Recognizing the need for connection, pastoral care, and opportunities to be community, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and Dr. Stephanie Kimball will lead weekly gatherings for anyone who wants to check-in and just be in community. You are welcome to bring a sack lunch or snacks. 

UUCB Board Meeting
Every month on the 3rd Wed, in the Library or on Zoom

The primary purpose of the Mud and Lotus Collective is to offer a Buddhist-inspired path to recovery from addiction of all kinds. We gather together every week to do meditation, read from Buddhist recovery books, and have a discussion. Currently meeting at the UU Church of Bloomington on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Open to all. 
facebook.com/groups/mudandlotus

Women Taking the Steps meets every Friday in our Library. It is an in-person, closed discussion group for women. Closed meetings are for A.A. members only; for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.” Learn more and find other area Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at area23aa.org/meetings.

A weekly get-together for those interested in board games, card games, RPGs, and conversation!

Come on a tour focusing on the Indigenous peoples of Indiana at IU's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. We will be learning more about the indigenous peoples of Indiana and the broader Great Lakes region through a guided tour of the museum's City on the River exhibit and more. 

The tour will be from 1-2:30 pm on Saturday, June 13. Meet at the UU Church parking lot at 12:45 pm or directly at the museum at 1 pm. Event organized by the Indigenous Studies Working Group. Prior registration strongly encouraged to give the museum a better idea of the size of our group. Contact Zach Ammerman with questions. 

Nonviolent Direct Action (NVDA) is the strategic use of immediately effective, disobedient acts to achieve a political or social goal and challenge an unjust power dynamic. This happens at points of intervention through the embodied practice of nonviolence. 

Join Marla Marcum for an interactive NVDA training to build the skills and relationships we need to take direct action to disrupt harm and spark momentum for the work of building stronger, more resilient communities that put people over profits and neighbors over authoritarian schemes. We will learn about strategies for designing and deploying effective actions, practice making collective decisions under stress, and explore what it takes to believe that we have the power to spark change in the face of long odds.

The training is led by experienced trainers and practitioners and will be accessible to newcomers, as well as those with direct action experience. Dress comfortably and bring your curiosity, a water bottle, and a notebook.

“You cannot, you cannot use someone else's fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.”
― Audre Lorde

Marla Marcum (she/her) is a (co)Founder of the Climate Disobedience Center and serves as its Director. Past and current projects include the Fierce Vulnerability Network, the Line 3 remote legal support team, the No Coal No Gas campaign, and the Let’sGo! Network. Marla is passionate about the deep work of cultivating grounded, sustainable grassroots movement power and building supportive communities of resistance among unlikely allies. For 30 years, Marla has been active in movements for climate justice, queer liberation (particularly in communities of faith), and a range of direct-action campaigns to disrupt business-as-usual (most often fossil fuel infrastructure). She is passionate about supporting groups to find their way into strategic community that opens new possibilities, while honoring the gifts and wisdom that people bring. Marla is a child of the Missouri Ozarks, a survivor of many New England winters, and is now based in Knoxville, TN.

View the live stream on our website: https://www.uubloomington.org/live-stream/