Category: News from the Social Justice Committee

2nd Annual Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is in place in the Sanctuary. We will be collecting donations of warm socks, scarves, hats, sweatshirts and jackets. Take a tag from the tree and bring your items to the Sanctuary by December 28th. Socks needs to be new and all additional items should be new, or clean and in good … Continue reading 2nd Annual Giving Tree

Request for New Members

The Climate Committee would like to invite new members to the committee. If interested, please contact Gabe Meeker at donandgabe@gmail.com

Social Justice Book Read January 4, 2026

The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair by Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, forging an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives and reveals dynamics of love, memory, and resilience on the margins of society. The Social Justice Book Club meets on the first Sunday of the month at noon. We meet in … Continue reading Social Justice Book Read January 4, 2026

Social Justice Book Read December 7, 2025

Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future by Emile DeWeaver Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this powerful polemic, formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver argues that … Continue reading Social Justice Book Read December 7, 2025