Unitarian Universalist Church, Monterey Peninsula, Social Justice Committee
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula is a community of people with varying religious beliefs who come together to learn from many religious and philosophical traditions. We do this through the use of stories, music, poetry, drama, science and the writings of many learned people from the past and the present.
Instead of centering our religion on specific beliefs, we gather around shared moral values that include the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Social justice is one of the principles upon which Unitarian Universalism is based. The areas of service that we are currently concentrating on are:
Gateway Center project will work to preserve the community initiated program which provides housing, a developmental levels program, community involvement and family style living for the developmentally disabled at Gateway Center.
Green Sanctuary program will involve the congregation in earning UUA Green Sanctuary Accreditation. green@uucmp.org
I-HELP/Shelter Plus. I-HELP (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program) provides dinner and overnight housing for 20 homeless men at the church on the second Sunday each month. Shelter Plus maintains a 16 bed facility in Seaside that provides shelter and services to women and their children experiencing homelessness. ihelpshelter@uucmp.org
LEAP (Literacy Early Action Project) will partner with the Panetta Institute Monterey Reads Program in recruiting volunteers to serve the children and learn about the enormous problems and potential solutions to literacy failings in Monterey County. leap@uucmp.org
Legislative Ministry works to assemble as many people as necessary to conduct educational forums and letter writing and telephone campaigns for legislation supported by the California Unitarian Universalist Ministry. Current issues include health care reform, marriage equality and climate change/water justice. legislativeministry@uucmp.org
Peace Coalition of Monterey County, of which UUCMP is a founding member, is a coalition consisting of community organizations dedicated to finding peaceful solution to local and world problems.peace and justice calendar
Visit their web site: www.uucmp.org
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