Your Fall Newsletter from the CARE Committee is Here

Fall 2025

Newsletter

A newsletter sharing events, programs &

resources on the topic of racial justice

In the News

Sue Wimer and Amy Baldwin received this year’s Love Akron Allies Award on behalf of First Serve in conjunction with Gary and Patricia Wyatt, for the ongoing relationship and ministry between First Serve and the Wyatts. The Love Akron Allies Award specifically recognizes leaders who embody the spirit of allyship by crossing racial, cultural, and congregational barriers.

Upcoming Events

We hope you'll consider joining the CARE Team for another visit to Remedy Church in Akron on Sunday, Oct 12. Please use the link below to sign up, or just let Trip Kern know that you plan to attend and if you would like to carpool. Blessings, and hope to see you there!

A theatrical opportunity is available in the performance of The God I Know, an Inclusion & Belonging Edutainment experience that explores the intersection of personal identity, religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state.

The play is timely in its theatrical storytelling as Christian Nationalism is being introduced into our society. You won’t want to miss this opportunity for coming together to turn us and them into WE.

Friday, October 24, 2025 – 7:30 PM | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland

Saturday, October 25, 2025 – 2:00 PM | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland

Thursday, November 13, 2025 – 7:30 PM | Fairmount Presbyterian Church

Friday, November 14, 2025 – 7:30 PM | Fairmount Presbyterian Church

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Book Discussions

Racial Equity Buddies

The next book discussion is The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America by Andres Resendez. It is scheduled for Saturday, January 10 from 10:30 am to 12 pm on Zoom. If you wish to receive the Zoom link please email Racial Equity Buddies.

Reséndez’s book was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2016. The judges’ citation reads, “The Other Slavery upends conventional historiography to show how slavery, more than epidemics, led to the catastrophic decline of Native populations in the Americas.

Love Akron’s Jedi Book Club

JEDI alumni Amy Crawford and Jess Rist will host upcoming book discussions at the Center for Immersive Leadership (located at 37 N. High St, Suite B, in Akron).

They will be diving into powerful books that spark conversation and inspire change:

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon — Nov 7, 2025
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. edited by Clayborne Carson — Feb 13, 2026
How to Fight Racism by Jemar Tisby — May 8, 2026

All discussions are held from 8 – 9 am and are open to the public.