Annie Gonzalez Milliken

Annie Gonzalez Milliken and Elizabeth Nguyen worked in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association. Annie supported young adult and campus ministries while Elizabeth served youth and young adults of color.

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Fiercely UU is a new blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | February 11, 2016 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Activism, Christianity, Connections, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Kindness, Secular, Spirituality, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Faith Development, Worship

#UUCampusQ's Episode One In this lively video, the Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry. Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are released!

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 29, 2016 | From Guides and Tools
Tagged as: Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Growth, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adults, Campus Ministry, UU Identity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Teaching Methods, Faith Development, Vision for UUism
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Fear, safety, protests, and supporting the movement for Black lives When my daughter Moira was born I expected to feel deep love. What I wasn’t expecting was how much that love hurt. I love her in this deeply protective way that was horrifying at first and I still find overwhelming....

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 25, 2015 | From Social Justice
Tagged as: Activism, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Racial Justice
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It's not easy being a campus minister. This work of nurturing students spiritually and providing inclusive community on college campuses is crucial, and yet it is also taxing and can be isolating. That's why it's so important to find peer support!...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | September 11, 2015 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Connections, Education, Faith, Growth, Meaning, Unitarian Universalism, Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, UU Identity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Personal Inspiration
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So, lots of folks in the progressive world I inhabit on social media had a lot of opinions about Bernie Sanders went to speak to a crowd about social security and medicare and was interrupted by Black Lives Matter movement the day before the first Unitarian Universalist minister, and a middle cla...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 17, 2015 | From Guides and Tools
Tagged as: Activism, Discernment, Education, Equity, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Teaching Methods, Racial Justice, Faith Development, News, Social Justice, Worship
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Unitarian Universalists are showing up to commemorate this event that pushed UUs have gathered to be in Ferguson on this anniversary, invited by interfaith organizers. Others marched in their home communities, LGBTQ+first principle is that we believe everyone has inherent worth and dignity, we...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 13, 2015 | From Social Justice
Tagged as: Activism, Community, Connections, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, LGBTQ Issues, UU Identity, Multiculturalism, Racial Justice, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Faith Development, Personal Inspiration
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Consistency is Key Rosemary Dodd is a student at Wellesley College and was very involved in youth leadership in her Unitarian Universalist(UU) community back home in California. She is part of the UU student group at Wellesley, supported by a UU chaplain, and she can see the difference it makes...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 3, 2015 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Connections, Education, Faith, Growth, Meaning, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Campus Ministry, UU Identity, Teaching Methods, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Personal Inspiration, Worship
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UU young adult activist suspends their body to slow arctic oil drilling "This is a personal issue for me because of my faith; I'm actually a Unitarian Universalist seminarian," begins Elizabeth Mount explaining why they're willing to Willamette River in Portland, Oregon....

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 30, 2015 | From Issues and Trends
Tagged as: Activism, Climate & Environmental Justice, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, Climate Justice, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Social Justice

They Are Everywhere – You Just Need to Know Where to Look... “I’m moving to a new part of the country. How can I find other UU young adults?” “I just learned about Unitarian Universalism and want to check it out. Where can I find peers?” “I want to get more involved. When is the next...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 16, 2015 | From Guides and Tools
Tagged as: Choice, Faith, Growth, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Beliefs & Principles, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multigenerational Faith Development, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Faith Development
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I’ve Unitarian Universalism is a both/and faith. Both/and can be hard. It’s difficult to feel two emotions at once, to hold two positions at once, to affirm multiple realities at once. But if anyone can do it, I believe that UUs can. Friday June 26th 2015 was surely a both/and day. It was both...

By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 9, 2015 | From Issues and Trends
Tagged as: Activism, Discernment, Faith, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Purpose, Secular, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Faith Development, News, UUA Headquarters, Worship

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