Women's Alliance
Encourages companionship, conversation, church and community outreach. All are welcome—men, women, and gender non-binary. We meet at 11:30 am on the first Thursday of each month for church and community outreach in Fellowship Hall.
June 6
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Speaker: James Madison
Topic: The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland (published in 2020)
Jame Madison is an emeritus professor at Indiana University, Dept. of History. He will speak about his recent book.
"Who is an American?" asked the Ku Klux Klan. It is a question that echoes as loudly today as it did in the early twentieth century. But who really joined the Klan? Were they "hillbillies, the Great Unteachables" as one journalist put it? It would be comforting to think so, but how then did they become one of the most powerful political forces in our nation's history?
In The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland, renowned historian James H. Madison details the creation and reign of the infamous organization. Through the prism of their operations in Indiana and the Midwest, Madison explores the Klan's roots in respectable white protestant society. Convinced that America was heading in the wrong direction because of undesirable "un-American" elements, Klan members did not see themselves as bigoted racist extremists but as good Christian patriots joining proudly together in a righteous moral crusade.
All are welcome. An email reminder will be sent out prior to the meeting. Join this group if you wish to be added to the email list.
Upcoming in 2024
-July 11-
Update from the UU General Assembly
-August 1-
TBD
-September 5-
IU's Heather Calloway will talk about collections at IU
The Women’s Alliance was founded in 1959 to manage the annual church Bazaar, build fellowship, and give service and financial support to the church and selected church and community projects, as voted upon by the membership.
The group is open to everyone, and meets the first Thursday of the month at 11:30 am in Fellowship Hall or via Zoom. In-person meetings begin with a brown bag lunch, and beverages and desserts are provided unless otherwise noted. The program starts at noon – with a presentation about a community organization or other interesting topic. This is followed by a brief discussion of Women’s Alliance business. Meetings end at 1 pm.
Annual membership dues are $25, which, along with funds raised from the Gourmet Galaxy during the Bazaar, enable the Alliance to provide year-end holiday gifts to church staff; provide contributions to each program presenter from a registered 501(c)(3) organization; and give support to other important projects and activities.