Scott Grey | March 2, 2011
The First Tuesday Social Action Film Festival screened the film “Moving to Mars” on March 1st. Moving to Mars follows a group of Burmese refugees as they relocate to England. A group from the Dallas community of Burmese Karen refugees joined us and shared their perspectives as well as their musical talent. More information on [...]
Scott Grey | September 16, 2010
A special presentation was co-sponsored by the ACLU of Texas and the UUCOC on September 15th, 2010. A recording of the presentation is now available here as an MP3 file. RT 32:42 A good turnout greeted American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas’ Executive Director Terri Burke. Ms. Burke addressed the State Board of Education’s [...]
Scott Grey | September 13, 2010
Calling for unity, religious leaders of many faiths gathered at the Majid Al Islam in downtown Dallas on the anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks. The ministers, including our own Rev. Mark Walz, met Saturday at Dallas’ oldest mosque by invitation of the Muslim Community Center and the Dallas Peace Center. Diane Jennings of The [...]
Dee Stofko | April 21, 2010
First of all let me say, my life needed changing. After several mind-numbing years of raising three kids—now all safely ensconced in college—it was time to start paying more attention, living more responsibly, being more compassionate. The UUCOC’s First Tuesday Film Festival helped shape the new me. Since watching, “The World According to Monsanto”, “Sustainable [...]
Melissa Bartell | January 31, 2010
Meet the staff of the UU United Nations Office * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHEN: Wednesday, February 3 7:00 p.m. WHERE: UU Church of Oak Cliff 3839 W. Kiest Who are the Speakers? Bruce F. Knotts, Executive Director Rev. Patricia Ackerman, LGBT/SOGI Human [...]
jace_donaldson | December 10, 2009
It’s time again dear friends, for our annual winter coat drive! I’d like to ask each of you to take a moment to consider the following: According to the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA, 2008), in their annual “Point in Time” homeless census count, in 2008 there were 5,869 homless persons counted, which was a [...]
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