MORE EVENTS TO COME SOON

Click here for a flyer.

Click here for a letter to DREs and RE committee chairs.

Registration is at https://www.formdesk.com/uuforms/JrRetreatSept10

Click here for Staff Application (high school students need to APPLY to staff.)

Social Con, May 21st thru 23rd (up late, so get in soon!) at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (24 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury, CT 06810)

Flyer:

Website for Danbury is here: http://www.uudanbury.org/

Don’t forget a bathing suit/change of clothes for a summer picnic/water party!

But remember guys, UUCD is a NONsmoking location, so this will be a nonsmoking con!

Find the Social Action Flyer

Register for the Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Social Action Con

Advisor Registration: Advisor Registration

The first social con of this year will be February 20-22 at the Ridgewood congregation!

Register for the con: https://www.formdesk.com/uuforms/ConicBook

For more information, check out the flyer: Conic Book Con Flyer

The Rock and Run for Justice:

…..December 26th-28th youth and advisers from across the metro district took part in the second annual Rock and Run for Justice. The event, which was held at the Hastings congregation, was a great success.

……Friday night, all attendees took part in the ‘run’ part of the rock and run, working with the organization Midnight Run. Through Midnight Run, groups go into Manhattan and hand out food, toiletries, and clothing to the homeless at designated stops. However, the most important part of these runs are not the items that are shared, but rather the dialogue that arises and the strong sense of community that is established between the homeless and the participants. This year, there were enough participants to go on three routes. The runs were a tremendous success, and a life changing experience for many.

……Saturday was filled with a variety of social action workshops, including dialogues on issues including anti-racism, queer identity, the midnight run, anti-sexism, sustainable agriculture and more. Workshops were followed by our key-note speaker, Gabriel Bol Deng, who spoke about his life as a refugee from Sudan, and his current work to found a school is his home village. Deng’s speech was truly inspiring, and greatly appreciated by the attendees.

……This then led to the rock art of the evening, a concert attended by both conference attendees and the general public. The concert featured a variety of extremely talented artists including: Kimya Dawson, Anthony da Costa, Emilyn Brodsky, Griffin & the True Believers, Hop Along, Queen Ansleis, Dave End & BB Sunshine. The concert was a tremendous success, and sold out. All proceeds for the concert went to the Midnight Run.

Links:

• Midnight run: http://www.midnightrun.org/
• Gabriel Bol Deng: http://david-morse.com/hopeforariang/gbd/
• Concert clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cii6P7mpq8

Register: Registration is Closed!

Advisors: Advisor Registration

Flyer: Conference Flyer

The new district covenant was created today by 41 community members. The event was awesome, and we have a district covenant to be really proud of!

Mallory, Everett and Marissa

The outreach coordinator is responsible for increasing knowledge of, and exposure to, district events, to area youth. They provide congregations and youth groups with information on trainings and social cons. They also work with youth groups to plan conferences and events at their congregations.