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Embracing Possibility by Amplifying Voices and Advancing Justice

This Sunday we are joined by Amy Jacobson, Executive Director of Prairie Action ND. This Sunday we are joined by Amy Jacobson, Executive Director of Prairie Action ND. Grounded in the theme of Embracing Possibility, this presentation highlights how change in North Dakota begins when people come together with shared purpose. Using the universal school … Continue reading Embracing Possibility by Amplifying Voices and Advancing Justice

Celebrating Asian-American Arts and Culture in North Dakota

North Dakota Asian-American Arts and Culture Initiative.We have a simple mission: to promote and support Asian-American arts and culture in our home state of North Dakota. Our Bismarck Mandan-based nonprofit organization has partnered with several local and visiting artists to showcase their diverse cultures’ music, dance, fine arts and culinary traditions to residents and tourists … Continue reading Celebrating Asian-American Arts and Culture in North Dakota

Voices One: Connect. Create.

Sunday, April 12 at 10:30 AM we are joined by James McMahon, an educator and multi-instrumentalist musician from Bismarck. Through 23 years in choral education, he has found joy in teaching by exploring, creating, learning, and growing alongside his students. He has built his foundation around building community in his classes while helping young musicians … Continue reading Voices One: Connect. Create.

Music in the Air: A Midwest Tour

Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem is an acclaimed countertenor whose career spans international stages in the United States, Europe, and Africa. Trained in Nigeria and Bulgaria, he has performed with companies and ensembles including the Brooklyn Opera Works, Chicago Summer Opera, the Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus and the New York Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. A frequent recitalist … Continue reading Music in the Air: A Midwest Tour

Paying Attention: Your Body

This Sunday UU members Allen Blaich & Kim Hocking will lead us in a guided body scan and help us deepen into the importance of existing in and paying attention to our bodies.

On Civic Engagement

Matt Hull talks about the Bismarck Citizen Academy, an opportunity for local citizens to learn how the city of Bismarck functions and why it is important to be involved.

North Dakota News Cooperative

This Sunday we are joined by Michael Standaert. Michael is a writer currently serving as a correspondent for North Dakota News Cooperative, covering in-depth statewide feature news stories. Michael will provide an introduction to the ND News Cooperative and explore how these stories provide us a way to pay attention to bigger picture impacts on … Continue reading North Dakota News Cooperative

Snow Country Prison Memorial

The Internment Memorial Project, “Snow Country Prison,” honors the more than 1,800 Japanese and Japanese Americans unjustly confined at Ft. Lincoln in Bismarck during WW II. Ft. Lincoln held Issei community leaders and Nisei resisters under harsh conditions, a little-known chapter of history marked by government repression and forced renunciations of citizenship. Join us as … Continue reading Snow Country Prison Memorial

Don’t Check Out, Check Within

Andrea Falcon will share her thoughts on navigating difficult and uncertain times by strengthening our inner well-being. Join us as we touch on the importance of mindfulness, compassion, and building community as necessary tools for resilience. Andrea Falcon is a musician, visual artist, and lover of nature from Bismarck, ND. Andrea holds a degree in … Continue reading Don’t Check Out, Check Within