First, our scheduled events at UUWC:

• Friday February 21st 9-11 at Whispering Bean: Anti-racist Bookclub: We will be discussing PART 2 of Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire and Revolution in the Borderlands. If time, we will begin discussing our March read: “What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill.
• Friday, 6 pm Drum Circle. No previous experience needed. Bring your own drum or use one of ours!

• Saturday February 22nd 10 -11 am at UUWC Sanctuary: No Human is Illegal. We will discuss what is going on in our country with migrants and how we can help.
• Saturday February 22nd 11-12 am. We will walk as community in our Labyrinths.
• Sunday Religious Ed Class: meets in the Conference Room at 9:30 am. Coffee is available! We will be beginning to discuss the book, “The Serviceberry”, which offers a cooperative model of community. This is a good time to join the class even if you don’t yet have access to the book. You can still join in conversation about the issues it raises. It is available at Amazon and other retailers; if you download it, it is much less $$.
• Our Sunday Service this week is titled, “For Such a Time As This”. We will be exploring survival strategies for our current realities and using the Jewish story of Esther as our baseline. Prepare to be amused and hopeful- both of which will equip us for healthy survival!

Here is some info about new opportunities:

• WISDOM WALKERS: Our first hike will take place on Sat. 3/8 and I rate it as moderate.  Our destination is the Ojito wilderness, located 21 miles from ABQ just off of 55O (2 miles shy of San Ysidro).  It Is a landscape of steep sided mesas, rocky terraces, multicolored bands of rocks and hoodoos. It has spectacular beauty and exceptional geology. There are no facilities, water or shade.  There will be some inclined walking. The distance will be about 2.5 miles. We’ll meet at the church at 10:00 and carpool from there. There is a shaded picnic area where we could lunch after the hike. 
  BRING: water, sunscreen, hat and hiking sticks, if you have them.
  If interested email Theresa Watson at <denaliteton@gmail.com>. Please include your phone number in case any last minute info needs to be communicated.  My phone is 757-752-1678. Contact me with any questions.

For information about the Costco towels and ziplocks for the Dignity Packs for immigrants, contact Dee Curry: deeoz2018@gmail.com

We are building an information list about online resources for responding to our current political realities. Some of these focus on survival skills and others on accurate information. Theresa Watson will compile a list of digital sources that are recommended by church members.  You must vet these yourself; UUWC is NOT sponsoring them. If you have found a particular source helpful to navigate these difficult times and wish to share it with your church family, please send it to Theresa at <denaliteton@gmail.com>. as soon as possible. She will compile a list and make it available.  Theresa’s phone is 757-752-1678 in case you need you to contact her..
Please make sure you send Theresa a LINK to the site you are recommending!