Category: Social Justice
Confronting the Challenges of Plastic
First Church Earth Justice Ministry is a coalition member of Plastic-Free MKE. We invite you to join us in 2023… More >
Christmas Eve Offering Recipients 2022
Every year, our congregation gives the entire Christmas Eve offering away. This year, we are giving the offering to two… More >
Buy from Black-Owned Businesses for the Holidays!
Holiday shopping is around the corner, and you can put your UU values to work by buying from Black, Indigenous,… More >
Holiday Giving Tree
We are proud to be participating in United Way’s Holiday Giving Tree program this year. This program purchases gifts for… More >
Deck the Hams with Rings of Pineapple
Did you miss the Thanksgiving part of the Holiday Dinner Drive from Interchange Food Pantry? Meant to bring in some… More >
Turkeys and Hams and Sides, Oh My!
INTERCHANGE FOOD PANTRY is holding a Holiday Dinner Drive, as pantry guest numbers—and food prices—are soaring. Can you help make… More >
Informed Voters are Powerful Voters
Make your voice heard. Vote early (early voting begins on Tuesday, October 25 and ends on Saturday, November 5) or… More >
Defend Democracy, Help Get Out the Vote
Are you looking for some way to help Get Out The Vote for the November 8 mid-term elections? During the… More >
Share the Plate Oct – Forward Scholars
Our October Share the Plate partner is Common Ground’s Forward Scholars program. In listening sessions with the Milwaukee community, CG… More >
Thanks to Our Voting Activists!
We extend a big thank you to the many First Church members who worked at the polls on August 9… More >
Spreading the UU Word Across Wis.
The Wisconsin Unitarian Universalist State Action Network (WUUSAN) was formed to build a statewide network employing the power of the… More >
Journalism, You, and the Future of Truth Seeking
As a longtime journalist, Dave Umhoefer offered tips while in the pulpit this summer for dealing with disinformation – and… More >
Share the Plate Sept–Plastic Free MKE
Our September Share the Plate partner is Plastic-Free MKE. This coalition’s mission is to reduce the harms that unnecessary plastics… More >
Two First Church Members Begin Tutoring Organization with Common Ground
Molly Shiffler and Kristi Gutierrez are two of six members of Common Ground who have initiated a new organization to… More >
Ways to Help Defend Democracy
Our fifth principle of Unitarian Universalism is the right of conscience and the use of the democratic principle within our… More >
Volunteer Helping Stop Lead Poisoning
The Coalition on Lead Emergency (COLE) would love to have more volunteers from First Church. This became evident in a… More >