The VUU
165: Immigration and the New Sanctuary Movement with Katia Hansen
Our guest is Katia Hansen, President/CEO of UURISE. We talk about congregational support for immigration justice including providing sanctuary, the importance of becoming a coalition partner, immigration services her organization provides, and general concerns going into the new Trump administration. Visit https://youtu.be/uYOHvya4gdE for resources mentioned in this episode.
Read More166: The Religious Right with Peter Montgomery
The VUU talks with Peter Montgomery about religion and politics, the global impact of the religious right, the religiosity behind fascism, and the countering power of the arts and beauty. Peter is a writer who has studied religious conservatives for close to two decades. In this past presidential campaign, he attended the GOP Convention and a number of Trump rallies. Visit https://youtu.be/5DRn2XN2BH4 for resources mentioned in this episode.
Read More159: Update from Standing Rock #NoDAPL
The VUU talks with folks who are in solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Read More161: Resistance and Resilience
The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker and Donna Red Wing talk about resistance and resilience in our personal lives, activist circles, and religious communities. This rich conversation explores both the outside and inside work that is needed, embodied intersectional living, and how spirituality enhances resiliency.
Read More162: Movement Building
Activist Scot Nakagawa talks about storytelling and how it’s used to move power, why all politics is identity politics, and the need to build both the popular front and the united front.
Read More164: Joy as a Form of Resistance
The regular VUU crew chats about the power of joy, where Santa Claus fits in, and the complexities of multi-faith families during the holidays. Plus, Jackson Crawford pops by at the beginning of the episode to share stories about his time as a White House intern this fall.
Read More155: Indigenous People’s Day and the Dakota Pipeline Protests
Hear from UUs who went to North Dakota in solidarity with the Protectors to help stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Read More157: Abelism with Theresa Ines Soto
The Rev.Theresa Ines Soto talks with us about ableism, metaphors and other important things.
Read More158: Fellowship Movement (1948-67)
Bobbie Alicen, daughter of Munroe Husbands, who served as Director of Fellowships from 1948-1967 for the American Unitarian Association and the Unitarian Universalist Association join The VUU.
Read More151: Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
Artemis Joukowsky joins us to talk about “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War,” a documentary he co-directed with Ken Burns.
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