Transgender Day of Rememberance Interfaith Virtual Vigil The Transgender Day of Remembrance is fast approaching. Many of us are seeking a space where we can gather, grieve, honor, and recommit to a better world, where gender non-conforming people are free from violence, harassment, and...

Play Your Leading Role on this Issue of Social Justice True to our legacy of leadership on these issues, the Unitarian Universalist Association once again made history among religious organizations when we endorsed "Reproductive Justice" at Justice GA 2012 and chose it as our next Congregation…...

In an exclusive interview with Blue Boat, Zach Wahls discusses marriage-equality ballot victories in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington....

Tongue in cheek or cheeky observation? Watch Chris Rock highlight how complicated race in America can be, a point with which UUs would surely agree. - Ed. Chris Rock's message for white voters: Obama is not-so-secretly caucasian Ever since the US elected its first mixed race president, there have...

Your Voice AND Your Vote Count In addition to deciding who serves as President of the United States for the next four years, the election tomorrow will decide ballot issues across the the country....

This post comes from OnlineCollegeCourses.comFacebooking for Office: How Social Media Inspires Voters October 22nd, 2012 by Staff Writers Traditionally, student-aged voters (those between the ages of 18 and 24) aren't great at remembering to vote. In fact, in the 2008 presidential election, less...

This year the Standing on the Side of Love campaign, the UUA's interfaith social justice project to harness the power of love, sponsored a video contest which attracted some very powerful and meaningful expressions of love and courage. This year's winner is Elliot Cennamo, a young adult from...

Self-admittedly Bigoted Man Presents as Gay, Learns Empathy After experiencing the pain of a friend's coming out as a lesbian, Timothy Kurek decided to find out for himself what it is like when a person affirms a sexual or gender identity that is considered different from the norm. As a social...

Follow this inspiring story about how the Youth Group at First Unitarian Universalist of Fayatteville, Arkansas sprang into action when it learned the local food-bank was having trouble meeting the needs of the community. Watch the story here:...

At this year’s General Assembly in Phoenix, we Unitarian Universalists voted to consider the profound issue of reproductive justice over the next three years. Chosen as our Congregational Study Action Issue, reproductive justice incorporates reproductive choice, parenting, sexual health and other...

Video Contest: Help U.S. Voters Stand on the Side of Love CLICK HERE FOR FULL CONTEST RULES AND TO PARTICIPATE! Will your video focus on voter registration, supporting a moral budget, or issues such as reproductive justice, or marriage equality? Where will your imagination take you – and us?

2012 Elections–Take Love to the Polls Webinar See our other election resources (www.uua.org/elections2012).

Zach Wahls was invited to address the Democratic National Convention on the issue of Marriage Equality. Read the full story on http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/zach-wahls-speech-_n_1862752.h… Post or read his remarks here: - Ed....

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (The New Press) has been selected as the 2012-13 Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Common Read....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/19/sheriff-joe-arpaio-…. Rev. Peter Morales: "Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona's 'Bull' Connor" Editorial by UUA President Morales Published in the The Guardian. In an editorial in The Guardian, UUA President the Rev....

Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, near Cleveland, OH. There are several streams that have flowed into my calling to the work of religious leadership in higher education. One is my personal journey, as a boy who grew up in a devoutly Catholic and traditional household, whose spiritual...

John Bailey, a Spiritual Activist Leadership Training (SALT) graduate has been searching for someone, just one person, who knew his grandmother when she was a Unitarian Universalist minister. He knew she went to Starr King School for the Ministry, and has dreamed of going there himself one day....