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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 

Jean Masland

from First Parish Church in Weston 

Recently, Jean helped organize a group from Weston who came to Roxbury to participate in our Tours Program.  In the past, she has invited the UUUM team to Weston, where she gathered a group from the congregation to hear about our work over coffee and lunch

 

Jean’s commitment to service and support for UUUM's programs makes her a great example of what it means to be a UUUM delegate. 

 

Thank you, Jean!

You're Invited!

UPCOMING EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

  • DeeDee's Cry Toy Giveaway
    DeeDee's Cry Toy Giveaway
    Sun, Dec 15
    Boston
    Dec 15, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Boston, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
    Join us on Sunday, December 15, 2024, for this year's DeeDee's Cry Annual Toy Drive! Registration info below.
  • Monthly Volunteer Support Session
    Monthly Volunteer Support Session
    Wed, Dec 18
    Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/889581
    Dec 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/889581
    Our Congregational Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, Robert Jones will be hosting the next monthly volunteer support session.
  • Community Conversations: Hidden Heroes - Stories of African American Veterans
    Community Conversations: Hidden Heroes - Stories of African American Veterans
    Thu, Jan 09
    Virtual via Zoom
    Jan 09, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Join historian Thomas Plant and educator Cheryl Brown-Greene (Roxbury Collaborative) as they tell the stories of African American veterans and the often unsung role they have played in U.S. history.
  • Ties That Bind
    Ties That Bind
    Mon, Jan 20
    UU Urban Ministry
    Jan 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    UU Urban Ministry, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
    A concert honoring the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. RSVP and event info below.
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Race & Enslavement at the First Church in Roxbury
The Colonial Period (1631 - 1775)

Report Cover - Race and Slavery at First Church Roxbury (Aabid Allibhai)
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.

EXAMINING OUR HISTORY

IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS

Roxbury Youth Programs
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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.

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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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FOLLOW THE URBAN MINISTRY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

UUUM on Facebook 
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