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May 4, 2025
Speaker – Rev Roland Fortin
Biography:
Roland was brought up traditional Catholic. He spent eight years in a monastery, three years of that time studying theology. Upon leaving the religious life his quest for answers to the meaning of life did not stop. He has studied most of the major religions and philosophies as well as lesser-known traditions. As an ordained member of the Universal Life Church, he received the title of Reverand of Studies in 2002. What has he learned? Let’s find out.
Topic: The Power in Prayer: From Where Does it Come?
For thousands of years, we have believed that prayer, speaking to God, has been the only way to speak to the divine for help or thanks for something given or bestowed upon us. Is God the source of that power?
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Speaker – Dr. Jeff Nall
Biography:
Dr. Jeffrey Nall is an adjunct instructor in humanities and philosophy for the University of Central Florida. He also teaches courses in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Nall publishes “Humanities in Revolt,” a Substack newsletter devoted to exploring the relevance of the humanities to everyday life. For more information or to subscribe go to JeffreyNall.substack.com
Topic: What about Mama’s Labor? Rediscovering the Hidden Labor and agency of Women’s Reproductive Work and What it Means for All Working People
All across the world working people are exploited for others’ gain. The fact that some of the hardest working people are also the poorest and least fairly compensated betrays the lie that success and wealth are necessarily born of hard work. One of the ways in which the injustice of exploitation is maintained is by rendering it normal and culturally invisible. This cultural practice is perhaps most flagrantly practiced in how we think and speak of maternal labor.
This Mother’s Day, Jeffrey Nall, Ph.D., invites us to explore the long-standing patriarchal practice of exploiting women’s reproductive labor for others’ gain be they individual men, businesses, and nation states. By learning to recognize the normalized exploitation of maternal labor, Nall argues, we are better able to recognize and then combat the exploitation of all working people.
Sunday, May. 20, 2025
Speaker – Don Wright
Biography:
Don Wright and his wife Jeanne live in Dunnellon, FL and have been members of NCUU since 2010. Don retired in 2007 from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, where he was a professor specializing in physical and geological oceanography. Prior to moving to Virginia in 1982, Don was on the faculty of the University of Sydney, Australia. Don received his PhD from LSU in 1970. From the time of his retirement until September 2021, he continued to work part time as Director of Coastal and Environmental Research for the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), a non-profit consortium of 60 universities. Most of this work focused on promoting collaborative programs to predict and communicate understandings of climate change and its impacts on coastal communities.
Topic: Warming Seas and Our Blue Boat Home
‘Warming Seas and Our Blue Boat Home’ addresses the impacts of climate change and the harm caused by DOGE to the scientific agencies critical to our resilience (NOAA and EPA).
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Speaker – UU Rev Kristina Spaude
Biography:
The Rev. Kristina Spaude (she/her) currently serves as the contract minister for Tri-County UUs in Summerfield and the UU Congregation of Lake County in Eustis. Her six-word story of faith is, “We’re here to build Love’s house,” and she is passionate about making the way for more justice in this world. Rev. Kristina has two cats and loves cross stitching.
Topic: Justice and Equity for Every Body
“Justice and Equity for Every Body.” With a new administration in the White House and changes in both houses of Congress, and Florida’s legislature being what it is, we can expect a challenging year ahead. With restricted individual health care options like abortions, appropriate sexuality education, and other measures, our personal rights are being taken away, making all of us less safe.
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