As an industrial center, Pittsburgh has had a unique, and volatile, place in the history of organized labor. Brenda S. discusses the Homestead Strike of 1892 and how it changed the future for workers in the United States.

Join us for the second installment of our series on great peacemakers, created by Red River UU Church and based on the book “Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World.”

Meet Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, poet, fiction writer, journalist, activist — and Unitarian. The first African-American woman to publish a short story, Watkins Harper (1845-1911) is also known as “the mother of African-American journalism.” She worked tirelessly for abolition, and later for civil rights, women’s … read more.

Join us for the first of several Sundays in which we look at the lives and work of great peacemakers, in a series created by Red River UU Church and based on the book Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World. Today we will … read more.

The talented performers of ESUUC return for a new holiday play by Brenda S. In the famous story and song, a certain red-nosed reindeer is an outcast until he becomes a popular hero by saving the day. But, that’s not real popularity, or even real … read more.

In honor of Thanksgiving, Brenda S. facilitates a service focused on gratitude, featuring a sermon from Rev. Dr. Andy Burnette. There will also be chances for participation, including a gratitude exercise.

In honor of Halloween, Brenda S brings us an offbeat tale from Twitter, in which an old woman inadvertently summons a demon, and mistakes it for her grandson. Join us for a clever story about how expectations shape our lives — and maybe even after.

We’ve all had different faith journeys on our way to Unitarian Universalism. Brenda S.’s started on a starship: Star Trek’s famous starship Enterprise. She will discuss how exposure to Star Trek, and its fans, helped to shape and reinforce the values that eventually led her … read more.

Tim Stevens served as president of the NAACP Pittsburgh branch from 1994–2004. He also helped to establish the Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP, seated in the Hill District).  Zoom meeting info can be found in the weekly eNews.