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People sometimes ask: Is Pride a protest Or a party? And the answer is Of course Yes. And why not? Why not Rejoice as we resist Dance as we demand change Celebrate as we create community that delights in All of who we are? So bring all of that With you this morning....Opening | By Hannah Roberts Villnave | June 12, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Humanism, Joy, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Secular, Solidarity, Strength, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
When we say, "Save the rainforest," we don’t mean that we cease to honor the mighty cedars or the reaching pines. We mean that one particular piece of a deeply sacred whole is more at risk than others, and that this risk, this threat, is worthy of our very bravest actions. So it is with black...Quote | By Nancy McDonald Ladd | April 9, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Activism, Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Humanism, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, WholenessWorship element -
"Where are you a pastor?" It's not an uncommon question when you've chosen to do ministry in a small, rural town, especially when you wear a clerical collar much of the time. I'm getting used to the puzzled looks on people's faces as they struggle to reconcile a genderqueer body in this...Reflection | By Chris Rothbauer | March 15, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Activism, Anti-Oppression, Hospitality, Inclusion, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
We move for justice; we live for peace; we will not rest until we are heard. We will not rest until equity is made more real, all around us.Prayer | By Jo VonRue | March 15, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Courage, Justice, Resilience, Solidarity, Strength, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
As a teenager and a Unitarian Universalist, I have no choice but to speak up against the failure of our government to protect its youth from gun violence.By Karishma Gottfried | March 13, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Culture, Politics, Violence, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
The religion Kanenuiakea, though hundreds of years old, has been practiced entirely in secret since the Hawaiian Kingdom and its Constitution were overthrown in 1893.Story | By Susan Dana Lawrence | March 1, 2018 (reviewed June 2025) | For Youth, Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Activism, Indigenous American, OppressionPage/Article -
Gracious God, the week was filled with moments when words escaped me. They would not come. Forgive me, Holy One —I know it is the preacher’s job, but there were moments when I just did not know how to pray. First, at the hospital, labor and delivery, to see the new parents. The overnight bag sat...Prayer | By Lori Walke | February 19, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Birth, Christianity, Death, Direct Experience, Disaster, Disaster or Crisis, Spiritual Practice, ViolenceWorship element -
Only speaking out when one has skin in the game isn’t activism; it’s just self-preservation.By Marchaé Grair | January 19, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Gender, Gender Justice, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, WomenPage/Article -
UUA’s public witness campaign changes name after criticism that ‘Standing on the Side of Love’ privileged able-bodied people.By Elaine McArdle | January 10, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Racial Justice & Multicultural MinistriesPage/Article -
This service was written by Rev. Clyde Grubbs and Mary Jane Holden, and adapted by Erika Hewitt. It uses readers—as many as ten, plus the Worship Leader—to tell the story of the Civil Rights movement as it unfolded over the course of a decade. This story was designed to be read while photos were...Script | By Clyde Grubbs, Mary Jane Holden, Erika Hewitt | January 4, 2018 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, History, Humanism, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, SolidarityWorship element -
Perhaps the most important thing we can do to get people to focus on climate justice is to provide them with reliable employment, education, and health care.By Jeffrey A. Lockwood | December 19, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Agriculture in Environmental Justice, Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, EnvironmentPage/Article -
On fifth anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre, interfaith coalition gathers outside gun lobby’s headquarters.By Elaine McArdle | December 19, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Dissent, ViolencePage/Article -
I was talking with God the other day, ‘cause we’re cool like that. And God said “Hey, I want you to tell people something.” And I was kinda busy, so I pretended like I didn't hear. And God poked me and said, “I’m not kidding. Pay attention,” (‘cause while we’re cool, we aren’t...Meditation | By Amy Petrie Shaw | November 28, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, God, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Love, Playfulness, Progress, ServiceWorship element -
Six leaders reflect on activism and religious identity in a racially and politically charged era.Feature | By Takiyah Nur Amin, Robin Bartlett, Ranwa Hammamy, Paul Rasor, Marilyn Sewell, Pamela Wat | November 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Courage, Living Our Faith, Politics, Social Justice, UU Beliefs, Vision for UUismPage/Article -
Being responsive to shifts and changes—in justice work and beyond—is hard and crucial for Unitarian Universalists.By Jane Rzepka | October 23, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Acceptance, Activism, Anti-Oppression, Communication, Congregational Stories & Best Practices in Social Justice, MindfulnessPage/Article -
“Those of us who have in our history the commonality of suffering from hate, we know that those who won the day are those who chose love in the midst of hate.”...Quote | By William J. Barber II | September 27, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Democracy, Love, Race/EthnicityWorship element
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As Black trans people, we are a community often the target of criminalization, homelessness, murder and joblessness. As #BlackTransMagick, we ask ourselves “how do we protect our spirits and those of our loved ones who face so much trauma?”Poetry | By J Mase III | September 25, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTQ, #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Coming Out, Contemplation, Creativity, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Healing, Interfaith, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Meditation Practices, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, UU Theology, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
May we recognize and abandon the familiar attitudes and practices that do not serve the whole. We are who we are and we have the opportunity to be who we want to be, to create a new inheritance for the future....Invocation | By Sweethome Teacup | September 1, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Animals, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Healing, Interdependence, Nature, WholenessWorship element -
‘a man much like myself’Poetry | By Michael Bourgo | September 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Evil, Politics, Race/EthnicityPage/Article
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Failing to use a microphone is a form of exclusion. “When I’m excluded, I feel weary, frustrated, and invisible."Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt | August 31, 2017 | From WorshipLabTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Activism, Aging, Anti-Oppression, Body, Direct Experience, Disability, Humanism, Inclusion, Limitations, Multiculturalism, SecularPage/Article