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Take Their Word for It—You’ll Be So Happy You Did From our friends at the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) —ed. (http://uucsj.org/hear-about-activate-justice-trainings-from-participant… post) Are you a high school aged youth who is wondering how to engage more fully in…
By Ted Resnikoff | May 11, 2017 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Climate & Environmental Justice, Commitment, Community, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Faith Development, General Assembly, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Human Rights, Immigration Reform, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
But Maybe Not Using 13 Reasons Why Netflix recently adapted Jay Asher’s young adult novel, 13 Reasons Why, into a 13-part series that has catapulted into pop culture, breaking social media and viewership records….
By Bart Frost | May 4, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
From the staff of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries UPDATED 3/31/17. [Since the publication of this post from our office, the President of the UUA has resigned (read the reporting of this event on UU World), and the…
By Ted Resnikoff | March 28, 2017 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
We are facing reality, as a faith, a nation, and individuals who may not have been as active as we should have been before the election results of November 8th. Those that lived-in fear before, now live in greater fear as families and communities are torn apart, on an even larger scale. Like many…
By Elissa McDavid | February 28, 2017 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Immigration Reform, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Out in Force for Love My twin 6 year olds traveled from Lexington, KY. (Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington) to Washington….
By Ted Resnikoff | January 27, 2017 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
The great https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/15/safety-pi… pin debate. The epic http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444201/sjw-blog-vagina-imagery-wo… hat debacle. These are just two examples of an ongoing trend in liberal circles: people (often with relative privilege)…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 26, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Discernment, Faith, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multiculturalism, News, Nourishing the Spirit, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
There is a posterUnitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bookstore that says in big font “Love is Hard. Do it anyway.” This poster, designed by Carey McDonald, UUA Outreach Director, talks about an interdependent inclusive love. This is the love we’re called to as Unitarian Universalists…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 21, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Discernment, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
by Jaidyn Bryant and the 2017 General Assembly Youth Caucus Staff So, Trump was elected president. Black, Latinx, Muslim, Native, LGBTQ communities are under continued attacks. What does that mean for … Rock? It means that the threat to … sovereignty will continue. That degradation of our…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | November 16, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Education, Equity, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, News, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Learn more about protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, answered the call of protest leaders for clergy of all denominations to join peaceful interfaith witness with the indigenous peoples who are protecting the…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 4, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Education, Faith, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Indigenous Peoples Day, Indigenous Rights, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Fiercely UU is a blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | October 31, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Nourishing the Spirit, Rights, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)