Speaker: Judy Hook

Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

In 1903, an historic march was held to raise awareness of the dire need for a national Child Labor Law.

Workers’ rights advocate and union organizer “Mother Jones” will join us to narrate this “March of the Mill Children.”

Spoken at Arlington: Excerpts from Memorial Day Speeches

Since its earliest inception following the Civil War, Presidents, generals and activists such as Frederick Douglas have offered speeches on what began as “Decoration Day,” and is now called Memorial Day.  Members of our UU congregation will present excerpts from several of these Arlington Cemetery tributes through the ages.