Social Justice
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Witness – and Make History in March, 2015 Living Legacy Project is hosting a conference, Marching in the Arc of Justice, in Birmingham, AL on March 5-8, 2015. It is open to people of all ages, and we would love to see a contingent of Unitarian Universalist…
By Bart Frost | December 5, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Community, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Equity, Growth, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Purpose, Racial Justice, Rights, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, UU History, Youth Sunday -
For those of us who follow the Christian tradition, now is the season of Adventwho proudly proclaims that all generations will call her blessed. If you too, know oppression in our current society, remember how very sacred you are. Remember that you are co-creating divinity itself with your life.
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 4, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Advent, Anti-Oppression, Christianity, Community, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Religious & Civil Liberties, Secular, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
400 Years of Systemic Racism in One Decision Unitarian Universalist Association fights for Racial Justice, for ending Mass Incarceration and for stopping the systematic dehumanizing of people all over America. Join us in this cause….
By Carey McDonald | December 2, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Take a side order of giving with your thanking #GivingTuesdayMake a donation to Unitarian Universalist youth and young adult ministries! Support your congregation’s youth group! Or a campus ministry group! Visit faithify.orgUnitarian Universalism! Donatetweet out to…
By Bart Frost | November 28, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
“Collectively, we must be a strong voice for change to end police brutality and the systemic racism in our society that causes violence, chaos, and death. Black lives matter.” – Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association Friends, Yesterday it was announced that…
By Bart Frost | November 25, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Meaning, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism -
Calling All Yellow Shirts of Love, Tolerance and Justice The hereIan Evison of the MidAmerica Region: If I might be so bold here, you all can do something very important by responding where you are, taking photos of it, and documenting that online. This is a new age in activism in which “showing…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 20, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Education, Equity, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
STORY UPDATED 11/14/14* UUA Headquarters for a couple weeks) colleagues were abuzz with mis/information about the incident. I’m sure by now you’ve seen Maybe you haven’t yet seen this article, when I did a search in Google News, it was nowhere to be found. [We’ve verified only one news source…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | November 13, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Community, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
UU Young Adult Tells United Nations: Stop Torture of Queer Youth Samantha Ames is a total rock star. Not a literal rock star. I’ve never seen her play an instrument and performance is not her jam. But Sam is the kind of person who you meet and are instantly impressed by, the kind of person you…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 11, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Connections, Growth, Human Rights, LGBTQ Issues, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Westboro Baptist Church came to Houston, Texas protesting – as quoted on the KHOU-TV website,“ ‘This Mayor Annise Parker, whatever her name is, is an out of the closet lesbian. She is a spectacle and she has attention all over the country. So we are gonna say our part, said Marc Hill of Westboro.”…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 11, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Discernment, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, News, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Rights, Secular, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
IUnitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) has updated its calendar of events and trainings. All events through January 2015 ARE FULL. It’s not too early to apply. Don’t wait until it is too late! February 2015 Haiti Just Recovery: February 7–14, 2015: open enrollment;…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 7, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Education, Equity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday