Church hosts rights activist Saturday

The Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, passed by the United Nations a few years after World War II.

The church will host human rights activist and physician Charlie Clements at 2 p.m. Saturday at 1259 Victoria St.

Clements will talk about the declaration and the impact it has had on global politics since its passage. Issues of social justice are a cornerstone of the Unitarian Universalist religion.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (949) 646-4652 or visit www.ocuuc.org.

— Alan Blank