"Our Little Empire": A Talk with Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs

March 22, 2026, 11:30am
Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading
239 Woburn Street Reading, MA

The Love is a Verb Social Justice Team of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading is proud to invite the public to a talk by the esteemed Reverend Dr. Clyde Grubbs. Rev. Dr. Grubbs, a UU minister and indigenous activist, will be speaking on Sunday, March 22nd at 11:30AM in the Sanctuary. His talk, entitled 'Our Little Empire,' focuses on the centuries that human communities have sought to define themselves by the power they projected to the world. It is a perfect lead up to the next "No Kings Day" protests scheduled for March 28th.

Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs will be speaking on Sunday, March 22, at 11:30 am. Photo provided by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading.

The Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs is a Unitarian Universalist minister who has served congregations in Indiana, Quebec, Massachusetts, Texas, Florida and California. He presently is serving as Minister at Large of the Tuckerman Creative Ministries for Justice and Healing, Spiritual Director for Blue Hills Spiritual Direction, and as the Affiliate Community Minister for the First Parish UU-Canton, a Neponset River UU Community.

Clyde has been a member of the Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) since its founding. Clyde also has served on the UUMA Executive as its portfolio holder for Anti-racism, Anti-oppression and Multiculturalism and later served as a member of the UUA Board of Trustees.

Clyde honors his Native American heritage (Texas Cherokee) which informs his spiritual understanding and practice as well as his anti-racist and anti-oppressive commitment. He has worked for peace, justice and equality since he was in the Unitarian Universalist youth movement.