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SUMMARY:Congregational-Wide Read and Discussion - Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Zoom\, 7-8pm. \nIn February and March\, the FRS Anti-Racism Team will be hosting a congregational-wide read and facilitated discussion of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents\, by Isabel Wilkerson. \nPlease use this Zoom link: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/91474396125?pwd=Hb4rOfDTM4SOf8lB7oaQniSqJS3Xoo.1 \nMeeting ID: 914 7439 6125\nPasscode: 872118 \nA Facilitated Group Discussion in Six Sessions: \nMonday\, February 3 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) \nSunday\, February 9 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, February 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 10 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 31 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) \nIn each session we will have discussion questions that address specific sections of the book and help us better understand how we as a community can live into the 8th Principle we adopted in 2024. \nBooks are available for purchase at the Jabberwocky Bookstore in Newburyport\, to borrow at the Newburyport Library\, and a small amount are available at church. If you would like to participate\, but need support with the cost of the book\, please speak with Rev. Laurel Gray (revlaurel.gray@frsuu.org). We will have a small number of books available at no cost. \nJoin us in this important journey by signing up\, either in the Parish Hall or online @: https://forms.office.com/r/qiKFq8Azab \n 
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/congregational-wide-read-and-discussion-zoom/2025-03-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T143000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
CREATED:20250224T182345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T185722Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting the Moment with Rev. Laurel & Marianne Vesey
DESCRIPTION:Meets for three consecutive Thursdays\, March 13\, 20\, and 27\, LMH Room A\, 1-2:30pm. Join Marianne Vesey\, co-chair of Newburyport’s Human Rights Coalition and Rev. Laurel Gray for this three-part series about different ways to take action against authoritarianism\, discern the work that is best for us to do\, and make sure we have the tools to sustain our efforts.
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/meeting-the-moment-with-rev-laurel-marianne-vesey/2025-03-13/
LOCATION:LMH Room A\, 26 Pleasant St\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T143000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
CREATED:20250224T182345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T185722Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting the Moment with Rev. Laurel & Marianne Vesey
DESCRIPTION:Meets for three consecutive Thursdays\, March 13\, 20\, and 27\, LMH Room A\, 1-2:30pm. Join Marianne Vesey\, co-chair of Newburyport’s Human Rights Coalition and Rev. Laurel Gray for this three-part series about different ways to take action against authoritarianism\, discern the work that is best for us to do\, and make sure we have the tools to sustain our efforts.
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/meeting-the-moment-with-rev-laurel-marianne-vesey/2025-03-20/
LOCATION:LMH Room A\, 26 Pleasant St\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
CREATED:20250110T155058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T170151Z
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SUMMARY:Congregational-Wide Read and Discussion - Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Zoom\, 7-8pm. \nIn February and March\, the FRS Anti-Racism Team will be hosting a congregational-wide read and facilitated discussion of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents\, by Isabel Wilkerson. \nPlease use this Zoom link: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/91474396125?pwd=Hb4rOfDTM4SOf8lB7oaQniSqJS3Xoo.1 \nMeeting ID: 914 7439 6125\nPasscode: 872118 \nA Facilitated Group Discussion in Six Sessions: \nMonday\, February 3 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) \nSunday\, February 9 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, February 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 10 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 31 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary (please note the first and last meetings are in person so therefore appear on the calendar differently) \nIn each session we will have discussion questions that address specific sections of the book and help us better understand how we as a community can live into the 8th Principle we adopted in 2024. \nBooks are available for purchase at the Jabberwocky Bookstore in Newburyport\, to borrow at the Newburyport Library\, and a small amount are available at church. If you would like to participate\, but need support with the cost of the book\, please speak with Rev. Laurel Gray (revlaurel.gray@frsuu.org). We will have a small number of books available at no cost. \nJoin us in this important journey by signing up\, either in the Parish Hall or online @: https://forms.office.com/r/qiKFq8Azab \n 
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/congregational-wide-read-and-discussion-zoom/2025-03-24/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T143000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T185723Z
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SUMMARY:Meeting the Moment with Rev. Laurel & Marianne Vesey
DESCRIPTION:Meets for three consecutive Thursdays\, March 13\, 20\, and 27\, LMH Room A\, 1-2:30pm. Join Marianne Vesey\, co-chair of Newburyport’s Human Rights Coalition and Rev. Laurel Gray for this three-part series about different ways to take action against authoritarianism\, discern the work that is best for us to do\, and make sure we have the tools to sustain our efforts.
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/meeting-the-moment-with-rev-laurel-marianne-vesey/2025-03-27/
LOCATION:LMH Room A\, 26 Pleasant St\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250330T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250330T130000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
CREATED:20240820T142237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T122104Z
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SUMMARY:Justice Sunday - Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
DESCRIPTION:Parish Hall\, 12-1pm. Please join us as we welcome representatives from the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Our guests will share information on the upcoming 29th Mother’s Day Walk for Peace to be held on Sunday\, May 11. \nThis gathering will also provide us with an opportunity to contribute essential personal hygiene items for men in the Peace Institute’s Community Reentry Program. Some items that are often in short supply are men’s body wash and body lotion. Please come to learn more\, to show your support for the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace\, as well as to enjoy fellowship\, soup\, and salad.
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/justice-sunday-louis-d-brown-peace-institute/
LOCATION:Parish Hall 1st Floor
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T113000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T154545Z
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SUMMARY:Transgender Day of Visibility Flag Raising
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 31\, Newburyport City Hall\, 10am. \nYou are invited to join members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies at the second annual Transgender Day of Visibility flag raising at the Newburyport City Hall on Monday\, March 31 at 10 am. Founded in 2009\, Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event observed internationally that aims to celebrate transgender people and their contributions while raising awareness about the discrimination and challenges that transgender\, nonbinary\, and gender nonconforming people face. For those who do not identify as trans or nonbinary\, this is an opportunity to show support loudly and proudly for a community that is confronting hate\, mis- and disinformation\, and unprecedented legislative and executive efforts to disempower\, invalidate\, and marginalize. \nRev. Rebecca will offer a blessing at the flag raising. \n 
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/transgender-day-of-visibility-flag-raising/
LOCATION:Newburyport City Hall\, 60 Pleasant St\, Newburyport\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Justice Action MInistry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T223711
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SUMMARY:Congregational-Wide Read and Discussion - In Person
DESCRIPTION:Sanctuary\, 7-8pm (in person on 2/3 and 3/31 only) \nWe will be reading Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson \nIsabel Wilkerson explores how America has been shaped by a caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and our nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America\, India\, and Nazi Germany\, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations\, including divine will\, bloodlines\, stigma\, and more. Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, baseball’s Satchel Paige\, a single father and his toddler son\, Wilkerson herself\, and many others—she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their persecution of the Jews. Finally\, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions\, toward hope in our common humanity. \nIn February and March\, the FRS Anti-Racism Team will be hosting a congregational-wide read and facilitated discussion of Caste. \nA Facilitated Group Discussion in Six Sessions: \nMonday\, February 3 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary \nSunday\, February 9 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, February 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 3 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 10 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 24 – Zoom\, 7:00 PM \nMonday\, March 31 – In Person\, 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary \nIn each session we will have discussion questions that address specific sections of the book and help us better understand how we as a community can live into the 8th Principle we adopted in 2024. \nBooks are available for purchase at the Jabberwocky Bookstore in Newburyport\, to borrow at the Newburyport Library\, and a small amount are available at church. If you would like to participate\, but need support with the cost of the book\, please speak with Rev. Laurel Gray (revlaurel.gray@frsuu.org). We will have a small number of books available at no cost. \nJoin us in this important journey by signing up\, either in the Parish Hall or online @: https://forms.office.com/r/qiKFq8Azab
URL:https://www.frsuu.org/event/congregational-wide-read-and-discussion-in-person/2025-03-31/
LOCATION:FRS Sanctuary\, 26 Pleasant St\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:300th Anniversary,Justice Action MInistry
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