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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Church Lady gets a lot of interesting email from UUA. Below may be of interest to those concerned with Indigenous People—our HIP subcommittee and others. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Read on if you’re interested. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dawn Hewitt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office assistant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:info@uua.org">Unitarian Universalist Association</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, October 12, 2023 2:00 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fuusm@suddenlinkmail.com">First UU Society of Marietta</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Celebrating Indigenous Culture, Practicing Solidarity</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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this email in a Web browser.<span style='font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>Dear First UU Society of Marietta,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>The values and love at the heart of Unitarian Universalism call us to reflect on the ways that white supremacy culture has shaped the countries of North America and across the globe, and all of us as individuals. UUs honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day each year in early October as a day for truth telling and listening. This is one way to engage in reflection together in community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>As the Revs. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley and Clyde Grubbs share in their meditation “History’s Road” from <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Voices from the Margins</span></em>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:30.0pt;line-height:17.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>We have become a global village, with a growing realization of how fragile this earth is, and how interconnected we are to each other and to all creation.<br><br>We cannot continue to live in the old way. We must make a change, see a new way. A way toward peace with justice and a healthy planet.<br><br>O Great Creative Spirit: You have given a vision of the good, and we yearn for a new way. But where are we to find the courage to begin this work? We know that a different tomorrow is possible, but how can we build it? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:30.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>Read the full text of this inspiring meditation <a href="http://url5099.uua.org/ls/click?upn=ykPvYqc9A7OO3kxXqH-2BXDtFkYfkLugI3PjEMBsGuXqiMFfwam70akYC-2BD7-2FvyM6tKFKtDz7TGP8nvBcFt-2BXkdw-3D-3DHi2I_GmxAamjXMAsdST94HXLj6JdOnkjudNNhwiM5qqiCgzREYGwWR1p2of73wV0XoMxzB9UnmzcuyWdNuvwTn0xxAhkd31a-2B5zLYucDmd0CkF-2FKUyZ1qpxdHOrekLH4IzO57RyA39WH72sQzPK-2F6U-2BUL6P6-2F3j1Tprwi5OZh0OUtjyOl9c8U2nmrQjICipR8cBwBOlUiG9MuY14umNMiM9M-2FMeB7ShWtIAYBo2Gg8cIIxRpeYtIIY1J9XohwHnFO1HKShNgOtzb-2ByHOBDpNPo3pQcUhTd1GQ9X58GVzFVz9dTHfKeN9Bd69MurHDsn8Zs-2BZAs9c-2Fi6KsWBOOUB-2BKTGFwBOLfGS5TaeOylcg4JOOF3Mif-2BgcJb78x1LPg-2Bd0kPL7HsbKpBwpOFc12LYNMvXZCXNtjSRxfZA-2FJaynMknhgK2wABiRqX0BOAkeVvjOqdqXPzD1QFldF2k6PHKpFqDYVJEoE8GEGdHjgDKBgfXo6KsugzeaZTsvctRp7Hhmr1nDhF9-2FeQ8Fa7kAjrVURKKLkMBuqjmPhISoNk8MlnVPhIK7XcL3Xcg-2BkJ8ci4264HUQ7uP-2F3oHrBuoIZ-2BM7RXgHXkChYrWAep27sFMRaQsqvYwYPNLSph2LXgeSZNbGq918C6h682lg-2Bi3G4knvznhGGdMrNTOK9RFYBSI8UFfq96dGC0h0s5BB-2BYwlXn4YRkPQjbQyP7spmovLJS2ojoDIerPGcdYIpBt3L0XMMqMkDB8GdNEe2ReD-2BfdJSPafkJWPkwBeVI6DR4ofEyZ1oZtynsVJ-2FXmn7bDng-2BCC35LaAVhVlJxrN-2F-2BW46qtXxJuvgoYZcKahZJWVK0cF59NutFvsr6-2BDZsWxgAS5EW6Z38w1Dwq-2F42o-2FNk2f5H3zG6P5m-2BClSdFulZLRNd1MyI4ul4K9bz4kmy1ZRKQx0mvvWLNv2wdMomWsdAGzi7dzacHxmlC0XVki3SwWPLwOFS8grW-2Bl3gWlDBtIvpQt6kCGnRSvp-2FM-3D"><span style='color:#454C99'>online in WorshipWeb</span></a>. In this newsletter, you’ll find additional resources to support our shared work of reflection and solidarity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><br>With you on the journey,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>Rachel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>P.S.</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'> Later this month, the UUA is offering an opportunity for UUs to gather, focused on developing strategies for community safety. <a href="http://url5099.uua.org/ls/click?upn=ykPvYqc9A7OO3kxXqH-2BXDvhulToeXsvGNLiUEEbl-2BzP2zgjHqZL-2Bn9ADtjExYpDcG1p7igHju-2BVUHo6ZabxZfdQhd1vJIy-2FFPyOf1FA9tu8-3DmdnK_GmxAamjXMAsdST94HXLj6JdOnkjudNNhwiM5qqiCgzREYGwWR1p2of73wV0XoMxzB9UnmzcuyWdNuvwTn0xxAhkd31a-2B5zLYucDmd0CkF-2FKUyZ1qpxdHOrekLH4IzO57RyA39WH72sQzPK-2F6U-2BUL6P6-2F3j1Tprwi5OZh0OUtjyOl9c8U2nmrQjICipR8cBwBOlUiG9MuY14umNMiM9M-2FMeB7ShWtIAYBo2Gg8cIIxRpeYtIIY1J9XohwHnFO1HKShNgOtzb-2ByHOBDpNPo3pQcUhTd1GQ9X58GVzFVz9dTHfKeN9Bd69MurHDsn8Zs-2BZAs9c-2Fi6KsWBOOUB-2BKTGFwBOLfGS5TaeOylcg4JOOF3Mif-2BgcJb78x1LPg-2Bd0kPL7HsbKpBwpOFc12LYNMvXZCXNtjSRxfZA-2FJaynMknhgK2wABiRqX0BOAkeVvjOqdqXPzD1QFldF2k6PHKpFqDYVJEoE8GEGdHjgDKBgfXo6KsugzeaZTsvctRp7Hhmr1nDhF9-2FeQ8Fa7kAjrVURKKLkMBuqjmPhISoNk8MlnVPhIK7XcL3Xcg-2BkJ8ci4264HUQ7uP-2F3oHrBuoIZ-2BM7RXgHXkChYrWAep27sFMRaQsqvYwYPNLSph2LXgeSZNbGq918C6h682lg-2Bi3G4knvznhGGdMrNTOK9RFYBSI8UFfq96dGC0h0s5BB-2BYwlXn4YRkPQjbQyP7spmovLJS2ojoDIerPGcdYIpBt3L0XMMqMkDB8GdNEe2ReD-2BfdJSPafkJWPkwBeVI6DR4ofEyZ1oZtynsUz4Ssp3XAXoFiD-2Bx61BODoGz6xsE-2FJ3munVa15EXAIDaTh9sKKP3h537GrYRhDCNBHzTaSCVa5LdRkcNdOBex0qR0WJmw4zNy7wU1rWHXVgj3GYQ5FxsGhqWwg9RZQSSyaQ-2F2kBHzIPPvF2D-2B0xwuM7GcNi-2FeEkAWUPxrdf2KZ8F2CMsWVECjOSxDw7j4joVlAG5ZBC2wkOk1m0XY0xqg4-3D"><span style='color:#454C99'>Learn more and register</span></a> for the online conference, Threats from Without, Care from Within, to be held on Saturday, October 21.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F6F6F6;padding:0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=580 style='width:435.0pt;background:#FFF8E5;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-left:solid orange 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;border-spacing:0px;float:left'><tr><td width=454 valign=top style='width:340.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>Rachel Walden</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'> supports UUA Communications as senior manager for digital & marketing strategy. When she's not brainstorming content with her colleagues, you'll likely find her outside.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 style='width:15.0pt;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td width=106 style='width:79.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img border=0 width=106 height=105 style='width:1.1041in;height:1.0937in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://uua.s3.amazonaws.com/guids/CABINET_515bba85b896a06e2024582933c64159/images/62011631651332270.jpeg" alt="Image of Rachel Walden"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F6F6F6;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr><td width=580 valign=top style='width:435.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-spacing:0px'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;border-radius:5px'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>In this story from <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>UU World,</span></em> members of First Parish in Portland, ME were inspired by guest speaker Sherri Mitchell, a lawyer and activist for the Wabanki people. They used knowledge of their congregation's history of violence toward local Indigenous Peoples as a catalyst for taking meaningful action to build solidarity. In partnership with the Wabanaki Alliance, a cooperative association of four independent Tribes that span Maine and Canada’s maritime provinces, congregation members organized to help secure legal protections for the sovereignty of all Native Tribes in Maine.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=es-button-border><span style='color:black;border:solid #2CB543 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#EE2C52'><a href="http://url5099.uua.org/ls/click?upn=ykPvYqc9A7OO3kxXqH-2BXDoIp-2FVKUkQRb3gsSZAM70ATJG8z3r5bApC4y-2B1MndZMaKL6aRFDTNq7ycilxHCLdlA-3D-3DiOlU_GmxAamjXMAsdST94HXLj6JdOnkjudNNhwiM5qqiCgzREYGwWR1p2of73wV0XoMxzB9UnmzcuyWdNuvwTn0xxAhkd31a-2B5zLYucDmd0CkF-2FKUyZ1qpxdHOrekLH4IzO57RyA39WH72sQzPK-2F6U-2BUL6P6-2F3j1Tprwi5OZh0OUtjyOl9c8U2nmrQjICipR8cBwBOlUiG9MuY14umNMiM9M-2FMeB7ShWtIAYBo2Gg8cIIxRpeYtIIY1J9XohwHnFO1HKShNgOtzb-2ByHOBDpNPo3pQcUhTd1GQ9X58GVzFVz9dTHfKeN9Bd69MurHDsn8Zs-2BZAs9c-2Fi6KsWBOOUB-2BKTGFwBOLfGS5TaeOylcg4JOOF3Mif-2BgcJb78x1LPg-2Bd0kPL7HsbKpBwpOFc12LYNMvXZCXNtjSRxfZA-2FJaynMknhgK2wABiRqX0BOAkeVvjOqdqXPzD1QFldF2k6PHKpFqDYVJEoE8GEGdHjgDKBgfXo6KsugzeaZTsvctRp7Hhmr1nDhF9-2FeQ8Fa7kAjrVURKKLkMBuqjmPhISoNk8MlnVPhIK7XcL3Xcg-2BkJ8ci4264HUQ7uP-2F3oHrBuoIZ-2BM7RXgHXkChYrWAep27sFMRaQsqvYwYPNLSph2LXgeSZNbGq918C6h682lg-2Bi3G4knvznhGGdMrNTOK9RFYBSI8UFfq96dGC0h0s5BB-2BYwlXn4YRkPQjbQyP7spmovLJS2ojoDIerPGcdYIpBt3L0XMMqMkDB8GdNEe2ReD-2BfdJSPafkJWPkwBeVI6DR4ofEyZ1oZtynsVOgR3B6T2TyLJUiwpte76wuorhU9e9eQidrTCGpBOxxtihmiTIo0mTnDaFKDdowxhmAVlySw8fIlI6YLO6Nxshqw6xF6E3XZ3i2dLIwEdAE14lS1uJW-2BKL2GEx23H2fglDiaEdBLwrzjHH9lVpd7GRjZmgE8kjb00ihuLSSUYORCcr4F8BMn3C5jg7nV5HKiZ8CIaVakO7EDklG6yq-2FlE0-3D"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;border:solid #EE2C52 6.0pt;padding:0in'>Read the Full Story</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;background:unset'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>In 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe touched off a global movement in their effort to protect their land and sacred sites from construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. UU minister the Rev. Karen Van Fossan recounts this experience in her new memoir, <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A Fire at the Center: Solidarity, Whiteness, and Becoming a Water Protector</span></em> Rev. Van Fossen, who identifies as white, reflects in the book: “In order to bring my own fullness, my own wholeness, to this work of liberation, I need a genuine understanding of...my own culture. Through this process of unfolding...I believe I can participate with more energy and integrity in decolonizing movements that have nourished my body and my spirit, guiding the course of my life.” <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=es-button-border><span style='color:black;border:solid #2CB543 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#EE2C52'><a href="http://url5099.uua.org/ls/click?upn=ykPvYqc9A7OO3kxXqH-2BXDuMNzEwdo-2FBQalnK-2Bm0IYDCgTWeYoxmDxyAzxyDmkE79WaXovKBFiiy-2FSOgid2DmsqOJzAEU6Dm4-2FfLebsIcQVg-3D1FoS_GmxAamjXMAsdST94HXLj6JdOnkjudNNhwiM5qqiCgzREYGwWR1p2of73wV0XoMxzB9UnmzcuyWdNuvwTn0xxAhkd31a-2B5zLYucDmd0CkF-2FKUyZ1qpxdHOrekLH4IzO57RyA39WH72sQzPK-2F6U-2BUL6P6-2F3j1Tprwi5OZh0OUtjyOl9c8U2nmrQjICipR8cBwBOlUiG9MuY14umNMiM9M-2FMeB7ShWtIAYBo2Gg8cIIxRpeYtIIY1J9XohwHnFO1HKShNgOtzb-2ByHOBDpNPo3pQcUhTd1GQ9X58GVzFVz9dTHfKeN9Bd69MurHDsn8Zs-2BZAs9c-2Fi6KsWBOOUB-2BKTGFwBOLfGS5TaeOylcg4JOOF3Mif-2BgcJb78x1LPg-2Bd0kPL7HsbKpBwpOFc12LYNMvXZCXNtjSRxfZA-2FJaynMknhgK2wABiRqX0BOAkeVvjOqdqXPzD1QFldF2k6PHKpFqDYVJEoE8GEGdHjgDKBgfXo6KsugzeaZTsvctRp7Hhmr1nDhF9-2FeQ8Fa7kAjrVURKKLkMBuqjmPhISoNk8MlnVPhIK7XcL3Xcg-2BkJ8ci4264HUQ7uP-2F3oHrBuoIZ-2BM7RXgHXkChYrWAep27sFMRaQsqvYwYPNLSph2LXgeSZNbGq918C6h682lg-2Bi3G4knvznhGGdMrNTOK9RFYBSI8UFfq96dGC0h0s5BB-2BYwlXn4YRkPQjbQyP7spmovLJS2ojoDIerPGcdYIpBt3L0XMMqMkDB8GdNEe2ReD-2BfdJSPafkJWPkwBeVI6DR4ofEyZ1oZtynsXVeQV62zuAOyD0jFf5rCqfkv8tRBs10fGtL0NZ0hJV0lZilcKmYQmWmTPUuPtpbp4ZajC3gO0s9dYflv0GCjn3VQlC-2FaBiSHVVi86hX2tE-2BL9g-2B-2FIXMbC-2BnlP25fgvGNQ31bLIHkgFijRwry0XWLMr6QurLMpiJU6hacvWWKtmT4eNyBfrlqZwz3PmdRbdlKi1iLbVFi-2FJDkslwk4jYdLA-3D"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;border:solid #EE2C52 6.0pt;padding:0in'>Get Your Copy Today</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>The InterNātional Indigenous Initiative for Transformative Collaboration (INITC) works to build relationship among Original Nations and Peoples of the world through learning about each other as individual peoples and sharing culture through stories and songs. The UUA was honored recently to be among the sponsors of the INITC’s gathering in September, called “Stories and Songs of the People.” Learn how your congregation can be part of the INITC’s critically important work of moving beyond tolerance and reaching genuine understanding and acceptance of each other, to begin the healing process.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=es-button-border><span style='color:black;border:solid #2CB543 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#EE2C52'><a href="http://url5099.uua.org/ls/click?upn=ykPvYqc9A7OO3kxXqH-2BXDuMhEkXaTb191hOcksqtZy4aSuYTPUfgZiv5uT1NFWbEJWEmPdKrR5CeUuEqnktkBQ-3D-3DnGdw_GmxAamjXMAsdST94HXLj6JdOnkjudNNhwiM5qqiCgzREYGwWR1p2of73wV0XoMxzB9UnmzcuyWdNuvwTn0xxAhkd31a-2B5zLYucDmd0CkF-2FKUyZ1qpxdHOrekLH4IzO57RyA39WH72sQzPK-2F6U-2BUL6P6-2F3j1Tprwi5OZh0OUtjyOl9c8U2nmrQjICipR8cBwBOlUiG9MuY14umNMiM9M-2FMeB7ShWtIAYBo2Gg8cIIxRpeYtIIY1J9XohwHnFO1HKShNgOtzb-2ByHOBDpNPo3pQcUhTd1GQ9X58GVzFVz9dTHfKeN9Bd69MurHDsn8Zs-2BZAs9c-2Fi6KsWBOOUB-2BKTGFwBOLfGS5TaeOylcg4JOOF3Mif-2BgcJb78x1LPg-2Bd0kPL7HsbKpBwpOFc12LYNMvXZCXNtjSRxfZA-2FJaynMknhgK2wABiRqX0BOAkeVvjOqdqXPzD1QFldF2k6PHKpFqDYVJEoE8GEGdHjgDKBgfXo6KsugzeaZTsvctRp7Hhmr1nDhF9-2FeQ8Fa7kAjrVURKKLkMBuqjmPhISoNk8MlnVPhIK7XcL3Xcg-2BkJ8ci4264HUQ7uP-2F3oHrBuoIZ-2BM7RXgHXkChYrWAep27sFMRaQsqvYwYPNLSph2LXgeSZNbGq918C6h682lg-2Bi3G4knvznhGGdMrNTOK9RFYBSI8UFfq96dGC0h0s5BB-2BYwlXn4YRkPQjbQyP7spmovLJS2ojoDIerPGcdYIpBt3L0XMMqMkDB8GdNEe2ReD-2BfdJSPafkJWPkwBeVI6DR4ofEyZ1oZtynsS31-2BLKjtkJfiPGbfY2r77sr4OnRg9zawckuSTgKy5v4gXAhcwktchzlklenWMDfhAh0vK-2FVGj2fafVd86EHIYXZPD6w-2FHaEWmnVx0D-2Bjm8g1C7EbXq5-2Bcw75cnU8QCljspTzeBBy-2BBT1kDZ9KxLLAS5edkeGP0a-2B4HLS6Y9SCI6XjWznW4n7TtbLlE6YNqvp9AnSKlBhIE9IG-2BUetlPvlc-3D"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;border:solid #EE2C52 6.0pt;padding:0in'>Stories and Songs of the People</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373839'>The Earth and the lands on which we live are deeply sacred. 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