This new version of the beloved song replaces binary language. Learn how the author did it.

What would it look like to not just accept and survive our times of rest, but to delight in them?

As religious traditions across the country report dwindling memberships, Unitarian Universalism continues to attract new congregants.

The Fall/Winter 2023 issue of UU World offers stories from our UU community.

What are the stories that shift and shape your understanding of yourself, and have you had the opportunity to share them with someone else?

Gentle darkness, soft and still, bring your quiet to me.

Practice radical inclusion by assuming that at least one young person you know will experience a mental health challenge this year. There are plenty of trainings so you can skill up your support.

How might we reimaging our Coming of Age programs as the beginning of a new relationship with UUism rather than the last Sunday School program for youth?

Coming of Age Conversations from Threshold Project panels, writings, and more

Adults of various identities/ages will understand how UU values support police abolition, explore histories and present-day expressions of colonization, indigenous erasure, and anti-Blackness, learn how to confront white entitlement and advocate for reparations, and gain a deepened UU theology

BIPOC caucus curriculum will identify racism, anti-Blackness, and white supremacy culture within UUism in general and within UU BIPOC spaces, celebrate BIPOC expressions of UUism, encourage self and community care, resource BIPOC to confront white entitlement and microaggressions, and UU Theology

Explore the history and present-day examples of anti-Blackness and racism within UUism, experiment with embodied worship and spirituality, discuss ways to effect systemic change, learn strategies for conversations with difficult people, gain a deepened understanding of UU anti-racist theology.

Youth will learn the meaning of white supremacy culture, how it appears within UUism, and how to distinguish between cultural appropriation and appreciation, explore the history and present-day impact of colonialism, and understand what "Critical Race Theory" and "police abolition" means.

Youth will learn the meaning of white supremacy culture and how to distinguish between cultural appropriation and appreciation, understand the history and present-day impact of colonialism, explore power and democracy, and how we can create healthy boundaries in beloved community.

Children will explore individual and communal identity, further understand cultural appropriation, learn historical patterns of racism, gain confidence in daily living our UU values, and learn why UUs support the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

Children will explore identity, understand the difference between appreciation and appropriation, process the tough feelings that come when we learn difficult history, understand that sometimes kindness isn't enough, and learn what "Black Lives Matter" means.

Children will: explore what "race" is and that it's okay to talk about, will celebrate differences, understand how emotions can affect behavior, practice kindness, and work toward building beloved community.