Entries by Craig Harris

Safety First

Did you know that UUCDC has a Safety Team? The Safety Team assesses policies, procedures, and readiness in four main areas: Fire Preparedness and Response, Building Security, Medical and Mental Health Emergencies, and Suspicious Persons or Armed Intruder Situations. The focus is on planning and prevention, with a goal of creating a safety culture responsive… Continue Reading Safety First

Support NAACP Scholarship Winners

We are seeking volunteers to reach out as sponsors of scholarship recipients. As sponsors, you would connect with the recipient over the course of their four years in college by making calls and sending cards and care packages throughout the year. If possible, you would attend the NAACP Awards dinner on Friday, April 12, along… Continue Reading Support NAACP Scholarship Winners

Breaking Bread Potluck

Are you interested in learning about the lifestyles of people living to 100 years and older, celebrating diversity through food and music, and a collective effort in building community? You are invited to join an intergenerational, plant-based potluck on the first Saturday of each month to share a nourishing meal together with meaningful conversation and… Continue Reading Breaking Bread Potluck

Automated External Defibrillator

Hopefully it will never be needed, but UUCDC has an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) mounted on the wall between the office and the stairway. Training is not required, as the device “talks” the user through providing life-saving intervention for someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. If you have been certified or received training in AED use, please… Continue Reading Automated External Defibrillator

Freedom!

Jon Batiste wants everybody to jump up and dance, so move your body ‘cause it’s your Freedom! (https://youtu.be/3YHVC1DcHmo?si=AilW2hWvvP9P3u_k)

Help Low Wage Workers

Make your voice heard! The PA Poor People’s Campaign is holding statehouse assemblies in 30 state capitals across the country, including Harrisburg, on Saturday, March 2. This a call for a Moral Revival that challenges the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, ecological devastation, and the distorted narrative of white supremacy! For more information about the… Continue Reading Help Low Wage Workers

Change on the Rise

“Without the light the darkness comes. Hold through the night, the shadows will run.” So begins Avi Kaplan’s song of justice and hope, Change on the Rise. (https://youtu.be/382BTxLNrow)

Immigrant

Oh, the promise of coming to a new land and having a better life. Until you get there and people say everything about you is “funny.” Immigrant by Alysha Brilla (https://youtu.be/jqUN1gUam1g?si=9aaARu6GYou1AgrF)