189: The Fight for Healthcare for All
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Hosts Meg Riley and Michael Tino discuss healthcare reform with Rev. Robin Tanner, Dr. Carol Paris, and activist Samson Hampton. They share some important information on the current fight for healthcare for all, what it means to write your own healthcare story, and how to get involved in making a single-payer option happen in the U.S. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. As Samson Hampton says, we are people, not statistics. And our senators need to fight for us and not the insurance companies.
Want to get involved? Organizations mentioned include:
Portlight.org
Healthoverprofit.org
Adapt.org
The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, and Aisha Hauser; production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship
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The VUU – Ministers & Religious Educators with Meagan Henry
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The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Terri Burnor.
The VUU – LGBTQ Ministries with Michael Crumpler
The VUU is CLF’s live talkshow specifically for Unitarian Universalists. Join the conversation each Thursday at 11 am Eastern (USA).
Our podcast is the best way to enjoy The VUU if you can’t make it to the live show. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, Stitcher or your favorite app and never miss an episode. Learn more and listen to previous broadcasts at https://questformeaning.org/vuu/.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Terri Burnor.
The VUU – Stories of UUs of Color with Yuri Yamamoto & Chandra Snell
The VUU is CLF’s live talkshow specifically for Unitarian Universalists. Join the conversation each Thursday at 11 am Eastern (USA).
Our podcast is the best way to enjoy The VUU if you can’t make it to the live show. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, Stitcher or your favorite app and never miss an episode. Learn more and listen to previous broadcasts at https://questformeaning.org/vuu/.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Terri Burnor.
The VUU – Black Lives of UU with Lena K. Gardner
The VUU is CLF’s live talkshow specifically for Unitarian Universalists. Join the conversation each Thursday at 11 am Eastern (USA).
Our podcast is the best way to enjoy The VUU if you can’t make it to the live show. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, Stitcher or your favorite app and never miss an episode. Learn more and listen to previous broadcasts at https://questformeaning.org/vuu/.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Terri Burnor.
The VUU – Coming of Age with Bart Frost & Hannah Eller-Isaacs
The VUU is CLF’s live talkshow specifically for Unitarian Universalists. Join the conversation each Thursday at 11 am Eastern (USA).
Our podcast is the best way to enjoy The VUU if you can’t make it to the live show. Subscribe on iTunes, Android, Stitcher or your favorite app and never miss an episode. Learn more and listen to previous broadcasts at https://questformeaning.org/vuu/.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Terri Burnor.
162: Movement Building
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In this episode, Scot Nakagawa talks about how storytelling has been effectively used by conservatives and the religious right to move power. He goes deep into explaining why all politics is identity politics. He talks about the need to build both the popular front and the united front.
Scot is a senior partner with ChangeLab, a grassroots racial justice laboratory. He’s a long-time activist, community organizer and provocative thinker.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode aired on December 8, 2016.
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161: Resistance and Resilience
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Our guests, the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker and Donna Red Wing, talk about resistance and resilience in our personal lives, activist circles, and religious communities. This rich conversation explores both the outside and inside work that is needed, embodied intersectional living, and how spirituality enhances resiliency.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Terri Burnor. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode aired on December 1, 2016.
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160: Black Lives of UU
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Dr. Takiyah Amin and Kenny Wiley from the Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism organizing collective join us!
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Alicia Forde, with production support provided by Lori Stone Sirtosky. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode aired on November 17, 2016.
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159: Update from Standing Rock #NoDAPL
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We talk with Peggy Clarke, who is one of many UU leaders standing with the water protectors at Standing Rock to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline from being built.
Links from today’s broadcast:
- Donate to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
- Wish List of Supplies
- Resources for Allies Planning to Come to Camp
Tips from VUU hosts for moving through the aftermath of the Trump election (mentioned at end of broadcast):
- Move energy through creative acts of resistance. Dye your hair, make sidewalk chalk art love letters to your community.
- Find power and agency for all ages. “That’s not okay. Let’s walk this way.”
- Do what you can, where you are. If that means raking the yard, go do it.
- Alice Walker – Hard times require furious dancing. Connect to the center of your being.
- Remember you are not alone. Reach out to connect. Make sure others know they are not alone.
- Remember the power of love. Spread it. Tell someone, “I love you.”
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Michael Tino with production support from Lori Stone Sirtosky. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode originally aired on November 10, 2016.
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