Side with Love
Unitarian Universalists affirm unconditional, universal love as a foundation and grounding for our actions in the world. We strive to be of service to our communities and advocate for change on local, state, national, and international levels.
Through our Side with Love campaign (formerly “Standing on the Side of Love”) we amplify the voices of the oppressed through online media; we show up in partnership at justice events across the country; we lobby national leaders on immigration reform, racial justice, equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, religious freedom, and more; and above all we work to make love real in the world.
Over eighty percent of Unitarian Universalist congregations, and many more individual UUs and others who care about justice, have become a part of Side with Love.
Mahatma Gandhi did it. Mother Theresa did it. Martin Luther King, Jr., did it.
We do it. How do you reach out in love?
Recently on Side with Love
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Today we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by remembering not only his words, but the prophetic witness and collective courage that sustained a powerful movement for justice. Dr.
January 19, 2026 | From Side with Love -
As people of faith, we are forever called to reimagine, to center love and to let it guide our way, to believe that a better world is not only possible, but that we are creating it right now, every day, in large and small ways. — Rachel Myslivy30 Days of Love 2026 is live! This week’s theme is…
January 19, 2026 | From Side with Love -
As ICE escalates its presence in Minneapolis and across the Twin Cities, communities are facing fear, disruption, and state violence at an alarming scale. In response: a kit to help UUs and allies respond with clarity, courage, and fierce love.
January 15, 2026 | From Side with Love -
On Monday, we gathered as part of the faithful masses of people showing up to build a world where the worth and dignity of all are held as sacred and unshakable truth. We know that from Venezuela to Minneapolis, red lines are being crossed by this regime again and again as it is amassing power to…
Webinar | January 14, 2026 | From Side with Love -
Across the country, people are rising to meet this moment with courage, imagination, and deep care. They are neighbors, teachers, shop owners—people across the political spectrum and across religions and beliefs—rejecting the cruelty and lies of this administration. In congregations, in streets,…
Newsletter | January 12, 2026 | From Side with Love -
The ones who don’t make headlines,The ones who are disappeared in silence,The ones whose fate will never be known,The ones who don’t have a perfect narrative,The ones who deserve(d) every bit of our resistance,But we failed to show up in time.I see you. The Many.The ones who visited the prison…
January 12, 2026 | From Side with Love -
We grieve the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37 year-old mother and legal observer, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis yesterday—an act of state violence that has stolen a life and reverberates through an already-wounded community. This is not an isolated incident, but the
January 8, 2026 | From DecriminalizationTagged as: Criminal Justice -
A new year always invites reflection and resolve. As we step into 2026 together, we do so in a world that feels tender, fragile, and full of possibility all at once. At Side With Love, we enter this new year rooted in the same truth that has always guided us: love is not passive. Love shows up.
Newsletter | December 16, 2025 | From Side with Love -
Thank you for taking the time for the ritual of lament together on Monday. If you missed it, we hope you will make time for your own ritual with the recording. As one participant said, “I appreciated the depth of the reflective process that, with such simplicity, led me to some routes to connect…
Webinar | December 9, 2025 | From Side with Love -
In times when it can seem hard to identify joys and successes, celebration is an act of resistance and reimagining.So let’s celebrate your congregation’s climate justice work!We invite all to join us on Wednesday, January 28 at 1pm HT — 3 AKT — 4 PT — 5 MT — 6 CT — 7pm ET for our Green Sanctuary…
Newsletter | December 4, 2025 | From Climate JusticeTagged as: Climate Justice