Social Justice

Rainbow UU -
Welcoming Congregation Committee

The Rainbow UU at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair,
is an open and affirming group committed to the promotion of a positive image for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexed, and Questioning (LGBTIQ) community and a supportive environment for LGBTIQ individuals, friends, and family.

For the past five years, the Rainbow UU has been providing a safe, fun, and friendly space through its Rainbow GAME NIGHTS.

Join us on the third Saturday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Peierls Room (2nd Floor) where you can draw out artist within through a game of Pictionary; stretch your imagination with clay sculpting in a game of Cranium; or play a game of cards. Play games of strategy and skills or just silly fun. You are welcome to bring your favorite game.

Light refreshments will be provided.
Suggested donation $3.

2009-2010 GAME NIGHT SCHEDULE:

March 20, 2010
April 17, 2010
May 15, 2010

[Please note for the 2009-2010 year, Game Night will not be held in December, June, July, and August]

On the Sunday after Game Night, meet up for a brown bag lunch and conversation in Fletcher Hall following the second service. In addition to the fun-filled game nights, the Rainbow UUnion is developing a Rainbow UU area in the Narthex of the congregation to let LGBT visitors know about our welcoming congregation and community; organizing greeters at Sunday services to welcome LGBT folks; and developing a library of LGBT books.

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Are you married? Would you like to be? If you are in love with someone who is the same gender as you, you are banned from getting married in Oregon, California, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia. You don't have to be homosexual to recognize that the right to marry is a human right. As UU's, we strive to promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. The Rainbow UU encourages you to show your support for LOVE EQUALITY by participating in our letter writing campaign supporting marriage equality on New Jersey. We've written a letter that you are welcome to sign and you may bring your return address labels to make it even easier. Join us in standing on the side of love.

Other events include sponsoring a panel discussion on civil rights and gay rights with the American Civil Liberties Union; fundraising for LGBTIQ community displaced by Hurricane Katrina, and a Sunday Service focusing on the human rights of the LGBTIQ persons worldwide.

Join us on the web at our yahoo group: RainbowUUnion

For more information or if you can lend a hand, please contact us:

To find out what's happening in the Rainbow UUnion, please sign up for our Yahoo Group listserv by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RainbowUUnion/. Click the "Join This Group" button to sign up! Once you're an approved member, you can begin reading and posting messages. WELCOME!!