Social & Climate Action Committee
The First Parish Stoughton Social & Climate Action Committee works to bring education and action around issues of social justice and climate action. We are committed to raising awareness of how the 7 Principles of Unitarian Universalism call us to work daily on improving ourselves, our communities, and our world. We support the First Parish community, and the wider Stoughton + Surrounding Areas communities, in efforts to increase knowledge, communication, and action related to social justice and environmental justice.
Current / Upcoming Activities:
- Anti-Racism Commitment and Resources
- Fair Trade Market
- Common Read 2021-2022: Defund Fear: Safety without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment
- Queer Small Group
- Weekly Values Statements
Past Activities:
- Beginning November 2021: Monthly Fair Trade Marketplace
- June 2021: Annual First Parish Pride Service: Pride & Justice
- June 2021: First Annual Stoughton Pride!
- Spring 2021: Common Read Discussions: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
- Fall 2020: Engaged in voter education activities through UU the Vote
- June 2020: Annual Pride Service
- June 2020: Voter Education — complied and shared information about Stoughton’s municipal election and health safety adjustments amidst COVID-19
- April 2020: Environmental Issues Event — postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
- October 2019: Moral Courage Event — Public screening of Defying the Nazis, the Sharpes’ War and discussion with filmmaker Artemis Joukowsky and producer Larry Rothstein
- 2018: Achieved Welcoming Congregation status
Committee Members
- Carmel Drewes (Chair) SocialAction@FirstParishStoughton.org
- Elisa Blanchard (Fair Trade Marked Coordinator) FT@FirstParishStoughton.org
- Shirley Farnham
- Jocelyn Hand
- Lynn Hover (Welcoming Congregation Coordinator)
- Kate Larson (Queer Small Group Facilitator)
- Jess Miner (Board Liaison)
- Bill Sevrens (Worship Committee Liaison)
Sub-Committees
- Welcoming Congregation Committee