Health Care Insurance Wins the Vote

Durig the fifth annual Faith in Action issues election held September 25, wereviewed the current spectrum of FIA programs and reaffirmed our commitmentto fighting hunger in our community and the promotion of peace and civil liberties.Because of the success of our economic justice initiative in supporting hotelworkers over the last year, this program was disestablished to make room forone or more new initiatives.

Three new initiatives were nominated: healthcare insurance reform, nominatedby the FIA Commission; election- and election-finance reform, nominated by JanetGrillo; and working to improve race relations, nominated by Deborah Hermann.

These three worthy issues were discussed. Of particular note was the fact thathealthcare insurance reform is currently one of the highest priorities of theUnitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry in California, so we would be workingat the cusp of religion and legislative action by choosing this topic for emphasis.After casting our votes, healthcare insurance reform emerged as the clear preferenceof those in attendance.

Cathie Gentile, Phyllis Gabriel, and Marge Zifferblatt will be taking the leadin promoting healthcare insurance reform. Congregants interested in workingon this issue may contact any one of the three leaders of this program or godirectly to the UULM website, uulmca.org.

- Charles Haskell, Chair, FIA Commission

UUs March for Peace

Marching for peace on September 24 were 19 UUCCSM adults (members and friends)and two church youths (Conner Nannini and Baxter Hamilton) who participatedin some or all of the 1.5 mile Los Angeles Peace March.Here, from left, areMelanie Sharp, S. J.Guidotti, Kathy Roth, Sue Bickford, Peggy Kharraz,YacoubKharraz, Rob Briner (behind the banner holding a red, white and blue sign),Melinda Ewen, Christine Haskell, Keith Greenhouse, and Ren Renshaw.

- Charles Haskell, Photo