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Dear Reader of this message, People have been creating and sending cards for generations because it’s a simple and powerful way to maintain connection and sustain our families. But too often, the Mamas Day cards we see in stores don’t reflect the mamas in our lives, or the struggles they face.By Ted Resnikoff | May 3, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
Strengthen bonds of love by Elissa McDavid Back in September, Warsan Shire’s (a Kenyan-born SomaliEuropean refugee crisis, but also the larger forces of migration, across the globe and across borders. Shire points to the humanness of migration. In the United States, our media, our politics, and...By Ted Resnikoff | April 26, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Community, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Immigration Reform, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
By Andrea Arrington As a professor of African history, one of the first things I do with my classes is assess what they know—or think they know—about Africa. We discuss images in mainstream Western media and pop culture and identify problems in those presentations of Africa and Africans. We...February 22, 2016 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Parents, Teaching MethodsPage/Article -
Sheila Schuh, Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of RochesterNYracial justice. The youth in your congregation could be a catalyst for a multigenerational conversation to explore their and their neighbors' identitiesracismI’m Not Racist… Am I? If you haven’t seen it yet,...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 2, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Racial Justice, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth SundayPage/Article -
A wake-up call, according to the Urban Dictionary, is “when you've been doing something self-destructive for some time (perhaps without realizing it) before something serious happens that forces you to come to terms with what you've been doing and that you need to stop.” ...By Pat Kahn | February 2, 2016 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Anti-Racism, Beliefs & Principles, Multiculturalism, SpiritualityPage/Article -
Fiercely UU is a new blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled...By Joseph Boyd, Elizabeth Nguyen | January 28, 2016 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Community, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Secular, Sexuality Education, Social Justice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth/TeensPage/Article -
Thanks to @KennySWileysubmitting your own thoughts or reflections in a post. Colorado Springs fell victim to two mass shootings. In the first, four people were killed: a passing bicyclist, two women, and the shooter. In the other incident, the offices of Planned Parenthood were attacked, killing...By Ted Resnikoff | December 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WorshipPage/Article -
A UU, two Hindus, and a Baha’i walk into a Christian Ethiopian restaurant. The opening line to a culturally insensitive joke? No, my last dinner at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. In October, I attended the fifth Parliament in Salt Lake City. This one followed two Parliaments in Chicago...By Jessica York | November 23, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Interfaith Family Programs, Multiculturalism, Social Justice, UU HistoryPage/Article -
Camp Unirondack Transforms :| Into :) If there is one thing that seven years at Camp Unirondack has taught me, it is that camp is not just for kids. I know, I know, camp director rhetoric if you’ve ever heard it right? But let me tell you why it’s true. It stems from a struggle that I think many...By Ted Resnikoff | November 9, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Black Lives Matter to Unitarian Universalists. Read More...By Unitarian Universalist Association | November 8, 2015 | From Home Page StoryTagged as: MulticulturalismPage/Article -
Shifting to a New Way of Being in Religious Community What is shifting in you? What is shifting in your congregation? This 2019-2020 blog series by our Pacific Western Regional staff explores the ways Unitarian Universalism at its best shifts us away from individualistic, binary, fear-based...Utility | October 29, 2015 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach, MulticulturalismPage/Article -
By guest blogger Amelia Diehl . -ed I am so grateful to have been able to attend the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice's Grounded and Resilient Organizer’s Workshop Climate Justice Training in Chicago, IL and feel connected again to a community and to a movement. I think I might...By Elizabeth Nguyen | August 28, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Justice, Community, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Human Rights, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Essential Questions and Answers At some point in our lives (or at multiple points for many of us) we ask ourselves, What do I want to be when I grow up? I’ve answered this question by wrestling with a variety of career choices: “a farmer, a teacher, a filmmaker, an artist, a youth minister,”...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | August 18, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth SundayPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalists are showing up to commemorate this event that pushed UUs have gathered to be in Ferguson on this anniversary, invited by interfaith organizers. Others marched in their home communities, LGBTQ+first principle is that we believe everyone has inherent worth and dignity, we...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | August 13, 2015 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Personal Inspiration, Racial Justice, Rights, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
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Guest blogger Yashasvi Janamanchi attended the Unitarian Universalist Association Mul… Leadership School (MLS) this July. This post is an excerpt of Yashi's reflections from the youth-led worship at his home congregation of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church. -ed. While I was at MLS, I...By Elizabeth Nguyen | August 5, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
A fine way to celebrate August 2, the birthday of Sophia Fahs, is to take a look at her classic story collection, From Long Ago and Many Lands: Stories for Children Told Anew. It is now available on the Unitarian Universalist Association website, at no charge (PDF, 288 pages). ...By Pat Kahn | August 4, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Multiculturalism, UU HistoryPage/Article -
Know it to Defeat it By Aija Jansone The Young Adult program at Westside Unitarian Universalist in Fort Worth, TexasDallas-Fort Worth area. The program started with a 6 month series focused on the various facets of privil…; and oppression…;, …;, classreligionsexualityracismUnitarian...By Ted Resnikoff | August 3, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Guest blogger Sunshine Alvarez attended the Unitarian Universalist Association Mul… Leadership School this July. Sunshine belongs to the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. -ed. On July 10th, I had the opportunity to attend a Multicultural Leadership School (MLS) in Boston, Massachusetts...By Elizabeth Nguyen | July 30, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Kenny Wiley responds to #IfIDieInPoliceCustody offering, "We are all gifted, and we are all flawed. I can speak and write well, and I also have depression and let friends and family down all the time. I should not need to be perfect in order to matter. Sandra Bland was not perfect, and she...By Elizabeth Nguyen | July 23, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Multiculturalism, News, Racial Justice, Secular, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
We re-post Kenny Wiley's account of attending the recently concluded Unitarian Universalist Association 2015 Multicultural Leadership School. - ed. A Full Day The voices raised. We weren’t just singing–we were feeling. I’d never sung like this before. For once, those words — Lift every voice...By Kenny Wiley | July 17, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Community, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Inclusion, Interdependence, Justice Sunday, Leadership, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Personal Inspiration, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article