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The UUA stays connected with leaders in its member congregations through two monthly email messages: UUA Newsletter and Monthly Tidings.
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Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Association's press room. Our faith tradition calls us to be actively engaged in justice-making by advocating in partnership with marginalized people, working toward a healthier, more sustainable world, and transforming ourselves in the process. ...
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We grieve with those who are mourning the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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Follow Unitarian Universalists online. From news about social justice work to weekly prayers and meditations, UU social media is a great way to connect with people who live with boldness and compassion. Join the UU online community to stay updated on the UUA's latest news and...
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The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued this statement following the news of police officers...
Blue Boat: Youth and Young Adult Blog
Future of Faith
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By Elizabeth NguyenKaitlin Dey, Thrive Young Adult alumni 2016 and 2017, shared this reflection at her congregation last Sunday. I spent the last 10 days in...
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By Bart Frost!SPOILER ALERT! The following post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , but it’s a month after the movie was released in...
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By Bart FrostBro! Listen to the kids! On Sunday, August 30th, Kanye West gave a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. I know, I know, that happened a...
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By Bart FrostWhere Do Unitarian Universalists Fit In? A photo posted by YaYAUUA (@instayayauua) on May 12, 2015 at 7:58am PDT According to research...
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By Ted ResnikoffA Presidential Call for Religion to Support Equality Former President Jimmy Carter recently wrote that he was severing ties with his church...
Guides and Tools
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By Bart FrostBut Maybe Not Using 13 Reasons Why Netflix recently adapted Jay Asher’s young adult novel, 13 Reasons Why , into a 13-part series that has...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenThe great safety pin debate . The epic pussy hat debacle . These are just two examples of an ongoing trend in liberal circles: people (...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenThere is a poster you can buy in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) bookstore that says in big font “Love is Hard. Do it anyway...
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By Evin Carvill ZiemerLGBTQ+ Youth Survival Guide: Trump Edition Dear beautiful, fabulous gender creative and sexually non-conforming youth and teens–all those...
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By Jennica Davis-Hockettby Jaidyn Bryant and the 2017 General Assembly Youth Caucus Staff So, Trump was elected president. Black, Latinx, Muslim, Native, LGBTQ...
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By Ted ResnikoffLearn more about protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) The Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist...
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By Ted ResnikoffDiscounted Registration Rate for Young Adult Women The International Women’s Convocation affirms each person’s right to identify for...
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By Bart FrostUsing SnapChat to Expand Your Reach To Younger Folks Recently I shared this image, by Benjamin Schwartz that appears in the New Yorker...
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By Jennica Davis-HockettBroad Spectrum Welcoming I recently attended the Peek Award movie screening at the Utah Film Center . The Peek Award, named after Kim Peek...
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By Jennica Davis-HockettSheila Schuh , Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of Rochester , NY recently told us about an innovative idea to...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenSo, lots of folks in the progressive world I inhabit on social media had a lot of opinions about the event that happened on August 8th in...
Issues and Trends
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By Ted ResnikoffFrom the staff of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries UPDATED 3/31/17. [Since the publication of this post from our office, the...
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By Elissa McDavidWe are facing reality, as a faith, a nation, and individuals who may not have been as active as we should have been before the election...
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By Jennica Davis-HockettIn honor of the Standing on the Side of Love 30 Days of Love 2016 campaign , Colleen Lee speaks up about her awakening to racial tensions...
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By Elizabeth NguyenBends the Arc Toward Justice... by Rev. Allison Palm When my husband and I moved to New Hampshire this past summer, we deliberately didn't...
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By Ted ResnikoffKnow it to Defeat it By Aija Jansone The Young Adult program at Westside Unitarian Universalist in Fort Worth , Texas gathers persons...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenI’ve said it before and I’ll probably say it again: Unitarian Universalism is a both/and faith. Both/and can be hard. It’s difficult to...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenYesterday evening a group of people gathered for prayer and Bible study at an African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston , South...
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By Ted ResnikoffCause and Effect We present a collection of stories adding context and understanding to the #BaltimoreUprising . The Brutality of Police...
Stories and Voices
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By Ted ResnikoffOut in Force for Love My twin 6 year olds traveled from Lexington, KY. (Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington) to Washington. Here are...
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By Ted ResnikoffAdulting Is Hard by Kayla Parker When I was twenty-five, I started graduate school and my Dad had a stroke. Doctors told us he should have...
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By Elizabeth NguyenThis homily was delivered by intern minister and UU young adult Joseph Boyd after the murder of Terence Crutcher at All Souls Unitarian...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenLiving the Wasteless Life by Carter Smith My story actually begins almost a year ago, when one of my Facebook friends posted an article...
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By Ted ResnikoffAnnie Hanley-Miller reports from the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) Activate New Orleans program– Ed. Building...
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By Ted Resnikoff"What do you do when you come head to head with the very evil you are working against?" Jack Spector-Bishop reports from the Unitarian...
On Campus
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By Carlene Gardner, Annie Gonzalez MillikenSmart Strategy + Limited Resources = Vibrant Campus Ministry Three years ago, the Unitarian Church of Montreal (UCM) hired me as the Campus...
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By Annie Gonzalez Milliken“Small but mighty” is a phrase I enjoy. Possibly because I am a petite woman of short stature, yet I like to think I’m relatively powerful...
Social Justice
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By Annie Gonzalez Millikenagain. it happened again on Monday, news spreading on social media today. this time he was a therapist trying to help his autistic patient...
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By Ted ResnikoffAction of Immediate Witness is Immediately Acted Upon Leading up to General Assembly 2015 , Unitarian Universalists across the nation were...
Events and Opportunities
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By Ted ResnikoffDear Reader of this message, People have been creating and sending cards for generations because it’s a simple and powerful way to maintain...
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By Ted ResnikoffThanks to @KennySWiley for bring to our attention this thoughtful collection of reaction to the spate of violence we have witnessed in...
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By Ted ResnikoffElectrified the Amplified Crowd Summer Seminary alumni Kara Marler presented this inspiring toast at the Annual Program Fund "Amplify...
Youth and Young Adults of Color
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By Elizabeth NguyenA Day of Civil Disobedience for Social Justice @RevElizabethN , UUA Leadership Development Associate for Youth and Young Adults of Color...
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By Elizabeth NguyenAnother Week of Striving to Overcome Injustice This week has us grieving yet more murders of unarmed black and brown people, asking what...
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By Elizabeth NguyenThis week: black churches burned , our the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association passed an Action of Immediate Witness...
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By Elizabeth NguyenThis Monday in Boston it's raining , but I have freshly picked strawberries at my desk. Despite all the brokenness, there is much beauty...
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By Elizabeth NguyenPrayer Because the world cracks open and here we are: For the 900 lives lost to the migration injustice - mothers, fathers, parents,...
General Assembly
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By Ted ResnikoffRead the inside story from Youth Caucus 2015 Co-Business Manager Isabelle McCurdy on how the Youth Caucus sponsored Action of Immediate...
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By Annie Gonzalez MillikenYour one stop guide to all YA@GA programming This post is brought to you by your senior YA@GA co-facilitator Rev. Jonathan Rogers - ed. GA...
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