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Fellowship is a critical step in building the meaningful spiritual communities for which our young adults are searching. It's that open time for getting to know one another, joking around, and relaxing, away from the stresses of everyday life. Here are a few popular, tried-and-...

2012 Elections–Take Love to the Polls Webinar Much is at stake in the upcoming elections and religious individuals and groups play a prophetic role in public life by calling attention to oppression, advocating for change, and holding leaders and institutions accountable for...

Zach Wahls was invited to address the Democratic National Convention on the issue of Marriage Equality. Read the full story on Huffington Post or read his remarks here: - Ed. Zach Wahl's Speech Baks President who Backs Gay Marriage Full text of Zach Wahl's remarks: I'm a sixth-...

We encourage you to submit stories about programs and initiatives to grow young adult faith connection to Unitarian Universalism and participation in Unitarian Universalist congregation. This post was submitted by young adults at First Parish in Cambridge, MA- Ed. UU Young...

The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (The New Press) has been selected as the 2012-13 Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Common Read. Alexander, an attorney who is a civil rights advocate and litigator, asserts that crime...

I'm excited to announce that this fall we will transition away from the ConnectUU site towards new ways of connecting UU young adults. The features of ConnectUU are now available through other open source platforms that better integrate with websites and social media networks....

Participate in the Bridge Connections program keeps you connected to UU community. Maybe you’re going off to college, getting your own apartment, or starting a new job. Maybe you’ve joined AmeriCorps, the military or other lifestyle that would make it hard to access religious...

Reposted from www.uuyan.org: The Continental Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network Steering Committee is proud to announce the online ConCentric Webinar. August 26th, 5pm EST . It’s a business meeting that’s accessible, relevant and innovative. The organization has...

" Questions We Must Ask " is reposted from t he blog of the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice . – Ed. The following post was written by Rowan Van Ness, a UUCSJ trip leader currently on the 2012 Civil Rights Journey. When we visited Selma and marched silently...

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Donate Here we repost the current RCRR newsletter and invite you to follw them as well. - Ed. Dear Reader, Meet Generation RJ - RCRC's Seminarians for Reproductive Justice, who are stepping up to help lead the movement for reproductive justice....

The UUA currently has a career opportunity for an experienced Campaign Manager to lead our Standing on the Side of Love campaign. See the link below for details about the position and how to apply. BE THE SSL CAMPAIGN MANAGER! ( http://www.uua.org/documents/hr/jobdescriptions/...

Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church in Jacksonville, FL is one of the two congregations awarded Anchor Congregation status in 2012. The other is the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, CA . The only adjective that I can find to properly describe Buckman Bridge...

If you haven't heard already: Now is the time to apply for national boards and committees of the Unitarian Universalist Association . This is a great opportunity for youth and young adults to make their voices known as leaders in our denomination. The Nominating Committee, who...

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, CA is one of the two congregations awarded Anchor Congregation status in 2012. The other is Buckman Bridge Unitarian Universalist Church in Jacksonville, FL .-Ed. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, CA simply does young adult...

We want to hear from Unitarian Universalists who identify as People of Color about their faith development needs. We seek input from people of all ages, with varying experiences of Unitarian Universalism. You need not be a member of a congregation to share your thoughts. Would...

" I Am a Woman, Hear Me Sing a Freedom Song " is reposted from the blog of the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice . - Ed. The following blog post was written by Celeste Allen, a youth participant on the 2012 Civil Rights Journey who hails from Scottsdale, Ariz. On...

The Joseph Priestley District of the Unitarian Universalist Association hosts a multigenerational and multicultural gathering for people of color on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at All Souls Church, Unitarian 1500 Harvard Street, NW Washington, DC 20009. For more information or to...

Southeast Unitarian Universalist Winter Institute Miami, December 26, 2012-January 1, 2013 Much more than a vacation, SWIM is an intentional, intergenerational community of Unitarian Universalists and friends, including awesome people like YOU. We gather once a year in South...

Connect with Young Adults at Camp deBenneville Pines, San Bernadino, CA. The Pacific Southwest District (PSWD) hosts its annual summer retreat for Young Adult Unitarian Universalists at Camp de Benneville . Meet new friends, connect with others, hike, walk, talk, explore, swim,...

3,174 individuals came together this June for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s first ever Justice General Assembly in Phoenix, AZ. After Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070 law was passed, the 2010 General Assembly delegates were given the option to boycott or answer the...

I wrote a longer blog post , explaining the clear linkage that I saw between two important decisions that were made at this year’s General Assembly: repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery and expanding the definition of a congregation . I was then searching for a way to explain...

UU Futures Survey Wants Your Input The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association, asking "What will the world be like in the year 2050," is using a scenario planning approach to envision alternative futures for Unitarian Univeralism. The scenario planning...

The Justice GA 2012 Young Adult Experience Survey If you are a young adult (18-35) who attended GA in Phoenix this year we need your help to make Young Adult Caucus even better next year at GA 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. Please take this survey about your experience at General...

The Summertime of Our Lives Opus is the annual spiritual retreat of the Continental Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network. We are an intentional community of seekers exploring liberal religion, social justice and diversity. The UU young adult event of the year will be at...

Youth Leadership School is happening July 22 - 29 at Murray Grove Retreat Center . We welcome additional applicants and registration has been extended until July 15. Click the links to learn more or register!-Ed. One of the great NEW components of Youth Leadership School is its...

John Bailey, a Spiritual Activist Leadership Training (SALT) graduate has been searching for someone , just one person, who knew his grandmother when she was a Unitarian Universalist minister. He knew she went to Starr King School for the Ministry, and has dreamed of going there...

Ren Pasco (picture, right; post, below) is a member of All Souls Church Tulsa , and will be starting school at The University of Oklahoma this Fall. She attended a summer Interfaith Leadership Institute hosted by the Interfaith Youth Core , and shares her reflections on this...

Are you passionate about Unitarian Universalist young adult ministry? The Unitarian Universalist Association is hiring a Young Adult Ministry Associate in a joint position with the Massachusetts Bay/Clara Barton Districts. The job will pair national level communication,...

The focus was on justice last month in Phoenix in more ways than one: the UUA produced an unprecedented amount of video coverage of Justice GA. Visit the UUA GA 2012 page to view selected videos and for links to others. UU World also has extensive coverage of Justice GA,...

The President of the Unitarian Universalist Association applauds Supreme Court decision President Peter Morales released a statement in support of the Supreme Court decision (PDF file) upholding the Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . AMong...

As part of the Metro New York District's "Phoenix Witness Project" the Unitarian Universalist Community Schools Campaign (UUCSC) documented the shared experience of Justice GA attendees with an online photo collection. See them here: " Justice GA is... " This album features...

Saturday evening June 23 most attendees at Justice GA boarded chartered school buses to stand in witness against the injustices perpetuated at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City jail, and stand in solidarity with our Arizona partners fighting SB 1070. The six mile ride from downtown...

Kayla, your uber-dedicated Campus Ministry Associate chose to recover from a busy week representing Campus Ministry at Justice General Assembly in Phoenix by by a red-eye flight Sunday night to attend the Global Conference of Chaplains in Higher Education , held this year in New...

From our friends at UU Word Online. -Ed. Tonight’s vigil may have armed counter-protesters Posted by Christopher L. Walton on Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:29 pm · Leave a Comment UUA Moderator Gini Courter opened Saturday afternoon’s plenary with an important series of...

Live Streaming “Synergy: The Call Across All Ages” What did social justice activism look like when you came of age? How did you and your peers answer the call to create a better world when you turned eighteen? Is it similar for those bridging into adulthood today? Different?...

"2012 Hours Against Hate – Our Story" Volunteer one hour where you spend time with someone different from you. Find someone who doesn’t look like you, or who does not live like you AND who doesn’t pray like you. Spend an hour engaged in some activity with this person. This...

Amaze everyone at General Assembly (GA) with your snazzy orange ribbons! Here are the two ribbons you can dazzle the crowds with: Campus Ministry Ribbons are available for all involved in a campus ministry group, including the congregation that supports them. Ribbons can be...

The UUA Brings the Food – You Bring the Fellowship! The Rev. Dr. Monica L. Cummings hosts a lunch reception for youth and young adults of color (persons of Native American, Asian, Arab, Latino/a, African descent, transracially adopted, bi-racial, multiracial or international),...

I'm a lifelong UU, and in the summer of 2003 I came to Boston to earn my final term credits at Western Washington University in an internship at UU World , the quarterly magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association. I'd never been to Boston before, but despite the...

It's finally here! Illuminations, the new iPhone/iPad app for Unitarian Universalists , launched today on the Apple app store! An Android version is coming soon. Click here to download the app to your device . This nifty application has more than 350 Inspirational Words, a...

[caption id="attachment_4204" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="April 6 Youth Movement Official logo (Photo: Internet)"] [/caption] TO FELLOWS OF THE FAITH, " The revolution starts in the heart. " These are the words of Waleed Rashed, a co-founder of Egypt's April 6th...

This post by YA Chris Jenkins and Y Elizabeth Hitchcock of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship originally appeared on the Growing Unitarian Universalism blog. - Ed. Looking Back At The Next 50 Years Posted in Associational , Faith in Action on May 22nd, 2012 by Tandi...

UN seminar spurs UU young adults to immigration action By Laura Randall 5.14.12 A group of Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults have crafted a plan to combat racism in immigration following a three-day conference in New York sponsored by the UU United Nations Office (UU...

Meditation & Simplicity Star Island Meditation Week August 25 to September 1 What else to say but click on the link ?

In the latest installment of Ashley Lacy's blog about her travels in South America in pursuit of spirituality and service, Take Risk, she talks about her experience volunteering for a UUA vetted organization, Proyecto Horizonte, in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Enjoy! -Ed. ...

Justice General Assembly (GA) is near, with only a bit more than a month until kick-off, Wednesday, June 20th. Unitarian Universalists and the Unitarian Universalist Association have created many online and interactive resources on current immigration issues in the United States...

How to Be An Ally at Justice GA Conference Calls Tuesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.& Thursday, June 7 at 8 p.m.,all times EDT What does is mean for us to be allies at GA in Phoenix – both to marginalized groups within our faith and to our partners in Arizona? What is "...

A special guest will be joining the May Young Adult Leaders Roundtable discussion to ask how our districts can better serve young adults. The 19 districts of the Unitarian Universalist Association are rethinking their role through a task-force of the District Presidents...

Zach Wahls, who famously spoke out on marriage equality to the Iowa State House Judiciary Committee in February, 2011. The video of his comments has been viewed more than 2.5 million times. Zach has since appeared on several television shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show ,...

Multicultural Leadership School, Friday, July 27, 2012—Tuesday, July 31, 2012, offered by the Unitarian Univeralist Association (UUA) in Boston, MA. Multicultural Leadership School (MLS) is a training designed specifically for Unitarian Universalist (UU) Youth and Young Adults...