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Our History Committee is charged with determining the next steps in examining our past. Stay tuned for updates.
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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.

You're Invited!

UPCOMING URBAN MINISTRY EVENTS

  • Brunch with LDBPI at UU Urban Ministry
    Brunch with LDBPI at UU Urban Ministry
    Tue, Mar 26
    UU Urban Ministry
    Mar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    UU Urban Ministry, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
    Join members of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and UU Urban Ministry teams to hear how you can be a part of the Mother's Day Walk for Peace.
  • Virtual Evening with LDBPI
    Virtual Evening with LDBPI
    Thu, Mar 28
    Zoom (link below)
    Mar 28, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Zoom (link below)
    Join members of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and UU Urban Ministry teams to hear how you can be a part of the Mother's Day Walk for Peace.
  • Community Conversations: RYP Takeover
    Community Conversations: RYP Takeover
    Tue, Apr 09
    Virtual via Zoom
    Apr 09, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Gatekeeping, Generational Wealth, and Collective Liberation
  • UUUM Program Spotlight & Open House
    UUUM Program Spotlight & Open House
    Thu, May 02
    UU Urban Ministry
    May 02, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    UU Urban Ministry, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
    Join the UUUM team and program participants and hear about our work, programs, and see our campus. Food and refreshments will be served.
  • 189th Annual Meeting
    189th Annual Meeting
    Thu, May 23
    Virtual via Zoom
    May 23, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Join us to hear about the work of our programs from the UUUM Team, an update on the Meetinghouse campaign, and more!
  • The Makanda Project (Jazz on the Green Summer Series)
    The Makanda Project (Jazz on the Green Summer Series)
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 13
    UU Urban Ministry Greenspace
    Jul 13, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    UU Urban Ministry Greenspace, 10 Putnam St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
    The Makanda Project is back for Summer 2024! Join us for world-class jazz music on the beautiful UUUM greenspace.
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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.

We Speak Now:  Race & Enslavement at First Church in Roxbury

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EXAMINING OUR HISTORY

IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS

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750+

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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 third season of the series that discusses issues facing communities of color, and look forward to Season 4.

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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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