Speaker: Jim Evans

Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A Natural and Historic River

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Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A natural and historic river Join Susanne Jänecke and Jim Evans to explore Logan‘s founding and how the diminishment of the north branch of the Logan River is threatening a crown jewel of Logan city. The two rivers district around Logan’s Island is a treasure of Cache Valley. The two rivers there deserve to be restored and rehabilitated. The NRCS has awarded an enormous 90? million dollar grant of taxpayer money to upgrade water delivery systems, reduce flood hazards, and to manage stormwater in the Logan watershed. The Little Logan River (which is more accurately called the north branch of the … Continue reading Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A Natural and Historic River

The Paradox of Tolerating the Intolerant: Thoughts on how to try to navigate mean spaces with UU principles

The core UU principles call for us to respect and acceptance of all people, to support a free and open search for meaning, and to promote an open democratic process of operating our groups.  More broadly, our First Amendment promotes a very wide acceptance of the content of speech in public spaces.  However, some of our fellow humans exhibit less acceptance and tolerance than we’d like.  This intolerance is communicated quickly via online and broadcast methods, spreading distasteful (and worse!) ideas to many.  We will discuss the paradox of tolerance, provide some insights into how messages of misogyny, racism, authoritarianism, and lack of acceptance of people in the LGBTQA communities … Continue reading The Paradox of Tolerating the Intolerant: Thoughts on how to try to navigate mean spaces with UU principles