*Submitted by Karen Coale, Social Justice Committee*
In the early hours of September 17th Nicolas Morales was shot and killed by a Collier County Sheriff’s Deputy. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has been asking for an explanation as to what transpired including the cam videos but … read more.
UUSP had a turnout of 21 folks who attended the Assembly on October 26. At this Assembly, we heard updates from the past year’s committees and voted as follows for the upcoming year:
Continue to work on Affordable Housing. While continuing to monitor the progress of … read more.
Delivering over 250 lbs of food donations from our Trunk or Treat Drive Thru Event Halloween evening for UUSP Southside Food Bridge program.
Carla Bristol (R): ”Your efforts are very much appreciated ! Numbers of houseless, food insecure families, homeless in need of food … read more.
Racial Profiling: Over the past two years, we’ve heard from people who felt that they had been pulled over because of the color of their skin.
To provide an opportunity for community members to make complaints of racial profiling, we created “Law Enforcement Interaction Cards” for members to … read more.
Prepare for the November Election
Voter registration for November election ended on October 5
Already registered? The easiest way to protect your vote is to double check your registration status and make sure all your details are up to date.
Mail ballots have been … read more.
Our congregation has had a long-term relationship with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers — marching with them in Miami to get a Fair Food agreement with Burger King and several times in Lakeland to accomplish the same with Publix. We fed 300 volunteers when they … read more.
Southside Food Bridge — Alert
We are planning to move to a monthly delivery — 1st Wednesday of every month. Help our neighbors in high need with donations of ready -to-eat nonperishable protein snacks and meals. Donations must be unopened and unused.
Please continue to drop … read more.
by Kathleen M Rehl, UU St. Pete Legacy Builder
Your estate documents may be in place already. Good. Your legal will and possibly a trust take care of passing on financial assets and material “stuff”. But your far more precious treasures include your … read more.
