… class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1741" src=" Date: Wednesday, January 18 – Embrace Silence. Staff member: Office Administrator Deborah Neisel-Sanders Description: Making room for our own thoughts, and space for others’ thoughts, is crucial to standing on the side of love. Today, from...

… class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1741" src=" Date: Tuesday, January 17 – Ponder Love. Staff member: Leadership Development Associate Jeremie Bateman Description: To know the story of us and the story of now, we must know the story of self. Powerful actions emanate from profound...

The Standing on the Side of Love's http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/national-standing-on-the-side-of… DAYS OF LOVE project, "The Story of Us, The Story of Now", a collective visioning process about making sense of the present moment, and what we are called to do. THIRTY DAYS OF LOVE will...

This article was originally posted on the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee blog - Ed.

The Office of Youth and Adult Ministries of the UUA  publicizes non-UU organizations that uphold UU values and are of interest or provide opportunities for UU Young Adults. Today we feature the Manna Project International - Ed. ...

The following is an account of the first Unitarian Universalist-United Nations Organization Youth Conference by UU-UNO Youth Envoy Coordinator Kamila Jacob. - Ed....

Three years into its investigation of practices of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, the United States Department of Justice issued a report detailing systematic Civil Rights violations. The Justice Department also announced that it will sue for compliance if Arpaio...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Social Justice Resources Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 2 for all participants....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity With your co-facilitator brainstorm themes, issues, and historical events you think this program did not cover. Post blank newsprint....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Timepiece (minutes) A bell or chime Preparation for Activity Discuss with your co-facilitator the workshops you found most inspiring....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Workshop 2, Handout 1, Prophetic, Parallel and Institutional Voices Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity On a sheet of newsprint, label four quadrants: Prophetic, Parallel, Institutional, and Combination/Other. Re-read Workshop 2,...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Participant journals Writing materials, includin...

Downloading This Workshop You can download this workshop, save it on your computer, edit it, and print it. Download the entire workshop: Regular Version (Word) or Paper-Saving Version (Word)....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, History of Unitarian Universalist Involvement in and Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Leader Resource 1, History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights in the U.S. since 1969 Mural paper, 10 to 12 feet...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, Loving Our Whole Lives Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read Handout 4, Loving Our Whole Lives, and copy it for all participants. Pre-arrange for a participant to read Handout 4, Loving Our Whole Lives, aloud....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, Press Release Pens and pencils Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 3, Press Release for all participants. Write these questions on newsprint, and post: How will you frame the issue to your advantage? What's...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, From Liberation to Health Pens or pencils Preparation for Activity Read Handout 2, From Liberation to Health and copy it for all participants. Optional: Read the unabridged article on the UU World website....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Religion and the New Morality Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy it for all participants. Write these questions on newsprint, and set aside: How does viewing sexuality as something connected to...

Preparation for Activity Ask your religious educator or minister about your congregation's actions in support of comprehensive sexuality education: Does your congregation offers any components of Our Whole Lives? For which age groups? What conversations have the Religious Education Committee or...