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How my congregation in Austin, Texas, decided to give sanctuary to an LGBT activist facing deportation.By Meg Barnhouse | September 28, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Immigration, Immigration Reform, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/QueerPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalists put their values in action working with immigrant families, offering sanctuary, and advocating for more humane and just immigration policies. Read More...Press Release | By Unitarian Universalist Association | September 3, 2015 | From Home Page StoryTagged as: ImmigrationPage/Article -
Austin church is housing a Guatemalan activist; in Colorado, immigrant leaves church after nine-month sanctuary.By Elaine McArdle | August 17, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Immigration, Immigration ReformPage/Article -
Federal judge rules that two Texas family detention centers, where children are detained with their mothers, violate the law.By Elaine McArdle | July 27, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Immigration ReformPage/Article
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WHEREAS, our Unitarian Universalist values call on us to honor the inherent worth and dignity of every person; WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of congregations affirmed in its 2013 Statement of Conscience on Immigration as a Moral Issue that a moral immigration policy would...2015 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Immigration, Immigration Reform, Racial Justice, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Solidarity in Immigration JusticePage/Article
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The Rev. Andy Burnette, a trustee on the UUA board, joins the lawsuit against Sheriff Arpaio for charging undocumented workers with identity theft.By Elaine McArdle | June 3, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Immigration, Social JusticePage/Article
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Unitarian Universalists call attention to new detention centers holding hundreds of immigrant families.By Elaine McArdle | May 7, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Family, Immigration, Immigration ReformPage/Article -
Every June, representatives of the congregations in the Unitarian Universalist Association gather for the annual General Assembly. Each year as we do so, we try to shed some light on a local issue of justice, and we invite people of all faiths to join us in working to make our world a better place.Sermon | By Michael J. Tino | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Caring, Immigration, Immigration, Justice, Secular, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Am I a guest here. Here in this House. Are you? Are we guests here. Here in this House. And, whose House do we inhabit? In the small world of our lives the borders between us: easements, fences, gates, hedges—serve to delineate, to separate us. To remind us of where my property begins and ends.Reading | By Alicia R. Forde | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, History, Immigration, Immigration, Indigenous Peoples Day, International, Responsibility, SecularWorship element -
On April 25, the Supreme Court of the United States began hearing oral arguments about the constitutionality of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 law, a law that broadly targets undocumented immigrants. Many across the country, including Unitarian Universalists and other people of faith, anxiously awaited the...Meditation | By Marta I. Valentín | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Compassion, Courage, Democracy, Freedom, Hope, Humanism, Immigration, Immigration, Justice, Living Our Faith, Responsibility, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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If you have been paying attention lately, you have been exposed to a mountain of information about the status of immigrants and aliens in the United States. You have heard some of the heart-wrenching stories about separated families and exploited workers, about thousands of deaths as a result of...Sermon | By Kendyl L. R. Gibbons | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Immigration, Immigration, Justice, Politics, Seven Principles, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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"Few of their children in the country learn English Unless the stream of their importation could be turned they will soon so outnumber us that all the advantages we have will not be able to preserve our Language, and even our Government will become precarious." Does this sound familiar? This...Sermon | By James (Jay) C Leach | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Globalism, Immigration, Immigration, Oppression, PrivilegeWorship element
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Pity the poor dandelion. It is, in many ways, nature’s perfect plant. With a tap root that grows more than a foot long, it can survive in climates of scorching heat and bitter cold. Its tender, young greens make a tasty addition to any salad, or they can be boiled like fiddleheads or as a tea...Sermon | By Peter Friedrichs | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Immigration, Immigration, RespectWorship element
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Congregation starts, reading the words in italics. They say I am “illegal”; But so is anyone who ever rolled through a stop sign, jaywalked or threw trash on the ground. Not having a visa is a civil infraction, not a federal crime. They say I am here to take your jobs; But the jobs are often...Reading | By Julia Hamilton | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Anti-Oppression, Immigration, Immigration, Justice, Race/EthnicityWorship element -
Just as love knows no borders, our dedication to justice reaches across boundaries and walls. We show up on the side of love with all families, regardless of citizenship status, and strive to create welcoming communities and congregations....Utility | January 7, 2015Tagged as: ImmigrationPage/Article -
Denver-area Unitarian Universalist congregations join new sanctuary movement.By Elaine McArdle | November 9, 2014 | From UU WorldTagged as: Immigration, Immigration, Justice, Social JusticePage/Article -
Utility | November 8, 2014 | For Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Dignity, Immigration, Immigration, Inclusion, Love, SolidarityCurriculum page -
The Sanctuary Movement is a growing movement of faith and immigrant communities doing what Congress and the Administration refuse to do: protect and stand with immigrants facing deportation. Members pledge to protect immigrant families who face workplace discrimination or unjust deportation.Utility | October 30, 2014Tagged as: Immigration, Solidarity in Immigration JusticePage/Article
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Wanna Know Why its Called the WORLD Series? This sports.mic http://mic.com/articles/102078/one-gif-shows-what-the-world-series-woul… the full article on .mic The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) stands for Immigrant Justice...By Ted Resnikoff | October 29, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Immigration, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA HeadquartersPage/Article -
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Siding With Love" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Review the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their interpretations of the story and relate it to their...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: America, Family, Generosity, Immigration, Immigration, SolidarityCurriculum page