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The Prairie Fire is published by Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society on the 6th and 21st of every month. View past issues at www.uuprairie.org/ newsletter/

Input Deadlines:
Calendar items, announcements, and program descriptions are due on the 1st and 15th of each month. Please send to Dan Klock at admin@uuprairie.org or call 271-8218.


March 6, 2012

Calendar
Sunday, March 11, 2012
2:00 Daylight Savings Time begins
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service - "Our Oneness in Compassion: A Quantum Physics View," presented by Dean Hinmon
11:30 YA Book Discussion – The Hunger Games Adults and children welcome!

Sunday, March 18, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service - “Dalit Rights Are Human Rights: The Struggle of a Broken People,” presented by Rebecca Malke and John Eliganti.
11:30 Mystery Friends party

Monday, March 19, 2012
6:30 Spanish Speakers Potluck at the home of Amy Schulz
7:00 Prairie's Board meets

Sunday, March 25, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service - “The Global Politics of Water: Managing Our Most Precious Resource in the 21st Century,” presented by Oriol Mirosa.
11:15 Soup Sunday
11:30 Prairie Book Club meets to discuss The Ghost Map - The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson.

Sunday, April 1, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service
11:45 Humanist Union meets

Sunday, April 8, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service
10:00 Easter Egg Hunt
11:30 Easter Brunch


Monday, March 26, 2012
7:00 Program Committee meets

Sunday, April 1, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service
11:45 Humanist Union meets

Sunday, April 8, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service
10:00 Easter Egg Hunt
11:30 Easter Brunch

Sunday, April 15, 2012
8:45 Choir Rehearsal
10:00 Service

Monday, April 16, 2012
7:00 Prairie's Board meets




Upcoming Programs

Sunday, March 11, 2012, 10:00 a.m. “Our Oneness in Compassion: A Quantum Physics View,” presented by Dean Hinmon.

Sunday, March 18, 2012, 10:00 a.m. “Dalit Rights Are Human Rights: The Struggle of a Broken People,” presented by Rebecca Malke and John Eliganti.

Sunday, March 18, 2012, 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. "The Global Politics of Water: Managing Our Most Precious Resource in the 21st Century," presented by Oriol Mirosa.

In this talk, Oriol Mirosa will provide an overview of the global water challenges that humanity is facing in the 21st century. Oriol will discuss how states and a range of other public and private actors are attempting to meet these challenges at the international level, paying particular attention to the new forms of global water governance that have emerged in the last two decades. The presentation will conclude with a review of the two main approaches to water management currently being debated at the global level – 'water as a commodity' and 'water as a human right' – and their implications for people's access to water.



Contact Us:
President
Barbara Park
barpark@gmail.com
608-273-8775

Director of Religious Education
Rebecca Malke-Eliganti
dre@uuprairie.org
695-3435

Editor/Administrative Assistant
Dan Klock
admin@uuprairie.org
271-8218
Office hours: M – F
10:00 to 1:00

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Social Action http://socialaction. madisonwi.us

Humanist Union http://humanist. madisonwi.us


News and Announcements
  
Prairie Book Club will meet next on Sunday, March 4, to discuss Ten Nobodies (and Their Somebodies) by Prairie’s own Marty Drapkin. Please note that the meeting has been moved from February 26 to March 4.

Join us for an Adult/Child Book Discussion Suzanne Collins has written a trilogy for young adults and we know that several of our Prairie RE students have read them: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay. These books just beg to be discussed, because they deal with themes of war, life and death, friendship, loyalty, etc. So we are going to have a session to discuss these themes on March 11 at Prairie after the service. It is not necessary to read the books to join us. We will give a quick plot summary for those who haven't read the books, but that will include spoilers, so be aware of that. We definitely encourage the parents of children who have read these books to join us. Light snacks will be available. Contact Erin Bosch or Lynn Pawelski for more information.

The next Spanish Speakers Potluck will be held on Monday, March 19, at the home of Amy Schulz, 2304 S. Syene Rd. Please call Amy at 273-2639 for directions, or Rosemary Dorney at 238-4382 for more information or to arrange a ride.

Save the date! Prairie's Spring Retreat will be held on April 27 – April 29 at Bethel Horizons Nature Center.