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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (LREDA)
PSWD LREDA, a chapter of the continental association of LREDA, seeks to promote the support and development of religious education professionals in our district. The chapter meets several times per year as a whole, including time together with the PSWD UUMA chapter. Bimonthly cluster meetings are held for the purpose of support, education and sharing of resources and ideas, and the chapter provides a Peer Partner Program open to any DRE, whether or not s/he is affiliated with LREDA.
PROJECT FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Project FOR educates and mobilizes UUs in Southern California to oppose the radical religious right agenda and to actively support freedom of religion and the separation of church and state. FOR is sponsored by the UUSC Unit of Southern California and PSWD.
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERALS (PSWIRL)
PARTNER CHURCH NETWORK
Program available within the District but not part of the PSWD.
SUNSET HALL
Sunset Hall (www.sunsethall.org) is a non-profit retirement home for free-thinking elders who continue to share independence of spirit and involvement in the world. Its mission is to create a sense of community and a caring, supportive environment in which to provide for residents' day-to-day needs. Our mission and rich history of service to the Los Angeles community continues, and is alive and well! Please call or visit our website for more information about our unique and exciting partnership. We welcome enquiries for residence and for association with our unique programs by participants, volunteers and supporters.
1745 N. Gramercy Place
Los Angeles CA 90028
323-962-5277
sunsethall@sunsethall.org
Pacific Southwest Chapter of the
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (UUCF)
Serves members of PSWD congregations who enjoy study, support and worship in the UU Christian tradition. Their monthly meetings for these purposes and for good fellowship are announced online. Steering Committee:
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST LEGISLATIVE MINISTRY
UULM (www.uulmca.org) California is a statewide justice ministry that serves to empower the moral voice of Unitarian Universalist values in the public arena. Guided by Unitarian Universalist principles, the Ministry seeks to develop the skills of civic engagement that we may educate, organize, and advocate to change policies and structures that inhibit human development, harm the environment, and destroy communities. We are called to educate and organize for justice.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MINISTERS ASSOCIATION (UUMA)
PSWD UUMA, a chapter of the continental UUMA, meets regularly as a whole, as well as in cluster groups, to discuss issues of general interest and for mutual support. The chapter sponsors training and development programs in addition to study groups for ministers and interns, and provides a liaison with the District lay members regarding issues of mutual concern.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MUSICIAN’S NETWORK
UUMN (www.uua.org/uumn/) is an organization committed to assisting congregations in developing an excellent music program and to supporting the musicians who work within our congregations.
The PSWD UUMN Liaison is:
UU RETIRED MINISTERS and PARTNERS ASSOCIATION (UURMAPA)
UURMAPA members are a resource of knowledge, experience and leadership to serve the District. The organization enhances the well-being of retired Unitarian Universalist ministers, partners and surviving partners, and provides activities and programs for their benefit.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (UUSC)
Since 1939, UUSC (www.uusc.org) has confronted a broad range of issues, working at home and abroad to improve the human condition. International programs are focused on the political, civil, economic, and social rights of citizens in such diverse areas as Latin America, the Caribbean, West Africa, and Asia. UUSC has long recognized that the conditions under which people live and work-and sometimes suffer- are often directly influenced by decisions made at the highest levels of government and in the board rooms of major corporations.
Public policy education and action are essential ingredients in UUSC's work for a more just world. The Service Committee has a small professional staff, assisted by over 1,000 volunteers who provide financial resources and energy. The UU Service Committee of Southern California covers only that area of the District.
Website: www.he.net/~uusca/unit.htm
Chair:
Unit Organizer:
UU UNO DISTRICT ENVOY
Keeps UUs informed of our Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) work at the UN.
UU WOMEN'S FEDERATION
The PSWD UU Women's Federation (www.uuwf.org) forms a link between local UUWF units, individual liberal religious women, and the Continental UUWF. It offers organizational and program help, as well as three cluster meetings each year. It is a community of concerned, caring people who gain strength from sharing stresses and successes. Men and women may join, either as individuals or as members of a local unit.
URBAN MINISTRY
Founded following the 1992 riots in Los Angeles, the urban ministry serves the neighborhood around First Church in Los Angeles. Projects include an educational enrichment program for K-3rd grade, a weekly food distribution program, and a community garden. The Board is made up of UU's from the District.