Stories and Voices
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Meet the Deans post FUNTIMES Managers FUNTIMES Managers help orient youth attendees and delegates to the business of the Association. They are the staff to ask about upcoming votes and what’s going on at Plenary. Zac Cooper, Central Midwest District Isabelle Marshel, Southeast District Worship…
By Jeremie Bateman | February 5, 2013 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Transgender Information and Resources: Transg… Basics- in video! Transgender 101: Identity, Welcome, and Resources: A great resource from the UUA, including tips for being more welcoming of trans people for congregations and individuals, and a great vocabulary list. TransfaithThe Human Rights…
By Shane Montoya | February 4, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
submit photos via email to our Flickr page). Action for Families: Brainstorm with your child: what does every person have in common with every other person? Can you come up with ten ways they are the same? 20? 100? Featured Organization: -…
By Kayla Parker | February 3, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Neil deGrasse Tyson (who describes himself as agnostic and is claimed by atheists) says,”¹Christopher Stedman’s ringing humanist voice for the power of faith in people to transform intolerance into loving community is another example of how a non-theist approach to difference can make all the…
By Ted Resnikoff | February 2, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/30days_calendar/Friday-February-… the 30 Days of Love action guide for tips on how to respond.
By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | February 1, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
IFYCYouth and adults who work with youth should check out A Chorus of Faiths, a free, online curriculum offered by the UUA that explores how UU youth can do interfaith work and how that work is part of our faith experience….
By Jeremie Bateman | January 31, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
…;, originally published by The Southern Poverty Law Center using statistics compiled by thehttp://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/december/annual-hate-crimes-report…; Federal Bureau of Investigation, hate crimes against perceived Muslims increased 50% in 2010, and have not statistically dropped.
By Ted Resnikoff | January 30, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
When I attended Justice General Assembly in June 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, one of the most impressive things was the depth of relationship between the local Unitarian Universalist groups planning Justice GA and the Phoenix-area partner groups, whose roots run deep in the immigrant rights and…
By Carey McDonald | January 29, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
This weekend, I invite you to try this out for yourself. It is always best to contact the community before going to make sure it would be alright if you could come on that particular day….
By Kayla Parker | January 28, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
UU Media Collaborative on Facebook and browse their images for your Facebook, Tumblr or Instagram.
By Jeremie Bateman | January 27, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday