Born in a lowland salt marsh, educated and formed by a mighty river, and called by love to an island cared for by the people of the clear saltwater since time immemorial, the Rev. Deanna Vandiver (she/they) is a minister of love and liberation affiliated with the Church of the Larger Fellowship Unitarian Universalist, founder of Ever Unfolding LLC, director of justice education for the UUSC., and director of our UU College of Social Justice. A called auntie in the world, Deanna finds sustaining joy by the water and magical possibilities in every glue stick, garden, and collaboration.

Some of Rev. Deanna's Sunday morning remarks will be about the work of the Pink Haven Coalition. The Pink Haven Coalition is a coalition of trans organizers, mutual-aid groups, progressive faith organizations including the UUA and UUSC, queer associations, and individual justice-lovers. In response to the increasingly hostile legislative environment in the United States, with more than 550 legislative acts in the last year seeking to eradicate transgender people from public life, the Pink Haven Coalition is working together to create networks of safety and direct support for trans beloveds and their families who need to relocate, access healthcare across state lines, or stay as safe as possible where they are.

Many people are hoping to relocate to the Seattle area and in response, UUC has started its own Pink Haven Coalition group this year. Learn more about how to get involved at a Learning Station in Nathan Johnson Hall on Sunday, April 14, or on Sunday, April 21, in a 1 p.m. gathering in the Fahs-Mann room.

Read more about the work of the Pink Haven Coalition in this recent UU World article: https://www.uuworld.org/articles/relocation-help-trans-people-pink-haven-support-resources-how-it-works