“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

― Margaret Mead

Or at least, it’s the start of real change.

Join us in building that small group by being present for one another, walking in places of meaning here in Buffalo this summer.

Walk with us.

Rev. Dr. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate conversations that demand better stories of our past, so that we better describe who we are, and build a better future together.
This week: Percival Everett’s Pulitzer Prize Winning James.
How can we tell a story about who we were that better describes who we are and who we could be?
Does Percival Everett accomplish this?

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

― Margaret Mead

Or at least, it’s the start of real change.

Join us in building that small group by being present for one another, walking in places of meaning here in Buffalo this summer.

Walk with us.

Rev. Dr. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate conversations that demand better stories of our past, so that we better describe who we are, and build a better future together.
This week: Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn.
A glimpse into the past that demands we question where we come from and where we are today.
To be followed up by reading and discussing James, by Percival Everett.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

― Margaret Mead

Or at least, it’s the start of real change.

Join us in building that small group by being present for one another, walking in places of meaning here in Buffalo this summer.

Walk with us.

Today, June 14, Flag Day, No Kings
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Niagara Square

Join Rev. Dr. Wylie Hughes, Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, and our families.

Fifth in a five-part series - this week - solidarity as an essential aspect of freedom, and government as a way to pursue it.

Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate in-person and Zoom discussions, also live on FB, about what it means to be "free to" instead of "free from" using Timothy Snyder's insights from "On Freedom" paired with African American thinkers.

Fourth in a five-part series - this week - factuality as an essential aspect of freedom.

Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate in-person and Zoom discussions, also live on FB, about what it means to be "free to" instead of "free from" using Timothy Snyder's insights from "On Freedom" paired with African American thinkers.

Third in a five-part series - this week - mobility as an essential aspect of freedom.

Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate in-person and Zoom discussions, also live on FB, about what it means to be "free to" instead of "free from" using Timothy Snyder's insights from "On Freedom" paired with African American thinkers.

Second in a five-part series - this week - unpredictability as an essential aspect of freedom.

Rev. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich facilitate in-person and Zoom discussions, also live on FB, about what it means to be "free to" instead of "free from" using Timothy Snyder's insights from "On Freedom" paired with African American thinkers.

Discuss what it means to be "free to" instead of "free from" using Timothy Snyder's insights from "On Freedom" paired with African American thinkers.

Source text:

On Freedom, by Timothy Snyder

For text packets email: rabbijonathan@opendoorjudaism.org

Can be attended via Zoom as well - Zoom link here.

Moving from talking to making a difference.

What's happening and what comes next.

Honest, bold, and value-driven conversations about working towards justice in a society structured by predatory capitalism, anti-black racism, anti-indigenous genocide, and misogynist patriarchy.

This week, we look at VP Kamala Harris' nomination - what are its impacts on patriarchy, misogyny, and gender in America, especially among African Americans?

Dr. Gabrie'l J. Atchison joins us and brings her expertise and wisdom in these areas.

Connect to Facebook event here

Connect to Zoom meeting here

Rev. Dr. Wylie Hughes and Rabbi Jonathan Freirich look at problems of wealth disparities and work on solutions inspired by Dorothy Brown’s landmark work, The Whiteness of Wealth.

Rabbi Jonathan Freirich joins the UU Church of Buffalo to provide readings and a sermon inspired by The Nation That Never Was, by Kermit Roosevelt III.