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50 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
Tel: (860) 233-9897 / FAX 233-1333
Email: firstunitarian@ushartford.com
Unitarian Society of Hartford Interweave
Mission
To honor the inherent worth and dignity of people of LGBT individuals within our congregation and in the larger community. To bring what the Unitarian Society of Hartford has created into our community while continuing to nourish our congregation's diversity.
What Is Interweave?Having accomplished the Welcoming Congregation Designation, and putting up a new sign proclaiming it – we asked ourselves what was next? Our commitment to social justice is paramount at USH - and how could we contribute to that goal as a Welcoming Congregation?
Our answer was to become an Interweave Continental Chapter, the first in Connecticut. Interweave has service at its core, and aims to make the religious alternative at the UUA known and accessible to the LGBT community.
Interweave Continental is dedicated to the spiritual, political, and social well-being of Unitarian Universalists who are confronting oppression as lesbians, gay men, bisexual persons, transgender persons, and heterosexual allies. It celebrates the culture and lives of its members.
What does Interweave have planned?
Our goals for the summer and fall of 2011 include:
- Summer social/picnic
- Designing an Interweave flyer for interested USH visitors
- Presence at CT Pride on September 17 at Bushnell Park in Hartford
- Pride Service on October 11
Links of Interest
Unitarian Universalist Association Welcoming Congregation
Interweave Continental - Unitarian Universalists for GLBT Concerns
True Colors - Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective
Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Page Credits
Rainbow Welcoming Chalice: http://www.uua.org
Let us know of any comments, errors and corrections - thanks (revised 10/22/11)
