UUSC continues recovery work in Haiti

Wendy Flick, who runs the UU Service Committee’s relief program in Haiti, is interviewed in a Chronicle of Philanthropy article about continuing earthquake-recovery work in Haiti and the complications of land disputes. (Chronicle of Philanthropy – 1.11.12)

UU, documentary subject discusses film

The South Whidbey Record interviews the Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell, the subject of a feature-length documentary film about the now-retired minister from Portland, Oregon. (South Whidbey Record – 1.12.11)

Read a 2011 UU World Q&A with Sewell in which she discusses the filming experience. (UU World – Fall 2011)

Minister on ‘gayest city’ status, and more

In a TV news segment, the Rev. Chris Buice, minister of the Tennessee Valley UU Church in Knoxville, reacts to news that The Advocate has named Knoxville the “8th gayest city in America.” (WVLT – 1.9.12)

The DuPage UU Church in Naperville, Ill., joined other groups across the country in commemorating the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Ariz., with a vigil that also remembered others who have been lost to gun violence. (Chicago Sun-Times – 1.11.12)

Three Dallas-Fort Worth-area UU congregations are working to earn Green Sanctuary status from the UUA. (Pegasus News – 1.9.12)

The UU Church of Ogden, Utah, announced that the Occupy Ogden General Assembly has voted to disband its camp at the church. (Standard-Examiner – 1.9.12)