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Susan Frederick-Gray condemns tax bill as part of ‘all-out violent assault’ on poor, working class, and middle class people; interfaith movement plans nationwide campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience.By Christopher L. Walton | December 7, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Class, Economy, Politics, Poverty, Social JusticePage/Article -
Someone had broken into our garage. We picked our way through the space, storage tubs strewn about, ready to make a list of what was missing: two wool sweaters and half a tent. Someone was suffering a misfortune here, but it wasn’t us.Reflection | By Becky Brooks | August 9, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Abundance, Direct Experience, Empathy, Family, Gratitude, Home, Letting Go, PovertyPage/Article -
What we would like to do is change the world—make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves... by fighting for better conditions, by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, the poor, of the destitute... [W]e can, to a certain extent, change the world; we...Quote | By Dorothy Day | December 19, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Christianity, Class, Justice, Poverty, Service, Transformation, WorkWorship element
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Tax-deductible charitable giving should not worsen existing inequalities. But it does.Feature | By Chuck Collins | November 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Education, Generosity, Governance, Politics, Poverty, WealthPage/Article -
In the first episode of "Call the Midwife"—a British show about post-WWII midwives—the main character Jenny Worth is just starting as a midwife in the East End of London. She experiences a moment of disgust and overwhelm at witnessing the awful experience of one of her expectant mothers. She...Reading | By Forrest Gilmore | July 28, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Compassion, Humanism, Integrity, Justice, Poverty, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Service, Spiritual PracticeWorship element
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We are hungry We are eating our daily bread and bowing our heads and yet we are hungry We are thanking the farmer and the farm worker and yet we are hungry We are speaking in spaces for food that is healthy and still we are hungry We are tiring of slogans that say Feed the Children and mean feed ...Meditation | By Debra Smith | February 11, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Christianity, Communion (Christian), Democracy, Direct Experience, Food, Food Justice, Generosity, Human Rights, Humanism, Justice, Justice Sunday, Poverty, Prayer Practices, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Spiritual Practice, Table Grace, Thanksgiving, Transcendence, TransformationWorship element -
The journey was a long one. We started on an airplane, a 16-hour trip crossing the international date line. A van for an hour, then another hour’s plane ride. A pedi-cab trip, and a four hour van ride. Then another hour’s drive up a windy mountain road, turning off the road onto a rocky, bumpy,...Sermon | By Vail Weller | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Direct Experience, Generosity, Globalism, International, Justice, Poverty, Privilege, Unitarian Universalism, UniversalismWorship element
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Let us join hands and hearts in gratitude on this wondrous day, where we have the abundance of our lives before us. We remember, on this day of bounty, all those who do not have enough, who are afraid, who are lonely, and who suffer....Meditation | By Naomi King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Abundance, Commitment, Compassion, Connections, Fall, Food, Generosity, Gratitude, Poverty, Secular, Spirituality, Thanksgiving, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
I had jet-lag. That’s my excuse—that, and it was a hot, humid Sunday afternoon in Chicago, the end of a three-day family reunion. All of us were well-fed and happy, but tired and...well, the family had been together for three days. When my aunt remembered that she needed to return the flower...Sermon | By Erika Hewitt | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: America, Compassion, Generosity, Poverty, StewardshipWorship element
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The early settlers who risked life and limb to come to this land—a land strange and unknown, but full of promise—these early settlers had a dream. That dream included freedom to worship as they wished; it included the opportunity to prosper, if they were willing to work hard; it included the...Sermon | By Marilyn Sewell | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), America, Economy, Justice, Money, Poverty, Unitarian Universalism, WorthWorship element
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In 1935, a US government truck pulled up to my grandfather’s house, a two-room sharecropper’s shack in which sixteen people lived. They were starving to death. Not malnutrition. Starvation. The truck brought surplus food, which on that particular visit consisted of a gallon of mustard. My father...Sermon | By David Breeden | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Human Rights, Labor Day, Money, Poverty, WorkWorship element
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My friend Marcy and her boyfriend Brian recently ate dinner at a local Chinese restaurant. As they enjoyed a plate of lo mein, engrossed in conversation, a hand reached down and ushered away their platter of noodles....Reading | By Kaaren Solveig Anderson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Class, Compassion, Empathy, Poverty, PrivilegeWorship element
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The world now has the means to end extreme poverty, we pray we will have the will. What is this prayer about? The Millennium Development Goals were established by the United Nations in 2000 to address issues like extreme poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, women’s health,...Meditation | By Anonymous | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Poverty, United Nations DayWorship element
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What is the value of a gift given? Is it just the dollar amount on the price tag or are some gifts worth much more? Let me tell you about a gift that was not worth much monetarily, but which made a wealthy woman richer than she could have imagined....Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: Class, Generosity, Humility, Poverty, WealthCurriculum page -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Power of Half" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Challenge, Change, Democracy, Generosity, PovertyCurriculum page -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Putting Dreams into Action" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Community, Economy, Food Justice, Poverty, TransformationCurriculum page
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Materials and guidance for beginning or deepening your exploration of economic justice.Study Guide | July 29, 2014 (reviewed July 2024) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Economic Justice, Equity, PovertyPage/Article -
A service trip overseas leads to a personal transformation.Story | By Erik Mohn | April 23, 2014 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Youth | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Caring, Multiculturalism, Poverty, TransformationCurriculum page -
The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Compassion, Creativity, Justice, Poverty, Presence, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Respect, Youth/TeensCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Compassion, Poverty, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Service, Youth/TeensCurriculum page