Many trace the emergence of American Unitarian thought to the work of a group of seekers called the Transcendentalists. The chief writer among them was Ralph Waldo Emerson. It seems, though, that the movement he helped launch was seeded earlier by his Aunt Mary. Let’s explore this amazing woman, her impact on our movement and the power of mentorship.
Unitarian Universalists are pioneers in comprehensive sexuality education, offering “Our Whole Lives” classes that flip shame-based messages about “sex ed” upside-down. Negative messages about sex have been used to consolidate power and control for millennia, and this active oppression continues in the highest levels of our government today. But our religion teaches that our bodies are good, science is real, and all people are equally deserving of love and respect; we can all be loud and proud to carry that faith with us in our work for justice.
Northwest Seasonal Workers Association is an independent membership association of workers in the seasonal industries of agriculture, timber and tourism which has been active in Jackson County since 1976.
