Stories and Voices
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The only way we can make it so is by making it so. Invite your friends to join us. Talk with those you don’t know about our movement, and ask them to share their own visions and works of justice to see how we can help. Today, ask others to Stand on the Side of Love with you….
By Kayla Parker | January 26, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Join the Facebook chat today at 4Pm EST/1pm PST with SSL Campaign Manager Jennifer Toth. She wants to hear your ideas, hopes and wildest dreams for the campaign! If you can’t make the chat, send your ideas to love@uua.org!…
By Jeremie Bateman | January 25, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Today the 30 Days of Love honors the work of the farmworker movement. In honor of their legacy and solidarity with it’s current iteration, we’d like to let you know about an opportunity to do your alternative spring break with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The invitation below comes from Rev.
By Kayla Parker | January 24, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Daily Action: Make a commitment to online courageous love map. Action for Families: Help your child think of someone you know who works to make the world a better place. Make a thank-you card and mail it together. Resources: — certificate template (PDF) -…
By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | January 23, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
2Huffington Post, notes that 40 years after Roe v Wade, “… abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee” are still under legislative attack.(4Reproducti… justice is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Congregational Study Issue (CSAI) for 2012-2016. Within the…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 22, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Growing up in North Carolina, the need for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., never seemed real. In the idyllic bubble that was Davidson, outside of Charlotte, the need for civil rights work and push for equality was distant. But as I aged the veils of unreality that clouded my view gradually stripped…
By Shane Montoya | January 21, 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) -
4From the 30 Days of Love Campaign of Standing on the Side of Love: Daily Action: In honor of Inauguration Day tomorrow, ask your federal lawmakers to commit to civil and respectful discourse in the new legislative session. No Name-Calling Week, an annual week of educational activities aimed at…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 20, 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 -
Standing on the Side of Love dedicates its 30 Days of Love campaign to “A Spiritual Journey for Social Justice.” Spiritual journey and Social Justice are hallmarks of Unitarian Universalist faith and tradition, and this is an opportunity for us to focus our collective energy and attention on…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 19, 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 -
In response to Katherine Ozment’s article “Losing Our Religion”, KJ Dell’Antonia presents an argument for what is gained by not fostering connection with religious community: parents having the opportunity to support their children’s freedom to define their religious identity….
By Ted Resnikoff | January 16, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Faith, Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
Previously we met http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/young-adults/introducing-the-ya-caucus-st… Napoline, the Young Adult Caucus Community Chaplain. Today, We’ll meet Andrew Coate, Worship Coordinator. – Ed. The College of the Atlantic in…
By Shane Montoya | January 16, 2013 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Community, Faith, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)