Social Action

EDUCATION, ACTION, ADVOCACY, NETWORKING

Education
Sandwich Sundays are a time set aside to ask questions of our guest speakers that come in to talk about different issues facing our community and world at large.

Action
On the first and second Thurday of every month volunteers of our congregation gather to pack lunches for the homeless.
On the first Sunday of every month their is a drive to collect clothing that is taken to the Resource Center to be given to needy families.

Advocacy
The Social Action table is setup in front of the church to provide information and resouces about the current issuses that UUFLB is involved in. Currently these topics include Immigration, Health Care, Climate Change (global warning), the California budget crisis, and reaction to Prop 8. Other issues are Workers’ Rights, Water and Women’s Right to Choose. Drug policy and reform of the criminal justice system are also prominent.

Networking
We network with League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, UU Legislative Ministry, Resource and Relief Center of Laguna Beach, and Community Services Council of Laguna Beach to help many our community a better place.

Social Action Annual Report 2008