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Youth Caucus attendees Collen Lee & Phoebe Mussman share this reflection of their experience attending General Assembly 2015. – Ed. By: Colleen Lee & Phoebe Mussman Today. Today, 5,000 hearts beat faster. Hues of blue, green, and every shade of the rainbow proudly glow. Today, we are encompassed…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 15, 2015 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
You Are Challenged: Make Change Happen Now A message from Lauren Amabile and the Unitarian Universalist Church Council, asking you to respond before the end of this month. UU Church of the Philippines (UUCP) is taking towards youth development by offering Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 9, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Children’s / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens -
By guest blogger Amelia Diehl . -ed I am so grateful to have been able to attend the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice’s Grounded and Resilient Organizer’s Workshop Climate Justice Training in Chicago, IL and feel connected again to a community and to a movement. I think I might…
By Elizabeth Nguyen | August 28, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Justice, Community, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Human Rights, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Essential Questions and Answers At some point in our lives (or at multiple points for many of us) we ask ourselves, What do I want to be when I grow up? I’ve answered this question by wrestling with a variety of career choices: “a farmer, a teacher, a filmmaker, an artist, a youth minister,”…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | August 18, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
So, lots of folks in the progressive world I inhabit on social media had a lot of opinions about Bernie Sanders went to speak to a crowd about social security and medicare and was interrupted by Black Lives Matter movement the day before the first Unitarian Universalist minister, and a middle cla…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 17, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Discernment, Education, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
Unitarian Universalists are showing up to commemorate this event that pushed UUs have gathered to be in Ferguson on this anniversary, invited by interfaith organizers. Others marched in their home communities, LGBTQ+first principle is that we believe everyone has inherent worth and dignity, we…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 13, 2015 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Personal Inspiration, Racial Justice, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
A Day of Civil Disobedience for Social Justice @RevElizabethNUUAUnitarian Universalists, local congregations, and others participated in acts of resistance to mark the anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. This day of resistance was the result of organizing for social justice and change that…
By Elizabeth Nguyen | August 11, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Purpose, Racial Justice, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Read the inside story from Youth Caucus 2015 Co-Business Manager Isabelle McCurdy on how the Youth Caucus sponsored Action of Immediate Witness, “Support Black Lives Matter” came to be. When Kara Marler, my Sr….
By Ted Resnikoff | August 7, 2015 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Equity, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Meaning, News, Personal Inspiration, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
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Guest blogger Yashasvi Janamanchi attended the Unitarian Universalist Association Mul… Leadership School (MLS) this July. This post is an excerpt of Yashi’s reflections from the youth-led worship at his home congregation of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church. -ed. While I was at MLS, I…
By Elizabeth Nguyen | August 5, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Consistency is Key Rosemary Dodd is a student at Wellesley College and was very involved in youth leadership in her Unitarian Universalist(UU) community back home in California. She is part of the UU student group at Wellesley, supported by a UU chaplain, and she can see the difference it makes…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 3, 2015 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Campus Ministry, Connections, Education, Faith, Growth, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)