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FORUM
FORUM PURPOSE STATEMENT
The forum brings together Unitarian Universalists of San Francisco and fellow citizens to gain a deeper understanding of the issues of our time and to hear powerful presentations that both inform and inspire.
Global Conversations
Students Speak Out! Immigration & Liberation American Law & Disorder
Sunday, June 22, 12:30 pm, TSK Room and on Zoom.
A light lunch will be available beginning at 12:15 pm.
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University of San Francisco students and an attorney will speak on U.S. government accountability to uphold the Constitution relating to both immigration enforcement and our civil liberties. They will explain how anti-immigrant forces intentionally create panic and fear and will present a Know Your Rights description. Legal options will be explained, and they will share ways ordinary citizens can support immigrants during this time of growing immigration instability and how to support freedom of speech on college campuses.
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Camila Carrera is a USF School of Law graduate and, since 2018, has worked at immigration law firms involved in complex crimmigration cases. Mirna Champ is a 3rd-year law student at USF working with immigrants navigating defensive and affirmative asylum cases. USF student Ani De Lira Lopez is an activist for Palestinian rights and liberation. Attorney Jeff Wozniak defended encampment students and protestors and is also engaged in the intersection of criminal and immigration law. How will new legal rulings impact our democracy?
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Please join us for a most exciting presentation and open discussion.
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You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 944 8141 9412 Passcode: 841196
Sunday Forum with Bill Shields: "FUN Organizes to Stop DOGE Cuts to the Federal Workforce"
Sunday, June 22, 9:30 am, TSK Room and on Zoom.
A light breakfast will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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The final Forum of the 2024-2025 year is also the kickoff event for San Francisco Labor Fest 2025 (https://laborfest.net/2025/). Bill Shields will present about the Federal Unionist Network (FUN) (https://www.federalunionists.net/), an informal association of Federal Unionists and our other allies organizing to support each other in their pushback against the chaos and attacks on public services and workers by the Trump administration, Elon Musk, and DOGE, including Trump’s order claiming to end union contracts covering most federal workers.
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Our speaker is Professor Bill Shields, former Chair of Labor and Community Studies.
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City College San Francisco, community organizer, founder of Working Class Theater, and a scholar in the history of the labor movement in America.
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You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 969 3446 5087 Passcode: 951703
The Wall Between with Raja G. Khouri and Jeffrey J. Wilkinson
Sunday, June 15, 9:30 am, TSK Room and on Zoom.
A light breakfast will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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The Wall Between, written by Raja G. Khouri and Jeffrey J. Wilkinson, offers tangible ways for Jews and Palestinians in the Diaspora to speak and, importantly, listen differently to each other. It examines the histories and narratives that have shaped and divided, the battles for identity influenced by fear and trauma, and the psychological and social barriers that keep Jews and Palestinians closed off from each other’s perspectives. It presents a guide for anyone who is open to new possibilities for the Israel-Palestine discourse in the West.​​
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You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 959 1097 4175 Passcode: 408203
It's Fascism! So what do we do about it? with Mari Magaloni Ramos, Lori Lai, & Refuse Fascism Bay Area.
Sunday, June 8, 9:30 am, TSK Room and on Zoom.
A light breakfast will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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Hear from a representative from Refuse Fascism SF Bay Area, Mari Magaloni Ramos from the Pod and Country Podcast and Lori Lai from the Women's Rights Group on the June 14 No Kings Mass Protest. Mari and Lori are members of UUSF.
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The dangers we face from Trump's MAGA fascism are unprecedented, and so is the challenge to confront it. This is fascism, and it is rapidly moving to consolidate a more dictatorial rule over the people in this country with all its implications, especially for targeted communities, the environment, basic and fundamental rights, science, and truth itself—the very future of humanity. We will engage in a discussion about these issues and the necessary actions to confront and ultimately overthrow the Trump fascist program.
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NOW IS THE TIME WHEN WE MUST RISE UP IN MASS, NON-VIOLENT PROTEST AND ACT TO STOP THE CONSOLIDATION OF TRUMP MAGA FASCISM. For the lives of people here and around the world, we must refuse unlawful and inhumane orders… We must fill the streets and town squares in rising numbers — not stopping until we become millions, not relenting until this regime is no longer able to implement its program. Refuse the Fascism Statement of Conscience.
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What does it mean to "show up" as Unitarian Universalists right now? How do we face the onslaught of aggression and misery coming from the MAGA administration? Our UU values, which include Equity, Generosity, Interdependence, Justice, and Pluralism, direct us to uphold the worth and dignity of every person. They are an antidote and a check on overt and insidious erosion of our liberty by reminding us that when any one of us is harmed, all of us are undermined. - Mari Magaloni Ramos
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On June 14, We Rise Up! https://www.nokings.org
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You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 975 2554 4703 Passcode: 314871
Let Cuba Live with David Ramirez Alvarez & Yasser Ibarra
Sunday, June 1, 9:30 am, TSK Room and on Zoom.
A light breakfast will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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Hear about Trump’s escalating aggression against Cuba and build solidarity with Cuba’s resistance. Learn more about Cuba’s revolutionary advances in healthcare, education, LGBTQ rights, and environmental protections through a unique educational exchange.
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Yasser Ibarra is First Secretary in the Cuban Embassy in the United States. He works with labor unions, Cuba solidarity, and sports sectors. David Ramirez Alvarez is Second Secretary in the Cuban Embassy in the United States. From 2018 to 2022, he was part of the official team in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba that organized the international event that executed the 500th anniversary of the City of Havana.
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You can phone in at +1 669 444 9171. Meeting ID: 931 5348 9186 Passcode: 660542
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Ideas?
To suggest speakers, please fill out the form below. Your input is crucial for creating a diverse and engaging program for members and guests. We value your ideas for future presentations. Questions? Email forum@uusf.org