Social change activities planned in June-July

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Finding Our Way Forward Team plans 3 activities in June-July

Following up on our February “Empowered Resistance” workshop led by Jen Hofmann of Americans of Conscience, our Finding Our Way Forward (FOWF) Team is planning three activities centering on the book Social Change Now by Deepa Iyer:

  • An online book study that begins Sunday, June 8 (the cost is on a sliding scale, so don’t let finances deter you from participating).
  • A Zoom meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m .Sunday, July 6 to discuss the book.
  • An in-person gathering at church from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13 to watch Jen Hofman’s interview of Deepa Iyer.

These activities will be helpful if you:

  • Want to make a sustainable, strategic impact.
  • Prefer depth, reflection and community over urgency.
  • Want to respond to current events, but aren’t sure how.
  • Feel overwhelmed, guilty or stuck in inaction.
  • Wonder whether you’re “doing enough.”
  • Seek clarity about your unique strengths and role in social change

No activism experience is required – just a curious heart and willingness to try new ideas.

Social Change Now is the 2025 UUA “Common Read, so copies are available from the UUA Bookstore[link] and elsewhere. The FOWF Team also is acquiring several copies of the book for checkout in our library.

You can register for the online book study here or by scanning this QR code with your smartphone:

The FOWF Team asks that you email the team if you sign up for the book study and/or plan to attend the July 6 and July 13 activities so the team will know you are participating and can send you the Zoom link for the July 6 discussion.

For those wanting to register for the online book study, here is the schedule:

  • June 8 – Overview, Ecosystems and Values; Meet Your Peers
  • June 15 – Roles Questions, Roles 1 and 2
  • June 22 – Rules 3, 4 and 5
  • July 29 – Roles 6, 7 and 8
  • July 6 – Roles 9 and 10
  • July 13 – What’s next? Author interview with Deepa Iyer

June Searchlight is now available

In case you missed earlier announcements, the June issue of our monthly electronic newsletter, The Searchlight, is now available on the Current Newsletter page. The June issue also is linked on the Monthly Newsletter page along with past issues.