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What are the impacts of our global food systems on people and the planet? What can we learn from Indigenous communities and traditional food practices? How can a respect for faith and values make food systems more healthy, sustainable, and equitable? To help answer these questions, the Faith + Food Coalition will host “Faith + Food: Planting Seeds for Change” on July 27, 2021 at 8 a.m. Central>>>

This week on the Queer Calling Podcast, Keshia Pendigrast interviews Reverend Pat Bumgardner, who’s been involved with MCCNY—part of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), which has a presence in 20 countries—for more than 35 years.
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Join us on Thursday, July 29 at 2:30 pm EST, for another “Just Conversations” with Dean Kelly Brown Douglas. The chat will feature, Dr. Sherry Molock, a Senior Research Fellow at The Steve Fund.
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Save the date! Join us for another “Just Conversations” on Wednesday, July 21 at 2:30p ET. Dean Kelly Brown Douglas will be speaking with Tia Dole, Ph.D.,the Chief Clinical Operations Officer at @TrevorProject.
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Great news! The Climate Reality Project is proud to announce @fdavie415, formerly executive vice president of the Union Theological Seminary for a decade, has joined the organization’s Board of Directors. Kudos, Rev. Davie!
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Great news! The United Nations Environment Programme has accredited Union Theological Seminary through the @centerforearthethics. Accreditation grants Union observer status and other privileges at the United Nations Environment Assembly and its subsidiaries. The Center for Earth Ethics initiated the accreditation process and is Union’s official connection with this UN body. . Click the link in>>>

Are you 55+ looking to make a difference in the world after your current work-life or career? Apply to our Encore Transition Program! It’s a four-month program, with evening classes, every other week via Zoom.
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Wishing Robin Reese good luck on her last day at Union. For the last 4 years, Robin led our Communications and Marketing Department with integrity, purpose and grace. We will miss her (and her incredible daughters!) on campus this year. Good Luck!by unionseminary

Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the rights of transgender students to use the bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
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Join us tomorrow at 1pm EST for ‘Drag Chapel, led by Marge Johnson and Chad Manley. Alums, current and incoming students are welcomed to attend!
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On Wednesday, June 30th at 1:30 pm EST, join Dean Douglas as she speaks with Tom Frieden, president, and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. They will discuss the disproportionate impact COVID has had on people of color, how racism impacts health and mental health, and the recent reports for the decline of life expectancy in America.
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This week on the Queer Calling Podcast,Keshia Pendigrast interviews Rev. Mykal O Neal Slack. Rev. Mykal is an openly queer, black and trans pastor within the UU tradition, and currently lives in Durham, North Carolina. He serves as the community minister for worship and spiritual care for black lives of unitarian universalism and is one of the cofounders of the transforming hearts collective. >>>

Join us on Wednesday, June 23 at 3:00 pm EST, as we bring together a panel of faith leaders, legal experts, and advocates to discuss the Supreme Court case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
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Please join us for our virtual PRIDE chapel services this Wednesday at 7:00 pm ET. This week’s sermon entitled, ‘Ballroom: A Black Prophetic Fire, The Black Church, The Rebirth of a New Nation’ will feature Michael Roberson and Rev. Ken Alston, Jr.
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