The racial profiling, police brutality, voting restrictions, and mass imprisonment of African Americans and other people of color in the United States (dubbed the “New Jim Crow” by civil rights advocate and scholar Dr. Michelle Alexander) is a moral outrage. As Unitarian Universalists (UUs), our...

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...

[Editors' note: Through the Renaissance program, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) offers continuing education for UU religious educators, including musicians, ministers, seminarians, and lay leaders. Each 15-hour module provides basic training in a topic area useful in...

RESIST Mass Incarceration and Police Brutality This October Holding the megaphone in my hand felt like standing at the top of a high dive. It looks easy when someone else dives off, but once you're up there, you wonder why you thought this was a good idea. “Oh, I’m not sure I can do this. I...

A Call to Action From the President's Pen President Peter Morales writes in response to ALECUnitarian Universalist Association (UUA) against this organization that works to undermine social, economic and environmental justice. – Ed. Friends, Last Friday, October 17, the American Legislative...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Water Justice Tour" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their interpretations of the story and relate it to their...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Opening Words for Basket (Session 1, Leader Resource 1), and basket Cloth for altar or centering space Symbol of air, such as a feather, a pinwheel, a picture of clouds, a fan, etc....

October 12, 2015: Columbus Day INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY Sign this petition today it'll make a difference next year, and every year thereafter. From Beacon Press – http://www.beacon.org/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=819&Name=Ro… Dunbar-Ortiz (author of...

Notes from the Interview of Dr. Cornel West by Owen Huelsbeck Young Adult and former GA Youth Caucus Dean Owen Huelsbeck furnished the Blue Boat notes from his meeting with Dr. Cornel West on the occasion of Dr. West's appearance at Santa Clara University. (Dr. West will also deliver the Ware...

Owen Huelsbeck, first-year student and www.scu.edu/provost/research/johnsonscholars/">Johnson Scholar at www.scu.edu/">Santa Clara University, was chosen to interview Dr. Cornel West during his visit to the University. Owen is a Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)...

Not Columbus Day: Indigenous People's Day Indigen… People's Day celebrates the people and cultures of the Americas whose destiny was changed by his arrival. Columbus' voyage was the result of a papal policy of religious conquest – the effects of which continue to Read more. Unitarian...

This groundbreaking project, launched in July 2013, is designed to solicit input from Unitarian Universalists (UUs) historically marginalized by ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, race, and/or ethnicity about their unique experiences and ministry needs within Unitarian...

[Editor's Update, Nov. 18, 2014—As the nation awaits a Grand Jury decision on whether Office Darren Wilson will be indicted for shooting Michael Brown, many UUs are preparing to respond to the decision by "showing up" in a faithful way. The Ferguson Response Team of the UU New England districts...

Welcome to the Spotlight Series! Each month we’ll feature a different Unitarian Universalist congregation or community that is doing effective, innovative or otherwise interesting ministry with young adults.– Ed. A unique and engaging model for local young adult ministry Unitarian Universalists...

Mosaic Makers: Leading Vital Multicultural Congregations has twice now offered a space primarily for teams from congregations deeply engaged in the work of building intentional multicultural community to gather together in spiritual community for worship, experiential learning, and community...

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At the end of the week of Summer Seminary 2014, students participated in a "preach off." Each student was given a prompt and instructed to write a two minute sermon on the topic....