Prophetic Actions
in the home, community, and wider world
This week we continue to explore what prophecy means for our faith tradition. Through "prophetic actions," of word and deed, we seek to reflect and support our Unitarian Universalist values in our homes, community, and the wider world.
With this goal in mind, here are some suggestions of prophetic actions:
1.
Write a Letter (with warm cookies)
Thursday, January 12, join Warm Cookies for the Revolution to learn why letter writing is still an important and effective part of civic activism and perhaps write a missive of your own. Guests will include Denver City Councilman Jolon Clark's aide Anita BaƱuelos and Westword editor Patricia Calhoun to discuss the value of letter-writing. As always, there will be cookies!
All ages are welcome. Let the organizers know if you will be wanting childcare during the event via the event page linked below.
Thursday, January 12, 2017, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
at the McNichols Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver (
map
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2. Use Words that Offer Welcome
As we gather in community to offer community connection to people of many different identities, we sometimes find our language does not fully reflect the diversity of our congregation today. We hope to continue the conversation opened in our Sunday service on Jan. 8th with a resource about pronoun usage for non-binary identified individuals, including Mx. Elizabeth Mount, our Ministerial Intern. Learn more at the link below.
3. Lift Your Voice in Song
Local artists and activists lift up the power of protest music with the performance series "No Enemies." On Wednesday, January 18, we encourage you to attend "No Enemies: Awakening," an evening of powerful performances and community singing led by the Flobots and the Colorado Children's Chorale's 303 Choir, and several other artists. Watch a video preview and get tickets, $10 per person, via the event page linked below.
Wednesday, January 18, 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.)
North High School,
2960 North Speer Boulevard, Denver (map)
4. Show Up for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Marade
Whether you stop by to share a warm greeting or accompany us on our route from City Park to Civic Center Park, we ask all in our congregation to join us at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day "Marade." The annual "Marade" is both a parade and a march: a commemoration of the leaders and good works that have inspired us and rally to end to the inequities and injustices that remain. Find more details via the link below.
Monday, January 16, 9:00 a.m. (Procession Begins at 10:00 a.m.)
MLK, Jr. Memorial Statue in City Park, Denver (
map)
*Links may require a Facebook account to open. If the links do not work for you, please contact Ministerial Intern Elizabeth Mount, [email protected], for event details.
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