Let’s do great things together!
Emerson offers many opportunities for you to make a difference. Participation is open to everyone and new ideas are always welcome. Join the monthly meeting of the Social Action Council; check the calendar for details. For more information about us and what we do, contact the Council at socialaction@emersonhouston.org.
We address institutionalized and systemic discrimination through education, advocacy and witness. Much of our work is carried out in conjunction with other Unitarian Universalist congregations through regional or national programs.
We collaborate with the following advocacy groups to make our voices louder:
“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Through the UUA’s Highlights of Social Justice Initiatives in 2025
We held a Successful Food Drive
We delivered 200 pounds of much needed food items to the Houston Food Bank in early January 2025. Emersonians stepped up as always to offer a helping hand to our neighbors.
Emerson Supports Planned Parenthood
Ten Emersonians attended the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast annual fundraiser and luncheon on February 28 2025. Reproductive Justice is a core commitment of Emerson and we will continue to support and fight for Reproductive Justice.
We Lobby Texas State Legislators
On March 17, 2025 seven Emersonians joined Texas UU Justice Ministry and 150 UU’s in Austin. We held a rally on the Texas State Capitol’s south steps, sang justice songs in the Capitol Rotunda, were briefed by legislators on key legislative bills, and then lobbied our own state legislators for bills related to economic equality, bodily autonomy, and climate justice.
Emerson Says “Hands Off” at Houston Rally
Church members represented Emerson at the April 5 2025 “Hands Off” rally in downtown Houston. They were there to tell Washington DC “hands off” our democracy, our legal rights, and our federal agencies. Nationwide there were 1300 “Hands Off” rallies across America and hundreds of thousands of participants.
