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Gondviselés (Providence) Charity Organization Delivers Supplies to Southwest Ukraine Including Laptops for Students
On 24 October 2023, ICUUW Executive Director Zsófia Sztranyiczki accompanied Rev. István Kovács, the bishop of the Hungarian Unitarian Church (HUC) and the staff of Gondviselés (Providence) Charity Organization on its tenth aid shipment delivery to the Diaconal Coordination Center of the Transcarpathia Reformed (Calvinist) Church in Berehove, Southwest Ukraine.
The supplies consisted of 1500 kgs of canned food and sugar, 205 tourniquets, and 25 laptops benefiting students of the Hungarian-language Reformed School of Tiachiv.
Please see the following video and photo reports of this humanitarian action:
- HUC Bishop Rev. István Kovács speaking in Berehove, Ukraine
- ICUUW Executive Director Zsófia Sztranyiczki speaking in Berehove, Ukraine
- A photo report that appeared in the Kolozsvár/Cluj Hungarian-language daily newspaper
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- By Karen Kortsch, ICUUW President
Dear Members and Friends,
Another year is coming to its completion soon. ICUUW has been able to deliver so many beautiful and powerful programs, thanks to the support of people like you. Our newsletter is overflowing with reports of accomplishments and experiences in our quest for a more gender-inclusive world. Day by day, we are growing in size and strength. Our work at the United Nations is giving us an avenue to network with like-minded people and those with different perspectives. Our project in Kenya is empowering women at the local level and giving them the tools they need to support themselves and advocate for their rights.
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Watch the video of our Annual Gathering with presentations by Laura Molinar of Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas, and Andrea Székely, board member of Gondviselés (Providence) Charity Organization of the Hungarian Unitarian Church.
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- By Julie Steinbach, Co-Chair, ICUUW Outreach Committee, USA
Around 120 pilgrims - in person or online - attended the 36th Congress of International Association of Religious Freedom (IARF) in Cluj/Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Romania, September 4-6, 2023.
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10 October
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month – an annual celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latinx and Hispanic communities – we have invited Laura Molinar, co-founder and co-director of Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas (SSFTX) to talk about SSFTX’s work for immigrant and undocumented communities in San Antonio, TX, and about their newest grassroots organizing initiative for immigrant, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, currently being implemented in partnership with the International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women.
In addition, you will hear from Andrea Székely, board member of Gondviselés (Providence) Charity Organization of the Hungarian Unitarian Church. She will speak about Gondviselés’s work for Ukrainian refugees in Cluj/Kolozsvár, Transylvania, especially about their groundbreaking Ukrainian kindergarten and elementary school program.
Inclusive pricing allows you to register at the economic tier that honors your resources and this offering. Selecting the tier that is right for you ensures we can make this event accessible for all while compensating speakers and organizers for their labor — and for their work on behalf of women and girls. 80% of proceeds from all registration contributions will go to the work of ICUUW and 20% to the work of SSFTX and Gondviselés. Thank you for your support!
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By Leaders of Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas, San Antonio, USA
Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas (SSFTX), a women-of-color-led collective based in San Antonio, TX, has embarked upon an impactful project titled "Building BIPOC power in San Antonio, TX: Justice, Healing, and Resistance," thanks to funding made possible by IWC via a UU Funding Program grant.
In spring of 2023, SSFTX hosted three participatory workshops focused on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for the immigrant community in San Antonio, TX.
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- By Beth O’Connell, ICUUW Vice President, France
Two billion beverage bottles are used and discarded around the world every day, flooding the land and choking the waterways with plastic pollution. With dire messages from ecologists, it’s time to “turn off the tap” of this constant polluted flow of plastic, Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) told delegates at a meeting to develop a legally-binding instrument to end plastic pollution.