Upcoming Forum

November 13, 2022

The New Abortion Landscape

When the Supreme Court ended federal constitutional protection for people seeking abortions, trigger laws, never-repealed laws, and hastily passed new laws created a flood of circumstances where it was unclear to pregnant persons and their doctors what was legally permissible. The new laws often have life-threatening consequences because of ambiguous wording or unscientific beliefs embedded in them.

Dr. Kathy Brunts, a retired physician living in Saint Louis, Elaine Chen, doctoral candidate at Harvard, and church member Michele Read will share their thoughts and knowledge about the overlooked and underappreciated aspects of banning abortions and the failings of the legal language that codify it.

Join us in person in the UUCLB Lounge or on Zoom at 11:30.

Past Forums

January 08, 2022

Intersectional Challenges in LGBTQ+Aging – Raising awareness of Justice Issues Speaker: Bill Sive, an LBGTQ+ Elder Advocate and representative associated with , “Elder Circle, Sage, National Center for Aging, LA county Department of Mental Health, Queers for Climate, Pink Panthers.  Social Justice Forum Video

 

Jehan Laner

September 11, 2022

Breaking the Prison to Deportation Pipeline and Other Campaigns that Help to Promote Immigrant Justice in California – Speakers: Jehan Laner, an immigration attorney with the Immigrant Law Resource Center and Willie Lubka (not pictured), founder of the Buen Vecino and a UU immigrant justice activist from the Conejo Valley UU Fellowship.

Two dedicated and inspiring activists shared their experiences in working to keep immigrant families from permanent separation through deportation.

 

 

April 10, 2022

It was time to sound off. We came to speak of issues on our minds. We shared our passions, hopes, concerns and ideas about some social justice issues: Racial Justice, LGBTQ Rights,  Climate Change, Immigrant Rights,  Police and Jail Injustice, Voting Rights, Environmental Justice.

 

 

 

March 20, 2022

This forum was on THIRD Sunday of March.

Presenters: Members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Presentation: 

 

February 13, 2022

How the South Won the Civil War – Presenter: Mercedes Ortiz

Slide Presentation 

Video

 

 

 

January 2022

One-to-One Campaign – Presenter: Aliyah Shaikh, LA Voice Community Organizer

Slide Presentation 

Video

 

 

Amnesty International candle wrapped in barbed wire logoDecember 2021

Amnesty International – Write for Rights 2020 – facilitator: Norma Edwards, member of UUCLB Social Justice Council and local chapter of Amnesty International

Slide Presentation

 

 

October 2021

Trauma, Resilience and Recovery speaker: Debora Luken LMFT – Assistant Director of Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center

Slide Presentation (pptx)

 

 

September 2021

Immigrant Justice:  – speakers: Josh Leach, Policy and Communications Strategy Coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and Rev. Ranwa Hammamy, formerly of the California Justice Ministry and now a member of the national UU Siding With Love Team

Slide Presentation (pptx)  —-  Video

 

Jan Victor Andasan

August 2021

Environmental Justice for West Long Beach – speaker: Jan Victor Andasan – Community Organizer at East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice 

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Community Response to SCIG – Dear Warren Buffet

Add’l material from CCL (pptx)

 

July 2021

Social Justice Lessons from UUA 2021 General Assembly – presenters: Evelyn Taylor, Meltem Narter, Patricia Chen, Mimi Gephardt-Seeley, Treacy Gephardt-Seeley, Michael Lyde

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Radical Curiosity Handout  Radical Curiosity Mind Map

Care Teams – A Model

 

Myron Day
Myron Day

June 2021

LGBTQ Center Long Beach – speaker: Myron Day – Director of Development for The LGBTQ Center Long Beach

Slide Presentation

 

 

 

 

April 2021

Adopting the Eighth Principle – speakers: Miguel Pagan, Mimi Gephardt-Seeley, Nasreen Gagner – Members of the UUCLB 8th Principle Task Force

Slide Presentation (pptx)

 

José A Serrano
José A Serrano

March 2021

Biden Administration’s Immigration Initiatives: An Immigrant Community Activist Perspective – speaker: José A Serrano – Associate Director of Immigration & Outreach at World Relief Southern California

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Video Recording

 

 

Susan Burton
Susan Burton

February 2021

A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project – speaker: Susan Burton, Executive Director and founder of ANWOL, author and activist.

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Video Recording

 

 

 

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice green and white flag logo
EYCEJ

January 2021

Environmental Justice in Long Beach – speaker: Taylor Thomas, Research and Policy Analyst for East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice and UUCLB Prof. Dr. Dean Toji, environmental community activist with Long Beach 350

Slide Presentation

 

 

 

Amnesty International candle wrapped in barbed wire logo
AI

December 2020

Amnesty International – Write for Rights 2020 – facilitator: Norma Edwards, member of UUCLB Social Justice Council and local chapter of Amnesty International

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Amnesty International Resource Document

 

 

 

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals logo
UN SDG

November 2020

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – facilitator: Nasreen Gagner, UU@UN Envoy for UUCLB

Slide Presentation (pptx)

Take Survey

 

 

 

Rev. Lissa Gundlach
Rev. Lissa Gundlach

October 2020

Co-Visioning Social Justice – facilitators: Michael Sallwasser, chair of UUCLB Social Justice Council; and Rev. Lissa Gundlach, senior minister of UUCLB

While the work of Social Justice continues (It is in our congregational DNA), the character of UUCLB’s work will be reimagined in a collaboration between the Social Justice Council and Rev. Lissa Gundlach.

October’s forum will begin with team leaders and members of the Council sharing views on the work ahead and their thoughts on minister’s role in that work. Rev. Lissa will describe her experience with and understanding of successful social justice work partnerships. Together we will agree how best to integrate her unique gifts, while respecting the other responsibilities of her position as senior minister. All participants, ranging from activists with deep experience and novices eager to learn, can ask questions and make comments as we establish a framework to bring more justice, equity, and compassion to a hurting world.

 

UU the Vote
UU the Vote

September 2020

UU the Vote – presenters: Michael Sallwasser, chair of UUCLB Social Justice and Will Gagner, member of Social Justice

Slide Presentation (pptx)

 

 


 

UUA General Assembly, Rooted, Inspired & Ready
GA 2020

August 2020

Social Justice Learnings from General Assembly – speakers:

Slide Presentation (pptx)