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Events
2010 Denver PrideFest Parade
Sunday, June 20 — 9:00 am to 11:00
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Photo by David Manning |
Come and join your fellow Unitarian Universalists as we show our
UU Pride by marching in the annual
Denver PrideFest Parade. Adults and young people
from the Denver/Boulder area UU Congregations will march
together to support the LGBT community, while showing the crowd
what our beliefs and values are all about! We hope to have at
least 200 Unitarian Universalists walking together this year.
Please consider joining us, and add your name to the sign up
sheet in the Sanctuary.
CUUC will be providing the breakfast this year at our
traditional send-off before the parade, which is held at First
Unitarian Church. Our youth will be helping to prepare the food
the day before, and we are looking for volunteers to help with
preparation, set up and clean up. There is a sign up sheet for
this as well.
The area UU churches will also have a
booth this year, on both Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th.
If you are interested in helping to staff the booth, please see
the sign up sheet for specific times that are needed. This is a
really fun and inspiring community event, and we hope you will
plan on coming! If you have any questions, please contact
Suzanne Fey-Gaiser sfeygaiser@comcast.net or Sue Fraley
suefraley@q.com
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"Standing on the Side of Love"
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) sponsors
Standing on the Side of Love, a public
advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love‘s power to stop
oppression. It is based on the belief that no one should be
dehumanized through acts of exclusion, oppression, or violence
because of their identities. In public debates over immigration,
LGBT rights, and more, religious people stand on the side of
love and call for respect, inclusion, and compassion.
Standing on the Side of Love is an
inclusive, multi-faith effort that emphasizes the messages of
all religions based in compassion and love. Non-religious people
who want to stand on the side of love are also welcome to get
involved. Through community activism, social networking, and
media outreach, people across the nation are equipped to counter
fear and make love real in the world.
On April 18, CUUC "split-the-plate" with
Standing on the Side of Love. In addition to
donating on that day, you can get involved in many other ways –
attending or sponsoring local events, signing petitions,
purchasing items from their on-line store, and even
participating in blogs. You can learn much more by checking out
the website:
http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org
Nearly 1000 people attended the November 2008 protest in Denver
against the passage of California’s Proposition 8, which banned
same-sex marriages in the state. There were many people
representing the local Unitarian Universalist congregations,
including 12 from CUUC. In response to Proposition 8, the
Unitarian Universalist Association has produced a wonderful
video showing UU members and clergy as they “stand on the side
of love.” To view the video, go to
http://www.uua.org/news/newssubmissions/123809.shtml
Photos courtesy of Joan Bradt.
New PFLAG
Chapter
Meeting Dates: 2nd Thursday of Each Month, 7:00 pm
 PFLAG
(Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) - is
now in the south suburban area! “PFLAG Littleton – South Suburban
Denver” offers monthly support group meetings. PFLAG's mission is to
support the health and well-being of the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, and Transgender) community, as well as their parents,
families, and friends, by providing support, education, and
advocacy. The monthly support meetings are held at
CUUC.
For more information: please contact Amy Rowland at:
pflaglittleton@gmail.com, or call (303) 815.5181.
Visit the PFLAG Web site
HERE to find out more.
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