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The Nantucket Unitarian Universalists are committed to promoting peace and justice in our community and in the world. Here are a few opportunities to promote these concepts. The Peace & Justice committee and its activities are open to the entire community and includes several non-UUs.
Nantucket Unitarian Universalists Stand on the Side of Love and all are welcomed to join. This is a time of great hope and possibility, yet our communities are threatened by the increased prevalence of acts motivated by fear and hate. No one should be dehumanized through acts of exclusion, bullying, oppression, or violence because of their identities. In public debates over immigration, LGBT rights, and more, UUs stand on the side of love and call for respect, inclusion, and compassion.
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Literacy Mentors engage in conversation one-on-one each week at the Atheneum (or as scheduled). For more information, call Les Ottinger, 508.228.8710 Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers are needed even in the winter (indoor work on the current house). Contact Craig Spery, 508.228.7892. Nantucket Rental Assistance Program. Donate by check payable to NRAP to provide rental assistance through the Interfaith Council's program. Food Pantry donations go in the box at the Unitarian Church rear entrance; or donate by placing a check in the basket. To volunteer (as a shopper, driver, or counter server) call the Food Pantry's director, Andy Reis, at 508.221.8702. Caring Community. Our Minister and the volunteers who make up the “Care Network” stand ready to help with pastoral care or other support during an illness or family crisis. Call the Minister (508-228-7597). May each of us reach out in love to offer support when it is welcome. Fair Trade Program "Relentlessly Wage Peace" is one of the signs carried at a coalition peace vigil in front of the Nantucket Post Office, where members and friends of the Unitarian Church on Nantucket join periodically with others who yearn for peace to protest the continued use of force in Iraq and around the world. Other concerns, including detentions that confound civil liberties at home and a desire for multilateral action in our global village, motivate Peace & Justice Committee members to bring their hand-made signs to the coalition's rally. Use the email link on the side panel to obtain more information. |
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traded commodities in the world. But the majority of small coffee farmers live in rural communities in some of the poorest countries in the world. With world coffee prices constantly changing and "coyotes" paying the lowest price possible, coffee farmers never know how much they'll get for their crops. Isolated from markets, they struggle to make a simple living. But in partnership with Equal Exchange and the UU Service Committee, we're saving the world one cup at a time. Using internationally recognized fair trade standards, Equal Exchange seeks to balance the inequities found in the conventional coffee trade. We serve and sell fair trade coffee, so that small farmers and their families can send their children to school and look hopefully to the future. 