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    Neighbourhood Investments

    How are our investments doing?   October 19, 2025 from 12:30 - 1:30PM Find out what's going on with Neighbourhood's investments! Learn about our portfolio and how it performed over the last year. The Investment Committee invites everyone to join us for a pizza lunch and a presentation about our money.

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    Circle Music

    Facilitated by Jane Lewis and Susanne Maziarz. All are welcome to this improvised singing circle. A creative opportunity for listening, being in the moment, sharing your voice, and laughing!   Contact Susanne at music@nuuc.ca for more info.

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    On Zoom – “The Empathy Menu Workshop”

    Kelsey Crowe, one of the authors of "There is No Good Card for This" has agreed to visit NUUC on Zoom and lead a workshop!  Save the date now: Tuesday October 21st 7:00PM - 8:30PM On Zoom (tinyurl.com/serviceatnuuc) "The Empathy Menu Workshop" When someone we care about is struggling, it's hard to know what to say or do. In this 90-minute interactive workshop, psychotherapist and author Kelsey Crowe, PhD, introduces The Empathy Menu, a practical tool for offering support that feels authentic and sustainable. Her book There Is No Good Card for This was a #2 Amazon best-seller featured on NPR and in The Wall Street Journal, and is the inspiration for a small group currently being led by Rev. Sally at Neighbourhood UU. About the facilitator Kelsey Crowe, PhD, is a psychotherapist in private practice and co-author of There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love. The book was praised by Book Riot as "a manual for humans that plan to interact with other humans." BuzzFeed described reading it as "one of 15 things to do that will change your life." The Christian Century wrote: "This book contains some of the soundest and most practical advice I have ever encountered for those who want to be helpful to loved ones going through a hard time." Dr. Crowe comes from a Quaker background, and is delighted to offer her workshop free-of-charge to a group of enthusiastic UUs and friends. This workshop will be open to the entire Danforth Multifaith Commons. Hope to see you there! If you would like to read more, you can order your own copy of Dr. Crowe's book here: https://www.bookcity.ca/item/Cui38SNbWHic6yRnth3HVQ

  • Disability Justice and Inclusion Workshop

    Sunday, October 26 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Disabilities can be visible or invisible, permanent or temporary, and affect people in many ways across their lives. In Ontario, over 28% of people report having a disability, including those with mental health conditions or addictions. For faith communities, creating accessible and welcoming spaces is essential to ensure full participation for all members. Dismantling Ableism is designed to support faith leaders, staff, volunteers, and board members in recognizing unconscious biases and removing physical, environmental, and attitudinal barriers, fostering more inclusive and supportive congregations. Fran Odette has over 25 years of experience in social justice and equity, focusing on the rights and safety of women with disabilities and Deaf women. As Program Manager at Springtide Resources, she co-developed and delivered extensive training and workshops to services working with survivors of gender-based violence.  Additionally, she co-developed the Sexuality and Access Project with Cory Silverberg, connecting violence prevention to healthy sexuality and sex-positive programming. Grounded in her own lived experience, Fran collaborates with VAW service providers, shelter staff, and healthcare practitioners to ensure that programs reflect a human rights framework rooted in dignity, respect, and inclusion.  She delivers training provincially and nationally on intersectionality, disability justice, and removing systemic barriers that heighten the risk of violence for women with disabilities. Fran taught critical disability studies in the Assaulted Women and Children's Counsellor and Advocate (AWCCA) Program, and now teaches this course in the Social Service Worker Program, and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Division, and is co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability (Cleis Press).