The Sojourner Truth School
for Social Change Leadership
The Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership, known as “the Truth School”, invites UCC clergy, lay leaders, congregants and churches to attend one, or several, of their free classes in a wide range of movement-building skills. Social change leaders and engaged participants are essential now to grow movements to build just and creative communities and to stop climate collapse.
As Truth School participant and trainer Norma Akamatsu describes, “The Truth School is a unique experiment offering free community classes on a wide variety of skills for making social change happen now. Amidst the serious challenges we are facing, the school supports finding the path than can translate one’s unique talents, concerns and commitments into action.”
Upcoming classes include: Cultural Humility and Cross Cultural Communication, Effective Mentoring of Young People of Color, and Immigrant Stories of Challenge and Success in U.S. Culture. All classes this semester are led by trainers of color or by bi-racial pairs.
As described on their website, the Truth School believes, “that knowledge and education, bolstered by support and guidance lead to empowerment – and empowered people make change. When people have the skills and confidence they need to organize a vigil, run for elected office, write guest editorials for local and national newspapers, engage in civil disobedience, visit their elected officials, or talk with care and sensitivity across differences, the result is real and lasting change.”
The Truth School offers their free classes in donated spaces in Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield and Easthampton. Explore more classes and register at truthschool.org.
Holiday Fair and Concerts
First Congregational Church of Lee
25 Park Place
Lee, MA
Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th at 7:00 PM. "Sounds of the Season" A FREE Christmas concert for the whole family. Christmas Angels Chorus, band, visit by Santa. Special performance by the Lee Bell Choir at 6:30. Click here for a flyer to share.
Upcoming Holiday Events at:
Second Congregational Church
1080 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA
Christmas Market and Concert, December 14th, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM: Local vendors, plus Thrift Shop will be open, bake sale, raffle, luncheon (12-1:30) and concert songs by Donna Lee (11:30-12:30).
|
|
|
|
Taize Service
Second Congregation Church UCC
16 Court Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Save the date for a Taize Service on New Year's Eve, December 31st at 6:30 PM to review chants; 7:00 PM for the service of reading, candelight, and song. Prayers for peace in our hearts and in the world. A beautiful way to start the new year.
|