Another World is Possible: Building Common Space for the Common Good

Come along to our 16th November Sunday gathering at 11am, with free, professionally-led children's provision (present for our gatherings every first and third Sunday of the month) - as with all our gatherings, this is a Unitarian gathering designed to be inclusive of all from non-theists to theists.

This gathering will be co-led by Roberta Wedge, visiting us from New Unity, London, and will explore: how can we create common spaces from principles of dignity, justice, and compassion? How can we re-shape our cities to allow everyone to move around with freedom, and even with joy? Drawing inspiration from Dutch cycling infrastructure, we'll be prompted to re-think the phrase “stay in your lane” as a positive metaphor for mutual respect, clear boundaries, and shared harmony. ​

Roberta came to the Unitarian movement via New Unity in London. She has spent much of her adult life gently tootling around London, by bus, by Tube, on foot, and on a succession of very un-TourDeFrance bicycles. Half her family is from the West Midlands, so this visit to Birmingham counts as a re-connection. We're looking forward to welcoming her.

As always, please keep an eye on our website and our WhatsApp announcements group for the most up-to-date information.

We look forward to welcoming you!

*About our gatherings generally:

We welcome people of all beliefs, including those who don't identify with any religion. What matters to us is the values we share and the way we try to live those out in the world. Our focus is on honest inquiry and practical change, rather than dogma or rigid belief systems. Our gatherings bring people together to explore life's big questions, drawing on wisdom from multiple traditions, our ethics and our own life experiences. Amongst our community in Birmingham, you can find all sorts of people, from committed atheists through to those who have specific faith heritages like Christianity or paganism, and yet others who take an eclectic approach to faith. We put less emphasis on formal beliefs and more on connection, meaning and practical living.

If you walk into one of our Sunday gatherings, you’ll find a welcome, a time to greet others, a time for silence and meditation, a time for sharing joys and sorrows, excellent music, and a message delivered by our minister or a guest visitor / lay member. So it may look a bit like
what you might recognise as a ‘church’ service, but without the traditional religious elements and language which go along with that.

*About our provision for families/children:

If you have children, please note that every first and third Sunday of the month, our free, professionally-led children's provision operates during our gatherings. On all other Sundays, although there is no specific provision for children, they and their associated noise are always welcome in our space. There are toys and activities in the lobby, and children/their adults are welcome to move with these in and out of the gathering space while the gathering is happening.