General Assembly 2015 Event 216 Program Description Historical movements for justice have often been inspired and sustained by religious faith and practice. Ours is an activist faith, yet when we take action in the public sphere our religion is often invisible. How might we bring our own justice...

“Where we choose to worship is sacred space. To violate that space is unconscionable. In less than two weeks, we have witnessed that violation again and again. First, with the horrific massacre during Bible study at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, SC,...

ecortez.neavel@gmail.com@ecortez_neavelFind more stories of #LivingUU here. The authors of #Living UU are Beth Neavel-Cortez and Kristen Psaki. Beth is a free-lance journalist based in Austin, Texas. She is a life long Unitarian Universalist who knows that story-telling is what saves us....

Apply to be the Jr. Dean of Youth Caucus Staff. An opportunity like this only comes along...well, once a year. But you have to be in high school for both years of the two year term to take advantage of it so it's really only 3 times in a lifetime! If you are selected, you will co-plan and attend...

Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California's Walking the Walk Leadership Retreat is Saturday, August 8 to Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at beautiful Camp DeBenneville Pines in Southern California. YOU CAN ATTEND FOR FREE!...

The city of Baltimore recently saw violent clashes between communities of color and local police forces. Unitarian Universalists (UU) joined the community seeking stability and justice following the death of Freddie Gray by taking part in peaceful protests and vigils in support of the Black Lives...

Virginia Volker recalls a lifetime of working for a more just Alabama. 

For all the mamas, everywhere. #MamasDay Mother's Day local drugstores fill their shelves with a wide variety of cookie cutter greeting cards that don't represent the diverse reality of families. They focus on one image of mothers, excluding mamas based on their sexual orientation, race, class,...

Animating Church Life “We actually had a conversation recently about how we can get more older people to come to our church,” shared Ryan Novosielski, current president of the Unitarian Universalist churches] but hey, it’s New York!” Ryan is one of the many young adults serving in leadership...

A Rare Opportunity for a Unique Theological Experience Unitarian Universalist (UU) seminarians attending non-UU theological schools who have an interest in international or interfaith engagement are invited to apply by May 15, 2015 for an incredible opportunity to spend 2-3 weeks at Tsubaki Grand...

Train to Change the Climate on Climate Justice! GROW Climate Justice, from the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ), trains young adult activists to do the work of climate justice for the long haul. Learn skills, gain practices, spiritual grounding and build relationships that...

'Cause there is good advising, and there is BETTER advising Of… of Youth and Young Adult Ministries and a number of regional groups on the Call and Response Blog of the Unitarian Universalist Association. We know you want to be the best advisor you can, and we are here to help.

WEBINAR - Ministering to Youth and Young Adults of Color 1: Faith Formation and Spiritual Renewal Leadership Development Associate for Youth and Young Adults of Color at the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association present a 45 minute webinar on Apri...

Work With Your Peers to Bend the Arc of Justice Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Mul… Leadership School (MLS) is April 15 – here is why that it matters: graduates go on to to think, mobilize and lead for diverse, inclusive life-changing Unitarian Universalism (UU). One example? Trevor...

You Decide if Activists for Climate Change GROW or whither on April 22 Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) with FaithifyUUCSJ GROW Climate Justice, the Grounded & Resilient Organizers’ Workshop if AND ONLY IF you – and we – rise to the challenge right now, because if...

The Journey of Faith is Long – With Many Bridges to Cross Faith is a life-long experience, so the Unitarian Universalist Association has resources for Lifespan Faith Development. And where there are spans there are bridges – and Bridgers (youth transitioning to young adulthood). Bridging...

The Answer to These Questions Could Start You on a Great Adventure! Are you currently in 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th grade? Are you passionate about Unitarian Universalism? Youth Observers of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees. This year, the UUA is moving to a two-year...

The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Part 1 From March 5th through March 8th, I had the opportunity to travel to Birmingham, Alabama to serve as Dean of Youth and a chaplain for young adults at the Unitarian Universalist Living Legacy Project conference "Marching in the Arc of Justice: Revisiti...