Did you know that the so-called Western Affluent Chronic Diseases (WACDs), which include cardiovascular diseases (heart disease, strokes, type-2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, angina), osteoporosis, most cancers, obesity, and many auto-immune diseases such as lupus and type-1 diabetes, are often deadly? Over half of all Americans, sooner or later, suffer and die of one or more of these WACDs. These diseases can almost always be prevented or delayed and sometimes reversed or even cured by diet and lifestyle changes. But most Americans are addicted to meat and|or dairy products and are unwilling to listen to recommendations to give up these addictions even for personal health reasons, alas.

An adult-education course on these topics based on documentary movies is scheduled for the Harvard UU Fellowship Building on five successive Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning October 19 and ending November 16, 2011. Printed notes will be passed out at each class session and a comprehensive data CD ROM for each student by the end of the course. There are no fees. Please come watch, listen, and discuss these topics.

Come learn how congregations not so different from our own have made a positive impact in their communities and in the world. During each session we will begin with a specific lesson of Jesus’ about what it means to love our neighbors. From there, we move into conversation about how we can more fully live out
our faith as Unitarian Universalists…how we can “stand on the side of love” as a religious community, despite our theological differences? Whether you’re interested in learning more about a progressive interpretation of scripture, exploring your own personal faith, or becoming more engaged in social justice
issues (or all three), these sessions are right for you!

Five sessions offered throughout the year on Sunday mornings after worship, 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
October 30, January 22, February 5, March 4, March 25. Drop in for one or more sessions…or come to all of them.

Haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poem, which are simple, compact poems, usually containing one or more images from nature and a seasonal reference. They often express the essence – or the “aha!” – of a particular moment. Writing haiku as a spiritual practice can help you learn to pay closer attention to the
world around you, stay in the “now,” notice the beautiful and the sublime in the small, connect with your senses, and express “the feeling of the moment.” Each session will include a brief introduction to a particular practice, quiet time for contemplating the world around us, time to write one haiku, and time to share our haiku with other participants, if we wish to do so. No experience necessary! Come with a “beginner’s mind.”

Six sessions offered throughout the year on Sunday mornings after worship, 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
September 25, October 23, November 6, February 12, March 11, April 1. Drop in for one or more sessions…or come to all of them.

"The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands" by Margaret Regan.

“Using Arizona as a microcosm, Regan explores a host of urgent issues: the border militarization that threatens the rights of U.S. citizens, the environmental damage wrought by the border wall, the desperation that compels migrants to come north, and the human tragedy of the unidentified dead in Arizona’s morgues.”

Meet with others for one session to discuss this timely book about the experiences of immigrants from Central and South America. Next June, UU’s from around the world will be meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, for a special “Justice GA.” Come learn more about the issues that are helping to shape our next General Assembly and much of our public witness as Unitarian Universalists.

One session in the spring, date and time to be announced.

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