Justice & Service

All our youth programming includes chances to explore and celebrate our various identities, learn about issues of injustice and oppression, and do service. These particular opportunities are more focused on these aspects of youth ministry.

Racial Justice Weekends

These are weekends supported by Regional Staff introducing youth to issues of identity and oppression. Race is a central focus although other issues of identities are also explored. You can find these listed on the Youth Conferences page.

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Thrive

Thrive is an annual event for youth of color run by UUA Youth and Young Adult Office Staff and supported by CER Staff. Learn more about Thrive.

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UU-UNO Spring Seminary

The UU United Nations Spring Seminar is an annual multigenerational UUA run program in our Region. Find out more about UU-UNO Spring Seminary.

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Activate Your Community: Love Resists!

This weekend long version of the UU College of Social Justice Activate program will offer youth, youth advisors, and chaperones an opportunity to deepen their understanding of opportunities for youth engagement in social justice activism, guided by Unitarian Universalist values and practices.

Service Trips

We support congregations in networking to find locations for service trips. Contact Regional Staff for assistance.

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UU College of Social Justice

The UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) provides trainings for youth, service trips for youth, and support in planning cluster and congregational service trips. Visit the UUCSJ site for current offerings.

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CER Youth Calendar

  • New England Region Logo
    Congregational Board/Trustee Quarterly Gathering
    Thursday, September 8, 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
    Event format: Online
    Join with your peers to share ideas, strategies, questions, concerns, and support. This event is open to current board members and those who will be on the board within the next several months. We’ll send details for logging in to the conversation to all registered participants a few days before...
  • Rev. Phillip Lund
    Small Congregation Check-In SEP 8
    Thursday, September 8, 2022, 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
    A time for leaders of small congregations in the MidAmerica Region and elsewhere to check-in about the challenges UU religious communities are encountering as we reopen our congregations to in-person gatherings.
  • Taproot: A National BIPOC space. Image of a tree root on a yellow background and the UUA logo
    Taproot: A National BIPOC Gathering
    Thursday, September 8, 2022, 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm EDT
    Event format: Online
    The work of spiritual community is complicated in the 21st century. This is a space for BIPoC leaders to gather and network.
  • Renaissance Module System Theory and UUism
    System Theory Renaissance Module - Sept 9
    Friday, September 9, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
    Event format: Online
    Boston MA
    Central to our understanding of congregational systems is a grounding in the awareness that “everything we do is faith development; everything we teach is Unitarian Universalism and that the congregation is the curriculum.”
  • Jr/Sr High Our WHole Lives Facilitator Training, Sponsored by the Central East Region and UU Fellowship of Wayne County, Wooster, OH. September 9-11, 2022, Wooster, OH. Note that trainings are 2.5 days and require that you attend the entire time. COVID protocols will be in place.
    OWL Facilitator Training 7-9, 10-12, OH
    Friday, September 9, 2022, 3:00 pm - Sunday, September 11, 2022, 4:00 pm EDT
    Event format: In person
    Wooster OH
    Our Whole Lives Facilitator Training for Junior/Senior High Ages will be offered at UU Fellowship of Wayne County, Wooster, OH on Sept 9-11, 2022

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