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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
URBAN MINISTRY
Our work begins in Roxbury. It doesn't end there.
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OUR MISSION: WE WORK ACROSS RACE & PLACE TO DISMANTLE
RACISM & WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE & TO ADVANCE RACIAL, ECONOMIC, & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Our Vision: We envision a Greater Boston where all people live with freedom and dignity, and have equitable access to resources and opportunity to shape the present and the future.
DELEGATE OF THE MONTH
Lisa Snellings from Follen Church
This month we honor someone whose steady leadership and generous spirit continue to shape the work of the UU Urban Ministry. Lisa Snellings, a Delegate-at-Large, a member of our Board of Directors, and part of the Follen Church congregation, brings heart, clarity, and intention to every corner of our shared mission.
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Lisa has a remarkable ability to connect people with purpose. Within Follen, she consistently lifts up the work of the UUUM and creates pathways for others to engage. The partnership between Follen and the UUUM is stronger because she is always paying attention to what might be possible. Her coordination of the recent visit that Vinnie Myles and Robert Jones made to Follen reflects her talent for creating meaningful spaces where relationships and understanding can grow.
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You're Invited!
UPCOMING EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Feature Artists for RICH Roxbury
Click on any of the artists below to be taken to our RICH Roxbury catologue! You can find their work and others in RICH Roxbury!
Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Keyse
Angelo
Zina
Worley
Last year, the UU Urban Ministry and the Roxbury Historical Society invited Aabid Allibhad, a PhD candidate in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, to write a report focused on the history of racism and enslavement at First Church in Roxbury.
In February, the report entitled, "Race & Slavery at the First Church in Roxbury (The Colonial Period 1631-1775)", was published. It is available by clicking on the image, or by visiting the History of First Church in Roxbury page of our website.
Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury
The Colonial Period (1631 - 1775)
EXAMINING OUR HISTORY
IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS
750+
The average amount of hours each month that our youth participate in programming through Roxbury Youth Programs (RYP). This includes students who utilize our after school drop in programming, as well as our RYP Interns.
150+
Audience members logged-in to our first-ever virtual Community Conversation, featuring historian and former State Representative Byron Rushing.
We recently finished our forth season of the series that discusses issues facing communities of color, and look forward to Season 5.
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Years providing safe housing and healing counseling to families fleeing from domestic violence through our emergency shelter, Renewal House.
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