As UUFVB begins its work to aid farmworkers and immigrants in Fellsmere, Rev Tom will explore how challenging it can be to illuminate the worth and dignity in all humanity in the divisive culture in this country.

Rev. Tom and Laura Matson will reflect on some of the unsung women in Unitarian Universalism, as well as reflecting on the inequality that still exists for women in our Western culture. How do UUs uplift women? How does this congregation uplift women?

Rev. Tom was born in New Orleans and spent much of his early life attending Mardi Gras. While he joyfully participated in the parades and parties, it wasn’t until he was an adult that he began to question some of the traditions, realizing that racism and patriarchal culture undergirded this...