Welcome to Unity of Palmyra's Spiritual Social Activism Page
Who we are
Our purpose is to focus attention on current issues of social justice and to suggest ways that we as a spiritual community may address these issues. We meet on the second Sunday of every month in person and via Zoom. Please email [email protected] for more information on our Spiritual Social Activism Team. We enthusiastically welcome all who are willing to be involved in social activism to join us.
Our Mission
The Spiritual Social Activism Team at Unity of Palmyra provides a supportive group environment to practice our spiritual principles by engaging in conversations and actions to create transformative change in the world.
Our purpose is to focus attention on current issues of social justice and to suggest ways that we as a spiritual community may address these issues. We meet on the second Sunday of every month in person and via Zoom. Please email [email protected] for more information on our Spiritual Social Activism Team. We enthusiastically welcome all who are willing to be involved in social activism to join us.
Our Mission
The Spiritual Social Activism Team at Unity of Palmyra provides a supportive group environment to practice our spiritual principles by engaging in conversations and actions to create transformative change in the world.
Click here to read Unity's Statement of Social Action Position
Click here for Unity's Resolution on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
Click here to read Unity and Race: A Truthful History
Click here for Unity's Resolution on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
Click here to read Unity and Race: A Truthful History
Local Resources:
The Caring Cupboard- Serving the Palmyra community to help fight hunger
Lebanon County Christian Ministries- Serving Lebanon County with food, clothing and shelter
Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County- Providing resources for victims of domestic violence
SARCC- Providing resources for sexual assault in Lebanon County
Volunteers in Medicine- Providing free health care to uninsured and under-insured in Lebanon County
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission- Pennsylvania's Civil Rights Enforcement Agency
Lebanon County Coalition to End Homelessness- Providing leadership to prevent and eradicate homelessness in Lebanon County
Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity- A nonprofit helping to build and improve homes for affordable housing
The Eclipse Project- Helping Harrisburg's Homeless
The Caring Cupboard- Serving the Palmyra community to help fight hunger
Lebanon County Christian Ministries- Serving Lebanon County with food, clothing and shelter
Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County- Providing resources for victims of domestic violence
SARCC- Providing resources for sexual assault in Lebanon County
Volunteers in Medicine- Providing free health care to uninsured and under-insured in Lebanon County
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission- Pennsylvania's Civil Rights Enforcement Agency
Lebanon County Coalition to End Homelessness- Providing leadership to prevent and eradicate homelessness in Lebanon County
Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity- A nonprofit helping to build and improve homes for affordable housing
The Eclipse Project- Helping Harrisburg's Homeless
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Environmental Activism
Resources to increase awareness of environmental issues |
Low Carbon Diet information- Starting in January 2022, our team will be focusing on the Low Carbon Diet and environmental activism. Information on how to calculate our carbon footprint and the book will be using can be found here.
Unity Rev Kelly Isola’s podcast- Going on a Low Carbon Diet- A discussion of practical actions we can take to reduce our carbon footprint.
The Story of Stuff- An entertaining animated story about the REAL cost of our stuff.
Al Gore’s Ted Talk: How to Make Radical Climate Action the New Normal- A call to action to explore possible changes and hope
Environmental Defense Fund- A world leading organization to address climate change
Natural Resources Defense Council- Working to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water and healthy communities.
350.org- A movement to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
Population Media Center- Focused on the interconnected areas of women's rights, population and environmental protection.
Unity Rev Kelly Isola’s podcast- Going on a Low Carbon Diet- A discussion of practical actions we can take to reduce our carbon footprint.
The Story of Stuff- An entertaining animated story about the REAL cost of our stuff.
Al Gore’s Ted Talk: How to Make Radical Climate Action the New Normal- A call to action to explore possible changes and hope
Environmental Defense Fund- A world leading organization to address climate change
Natural Resources Defense Council- Working to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water and healthy communities.
350.org- A movement to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energies.
Population Media Center- Focused on the interconnected areas of women's rights, population and environmental protection.
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Social Activism
Resources to increase awareness of social justice issues |
Valerie Kaur's Learning Hub- From the book, See No Stranger- activities to focus on loving others, loving opponents and loving ourselves.
Valerie Kaur's Ted Talk on Revolutionary Love- A powerful talk on how the choice to love can be a force for justice.
NOW- National Organization for Women
Fair Districts PA- Focused on creating fair maps for the next 10 years.
Sandy Hook Promise- An organization focused on protecting children from gun violence.
March for our Lives- An organization started by survivors of gun violence that seeks to reimagine gun policies.
Black Lives Matter- An organization whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and liberate those who have been marginalized
Larry Lessig's Ted Talk on how our democracy no longer represents the people and how to fix it.
Valerie Kaur's Ted Talk on Revolutionary Love- A powerful talk on how the choice to love can be a force for justice.
NOW- National Organization for Women
Fair Districts PA- Focused on creating fair maps for the next 10 years.
Sandy Hook Promise- An organization focused on protecting children from gun violence.
March for our Lives- An organization started by survivors of gun violence that seeks to reimagine gun policies.
Black Lives Matter- An organization whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and liberate those who have been marginalized
Larry Lessig's Ted Talk on how our democracy no longer represents the people and how to fix it.
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LGBTQIA+ Activism
Resources to increase awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues |
Beloved Arise- A movement to fight for the lives of queer youth of faith
Lebanon SARCC- Drop in center for LGBT teens and adults- 615 Cumberland St, Lebanon PA Tuesdays 3-5 teens and 5-7 for adults.
Trevor Project- Providing 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ youth
Lebanon SARCC- Drop in center for LGBT teens and adults- 615 Cumberland St, Lebanon PA Tuesdays 3-5 teens and 5-7 for adults.
Trevor Project- Providing 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ youth
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What we are reading
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- Laudato Si by Pope Francis
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- The Ascent of Humanity by Charles Eisenstein (Unity New Thought Walden Award Winner)
- Unequal Protection by Thom Hartmann
- Collapse by Jared Diamond
- See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
- How then Shall We Live? by Wayne Muller
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
- The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
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What we are watching
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- When They See Us
- Kiss the Ground (Available on Netflix)
- Occupied (Limited series on Netflix)
- Ice on Fire (Available to stream on HBO)
- An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
- Colin in Black and White (Available on Netflix)
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Ways to take action
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Check out the Fair Districts PA mapping project as they finalize new district maps for voting.
Make your voice heard- Contact our PA Senators, Your House Representative, or Your Pennsylvania legislator.
Volunteer at any of the local resources listed above.
Make your voice heard- Contact our PA Senators, Your House Representative, or Your Pennsylvania legislator.
Volunteer at any of the local resources listed above.
"I think if we try to communicate what Jesus’ social justice teaching is, we won’t find a highly rarefied explanation of justice theories, and so forth. The way to do justice is to live simply, to not cooperate with consumerism, with militarism, with all the games that have us trapped. Jesus just does it differently, ignoring unjust systems and building up a better system by his teaching to his disciples. His name for the better system was the kingdom of God or the reign of God. The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better. He’s showing us “We’re just going to do it better. Let’s not be anti-anything. Let’s be for something: for life, and for universal love.” -Richard Rohr
