poverty, and also supports national/international disaster relief.
  • CROP Walk Needs You! September 9, 2020 - The CROP Hunger Walk on October 4 is an interfaith community-wide effort to fight hunger and poverty, both locally and globally. This year the walk will be virtual, but the need is very real!
  • UP Center To Use UUCUC for C-U 2020 Pride Fest On-line – September 25-27 September 9, 2020 - The Pride Parade was typically the biggest fundraiser for the year for Uniting Pride (UP) of Champaign-Urbana. But this year, part of the festival is planned for a virtual series of live-streamed moderated workshops. UP representative Zev Alexander (a friend of our church) asked to use our facility, in order to have a central location with good WiFi and internet support, but could still allow the in-person attendees to stay spread out enough to be safely socially distanced and obeying Health district regulations.
  • The Work Of CROP Walk September 2, 2020 - The CROP Hunger Walk on October 4 is an interfaith community-wide effort to fight hunger and poverty, both locally and globally. This year the walk will be virtual, but the need is very real!
  • CROP Hunger Walk 2020 August 19, 2020 - The CROP Hunger Walk is an interfaith community-wide effort to fight hunger and poverty, both locally and globally. It will be totally different this year because of the pandemic. There will be no large group of people walking together.
  • Shared Offering For July: Wesley Food Pantry – Not Too Late To Donate! July 29, 2020 - Thank you for your generosity so far this month on behalf of our shared offering partner, Wesley Food Pantry. With the month wrapping up, please consider donating if you have not done so already, or if you feel it in your heart to increase your generosity.
  • Community Relief Fund Shows UU Generosity July 22, 2020 - It is a pleasure to announce that the Faithify Community Relief Fund brought in $24,214 to help support three community projects: CU Better Together, CU Fair’s Pandemic Response Fund, and the Red Herring’s Bucket Brigade.
  • Thank You To UUCUC’s Faithify Community Relief Fund Donors! June 17, 2020 - As of this writing, funds in the Faithify Community Relief fund had reached a total of $20,755, from 49 donors!