Standing on the Side of Love has linked to some. http://standingonthesideoflove.org/2014_30days_calendar/Thursday-Februa… them out and consider how your youth group can do their part to welcoming all.

The Indian philosopher, Chanakya (350-283 BCE), said, “Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” As the Faith Development Director at the UUA, I often ask myself, “What sort of education is available for our UU...

DAY 19: Practice Radical Love for our Troops Iraq Veterans Against the War. It was good for me to read Rev. Cynthia Kane’s 2009 article about how finding a UU congregation when she was in the army was life-saving. It is good for me to keep my ears open to the stories I have yet to read and hear....

The story this post tells was submitted as part of http://standingonthesideoflove.org/2014_30days_calendar/Tuesday-Februar… 18 of the Thirty Days of Love. It is so powerful and disturbing it stands on its own.–Ed. By Leila Pine, Volunteer Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, a...

DAY 18: For Immigration Reform UUAhttp://standingonthesideoflove.org/2014_30days_calendar/Tuesday-Februar… Days of Love Campaign, immigration, has become a divisive flash point in our society, pitting person against person on the basis of our origin. But I ask that you, the reader, consider for a...

Unitarian Universalism's long history with the United Nations can be traced back to the early 20th century. Both the Unitarians and the Universalists were active in the League of Nations Association and later closely monitored the creation of the United Nations.

The Unitarian Universalist Association http://www.uua.org/directory/staff/ministriesfaith/resourcedevelopment/… Development Office seeks photos of UU Girl Scouts (in uniform or not!) for possible inclusion in the 4th edition of Religion in Life for Girl Scouts, which is the religious recognition...

DAY 17: Put Love into Practice First Parish in Milton to talk about what it means to do good in the world. This great group of teens is raising money for an organization jn the Boston area called Bridge Over Troubled Waters, which provides life-changing services for homeless and at-risk youth,...

DAY 16: Practicing Radical Love...

DAY 15: Keeping the Story Alive Flat World Storyclick here to learn the etymology of "Pogrom"). They came from poor folk. It was common that even with extended family pitching in, no more than one or two young adults could be sent to America....

DAY 14: Interfaith Perspective 30 Days of Love, I grew up Roman Catholic and spent much of my high school and college years around FranciscansFrancis meeting with the Sultan, told and retold with different emphases and motivations, reminds me none-the-less to seek dialogue, even – or especially...

DAY 13: Intersectional Justice Making environmental justice.” The idea is simple and pretty obvious: low-income and marginalized communities are more likely to face negative effects of pollution and environmental degradation than high-income and privileged communities. Still, it was mind-blowing...

DAY 12: Same Place, New Times...

1spiritual when I’m out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. [I used to say] I was an http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Music/2006/08/Pete-Seegers-Sessi… the Beliefnet interview with Pete Seeger). Seeger sang about progressive issues and animated protest...

Unitarian Universalist beliefs and principles, and because of the Unitarian Universalism's intentional efforts to integrate youth into positions of leadershipgovernanceUnitarian Universalist Association (UUA)....

DAY 11: Living Out Your Story The Sanctuaries | Washington, DC, writes in his post below, the choice to intentionally hear the story of another and share our story as well empowers us as actors of social justice....