Transgender Information and Resources: Transg… Basics- in video! Transgender 101: Identity, Welcome, and Resources: A great resource from the UUA, including tips for being more welcoming of trans people for congregations and individuals, and a great vocabulary list. TransfaithThe Human Rights...

submit photos via email to our Flickr page). Action for Families: Brainstorm with your child: what does every person have in common with every other person? Can you come up with ten ways they are the same? 20? 100? Featured Organization: -...

Neil deGrasse Tyson (who describes himself as agnostic and is claimed by atheists) says,"¹Christopher Stedman's ringing humanist voice for the power of faith in people to transform intolerance into loving community is another example of how a non-theist approach to difference can make all the...

http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/30days_calendar/Friday-February-… the 30 Days of Love action guide for tips on how to respond.

"They're going to allow people to discriminate." The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced that it is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing people who identify as LGBTQ to become scouts. A http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/boy-scouts-of-america-gay-memb… on...

IFYCYouth and adults who work with youth should check out A Chorus of Faiths, a free, online curriculum offered by the UUA that explores how UU youth can do interfaith work and how that work is part of our faith experience....

…;, originally published by The Southern Poverty Law Center using statistics compiled by thehttp://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/december/annual-hate-crimes-report…; Federal Bureau of Investigation, hate crimes against perceived Muslims increased 50% in 2010, and have not statistically dropped.

When I attended Justice General Assembly in June 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, one of the most impressive things was the depth of relationship between the local Unitarian Universalist groups planning Justice GA and the Phoenix-area partner groups, whose roots run deep in the immigrant rights and...

This weekend, I invite you to try this out for yourself. It is always best to contact the community before going to make sure it would be alright if you could come on that particular day....

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The only way we can make it so is by making it so. Invite your friends to join us. Talk with those you don't know about our movement, and ask them to share their own visions and works of justice to see how we can help. Today, ask others to Stand on the Side of Love with you....

Join the Facebook chat today at 4Pm EST/1pm PST with SSL Campaign Manager Jennifer Toth. She wants to hear your ideas, hopes and wildest dreams for the campaign! If you can't make the chat, send your ideas to love@uua.org!...

On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on Roe v Wade establishing the link between a woman's fundamental right to privacy and her ability to obtain a safe and legal abortion. In a subsequent decision the Court determined that a woman has the right to an abortion until...

Today the 30 Days of Love honors the work of the farmworker movement. In honor of their legacy and solidarity with it's current iteration, we'd like to let you know about an opportunity to do your alternative spring break with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The invitation below comes from Rev.

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) -...

2Huffington Post, notes that 40 years after Roe v Wade, "... abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee" are still under legislative attack.(4Reproducti… justice is the Unitarian Universalist Association's Congregational Study Issue (CSAI) for 2012-2016. Within the...

Growing up in North Carolina, the need for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., never seemed real. In the idyllic bubble that was Davidson, outside of Charlotte, the need for civil rights work and push for equality was distant. But as I aged the veils of unreality that clouded my view gradually stripped...

4From the 30 Days of Love Campaign of Standing on the Side of Love: Daily Action: In honor of Inauguration Day tomorrow, ask your federal lawmakers to commit to civil and respectful discourse in the new legislative session. No Name-Calling Week, an annual week of educational activities aimed at...

Standing on the Side of Love dedicates its 30 Days of Love campaign to "A Spiritual Journey for Social Justice." Spiritual journey and Social Justice are hallmarks of Unitarian Universalist faith and tradition, and this is an opportunity for us to focus our collective energy and attention on...

Standing on the Side of Love is an interfaith advocacy campaign that is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association. This year they are hosting their 2nd annual 30 Days of Love, "a period for intentional action, service, education, and reflection running from January 19 to February 17,...