News about or from Cedars Justice Network
The Next Chapter of Our UU Legacy. Inspiring News From the 2025 General Assembly. While I did not attend General Assembly in person this year, I tuned in via Zoom for the business meetings in order to participate in elections of Moderators and members of the UUA Board. Other essential functions that occurred during business … Continue reading Newsletter July 2025 – Reverend Margo Rinehart
Exploring Our UU Value of Generosity During the Current Food Crisis This week activists Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan stood aboard the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in a brave attempt to bring food aid to Gaza, because Palestinians living in the bombed and hollowed out Gaza are starving. Here in our local North Kitsap and Bainbridge Island … Continue reading A Message from Rev. Margo
Cedars holds a Special Collection monthly for community outreach as a way to educate our congregation about the work of various nonprofit organizations that reflect our values and to channel our generosity in support of them. On December 10th, the Social Justice Committee will be collecting donations for the YWCA Alive Shelter. The YWCA Kitsap … Continue reading December Special Collection
Greetings! My name is Carol Ann Davidson and I am the Board liaison to a new unified Social Justice Committee. The past two years have been hard for many. It is easy to feel helpless given some of the challenges we are facing in the world. Working together, even in small ways, can help to bring … Continue reading Social Justice Committee News
This month our Cedars congregation will participate in a special service project at the Center. In addition, recognizing further environmental justice opportunities in this effort, we are asking all members to consider making a special donation to this wonderful facility and program. As with other donations, you can make a check out to Cedars UU … Continue reading Special Collection for The West Sound Wildlife Shelter
Banning debt-based drivers license suspensions is a goal of the Kitsap Equity, Race, And Community Engagement Coalition, Kitsap ERACE. The organization’s criminal justice team added the objective to its list of collective actions after conferring with those working with impacted people. Your license can be suspended if you can’t afford to pay a traffic ticket, and … Continue reading Reform Our Justice System: Targeting the Poor
