What does “woke” really mean? How does it relate to UU’s first principle involving respect for all human beings? How did it come to be a four-letter-word? Estella will talk about the history of this “dirty word” and about how we might respond to its use to control our speech. Estella Lauter helped to establish Minors […]
What Might We Learn From Fiction By 20th Century Black Women? with Estella Lauter About the Message: Instead of focusing on one highly accomplished person or a project such as microloans for International Women’s Day this year, we will look briefly at some novels by African American women and share the conversation that a winter Clearing […]
The First American Indian to Serve as US Poet Laureate: Joy Harjo Come joins us to celebrate International Women’s Day by exploring the journey of Joy Harjo, a Muscogee/Creek woman whose paternal ancestors fought the U.S. for their land in “Indian Territory.” She is an artist and musician (sax) in addition to being a writer of […]
POETRY SUNDAY Estella Lauter, Coordinator One day before National Poetry Month begins, poets who are Members and Friends of the UU Fellowship of Door County will present a reading of original poems. This year, in conjunction with the Protest! exhibit in the UU Gallery, poets have been asked to explore what it means to them […]
To mark International Women’s Day this year, in keeping with the exhibit at the UU Gallery, Estella Lauter will present the work of several American women artists who developed an “art of social engagement” from the 1970s to 1990s. Their work took many forms: murals, quilts, installations and performances, as well as painting and sculpture, […]
In an early salute to International Women’s Day (March 8th each year), we will ask what you think of when you hear the phrase “women’s work.” Is it always done in the nursery, kitchen or the laundry? What about the classroom, hospital, office or court room? Does it always involve caring? Isn’t caring a key […]
In a wonderful book about the development of feminist consciousness before “feminism” arose in the 19th century, the historian Gerda Lerner gives credit to individual women who were warriors, artists, nuns and mothers for defending their principles and thereby laying important groundwork for later movements. On this Mothers’ Day, Estella Lauter will pay homage to groups of […]
The Unitarian Universalist Association voted last summer to support the work of “Black Lives Matter,” in part because of the movement’s commitment to principles of justice, equality and empathy. It was formed in 2012 by three women to establish the principles and practices to stop the scourge against black men in the US. In honor […]
Each year on or near International Women’s Day, we pause to reflect on the condition of women here and elsewhere in the world. While some claim that women in the U.S. have gained equality, the news about who is at the bottom of the economic ladder, whose reproductive rights are under fire, and who is […]
As conditions for women worsen in the U.S., this International Women’s Day offers a good occasion to examine the case for both public and private expressions of compassion. What is compassion? How do we promote it? How is it discouraged? What role does this emotion play in Unitarian Universalist principles? To consider these questions, Estella […]