How do we make the essence of Transgender Day of Remembrance a 24/7 issue of welcome and inclusion within our communities and congregations? Dr. Janice Marie Johnson, UUA Multicultural Ministries and Leadership Director shares her thoughts.

Fear, safety, protests, and supporting the movement for Black lives When my daughter Moira was born I expected to feel deep love. What I wasn’t expecting was how much that love hurt. I love her in this deeply protective way that was horrifying at first and I still find overwhelming....

Two Unitarian Universalist ministers lauded in competition for young social entrepreneurs.

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...

Recently the Unitarian Church of Burundi was attacked and its minister, the Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, was arrested at gunpoint. We call upon the government of Burundi to immediately cease and desist the persecution of the Unitarian Church and its members.

Finding My Roots “Is she really your sister?” “Oh, she’s real alright.” I didn’t realize how alienated I felt by my surroundings during my childhood until I grew into my young adult years. My parents cared greatly for me, I had wonderful friends, a supportive Unitarian Universalist...

The Church of the Larger Fellowship’s weekly talk show focuses on Black Lives Matter confrontations with police over killing of Jamar Clark.

UUA President issued a statement in response to the recent Syrian refugee backlash. It begins, "After the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, I had hoped that our elected leaders would act with love and courage for all victims of terrorism. But unfortunately, they have not..." Read More...

The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued this statement in response to the recent Syrian refugee backlash: "After the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, I had hoped that our elected leaders would act with love and courage for all victims of...

Following the devastating terrorist attacks in and around Paris, UUA President Peter Morales shares a pastoral message and a prayer from Rev. Eric Cherry, director of the UUA's International Office. … More...

How would your congregation respond if a bomb threat forced you to shorten the post-service reception welcoming new members and re-locate child care for the stewardship dinner that evening?...

At October meeting, UUA Board of Trustees acknowledges ‘hurt’ at 2015 General Assembly.

At the Parliament of the World’s Religions and at a conference of LGBTQ religious leaders, my heart reawakened. 

Reflecting on his recent trip with UU clergy and seminarians to the U.S.-Mexico border, Rev. Don Southworth of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association calls congregations to take action for migrant justice. http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/justice-delayed-is-ju… More...

The United Nations and the Unitarian Universalist Association hosted a special event designed to shed light on the global causes of structural racism against people of African descent. http://www.uua.org/news/press-release/confronting-silence-un-special-ev… More...

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...

Black Lives Matter to Unitarian Universalists. Read More...