December Share the Plate is UUSC’s Guest at Your Table
This month we will share the plate with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s Guest at Your Table program. Through the Guest at Your Table program, congregations provide vital support to those who need it most. GNUUC has been honoring and supporting our Guests since 1995! The GAYT theme this year is “Pursuing Liberation”.
The alarming rise of fascism, authoritarianism, and nationalism in the United States and in many places around the world is putting the lives of people, and the sustainability of the planet, in critical danger. Far-right forces have co-opted the word “freedom” for their own purposes, but the concepts of liberation and freedom mean something very tangible to UUSC’s grassroots partners in communities the world over. Whether they are fighting for the right to seek safety in Mexico and the United States, convincing the UN’s International Court of Justice to address the human rights threatened by the climate crisis in the South Pacific, or replenishing the energy of human rights activists in eastern Europe by addressing burn-out, UUSC partners invite us into an expansive, regenerative space to pursue liberation.
Join us for this year’s Guest at Your Table program to learn what UUSC partners are doing to address immediate injustices – as well as the collective liberation they envision for the future. We think their stories will offer inspiration and guidance on the path toward justice and liberation for all. Featured Guests and their organizations are:
Ana Lorena Delgadillo, who works for Fundación Para la Justicia y El Estado Democrático de Derecho (FJEDD) supporting individuals and families impacted by human rights violations in Mexico and Central America.
Lidia Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance, who advocates for the dignity of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries and an equitable legislative path to permanent residency for TPS holders.
Sepasitiano Patelisio, vice president of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), who promotes Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination and supports work in the Pacific to address climate-forced displacement.
Dr. Margaret Amaka Ohia-Nowak from Alliance for Black Justice in Poland, who responds to the needs of a diverse mix of Black, African, and Afro-descendant people fleeing Ukraine and staying long-term in Poland, helping them navigate issues of assimilation, racism, and citizenship while building community and providing direct support.
Please be generous this month in supporting GNUUC and UUSC!
If you know or discover such an organization, please nominate it by using the form found with the Share the Plate Nomination form..