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ACLU of Texas Takes on State Board of Education Curriculum Controversy

Scott Grey — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:46:52 +0000

ACLU of Texas Takes on State Board of Education Curriculum Controversy

Admission is free and open to the public.

When: Sept. 15, 7 p.m. Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff 3839 W. Kiest Boulevard, Dallas TX 75233
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas Executive Director Terri Burke will address the State Board of Education’s recent abuse of its authority, including the efforts of some members to insert personal ideology into curriculum content. She will also discuss issues of importance to voters in the upcoming State Board elections in November; Q&A session to follow.

Burke will draw on information gathered in the ACLU of Texas report, “The Texas State Board of Education: A Case of Abuse of Power” issued last May.

This event is co-sponsored by the ACLU of Texas and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff. For further information or press inquiries contact Jan Brubaker at(214) 907-9812

Don’t Miss Vaudeville Night at the LWCH!

Scott Grey — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:01:44 +0000

Don’t miss the fun! So far, these folks will be on our stage:

The Lost Serenaders, Gabby and the Gabbettes, Annie Benjamin,
Glorian Mulligan-Stratton,”Williams & Dailey,” Cameron Hopson
Emmeline Miles, Judith Ann Anderson and Delia deVer!

… and expect a few more surprises!

All tickets are $10. Saturday, August 28th, 2010. 8:00pm

At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff

First Tuesday Social Action Film Festival – Tues. August 3rd

Scott Grey — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:01:41 +0000

The Corporation

The Corporation | August 3rd at UUCOC

Our co-sponsors for this film include
the Dallas Peace Center

Winner of 25 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS including 10 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Explore the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda illuminates the corporation’s grip on our lives.

Taking its legal status as a “person” to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist’s couch to ask, “What kind of person is it?”

Provoking, witty, sweepingly informative, THE CORPORATION features 40 interviews with corporate insiders and critics – including Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore – plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.

A Special Event to Welcome the Gazebo!

Scott Grey — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:08:55 +0000

The Gazebo has been delivered and the flagstones are being installed this week! To welcome the Gazebo, the LabyrinthWalk CoffeeHouse is presenting a special program – Jazz Under the Stars on Sunday, June 27th 7:30pm

Featuring The Sam Walker Jazz Quartet – You can check out Sam’s sound at CDBaby.com/cd/samwalker

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, food of your choice. BYOB: Beer and wine only, no hard liquor please! Water will be available. No smoking. Suggested donation of $10 (You can buy advance tickets online from PayPal
at the coffeehouse website: www.labyrinthwalkcoffeehouse.com

UU Theologian Thandeka is Coming – Sunday June 6th!

Scott Grey — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:47:39 +0000

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 10:00am

Thandeka will take the pulpit at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff on June 6th and will join us for our after service discussion. In addition to teaching at Meadville Lombard Theological School, Thandeka is President of the Center for Community Values (www.the-ccv.org), and an affiliated minister at the UU Church of Rockford, Illinois. She is the author of The Embodied Self: Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Solution to Kant’s Problem of the Empirical Self, and Learning to Be White: Race, Money and God in America. Her current research focuses on the nature, structure, and meaning of human affection and empathy in religious communities.

Before receiving her doctorate, Thandeka was an Emmy Award-winning television producer for sixteen years. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and theologian, she was given the Xhosa name Thandeka, which means “one who is loved by God,” by Bishop Desmond Tutu in 1984.

2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast This Saturday

Melissa Bartell — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:02:16 +0000

A Reminder – This Saturday! 7:00am – 11:00am
Our 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast
Police, Firefighters, EMTs and their families Eat Free!

Everyone else: All you can eat for $5.00!
Please R.S.V.P and let us know if you’re coming for breakfast.

(We need to let our volunteers know how many to expect.)

This Weekend at UUCOC

Melissa Bartell — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:27:03 +0000

Saturday:

8:00 PM – Labyrinth Walk Coffee House
LaDonna Goetz and Diann Pierce open for Amy Speace.
Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 online, and $10 for UUCOC members and students with school ID.
Purchase them from the Labyrinth Walk Coffee House website.

Sunday:

9:00 AM – Hope Chapel – Choir Rehearsal
10:00 AM – Sunday Service: Ask the Minister
Today is a special Sunday service reserved for your questions. Come prepared to ask our Minister about our church, or our religion, or our history, or anything else that might affect our mutual journey to spiritual maturity and beloved community.
11:15 AM: Religious Education for All Ages

And Don’t Forget:

Tuesday, April 27th: Board Meeting @ 7:30 PM. Remember, all are welcome to attend and see how our church operates.
Sunday, May 2nd: The Seagull. We’ll be taking a group pilgrimage to see our own Paul Williams in Anton Chekhov’s play “The Seagull” at the Kitchen Dog Theater. Mark your calenders for Sunday May 2nd at 3pm. Tickets will be $10. The sign-up sheet will be at the church on Sunday or you can email Kimberlyn at uucoc.treasurer@gmail.com to make your reservations.
Tuesday, May 4th: The First Tuesday Film Festival @ 7:00 PM. Presenting: Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home