Opening statement: The Land and Labor Acknowledgement Task Force helped our congregation live our Unitarian Universalist principles by researching our land’s history and finding appropriate ways to honor that past. The … read more
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RRUUC) dedicated our Land History wayside on October 8, 2023. The wayside is installed along the flagstone walkway on RRUUC property and is adjacent to … read more
Over the last year, the Land and Labor Acknowledgement Task Force has presented information on the history of slavery on our land and RRUUC land ownership. This blog provides an … read more
November 3, 2022 Despite the complexities of recent years, Americans have many blessings to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Indigenous Americans, like Maryland’s Piscataway tribal people, however, may take a different … read more
There are highways and concrete drainage culverts now along the Potomac River where RRUUC sits. But, long before our area was carved into what we now know, tribes of Piscataway … read more
At our June 13, 2021 Service, Reverend Nancy Ladd led a worship service called “For Those Who Were Here in This Place.” In her sermon, she shared the recently uncovered history … read more
(Note: since the writing of this post, the name of this Task Force was changed to the Land and Labor Acknowledgement Task Force.) The River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RRUUC) Board … read more
