Deborah Neisel-Sanders

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Deborah (she/her/hers) worked on UUA staff in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries and then Lifespan Faith Engagement from 2009-2020. She brought more than thirty years' experience providing administrative support to organizations large and small, both corporate and not-for-profit. Her breadth of non-profit experience includes work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Monroe Community College, The Center for Youth Services, and United Way of Greater Rochester (NY). Deborah is personally committed to creating a just society and intentionally multicultural, multigenerational Unitarian Universalist communities. She enacts this vision through social justice and activism, particularly on issues affecting transgender and gender non-conforming people. Deborah is a formerly rabid knitter, a currently avid sewist, and has recently taken up running, thanks to the encouragement of her office teammate Ted Resnikoff.

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SHOW THE WAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE! The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) sponsored Bridge Connections Form. Bridging youth provide the contact-information of their new location on this form....

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | April 25, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday

Mobilize! Elect a leading youth voice in Unitarian Universalist affairs. 2013-2014 Youth Observer to the UUA Board of Trustees is an easy way to ensure that the youth perspective is included in the discussion on a national level of Unitarian Universalism. Electing the candidate best able to...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | April 7, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday

Okay, okay, so "You Light My Chalice" (from UU Media Collaborative Works) isn't exactly setting the world on fire with its message of social justice... But artwork - a song, a drawing, a video, even a work of prose - can resonate in deeper ways that any other form of protest can....

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | February 15, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

Let’s face it: NOBODY likes Valentine’s Day. It really sucks. It’s so commercial and that’s hard if you’re broke. It’s forced affection - what if you’ve just started dating someone new? Or are in a relationship that isn’t going well – do you break up before and be the evil ex who...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | February 10, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

Uncommon Community: One Congregation’s Work With Prisoners” by John Speer can help you envision what that work might look like. Black and Pink, an organization whose Church of the Larger Fellowship offers a le… ministry that uses CLF as the "pass-through" for letters to prisoner-members, most...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | February 8, 2013 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

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 Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

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 Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Service, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism

Participate in the Bridge Connections program keeps you connected to UU community. Maybe you’re going off to college, getting your own apartment, or starting a new job. Maybe you’ve joined AmeriCorps, the military or other lifestyle that would make it hard to access religious community. However...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | August 24, 2012 | From Guides and Tools
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Community, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday, Congregational Action

A thought provoking story from the UU Growth Strategy Blog. -Ed. Sexuality Education As a Growth Strategy Posted in Spiritual Vitality on March 20th, 2012 by Tandi Rogers – 3 Comments Our Whole Lives (OWL) teaches not just the biology of sexual expression but also power, communication, consensual...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | March 28, 2012 | From Guides and Tools
Tagged as: Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens

… class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1741" src=" Date: Feb 9 – Tweet Your Faith Staff Member: Office Administrator Deborah Neisel-Sanders Description: Post your favorite social justice/love quote in your Facebook status or Twitter update. You can find some samples from our Tweet Your Faith...

By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | February 9, 2012 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday

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