Gather for Gather (and other groups) that could use prepared meals. Join us in cooking in our lower level kitchen following worship and social hour on Sunday Jan 19 from ~12 to 4 pm. This Hope Over Hate service opportunity is hosted by Indivisible Middlebury and CVUUS in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr’s devotion to service, emphasizing his mantra of “hope over hate” on the eve of the presidential inauguration. Some meals will go for community lunches served at Gather, a drop-in community living room on Middlebury’s Merchants Row. You’re also invited to help Gather with deep cleaning of its space on Monday Jan 20 from 1-3 pm. Just drop by and pitch in. For more on these and other opportunities and Indivisible Middlebury, contact Revell Allen, Lise Anderson, Dorothy Mammen or Bethany Barry.
About Indivisible Middlebury: Indivisible Middlebury provides opportunities to practice and protect democracy. It formed after the Trump election, meeting at CVUUS monthly since the Nov election to get organized. It intends to work as a collective (with shared responsibility) in Addison County:
- to keep vulnerable communities safe from harm
- leverage sources of power (school board, selectboards, democratic governors, our state legislature and US Congress
- prepare for chaos (by building a community network)
- provide a space for activists to find solidarity and strength
- join with other Indivisible chapters to gain and use more power (Bristol has an active group)
The group has formed five preliminary subgroups of current primary interest on:
- climate
- health care and access
- protecting vulnerable people
- civil rights and voting
- education
Indivisible Middlebury will check in next on Tuesday Feb 11 at 12:30 pm in CVUUS’ Fellowship Hall (lower level). Time is allotted for people to check in on how they are feeling about current affairs. All are welcome. See here for more about the national Indivisible organization. Email indivisiblemiddlebury@gmail.com to be added to a communication list of upcoming meetings and opportunities.