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            • I Still Have A Dream
            • Peace Corps - A Lesson in Caring
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        • Time Ravel
        • Now Is Not the Time for Hope
        • The G Word (It's Probably Not what You Think)
    • No Thanks, I'll Walk
    • Be the Change
  • BUUC Home
  • Events
  • About the BUUC
    • Our History
    • BUUC Committees >
      • Executive Committee
      • Worship Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • The Women's Alliance
      • Flower Committee
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Stewardship and Gift Policy
    • Saints We've Known
    • Charitable Giving and the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Sermons 2022-23
    • How Does Your Garden Grow?
    • A Waste of time
    • The Seventh Principle
    • A Turn of the Screw
    • Do Guardian Angels Exist?
  • Our Covenant
  • Minister's Welcome
  • Religious Exploration
  • Music & Choir
  • We Rise: Social Justice Resources
  • Newsletters
  • Church Calendar
  • Unitarian Universalism
  • Driving Directions
  • Photos of Us
  • Making the BUUC Accessible
  • LOVEUU
  • Community Resources
    • Mental Health Providers, Worcester MA
    • Southern Worcester County Parent Guide
  • Contact Us
    • Sermons 2021-22
  • Sermon Archives
    • Finding Joy in Uncertain Times
    • The Fear of the Refugee
    • How Big Is Your Circle?
    • Kurt Vonnegut: Humanist Hero
    • Transformation and Growth
    • Our Brains, Our Minds and Our Hearts
    • The Times They Are A-Changin'
    • On the Turning Away
    • A Collection of Near Death Experiences
    • Faith-based Resilience
    • The Miracle of Change
    • Serving with Grace
    • The Souls of All Living Creatures
    • Happiness
    • Faith and Belief
    • Don't Be a Superhero
    • Unfinished Business
    • Yearn to Learn
    • Commentaries on Murphy's Law
    • Everlasting Punishment
    • Comprehending Moral Imperatives in a Me-centered World
    • CESA: Reflections on Drug Addiction
    • Break the Silence - Stop the Violence
    • What Is Religion Anyway?
    • The Healing Power of Forgiveness
    • Where Our Future Can Begin
    • Taking Stock: Managing Our Spiritual Inventory
    • To Convert Life into Truth
    • Are We There Yet?
    • Family Matters
    • Ordinary Saints
    • All I Wanted Was Everything
    • Giving Thanks
    • To Be or Not To Be
    • Entering the Christmas Story
    • A Great Light
    • What's Real?
    • Troubling the Water
    • The Amazing Mr. Wedgewood
    • Lend Me Your Ears
    • Work That Is Real
    • Happy Melba Toast Day
    • The Great Pacific Garbage Dump
    • Plastics, Benjamin!
    • Surprise Beginnings
    • A Place at the Table
    • Norbert Capek’s Flower Communion: A Call To Honor Life
    • Voices of God
    • Hold On To What Is Good
    • The Little Stone Church That Rocks
    • What Would Jean-Luc Do?: A Tribute to Humanist Hero Gene Roddenberry
    • From Who am I? to Whose are We?
    • Turning
    • Spirituality
    • R & R
    • Spritual F-Words
    • Does Anyone Really Like Herding Cats?
    • Prepare to Be Amazed
    • The Impossible Will Take A Little While
    • Taking Sides: Journey to the Center of the Universe
    • Help Wanted, Apply Within
    • Two Truths & Plastics and Water Don't Mix
    • The Third Conversation
    • Good People >
      • UU You >
        • Twitter and Covid and Wall Street, Oh, my!
        • I Do Believe in Spooks >
          • Holy Homophones >
            • What's in a Name?
            • So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!
            • Open-Mindedness, As Assigned
            • Going on a Journey
            • Cheap Love
            • Nonproductive Delight
            • The Persistence of Memory
            • Thoughts about the Historical Jesus
            • Lindens and Tiarella and Bearberry, Oh My!
            • Season's Greetings
            • I Still Have A Dream
            • Peace Corps - A Lesson in Caring
            • Spiritual Engineering
            • Thanks for the Memories
            • Our Stories, Ourselves
            • Anxious Gardeners
            • The Best Sermon Ever!
            • UUnited
            • We Are Courageous
            • A Right Way to Be Wrong
            • Sacred Ideals
            • This Wild and Precious Life Revisited
            • 20/20
            • Home
            • What About Now?
        • Fragile
        • Time Ravel
        • Now Is Not the Time for Hope
        • The G Word (It's Probably Not what You Think)
    • No Thanks, I'll Walk
    • Be the Change
  BROOKFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
Each day I make the intentional decision to breed love, hope, and generosity for these are my rebellious acts of protest.
~Christine Organ, UU World
We Rise:  Taking the Side of Human Worth and Dignity 
The Jewish nobel-laureate Elie Wiesel said, “I swear never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
 
Unitarian Universalists are called by our faith to take the side of human worth and dignity.  Our response to this call may take many forms, including social action.  Indeed as the Rev. Richard S. Gilbert reminds us, “It is in our liberal religious bloodline to gather and organize ourselves as a prophetic church, a religious community that seeks to intervene in human history for the sake of social justice.”
 
Social Justice Resources
 
For those who feel called to take the side of human worth and dignity through social action and in keeping with our mission to, “Support and promote the principles of Unitarian Universalism…and inspire lives of passion, compassion and community.…for ourselves and for the larger world”, the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church (BUUC) offers the following resources to help you connect, learn about, educate and engage with people and issues related to social action and justice. 
 
At BUUC:
 
CESA or the Committee for Ecology & Social Action is an extension of the Green Sanctuary Committee, which began in 2004.  The mission of a Green Sanctuary is to support an ongoing commitment to the Earth by striving to create sustainable lifestyle alternatives for our church, its members and the surrounding community.  The Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church received Green Sanctuary Certification from the UU Ministry for the Earth on May 13, 2010.  As the Committee for Ecology & Social Action, we have seek to broaden the range of our activities as a more comprehensive social action committee.
 
Meetings: CESA meets monthly, please check Church Calendar or Events tabs at BUUC for dates/times.
 
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Unitarian Universalist Resources/Programs
(To connect with the resources below click on the underlined link)
 
UUA Social Justice
 
We have a legacy of “deeds not creeds.” Our work for a better world calls us to unexpected places as we harness love’s power to stop oppression.
 
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
 
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) advances human rights through grassroots collaboration. In more than a dozen countries throughout the world, UUSC fosters social justice and works toward a world free from oppression. UUSC’s innovative approaches and measurable impact — in promoting economic justice, bolstering environmental justice, and protecting rights at risk — are grounded in the belief that all people have inherent power, dignity, and rights.
 
 Standing On The Side Of Love 

 
Standing on the Side of Love (SSL) is an interfaith public advocacy campaign promoting respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Standing on the Side of Love confronts issues of exclusion, oppression, and violence based on identity. With the goal of creating beloved community, the campaign pursues social change through advocacy, public witness, and speaking out in solidarity with those whose lives are publicly demeaned. 
 
Unitarian Universalist Ministry For Earth
 
Connecting and inspiring an active community of UUs for environmental justice, spiritual renewal, and shared reverence for our Earth home.
 
UU Mass Action
 
UU Mass Action believes that our faith calls us to change the world.  Grounding in democracy, powered by hope, we organize and mobilize Unitarian Universalists to overcome injustice.
 

Other Resources
 
Make your voice and help others make their voice heard by registering to vote.
 
Registering to Vote in MA
 
Note: The deadline to register to vote in any election or regular town meeting is twenty (20) days prior to the date of the election or meeting. The deadline to register to vote in a special town meeting is ten (10) days prior to the special town meeting.
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