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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Our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to stand against criminalization of our communities. The inherent worth and dignity of all people and the inextricable connections between us mean that when one of us is at risk of deportation, none of us are truly free and beloved. When policymakers…
September 13, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #LoveResists, Immigration -
Upcoming events and actions in support of our immigrant neighbors.
By Susan Leslie | August 30, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: Immigration -
Love Resists aims to connect justice seekers to build a movement that makes all communities safer. But we’re not starting from scratch. In fact, we are maximizing existing justice networks in regions where the need is most acute by working closely with Unitarian Universalist State Action Networks.
By Rachel Collins | August 11, 2017 | From Love Resists -
Sharing lessons from our friends at the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) in this week’s post. UUCSJ inspires and sustains spiritually grounded activism through immersion learning journeys. Rev. Beth Banks joined one of those journeys and it had a profound impact on her…
July 13, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #LoveResists, Immigration -
You have joined Love Resists to translate our values into action to resist the criminalization of our neighbors and communities and create a safer, more just, welcoming, and sustainable world. As we continue in this work together, we’re excited to connect with many of you next week in New Orleans…
June 6, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LoveResists, #SideWithLove, #UUAGA, General Assembly -
Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? So opens the song by Ysaye Maria Barnwell, a founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock and the All Souls Church, Unitarian Jubilee Singers. The lyrics entreat heart and conscience. The song is the voice of those…
By Taquiena Boston | May 31, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: Personal Inspiration -
Love Resists is guided by three powerful principles: expand sanctuary, grow solidarity, and raise our voices….
By Rachel Collins, Susan Leslie | May 5, 2017 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #LoveResists, Immigration -
On May 1st immigrant, refugee, Muslim, Black and Brown, indigenous, LGBTQ communities, workers, women, environmental justice activists, and all who support a vibrant and diverse future for our country will Rise Up! We’re coming together across the country in 100 cities to resist the current…
April 13, 2017 | From Love Resists -
For those of you who’ve heard the call to deepen your commitment to justice this year, here are some of inSpirit’s recommended books to help you answer that call with confidence!…
January 19, 2017 | From Love Resists -
The week leading up the inauguration of Donald Trump will be filled with ways to show your support and solidarity for an agenda of justice, human rights and compassion. This list of events will be updated as more information is available, some events just before or after this week are included as…
December 16, 2016 | From Love Resists