Social Justice
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You Must Respond By Friday, January 23, 2015 The Living Legacy Project Will Get You There Livi… Legacy Project Conference is full and closed UNLESS you are a youth – in which case you must register by Friday, January 23, 2015. Also, FOR YOUTH ONLY — the Living Legacy Project is offering…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Unitarian Universalist who lost her life fighting for a cause commemorated on the front-page of the Blue Boat right now? Enter your answer as a comment to this post. We will announce the winner – or winners – and publish your response on Tuesday, January 20.
By Ted Resnikoff | January 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Because Seeing Selma Could Free Us All Movie tickets are downright expensive. But African-American business leaders in New York and nationwide have come together to make tickets to see the film “Selma” free and available to 7th, 8th and 9th graders in New York City and now in other cities around…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 16, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
By Ted Resnikoff | January 15, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Congregational Action, Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday
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Unitarian Universalist, as a person of faith, as a decent human being who cares about human life, I share this belief with a good chunk of humanity: shooting people – with the exception of extreme circumstances – is never okay, and even when the circumstances are such that shooting a human being…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 9, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Caring, Connections, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Trauma, Trauma Response, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
Re-read or Share the Ten Most-read stories on Blue Boat How Am I, Anyway? http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2013/09/05/improve-young-adult-ministry-a… Young Adult Ministry at Your Congregation … Seminary Was Awesome http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2014/01/06/sunday-assembly-has-it-backwar… Assembly…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 31, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
We Should All Be So Privileged I knew that I could vote and that that wasn’t a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. – Stokely Carmichael, as quoted in Be the Change Session 5, Can We Live With Racism? “Be the Change” By Eric…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 23, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Change, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Meaning, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
More Jingle, More Puzzle! Read the full article on UU World to puzzle it out… Thanks to Steven Ballesteros, Carter, Jared Dobro and Kadyn Frawley to taking our challenge! The winner of Weekend Challenge 4 receives a copy of…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 22, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Community, Faith Development, History, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU History, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
In early November 2014 the a reflection by Unitarian Universalist Association, in which Morales said that the work of bringing justice to our world is a marathon, not a sprint. He is right. I was at the along with tens of thousands of others. The march was permitted, making it legal, and it took…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 17, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
We re-post the monthly newsletter of our friends of the Office of Multicultural Growth and Witness of the Unitarian Universalist Association with a call to action – pledge your support to help end racial motivated acts of police brutality. – Ed. December 2014: Black Lives Matter—Are You Signed…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 9, 2014 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Purpose, Rights, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters