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After a screening of the new movie, Just Mercy, the Rev. Kimberly Quinn-Johnson of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork in Bridgehampton, New York, led the audience in a breath-centered, calming exercise before joining a panel discussion on the issues raised by the movie. (East Hampton Star, January 23)
Marching to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Unitarian Universalists Ann Roos and Mary Stahoviak participated in a march in Victoria, Texas, honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “He could have been president,” Roos said. (Victoria Advocate, January 20)
Congregation hosts meditation sessions
The Washington Post recognized River Road UU Church in Bethesda, Maryland, for hosting weekly vipassana meditation sessions and dharma talks by Tara Brach, founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. The Wednesday evening sessions draw a few hundred participants each week, from within and beyond the congregation. (Washington Post, January 22)
Activist remembered
The Philadelphia Inquirer marked the passing of Rudolph Tolbert, an activist on many fronts, including the Black Humanist Fellowship (formerly the Black Unitarian Universalist Caucus). (Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20)