Some may be familiar with "body positivity", but fewer have encountered the history of the fat liberation movement. Rooted in the belief that people of all body sizes deserve dignity, respect, and equitable treatment, fat liberation challenges the stigma, discrimination, and systemic barriers faced by fat people in healthcare, employment, public spaces, transportation, clothing access, media representation, and everyday life. In this service, we will explore the history and p

Free Community Film Screening: Your Fat Friend Hosted by the SGUUF Social Justice Team Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (Sanctuary), 1322 E University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626 Admission: Free and open to the public The San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Social Justice Team invites the Georgetown community to a free screening of the powerful documentary film Your Fat Friend. Directed

The Social Justice team is holding a Spanish language book drive for Georgetown ISD during the month of August. While being interviewed by KVUE back in March, I asked a GISD administrator how the district has been impacted by ICE presence in Williamson County. The impact has been steady, with less parental interaction at school hosted activities due to fear of deportation. GISD has had to slow down on advertising events, like open house, field day, meet the teacher night, etc

July 6, 2026 - We begin a four-part series exploring Deepa Iyer's social change ecosystem — from her book Social Change Now, the Unitarian Universalist Association's common read — through a developmental lens drawn from the Enneagram's three centers: gut, heart, and head, plus spirit. This episode explores the instinctive (gut/body) triad: the people whose call to justice arrives as anger, and the three ecosystem roles where that energy finds its work.

In our Social Justice Sunday service on June 28, Chuck Collins and Lou Snead will invite our congregation to consider the many ways we can resist feeling powerless to stand up against the forces of political authoritarianism, religious self-righteousness, and racial superiority that seem to be dominating our nation’s political landscape today. In the spirit of the resistance expressed in the hippie and black power movements of the 1960s and 1970s our congregation is encoura

From the streets of Minneapolis to the ICE detention centers in Texas, music is playing a powerful role in resistance to authoritarianism. This Sunday, join Parker Woodland --led by UU Rev. Erin Walter of the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM) -- for a special music-centric service. The Austin band regularly performs to support causes grounded in UU values, from abolition to democracy to LGBTQIA+ rights, and Rev. Erin and guitarist Andrew Solin will share

Join us for an all ages interactive service centered on deepening our understanding of the Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, framework. Identify your Target, Safety and Stretch roles within and outside our organization, as we examine the ecosystem of our congregation together.

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Families across Georgetown ISD are receiving meaningful financial relief thanks to a generous donation from the San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, whose members recently stepped up to help pay off outstanding student meal balances. The contribution, led by the Fellowship’s Social Justice Team, reflects a shared commitment to supporting students and ensuring every child has access to meals without added stress or stigma. “We believe that every p

Join us for an all-ages Social Justice Sunday where art and social justice come together to explore how artists, activists, and everyday people use humor, images, and handmade creations to call out injustice and inspire change. Inspired by the Guerrilla Girls, zine-making, and other creative practices, this interactive service invites us to complain about what we care about in a creative and unique way.

I got on a bus headed south, past San Antonio to a community called Dilley, Texas. There is a modern day American internment / concentration / prison camp there, we call it a detention center. Let's talk about what I saw, what I learned, and what we might all need to learn if we want things to change.

Friday 01/23/2026 6:00 pm - Tuesday 01/27/2026 9:00 am We will do our best to accommodate everyone in need- because everyone deserves warmth and safety. The Warming Center will be located at Getsemani Community Center at 412 E 19th Street 78626. Pets are welcome. Animals must remain in a closed crate while indoors, and owners are responsible for their care. Crates, food, and sanitary bags will be available if needed. If you’d like to help out, we have several needs to fill, i

PLEASE BE ON ALERT THAT SGUUF CHURCH MAY BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER! WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL, SANGABRIELUU.ORG, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. The Warming Center (overnight freeze shelter) will be opening once again at the Getsemani Center at 412 E. 19th Street, starting Friday January 23. To better coordinate our efforts in providing meals, which are so appreciated by our unhoused neighbors, and a gift from many in our community, Helping Hands of Geo

Statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE: We grieve the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37 year-old mother and legal observer, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis yesterday—an act of state violence that has stolen a life and reverberates through an already-wounded community. This is not an isolated incident, but the result of policies that criminalize immigration and enforce borders through fear, surveillance, and force rather than care. Side Wit

From pre pregnancy through postpartum and beyond. Stories of women impacted by restrictive laws and hope of those working to change it. Watch the Full Video of Service Here:

November 4, 2025 To the Congregation of San Gabriel UU Fellowship, This past Sunday our congregation celebrated the conclusion of our Legacy Fund Capital Campaign with a party. As I reported at this celebration, our congregation has generously pledged $243,000 over the next three years. This amazing support from our membership surpasses by 35% the $180,000 goal the Board set for this capital campaign to replace our aging roofs, to pay off the remaining mortgage, and make

As part of the nationwide No Kings protests scheduled for this Saturday, October 18th, there are now several scheduled for our area . Here are the protests that are the closest geographically to San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Church: Round Rock - on the sidewalks at Koughan Memorial Water Park Tower from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. The safety team will be wearing yellow vests. Note there is fencing erected in the area due to construction. Pflugerville - 3201 Kelly Lane, 10am star

Applying lessons from the prison abolition movement to unbuild walls and imagine the future of a more just and human-centered immigration system. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube :

So much of the news we watch is about what's going wrong, take an hour out this week to watch these stories of compassion and gratitude...

"Have you ever had a conversation with an unhoused person?" On the last Sunday of September, some members of the SGUUF Social Justice Team opened the doors of the Fellowship House and greeted our unhoused neighbors, who were arriving to enjoy a shower and a hot meal. Keith Rogas, new to our SJ Team, shares his experience by starting with a question, "Have you ever had a conversation with an unhoused person?" He continues: "I hadn’t done so until a couple of weeks ago, when

How will we answer that question? Those of us who have found a spiritual home in this UU Fellowship certainly hope so. The pioneers who took the bold step to purchase our SGUUF facilities in 2013 planned for it to be here into perpetuity. A host of committed and generous members and friends of our Fellowship over the past dozen years have invested in the continued presence of our UU church in Georgetown as we preserved through a pandemic and difficult leadership changes.