Location: The Lingonberry Decorah UU folks will read & discuss. Reverend Dittmar reflects from the perspective of white allyship on the complicated feelings that emerge when attending a local Indigenous cultural event. We will follow with a facilitated conversation about moving forward in allyship while experiencing complicated feelings. From “Dismantling White Supremacy Culture Resource of … Continue reading Listen More and Talk Less
A facilitated discussion reflecting on the book, Our Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menackem Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Please note that masks are not required at this time. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for January/February is the Senior Citizens Hospitality Center which is undertaking a remodeling project. To donate to … Continue reading Healing Racialized Embodied Trauma
Location: Lingonberry Retired social worker and Decorah UU member, Carol Hagen, reflects on working alongside Native people at the beginning of her career. LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Please note that masks are not required at this time. Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for November-December is Guatemalan Basics Fund administered through Decorah … Continue reading With a New Lens
Location: Lingonberry Rugged individualism has a certain appeal. Yet seeing ourselves as separate from other people and from our natural environment has been called an illusion by Thich Nhat Hanh, Albert Einstein, and many other wise teachers. Today let’s explore this illusion of separateness as a major contributor to social injustices, and racial injustice in … Continue reading The Illusion of Separateness and Racial Injustice
Join us for the second of three parts on moving beyond land acknowledgements. We will watch and discuss a video of Winona LaDuke at UUA. All are welcome to join us at Sunday Fellowship either in-person at the Lingonberry or remotely via Zoom. We have transitioned back to an every-Sunday service, at least for now! … Continue reading Beyond Land Acknowledgement Part 2
Join us for an outdoor service with speaker Maria Lietz at Phelps Park Shelter # 1 (on the right/north side of the road as you enter the parking area). Service Leader: Carolyn Corbin Please bring: a lawn chair or blanket, if you don’t want to sit at one of the picnic tables your own beverage; … Continue reading How and why to speak up about racism or Standing up against racism starts with self-love and acceptance
Local farmer Hannah Breckbill will talk about racism in our food systems. Carolyn Corbin, service leader. Lalie Madriguera, service support. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for March-April is ArtHaus, specifically for their Garden Brick Fundraiser. To donate to the plate recipient, you can Give Online. … Continue reading Antiracist Food Systems
In anticipation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day later this month, Decorah UU member Anne Glenn-White will be exploring several children’s books related to racial justice, civil rights, and our nation’s history. Karen Esterl, service leader. Carolyn Corbin, tech support. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services
Luther College professor Maryna Bazylevych will speak about the intersections between health disparities and racism, and the overarching concept of social determinants of health. Dr. Bazylevych has been a professor in the Anthropology department and Women and Gender Studies program since 2010, focusing on the topics of medical anthropology, body and health, and post-socialism. You … Continue reading The Social Determinants of Health
Scott will provide the historical context to the school to prison pipeline as well as describe how it works. In doing so, he will discuss how Whiteness, white rage, and white supremacy ideology fuel the policies that allow the pipeline to function. Karen Esterl, service leader. Nancy Barry, service support. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: … Continue reading You and the School to Prison Pipeline: What’s Whiteness Got to Do with It?
