Social Action & Justice
UFL members join LAND Demonstration supoorting undocumented
immigrants before Vicker's Lecture by Secretary of State Chris Kobach on April 13
Under the leadeship of our Social Action Committee, led by Susan Cooper and with the help of Forrest Swall, over 25 Lawrence Unitarians joined over 250 persons to express their opposiiton to Arizona-type laws promoting state criminalization of undocumented immigrants, which Mr. Kobach has helped to write arong the country and propose for Kansas. The Lawrence Action Network for Diversity, which had organized the Interfaith prayer vigil at Plymouth Congregational Church, where Reveend Jill Jarvis took part, provided the leadership for this demonstration. UFL's "Standing on the Side of Law" banner was joined by another "Standing onb the Side of Love" banner from All Souls in Kansas City. The demonstration came one day after the Federal Appeals Court of 9th Circuit confirmed the lowercourt injunction on the Arizona law.
Local programs and initiatives:
- LINK (Lawrence Intergenerational Nutrition Kitchen)
- Lawrence Journal World “Faith Forum”
- Parents as Teachers
- Welcoming Congregations
Unitarian Universalist Congregations:
- Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
- Prairie Star District - Unitairan Universalist Association
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan, Kansas
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka
- All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church - Kansas City