<div dir="ltr">Dear Kooks,<div><br></div><div>The UUA proclaimed an Action of Immediate Witness in 2015 to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement.   It "<i>urges member congregations to take initiative in collaboration with local and national organizations fighting for racial justice against the harsh racist practices to which many black people are exposed</i>."  It also says, "<i>No matter who you are, black lives matter, and a system of fair, transformative and restorative justice that is accountable to communities is something to which each of us has a right."</i></div><div><br></div><div>As UUs, we have a responsibility to understand the Black Lives Matter movement and what we can do to change systemic racism in our communities.  </div><div><br></div><div>LCUUC's Social Justice Committee invites all of you to attend a forum at LCUUC on Sunday, 1/29 from noon - 2 - <b>Black Lives Matter - What it IS, what it is NOT and Why Should we Care?</b><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">This workshop, led by
Ann Heidkamp, Justice Building Innovator from UU Church West will enhance our
understanding of the Black Lives Matter movement.    In addition
to the main questions above, we will explore:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">       In
what ways do we commit subtle actions of racism? <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">       How
do we use language and actions that can be unintentionally offensive to people
of  color?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">       What
does it mean to be anti-racist vs. just non-racist?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">       Where
are we now as a country in terms of racism? </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif">       What
can we do now?  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">











</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span> </span><i><u><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Pease
sign-up for this January 29th forum <b>by
January 20</b></span></u></i><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">,
by emailing Brittani in the church office (</span><a href="mailto:admin@lcuuc.org"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">admin@lcuuc.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">) or signing up on
the sheet in the social hall.  </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">A soup lunch will be provided after the
worship service by the Social Justice Committee. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"> </span></p></div><div><b>If you can't attend this program at LCUUC on 1/29, there is another good program at First Unitarian in Milwaukee at 12:30 on 1/22:  </b><span style="font-size:12.8px">Rev. Joe Ellwanger will be speaking </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">on "The Struggle Against Racism in our City" and how mostly white churches can relate to today's civil rights struggles and Black Lives Matter.   </span></div></div>