As General Assembly begins today, we know many of you miss being together in person. UU the Vote created this Zoom background just in case you need a reminder that although we're gathering virtually, we are still gathering together! Do you have a Zoom background you love to use? Share it in the comments.



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We are celebrating this win today! Black Lives Matter, and saying so shouldn't stop a congregation from being a polling place! "The ACLU Foundation of Northern California settled a lawsuit with Fresno County over the chief elections official’s removal of a polling place at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno – all because the church refused to cover up Black Lives Matter banners on church property. "Under the settlement agreement, the county has agreed to designate Unitarian Universalist Church as a voter ballot drop-box location for at least four years, including two presidential elections and the primaries in between. In addition, the congregation will be allowed to continue to display its signs affirming the worth and dignity of Black Lives during the elections."


The ACLU of Northern California is one of the largest ACLU affiliates in the nation with more than 100,000 members. Join us.

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We are excited to join more than 4,000 Unitarian Universalists at this year's virtual General Assembly! It's not too late for you to join us. https://www.uua.org/ga


"Celebrate good times, come on!" No literally, COME ON! If you haven't registered, just look how many GA attendees are waiting for you to join us!

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These photos of Minneapolis healers remind us that healing matters in this moment, more than ever.


“We’re grieving. We’re fighting for black life. We’ve been hurt,” Christie Marie Owens, a teacher and healer in Minneapolis, tells photographer Nina Robinson, who captured a variety of …

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Our UU the Vote volunteers and staff team are excited to get to know you during General Assembly. Join us for music, games, and learning opportunities! Sign up for these events today: https://www.uuthevote.org/generalassembly/ -------------------------------- Image Description: Dark blue background with orange images of branches with a white rectangle box outlined in orange. Text at top on dark blue: UU the Vote at General Assembly with medium blue chalice logo and three stars underneath. In white box: Trivia Night Music Community PRIZES! Tuesday, June 23 9:00-10:30 ET Hosted by Rev. Michael Crumpler Entertainment by DJ Carmen Spindiego, Drag Queen Francesca Organize Your Congregation to UU the Vote Wednesday, June 24, 3-5pm ET Special Guests Wendy Fields (Democracy Initiative), Isis Gil (Puente), Erin Heaney (SURJ) Must be registered for General Assembly #GA100K Challenge. Be one of the hundreds of UUs making 100,000 calls to voters throughout GA! Thursday June 25: 12-2pm ET Friday, June 26 7-9pm ET Sunday June 28 6-8pm ET Office Hours Friday, June 26, 7-8pm ET, Building Solidarity w/Partners Sunday June 28 12-1pm ET, How to Build your UUTV Team Practice for the Work Ahead Sunday June 28 3:30-5:00pm ET Get grounded in the spiritual work of electoral justice and transformation. Speakers: Nora Rasman, India Harris, Caitlin Breedlove, Nicole Pressley. Must be registered for General Assembly At bottom on blue background www.uuthevote.org/generalassembly



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Juneteenth is a day that honors Black freedom and Black resistance, and centers Black people’s unique contribution to the struggle for justice in the U.S. This Juneteenth is a rare moment for our communities to proclaim in one voice that Black Lives Matter, and that we won’t tolerate anything less than justice for all our people. We are amplifying the demands of The Movement for Black Lives this Juneteenth.


Join us Juneteenth weekend for Black lives in your home, your city, or DC.

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"We’ve got to keep moving toward liberating practices of theology and community that reckon with how deeply our people are under threat while embodying practices of resilience, compassion, interconnectedness, and deep care that are so needed in these times. "This is exactly when we need the analysis and recommendations of the UUA’s Commission on Institutional Change (COIC)." Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray asks Unitarian Universalists everywhere to engage with the report from the UUA Commission on Institutional Change.


The COIC's analysis of structural racism in Unitarian Universalism is right on time.

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So happy about this ruling! We are celebrating with the Dreamers today. "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration cannot carry out its plan to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has allowed nearly 800,000 young people, known as "Dreamers," to avoid deportation and remain in the U.S."


Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote in the 5-4 decision, which deals a big legal defeat to President Donald Trump on the issue of immigration.

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A UU organizer explains how Unitarian Universalists took action against police violence in Phoenix.


Ten years of community organizing is making progress in Phoenix

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"There is not a single era in United States history in which the police were not a force of violence against Black people."


Because reform won’t happen.

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We are pleased to announce that Christina Rivera has received the 2020 Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education. Congratulations Christina, and thank you for your ministry!


The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is pleased to announce that Christina Rivera will receive the 2020 Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education. ...

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In a historic 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court affirmed that LGBTQ+ people are protected from workplace discrimination by the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. The UUA was part of an amicus curiae brief filed with the Court in support of LGBTQ+ workers who were unjustly dismissed from their jobs due to sexual orientation or gender identity.


The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Author Robin DiAngelo shares three ways white people can challenge their white fragility right now. DiAngelo wrote the New York Times bestseller and Beacon Press book, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. We are currently out of stock of copies of White Fragility. Be the first to get your copy when we restock by ordering today: https://bit.ly/3h4OEHM.



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Author Robin DiAngelo shares three ways white people can challenge their white fragility right now. DiAngelo wrote the New York Times bestseller and Beacon Press book, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. We are currently out of stock of copies of White Fragility. Be the first to get your copy when we restock by ordering today: https://bit.ly/3h4OEHM.



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"I write to you today as a Black Unitarian Universalist, a Black woman, a Black mother, and a Black minister. How is it with your spirit today? Today, my spirit is struck by grief. I trust in the possibility of change, and I know that there is a place for me in bringing about that change. But the grief is deep." Rev. Lauren Smith, our Director of Stewardship and Development, shares a pastoral message for Black Unitarian Universalists.


How is it with your spirit today? Today, my spirit is struck by grief.

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"I write to you today as a Black Unitarian Universalist, a Black woman, a Black mother, and a Black minister. How is it with your spirit today? Today, my spirit is struck by grief. I trust in the possibility of change, and I know that there is a place for me in bringing about that change. But the grief is deep." Rev. Lauren Smith, our Director of Stewardship and Development, shares a pastoral message for Black Unitarian Universalists.


How is it with your spirit today? Today, my spirit is struck by grief.

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In a special UU World column, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares an important message on policing for white Unitarian Universalists. It is critical in this moment that we all heed the call of our faith and find ways to support the uprisings.


A message to white Unitarian Universalists.

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In a special UU World column, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares an important message on policing for white Unitarian Universalists. It is critical in this moment that we all heed the call of our faith and find ways to support the uprisings.


A message to white Unitarian Universalists.

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As we mourn the death of George Floyd and other Black people killed by police, and as we respond to COVID-19, which continues to disproportionately impact Black communities, the UUA denounces anti-Black racism and the inherent violence of policing. Police brutality is a symptom of white supremacy and anti-Black racism, and as people of faith and conscience dedicated to justice and liberation, we must name this truth. We specifically ask our congregations and other places of worship to develop alternatives to calling the police as one way to stop contributing to the anti-Black system of policing.


As we mourn the death of George Floyd and other Black people killed by police, and as we respond to COVID-19, which continues to disproportionately impact Black communities, the UUA denounces...

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Our president, the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, participated virtually in this powerful worship service at the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis. In these times that call for spiritual deepening and prophetic action, we are so glad we can share this service with you.


First Universalist Church of Minneapolis' live streamed worship on Sunday, May 31, 2020, includes powerful homilies by Rev. Karen Hutt and Rev. Jen Crow, and...

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Some may be ready to stop calling the police but don't know what to do as an alternative. Check out this resource.


Alternatives to Calling the Police—Introduction ...

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"People of faith, particularly those of us who are white progressives, need to combat the systems of criminalization in our country. Systems of policing and criminalization in this country are inherently violent, steeped in and created to reinforce white supremacy, anti-blackness, and racialized control."


I am holding George Floyd's family and loved ones in my prayers as they grieve his murder. And I offer prayers of solidarity for the people in Minneapolis, coming out with masks, working to practice physical distancing, and refusing to be silent or complicit in the violent system that murdered #GeorgeFloyd. Some powerful photos are collected here: https://bit.ly/3gryGak. People of faith, particularly those of us who are white progressives, need to combat the systems of criminalization in our country. Systems of policing and criminalization in this country are inherently violent, steeped in and created to reinforce white supremacy, anti-blackness, and racialized control. Systems like violent policing are built on the larger layers of racism and white supremacy that operate everywhere – in ourselves, in congregations, in workplaces, in public parks, in everyday interactions of white people dismissing, denigrating, attacking, and undermining Black people and Black leaders. We must all commit to dismantle white supremacy everywhere it shows up. We cannot advance the values of justice, equity, dignity, compassion, and interdependence without working to dismantle the culture of white supremacy.

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Need help finding your balance as you shelter in place? Check out this tool.


We are sheltering in place. And were about losing our minds, losing our center, when I came up with a tool to get us back into balance. We refer to it in our household as "pie." As in, "how are you doing with your pie?" or "Got a full pie yet?" I repurposed the game pieces from Trivial Pursuit, one....

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The UUA's Organizing Strategy Team has been encouraging Unitarian Universalists who have the "privilege of enough" to redistribute all or part of their stimulus checks (or the monetary equivalent) to grassroots organizations working to build freedom for all people through the UUs #ShareMyCheck campaign. The following is a story of one congregation who has acted boldly and prophetically to do just this.


The UUA's Organizing Strategy Team has been encouraging Unitarian Universalists who have the "privilege of enough" to redistribute all or part of their stimulus checks (or the monetary equivalent) to grassroots organizations working to build freedom for all people through the  U

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"As during Reconstruction and the civil-rights era, we face once again the danger that a politics of freedom and equality may be eclipsed by the psychology of white resentment."


Backlash dynamics are one of the defining patterns of the country’s history.

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Thankful for this message from Black Lives of UU

Almost two years ago, Black Lives of UU held its first revival in Kansas City, MO. During one of our worship services, and in keeping with…

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Companioning one another spiritually is one of the most important ministries of a faith community. It’s often referred to as “Pastoral Care,” which might imply that the Pastor should do all of the care. But ministry in congregations is meant to be shared between ordained and lay leaders. Learn more about our spiritual care training for congregational leaders who aren't ordained.


Companioning one another spiritually is one of the most important ministries of a faith community. This two-part training is available to all.

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Over the next few months, your Congregational Life Staff will host online gatherings for leaders to process together what it could mean to move forward into a year of physical distancing. https://bit.ly/3e7ZmuN


Congregational Life Staff will host online gatherings to process together what it could mean to move forward into a year of physical distancing.

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This website offers tools and resources for individuals and communities to stay safe and to mobilize for what we need – instead of more cops, stops, tickets, cuffs and cells. www.covid19policing.com (Graphic Description: Picture of two hands breaking chains. Text says: Communities are fighting for a world where we keep ourselves and each other safe. We can do it without surveillance, policing, or punishment.)



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"Chaplains name death for individuals and organizations in our death-phobic society. They support the dying and their loved ones at the end of life. And they help us process and make sense of death in the immediate aftermath. The chaplains at the doors of ICU rooms are whispering prayers, connecting the ill to family members through FaceTime, and, when someone dies, supporting the next of kin by phone. Chaplains usually do this work quietly, around the margins. But with the pandemic, their work has moved to the center of the American religious experience."


Their grandparents may have gone to church. But today, many Americans turn elsewhere to meet their spiritual needs.

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In order to be faithful in this hour, we can’t lie to ourselves believing that things are so bad that they can’t be changed. Nor can we believe that things will inevitably be better sooner or later. Either is tempting to believe. Neither is true.


A speculative futurist ecclesiology looks at every fault line exposed by this pandemic alongside every gift and grace it illuminates.

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We're proud to be a part of the Poor People's Campaign! "The Poor People’s Campaign, a grassroots group with branches in more than 40 states, is urging resistance to or noncooperation with state plans calling for the reopening of the economy just weeks after the coronavirus put most of the country on lockdown."


(RNS) — It is urging Congress, the president and state governors to follow the recommendations of public health experts and not risk a resurgence of the virus, which is disproportionately affecting poor, uninsured, low-wage workers.

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"Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. No KXL. MniWiconi." Rural & Tribal Communities call on TC Energy to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline activity due to the coronavirus public health threat. Sign the petition today: https://nokxlpromise.org/covid-19/


HAPPENING NOW: TC Energy is laying the first pipe for the #KeystoneXL pipeline in the ground. In the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Indigenous peoples representing four tribes from across the pipeline route made a banner while sheltering in place to send to the Governors who have the power to stop construction: "Not Today. Not Tomorrow. Not Ever. No KXL. MniWiconi" Join them: http://nokxlpromise.org/covid-19

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Urge your Members of Congress to take appropriate actions to protect the lives of our Indigenous loved ones – and all people – living in federal prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Congress today: https://bit.ly/2WYmlS9


Please join our ad-hoc group of Indigenous people and allies to urge your Members of Congress to take appropriate actions to protect the lives of our Indigenous loved ones – and all people –...

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If you have lost family members, fellow congregants, friends, classmates, or co-workers to COVID-19, and you are comfortable with us holding the realities of that grief with you, we would like to include their names in a memorial moment for the Sunday morning worship service at General Assembly. To help us honor them, please send their name, UU congregation (if any), and age (if known) to gacovidmemorial@gmail.com by no later than Saturday, June 20, 2020.


Greetings, friends. Rev. Joan Javier-Duval and I eagerly await our opportunity to hold sacred space with you at General Assembly 2020 for the Sunday morning service, which will air at 10am EDT and 10am PDT on Sunday, June 28th. We know that connection and community care are the keys to our strength in times like these, so we would like to make a special invitation to you as we prepare for our time together. If you have lost family members, fellow congregants, friends, classmates, or co-workers to COVID-19, and you are comfortable with us holding the realities of that grief with you, we would like to include their names in a memorial moment that morning. To help us honor them, please send their name, UU congregation (if any), and age (if known) to gacovidmemorial@gmail.com by no later than Saturday, June 20, 2020 for your loved one(s) to be included in this memorial. May this time to connect and care for one another in this way give us what we need to hold our sadness and serve as an outpouring of love that is so needed right now. Thank you, and we are looking forward to being with you. Peace, Rev. Mykal O. Slack Community Minister Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism #UUAGA #UU

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This is a very important message from our president, the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. "Based on advice from experts, we continue to recommend that congregations not gather in person. We also recommend that congregations begin planning for virtual operations for the next year (through May 2021)."


Based on advice from experts, we continue to recommend that congregations not gather in person.

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Listen to this beautiful rendition of “We Shall Be Known" by MaMuse, performed by the UU the Vote "How We Thrive" virtual choir. Join us in this great turning. Visit uuthevote.org today.



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What does it mean to practice our principles during a pandemic? What are we doing to guarantee free and fair elections in states targeted by voter suppression? Learn how UU the Vote rising to the challenges of COVID-19, while creating a movement towards UU values in the 2020 elections.



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We love this spotlight of a Unitarian Universalist whose climate justice activism is grounded in her UU faith. https://bit.ly/2W4h9gk


'On a very deep ... level, faith and climate connect as a moral issue.'

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Will you commit your stimulus check to freedom organizations? Share your check: thttp://bit.ly/UUsharemycheck.



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We're excited for virtual General Assembly. This year's lecturer is award-winning author and journalist Naomi Klein. We loved this video she filmed with The Intercept.


Governments around the world are busily exploiting the coronavirus crisis to push for no-strings-attached corporate bailouts and regulatory rollbacks.

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"UU the Vote is pivoting to meet this moment. There are innovative, effective ways that we can fight for free and fair elections, even (and especially!) in the midst of a pandemic. Our congregations can be hubs of the organizing, relationship, and spiritual sustenance that are needed more than ever in these times." Check out this special update about UU the Vote from UUA president, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and UUA Organizing Strategy Director, Rev. Ashley Horan.



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"Breathe in liberation. Breathe out cages." It's time to act for #MamasDay. Thank you Black Lives of UU for the prophetic call to action.


Babies & Bailouts… and beyond…

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What does it mean to practice our principles during a pandemic? What are we doing to guarantee free and fair elections in states targeted by voter suppression? Learn how UU the Vote rising to the challenges of COVID-19, while creating a movement towards UU values in the 2020 elections.

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"May he Rest In Peace, and may there be justice for him and all of the black lives who were stolen because of this anti-black world." Ahmaud Arbery died because white supremacy is so alive in the United States. White foks, what will you do about it? #BlackLivesMatter


We demand justice for 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery who was killed because of the color of his skin while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood. He was murdered by a white father and son who took it upon themselves to end the life of this young black man because of racism and white supremacy. May he Rest In Peace, and may there be justice for him and all of the black lives who were stolen because of this anti-black world. Artwork by @shirien.creates on Instagram

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CW: Racism and slurs directed at Asian-American people . . . . "Asian-Americans have always lived a conditional existence in which belonging is promised as long as we work harder at being good, hamming up acts of courtesy when we help our neighbors, internalizing any racial slights we encounter and always allowing them to go first. The model-minority myth is a lie that silences the structural economic racism Asian-Americans have endured and the intergenerational traumas our families have experienced from years of Western colonialism, wars and invasions. I hated talking about the model-minority myth because it was like being stuck in a feedback loop. After refuting that myth, I was dragged back to refute it again. But when the pandemic struck, I realized how deeply entrenched that myth was in the psyches of not only whites but other people of color."


As an Asian-American, I’ve been conditioned to a certain kind of unspoken racism. This pandemic has unmasked how vicious it really is.

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Thank you to the United Church of Christ for sharing powerful prayers from interfaith leaders for today's Interfaith Day of Prayer. We are inspired by these words from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, reminding us that our connections can't be broken, even across physical distances.


Join the United Church of Christ for an Interfaith Day of Prayer

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"The church has always done charity, but they don’t want to say the reason all this suffering is happening: Capitalism causes poverty. In my view, they are co-opting the themes of liberation theology while still hewing to a white supremacist approach."- Rev. Dr. Samuel Cruz https://bit.ly/2KOh0Hd


Samuel Cruz didn't want to choose between faith and politics. Then he found liberation theology.

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Do you need more spiritual support these days? If you do, you're not alone. That's why we're thrilled to share three new episodes of Fortification, Side with Love's joint podcast with Auburn Seminary. Each Fortification COVID-19 Edition episode also features a discussion guide!


Caitlin Breedlove, Auburn VP of movement leadership, interviews the leaders and activists who are propelling today's justice movements forward.

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CW: "This essay discusses fatphobia, disordered eating, and weight change." "We are not required to come out of this with bodies that look the same as they did before quarantine. We don’t need to emerge on the other side more “healthy” and more “fit” than we were before—especially because both concepts of “healthy” and “fit” are rooted in fatphobia and ableism."


Weight gain is not unhealthy, obsessing over your weight is. You are never obligated to "work" on your body, but especially not during a pandemic.

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We know people don't belong in cages. We know prison abolition is the way, and we must keep pushing for freedom for all people. And we must also intervene with short-term solutions that help save lives. Shoutout to First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee, especially social justice coordinator, Cesar Cornier, for delivering 500 masks to people who are imprisoned. And thanks to Public Allies Milwaukee and Ayuda Mutua for helping assemble masks.


MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Groups are working together to help keep inmates in the Milwaukee County Jail safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The group delivered about 500 masks Tuesday morning, April 28, for i

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"So the question is, as we continue to practice social distancing, as we continue to stay home and take care of ourselves and each other, what is your act of solidarity? What is one thing that you can hold on to as the thing that connects you to others, that reminds you of your own sacred belonging and the sacred belonging of those around you?"


We hold solidarity with one another when our leaders make decisions that foster more danger and oppression.

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After New York and New Jersey, the place with the highest coronavirus infection rate in the U.S. is the Navajo Nation. Indigenous people are in desperate need of government aid, so why is it stalled?


The delay in disbursing the money "is unnecessary and works against the federal government’s trust responsibility," House Democrats told Treasury.

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Thankful for this reminder from our president, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, that it's okay not to be okay. "If you are weary, prickly, exhausted, angry – you are not alone. This is a time when care and compassion are primary – and that includes offering it to ourselves. As leaders, we too need extra compassion and care. We too need time to do things to nurture and replenish our spirits – even if that means time to do nothing at all."


If you are weary, prickly, exhausted, angry – you are not alone.

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Although many of us are physically distant from people and places we love, please remember you are not forgotten, even if you’re feeling alone. May this pandemic be a time where our connections deepen, even if our routines change.



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The spread of COVID-19 means some forms of religious expression are at risk. During Ramadan, faith groups (including the UUA) are pushing on prisons to accomodate all incarcerated peoples' religious needs. “Maintaining the ability to practice one’s faith is particularly important during the current crisis, as people are forced to confront potential exposure to a deadly illness, the possible suffering and mortality of sick loved ones and acquaintances, and greater social isolation and economic hardship."


(RNS) — Faith groups say accommodating all prisoners’ religious needs is more critical than ever during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, particularly with Ramadan around the corner.

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"Since the COVID-19 pandemic came ashore in the United States, traditional houses of worship have moved their worship services online. For seekers and those unaffiliated with any faith, there is Family Chapel. The reflective space is the invention of the Rev. Sue Phillips, an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, and her wife, the Rev. Tandi Rogers, who started Family Chapel as a sacred gathering in their Tacoma, Washington home after the 2016 election."


(RNS) — Traditional houses of worship have moved worship for their members online. For seekers and those unaffiliated with any faith, there is Family Chapel.

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Thank you President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray for your steady heartfelt messaging. What does "getting through this together" look like for you and your congregation?


This season elevates the values of interdependence, solidarity, and cooperation.

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In order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, mosques, like many places of worship, have closed their doors. To get a real sense of community during Ramadan, Muslims around the world are getting creative.


Muslim Americans are forced to get creative in order to make the most out of Ramadan.

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"If you are feeling hopeless, please know that you are not alone. If you have a support network of friends, family, therapists, or doctors, please do not wait to contact them and tell them what you're going through."


Isolation can be a playground for depression and other mental health conditions, and the LGBTQ community is already at higher risk.

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“It’s different in a sense because you’re the first that your family will see graduate, which is pushing you and motivating you to finish college,” says Michael Brown, a senior communications major at Wichita State. “And now that you’ve reached the finish line, you won’t get the opportunity to walk the stage and for them to see you walk the stage. It’s been a hard reality check that I won’t get the opportunity and be the first to do it in my family.”


The spread of the coronavirus forces many schools to postpone, cancel or plan virtual graduations. 2020 grads also face an uncertain job market and economy.

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If you're passionate about #ClimateJustice, and want to be in solidarity with indigenous folks from home, there's still time for you and/or your congregation to register for this special #EarthDay showing of The Condor & The Eagle! This award-winning documentary showcases Indigenous environmental leaders embarking on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Boreal forest to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America in a spiritual renaissance that deepens the meaning of "Climate Justice." There will be a discussion with the film co-director & protagonists, and featured event partners, after the screening. Register here: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/39/k6yx6h20


Discussion and Screening of Award-Winning Documentary The Condor & The Eagle

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"For many in the DeafBlind community, social distancing has created unique worries and exceptional challenges. It is forcing them to grow increasingly disconnected at a time when they need more than ever to be aware of what’s happening around them."


For many in the DeafBlind community, social distancing has created unique worries and exceptional challenges.

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Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center and author Ibram X. Kendi writes for The Atlantic on race and where we assign blame. "If black people receive inferior care from hospitals and doctors, are black people to blame? If black people are less likely to be insured, are black people are to blame? If hospitals in majority-black counties are overloaded with coronavirus patients, are black people to blame?"


New data from 29 states confirm the extent of the racial disparities.

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For some people & cultures, talking about death/dying is taboo. In the midst of a pandemic, this has started to change. UU minister Rev. Rosemary Lloyd of the Conversation Project says COVID-19 is “putting the brightest yellow highlighter through the truth that has always been there, which is we are mortal, and nobody knows the day or the hour of their death.”


“Our tradition will survive, and we will be able to breathe and hold the losses while learning and moving forward.”

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We are failing the biggest group project ever and one of the reasons is racism in our healthcare system. 😤 “When you are subjected to racism and internalize racism, it can lead to poor health outcomes,” said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. “We live in a very racist society, so it’s not at all surprising that this is something we need to be aware of and think about as we talk about COVID-19."


High COVID-19 deaths in communities of color are shocking, but not surprising

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An update on General Assembly from President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and our General Assembly and Conference Services Director LaTonya Richardson. Please join us as #UUAGA2020 goes virtual!


In February, GA 2020 planning was off to a remarkable start. Then COVID-19 became a national pandemic.

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Volunteer-led mutual aid networks are filling in the gaps. But it shouldn't be this way. "Most recently, we got a mutual aid request from one of our neighbors who said the DC Mayor’s Office of Veteran Affairs referred him to us. In other words, Washington DC, the city with not only a full 'rainy day fund,' but money to spare, is offloading those in need to an anarchistic mutual aid network with little to no budget. It certainly begs the question of what kind of rainy day DC Mayor Bowser & co. are waiting for."


Coronavirus: A volunteer-driven mutual aid revolution is taking hold in disenfranchised communities across America writes Eleanor Goldfield.

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If you're not a Unitarian Universalist, is #UUTheVote still for you? Senior Leader of the Washington Ethical Society Amanda Poppei shares her thoughts on what it could mean to #HumanizeTheVote.


New #UUtheVote and #HumanizeTheVote campaigns to drive voter turnout & engagement.

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Graphic from The Nap Ministry reads: "Lament will be part of our rest practice. To realize what grind culture is doing to us is a slow, meticulous journey. Rest along the way." A blog from The Nap Ministry on grief rituals: https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/2020/04/08/rest-supports-grieving-grief-rituals/?fbclid=IwAR3o1sHFVC1CyJarQdQTGnNPzxDp75_d0BzHgx1onkaBP_3MyoJix-M3awU



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Hospital chaplains are no strangers to daily tragedies, but COVID-19 is bringing a new set of challenges to their work. It is common for them to fear bringing the virus home to their families, and the constantly changing safety recommendations mean they have to be creative and agile in their ministry. A sincere thanks to all who are providing spiritual care in this time.


They are used to serving as vessels for others’ grief and fear, but the outbreak has changed how they practice their work, and how they feel.

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For people with non-nuclear, non-traditional family structures, social distancing guidelines bring a special set of challenges to their village.


Unpartnered parents like me rely on support from other adults in our children’s lives. We need public health guidance that works for us.

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Thank you, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, for the reminder. If we've learned anything over the past few weeks, it's how much we need each other. May we continue to give to each other from a place of abundance, knowing that we will get what we give back in a myriad of ways. Your generosity during your congregation’s season of stewardship helps to sustain the life-giving ministry of Unitarian Universalism. Our work is made possible by congregations' generous gifts to the Annual Program Fund and individual friends like you. Please consider making a gift today! https://giving.uua.org/friends


We all need each other, especially in fraught times such as these. The UUA thanks you for your continued commitment to build beloved community with Unitarian Universalists across the country. Your generosity during your congregation’s season of stewardship helps to sustain the life-giving ministry of Unitarian Universalism. Our work is made possible by congregations' generous gifts to the Annual Program Fund and individual friends like you. Please consider making a gift today! https://giving.uua.org/friends

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If you find yourself letting out a deep sigh at every "Join a Meeting" prompt, you're not alone.


Steven Hickman, Psy.D., executive director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, offers this timely perspective on managing our new virtual reality.

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In this time of uncertainty for so many, let us find hope in the ways that we can help take care of each other. Your support of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response is a concrete way to show your support and love to the staff and communities that are being most impacted by this health emergency.


Gifts to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response will be used to provide financial assistance to congregations and related UU entities, as well as to UU religious professionals and administrative staff impacted by this national crisis.

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Charles M. Blow for the New York Times writes: "I wholeheartedly encourage everyone who can to stay home, but I’m also aware enough to know that not everyone can or will, and that it is not simply a pathological disregard for the common good. If you are sheltering in place in an ivory tower, or even a comfortable cul-de-sac or a smartly well-appointed apartment, and your greatest concern is boredom and leftover food, please stop scolding those scratching to survive."


The idea that this virus is an equal-opportunity killer must itself be killed.

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The author of "Chivalry," Neil Gaiman, is one of several artists offering free resources. What resources do you have to share? (Or you can just tell us what podcasts you're catching up on during this pandemic.)


Jul 25, 2017 - An elderly widow purchases the Holy Grail at a second-hand store, and becomes wrapped up in an epic quest. "Chivalry" appears in Neil Gaiman's collection SMOKE AND MIRRORS: SHORT FICTIONS AND ILLUSIONS from William Morrow, which is available on Audible. Thanks to our presenting s...

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If you're feeling powerless but have the means to help, try joining your local mutual aid network!


A quarantine is the perfect time to get (virtually) close to your community.

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The General Assembly early registration rates have been extended! Nearly 2,000 UUs registered for General Assembly during the early registration period. THANK YOU to everyone who registered early! Even amidst ongoing COVID-19 developments, registrations have continued to be robust. It’s a wonderful indication that, as a faith community, we are hopeful during COVID-19 and still looking forward to June. To keep up connectedness when we need it most, early registration rates are extended through April 30, 2020!



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Eco-fascism is an emphasis on the preservation of nature that disregards human life and is rooted in white supremacy, xenophobia, and ableism. Humans are not the virus; we are part of the interdependent web of existence and it is our relationship with the Earth that needs serious reevaluation. #7thPrinciple


Eco-fascist rhetoric finds its roots in white supremacy and xenophobia, specifically because the human life that it disregards is that of BIPOC.

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"This is a time for community care, for pastoral care, to do what we can to love each other, to offer what we can to save lives and care about those who are most vulnerable." We are so grateful for this important call to care for each other from UUA President, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray.


We all are holding so much.

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Don't miss out on Crip Camp, the award-winning documentary about the camp that brought us the disability rights movement. In this interview for Vox, directors Nicole Newnham and Jim Lebrecht speak on what we can learn from the disabled community as we consider solutions during the pandemic.


The award-winning documentary is now on Netflix — and it’s more relevant than ever.

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The trolls are out! (And no, not the iconic Danish doll.) Internet trolls have wreaked havoc on several UU congregations. Luckily, the UUA's Congregational Life team has got your back! Here are some helpful tools to ensure your services aren't so "hairy."


You are streaming a worship service when suddenly random people flood in and cause chaos.

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Some of the most vulnerable people in this pandemic are those who are incarcerated or detained. Prisons, jails, and detention centers are amplifiers of infectious diseases because the conditions that can keep diseases from spreading - such as social distancing - are nearly impossible to achieve. Meanwhile, ICE is still carrying out raids, using much needed PPE like N95 masks to place people in detention. The Jewish activist group Never Again Action as well as many faith-leaders and progressives are calling on our government to stop these crimes against humanity, and implement solutions to stop the spread.


BOSTON (RNS) — Progressive faith-based activists and religious leaders have mounted a nationwide push to release as many people held in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities as possible to protect them from a coronavirus outbreak.

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This pandemic presents an opportunity for the US to evaluate what industries really matter. A healthy future for oil and gas inevitably means a bleak future for all life on Earth. The time is now to invest in the #GreenNewDeal.


It’s outrageous that the Trump administration is considering bailing out oil and gas companies, whose problems are largely of their own making.

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The Unitarian Universalist Association unequivocally affirms our support for the Mashpee Wampanoag People’s sovereignty and right to their ancestral territory, and condemns the government’s blatantly illegal and morally reprehensible attempt to strip the Tribe of their rights and their homelands. We urge Unitarian Universalists to act in solidarity now with the Mashpee Wampanoag people to defend their sovereignty and push back against this latest aggression on behalf of the federal government.


The Unitarian Universalist Association unequivocally affirms our support for the Mashpee Wampanoag People’s sovereignty.

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A happy #TransDayofVisibility to all. 🏳️‍⚧🏳️‍⚧🏳️‍⚧


I am profoundly grateful for all of the transgender, agender, and nonbinary Unitarian Universalists who nurture our spiritual life in this faith. May trans religious professionals, lay leaders, individuals, and their families be seen and loved and lifted up on this #TransDayofVisibility and every day.

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This article features the now viral 🤯poem "Pandemic" by Church of the Larger Fellowship minister Rev. Lynn Ungar. Thank you, Rev. Lynn for providing such thoughtful, *necessary* spiritual nourishment to so many people around the world. This is what Unitarian Universalism looks like. 👏👏👏


(RNS) — Written by two little-known poets, both poems preach slowing down, becoming more mindful, seeking out stillness and finding connection with humankind (without touching).

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Thank you Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray for your kind & consistent messaging to all of us in this time. "This pandemic is a powerful reminder of our fundamental interdependence – that we are all connected and mutually dependent on each other for our well-being. As Unitarian Universalists, we know this truth – but in response to this pandemic, it is ever more important that we live the practices of interdependence and community care. We are bound to one another - locally and globally - and each person’s health and wholeness rests in keeping the web of community strong."


This pandemic is a powerful reminder of our fundamental interdependence – that we are all connected and mutually dependent on each other for our well-being

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In this time of national crisis, the UUA is working alongside our congregations, and supporting our UU religious professionals and administrative staff, who are tirelessly leading our communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact is widespread, but some will be hit harder than others. Gifts to the UUA's COVID-19 Pandemic Response allow our UU faith community to financially support those religious professionals and communities for whom the pandemic will create the greatest need. Grants will be awarded via the Disaster Relief Fund to congregations and UU entities partnering with local organizations to provide assistance in their community to people who are at significant risk to health and livelihood because of COVID-19. Grants to meet the extraordinary financial needs of ministers, religious professionals, and congregational staff impacted by COVID-19 will be disbursed through the Living Tradition Fund.


Gifts to the COVID-19 Pandemic Response will be used to provide financial assistance to congregations and related UU entities, as well as to UU religious professionals and administrative staff impacted by this national crisis.

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"After years of commitment to defending our water and earth, we welcome this news of a significant legal win. It's humbling to see how actions we took four years ago to defend our ancestral homeland continue to inspire national conversations about how our choices ultimately affect this planet." —Mike Faith, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe


"This is what the tribe has been fighting for many months. Their fearless organizing continues to change the game."

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https://www.uua.org/leadership/libraryleadership/blog/reaching-out-safely In this time of COVID-19, many of us want to reach out and provide different kinds of support. But how to do it safely? Here is some practical advice on how we can still provide community care with the limitations on physical distance.


In this time of Coronavirus we want to help each other and be supportive. Some of this requires being able to exchange stuff. But how to do it safely?

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Creating online worship—whether it's live or recorded—involves a series of learning curves, which means nothing will be perfect and mistakes will be made. (Forgive yourself!) On Wednesday, March 25, WorshipWeb's Rev. Erika Hewitt will host a Zoom webinar with Marcia McFee at 9 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Mountain / 11 a.m. Central / Noon Eastern. The webinar is a primer on the technical aspects of online worship.


Our "Enriching Online Worship" will focus on ways to imbue our online gatherings with more authenticity, intimacy, and beauty for the anxious soul.

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Creating online worship—whether it's live or recorded—involves a series of learning curves, which means nothing will be perfect and mistakes will be made. (Forgive yourself!) On Wednesday, March 25, WorshipWeb's Rev. Erika Hewitt will host a Zoom webinar with Marcia McFee at 9 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Mountain / 11 a.m. Central / Noon Eastern. The webinar is a primer on the technical aspects of online worship.


Our "Enriching Online Worship" will focus on ways to imbue our online gatherings with more authenticity, intimacy, and beauty for the anxious soul.

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“May we continue to be deeply interconnected to one another and hold the care and safety of others in our own hearts.” Our president, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, shares a pastoral message for Unitarian Universalists experiencing the impacts of COVID-19 in our communities and congregations.



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We are grateful for this pastoral message from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray on how we can lean into our mission as Unitarian Universalists to find our way in uncertain times. "Perfection is not the goal. The goal is to care for one another, and to live compassionately and [be] mindful that we are in this together, and that we are one human community, and one UU community." #UU #1UUCommunity #COVID19


A brief message to share my thoughts and offer my blessings as we all lean into our ministries in this difficult and uncertain time. I hope you will share this with your congregations and communities in your online Sunday services.

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Are you a member of your congregation's Stewardship team? The UUA's Director of Stewardship & Development Rev. Lauren Smith has a message for you and your congregation, complete with several resources about how to continue your vital work.


Many congregational leaders have expressed anxiety about fundraising at this time. Here are resources to help you adjust your stewardship campaign.

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Creating online worship—whether it's live or recorded—involves a series of learning curves, which means nothing will be perfect and mistakes will be made. (Forgive yourself!) On Wednesday, March 25, WorshipWeb's Rev. Erika Hewitt will host a Zoom webinar with Marcia McFee at 9 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Mountain / 11 a.m. Central / Noon Eastern. The webinar is a primer on the technical aspects of online worship.


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