Joint service with Prairie Circle UUC – Guest Speaker Natasha Walker
This Sunday we will gather with our sibling congregation, Prairie Circle UUC, at their church home in the Byron Colby Barn located at 1561 Jones Point Grayslake, IL 60030, 10:00am.
What happens when 30+ congregations speak with one moral voice? We are delighted to welcome Natasha Walker, our new leader at the UU Advocacy Network of Illinois (UUANI), to the pulpit. Natasha brings a unique perspective to our movement, combining two decades of strategic work in Corporate America with a deep commitment to the interconnected web of life. This morning, she shares her vision for UUANI’s three-pronged strategy of advocacy, activism, and resistance. Come hear why our daily actions are “inextricably braided into everything else” and how your engagement can help shape the future of our state. Natasha will remain after the service for informal conversation.
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Meeting ID: 828 9547 4284 – Passcode: 989473
A note from the UUANI Board:
The Fierce Urgency of Now- Calling all UUs
On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, thousands will gather in Chicago for The Fierce Urgency of Now: A National March into Marquette Park, a historic multi-faith mobilization for voting rights, freedom from mass criminalization, economic justice, and a future rooted in dignity for all. the Unitarian Universalist Action Network of Illinois (UUANI) and Side With Love are both co-sponsoring this event and inviting all UU’s to attend.
Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement marched into Marquette Park to confront segregation, redlining, and organized racial violence. Today, we are called to continue that unfinished work as communities across the country face renewed attacks on voting rights, expanding systems of criminalization and detention, and deepening economic inequality.
We invite you to join us on Saturday, August 1 in Chicago. We will gather at 63rd & Kedzie, march toward Marquette Park, and continue with post-march activations from 1:00-5:00 PM.
Register here: http://fierceurgency.now
Topics: Interdependence, Unitarian Universalism