Gather with Rev Roger and other faith leaders in prayer and reflection as we peacefully stand with our immigrant neighbors and their families. Wednesday, June 17 at 10 am at John Moss Federal Building, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. We will name the 28 persons who have died in the detention camps in 2025-26. We suggest
The next interfaith vigil organized by Sacramento ACT (Area Congregations Together) in support of our immigrant families and neighbors will feature Sister Simone Campbell, known from the Nuns on the Bus tour. At the age of 80, she is an attorney and activist with NetworkLobby.org. Join Rev Roger and other church leaders at 12:00 noon
Multi-Faith Prayer Vigil sponsored by Sacramento Area Congregations Together February 26, 2026 4:00 pm The Vigil will be held in front of the John Moss Federal Building, 650 Capitol Mall where the unlawful detention and deportation of our immigrant neighbors occurs. Vigils are intended to be a show of solidarity and support for our vulnerable
Join us at the Compassionate, Non-Violent Resistance Forum with NorCal Resist and the Refugee Support Team. February 22, 12:00 at UUSS. Learn about non-violent acts of resistance to the federal government’s attack on immigrants and their rights; as well as practical ways you can work with UUSS to help the local families we support. Training
Join Rev. Roger and other faith leaders at the Multi-Faith Prayer Vigil in Solidarity with Immigrants on January 22, 2025, 12:00. The Vigil will be held in front of the John Moss Federal Building, 650 Capitol Mall. There will be music, prayers, and speakers to demand humane and fair treatment and insist on everyone’s constitutional
THANK YOU to the musicians who gifted us with their music and time for a wonderful celebration of world music. We had a beautiful, energetic concert with music from Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Ireland, Afghanistan, and the US. The donations are important contributions to our legal defense fund, a critical aid for the seven families we are
RST Music Concert SEPT. 28, 2pm Tickets $25.00 Our annual fundraising Music Concert is back by popular demand. Performers include the UUSS Choir, Zado Women’s Eastern European Choir, Tsavo & Boynarr on Senegalese drums, and words and pictures by Afghan refugee neighbors and friends. Stop by our table Sunday after church or buy tickets online
As our new fiscal year begins with hope during increasingly troubling times, especially for refugees, we feel enormous gratitude for all the support we have received from so many of you for our successful summer activities program for 21 of our elementary and middle school kids and for the many new folks joining our mailing
NorCal Resist programs provide support and free legal assistance to asylum seekers and other immigrants by posting ICE bail, defense against local ICE activity; and assist with court appearances They continue to provide critical support to our UUSS sponsored refugee families during these challenging times. www.NorCalResist.org
UUSS Refugee Support Team Update September – December 2024 Gratefully our team has good news to share. From our fall events to additional generous outreach from so many of you! We have achieved the following goals: * Our goal to expand our students’ understanding of English and to enjoy a learning environment, were broadly met