#LoveResists Updates
Check back for regular updates on how Unitarian Universalists and other people of faith and conscience can resist hate and fear through the power of love. #LoveResists is a campaign of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
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A statement by Unitarian Universalist Association and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee As Unitarian Universalists, our faith calls us toward moral action affirming the sacredness of all life, regardless of repressive laws and legal consequences designed to criminalize our actions....
October 7, 2020 | From Love ResistsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Congregational Action, Congregational Stories & Best Practices in Social Justice, Immigration -
As the movement to Defend Black Lives, Defund Police, and invest in and transform our communities gains momentum, violent repressive responses from the state are also on the rise. And, as always, Black/Indigenous/people of color communities, queer and trans people, and other frontline groups are...
July 24, 2020 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries -
The last time Rattler called from Sandstone prison, I had just returned from the first action here in Fargo to commemorate the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many other Black people killed by police.
June 12, 2020 | From Love Resists -
Side with Love and Love Resists present: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIrqBj400Mk4kJzvg6rZZaQEHsXRq… Business: A Study of DuBois’ Reconstruction in America to Now 4 Wednesdays: June 10, June 17, July 1 and July 8 This political education series offered by Side With Love and Love...
June 3, 2020 | From Love Resists -
"People of faith, particularly those of us who are white progressives, need to combat the systems of criminalization in our country. Systems of policing and criminalization in this country are inherently violent, steeped in and created to reinforce white supremacy, anti-blackness, and racialized...
May 30, 2020 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Criminal Justice -
Please join our ad-hoc group of Indigenous people and allies to urge your Members of Congress to take appropriate actions to protect the lives of our Indigenous loved ones – and all people – living in federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
May 15, 2020 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #LoveResists, Criminal Justice, Indigenous Rights -
As we face a time of societal struggle, grief, and uncertainty, two things we’ve found to keep us going on the Love Resists team are being in close community with others (online video gatherings, mutual aid networks) and taking action to tip the scales of recovery towards a people-centered...
March 31, 2020 | From Love Resists -
The ground under our feet is shifting. Suddenly we no longer recognize the landscape we believed we knew so well.
March 20, 2020 | From Love Resists -
Last year we began our end money bail campaign with Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU). Bail keeps people in jail for weeks and even years—away from their families, friends and communities—before they see a judge. Bail traps people in debt, can mean a loss of custody of children...
October 9, 2019 | From Love Resists -
Side With Love, Love Resists, American Friends Service Committee, and various grassroots immigration organizations hosted an action-based webinar. During the call, presenters covered the movement 'hot spots' of needed action, connected people to others in their region for effective local change, and shared the urgent
August 6, 2019 | From Love Resists