We offer guidance and counsel for Unitarian Universalists on what's needed to defend our democracy in this historic election season. We have been preparing to meet this moment with clarity and skill for months, years, and generations. #UUtheVote #DefendDemocracy


Let us be realistic, resilient, and ready.

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Join the UUA, UU the Vote, Side with Love, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Director of Worship Arts at First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI for a community gathering grounded in faith, love, and justice.



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Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom of First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee is helping her congregation prepare to protect democracy after the election. Learn how your congregation can, too. #UUtheVote


Faith-based efforts address two 2020 election challenges: attempts to intimidate or suppress voters, and a power grab to steal the outcome.

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“People are places, and you are a sacred place”

Sometimes it is exhausting to exist in this world. Reconnect with the goodness of your body and find the light of hope through this comic by Madeleine Jubilee Santo.


What the body is for | Poetry comics

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In a message that we can all appreciate right now, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray suggests that we try doing two things before election day next week. Watch the video to find out more and stay tuned to our channels to stay connected with UUs across the faith moment during this historic time. #UUtheVote



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In these difficult days, we turn to our faith for sustenance. Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen's reflection in UU World on why and how Unitarian Universalists are called create social change offers us so much of that. May it be of use.

"Moving Mountains One Stone at a Time": https://bit.ly/2HGi4yK.

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Take the #VoteLove pledge and find your place in the movement to build a world where all people can thrive.

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This time of year is full of changes, both in the natural world and within our own lives. The new year begins on November 1st in the Celtic tradition and the veil between us and our ancestors is lifted. #Samhain is the seasonal celebration that observes these transitions.

Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Kelly Groves Dignan invites us to celebrate Samhain with an altar-building exercise and a meditation. By grounding ourselves in the elements of nature and calling upon our heritage, we embrace this as a transformative time. With the guidance of our ancestors, let us release our burdens from this year and call in something new.


According to the ancient Northern European Celtic tradition, the new year begins on November 1st. A ceremony and celebration was held for…

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Join a #UUtheVote phone bank and help share Unitarian Universalist values with over 2 million voters by election day:
https://www.uuthevote.org/phone-banking/



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In this election and beyond, there are so many ways that Unitarian Universalists can take prophetic action on the political and social issues that matter most. Restrictions for religious nonprofits are often misunderstood, so we broke down the basics in this infographic for you to use and share in your congregations and communities.

Issue advocacy is unlimited for religious engagement and individual people of faith and conscience are free to speak out on any issue or candidate. We'll need to use all the tools we have in the coming weeks, so let's get educated on all ways we can make an impact as we prepare to take courageous action. #election2020 #UUtheVote



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In this week's message, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray locates the roots of our commitment to support our democracy in Unitarian Universalist theology and shares several resources to help UUs prepare for this historic election season.


Theological values of human dignity and interdependence aree why we know everyone needs a voice in the matters that affect their lives.

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In this week's message from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray locates the roots of our commitment to support our democracy in Unitarian Universalist theology and shares several resources to help UUs get involved in this historic election season.



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During our virtual General Assembly this year, UUs around the country joined #UUtheVote in surpassing our goal of calling 1 million voters. Now we want to reach 1 million more. Can you help us reach our goal of contacting 2 million voters before election day? Let’s harvest the power of our faith and values and connect with under-served voters to ensure their votes are counted. Learn more: https://www.uuthevote.org/phone-banking/



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There are so many ways each of us can live out our values and defend our democracy this election season. Making sure polling locations are fully staffed is one very effective way to do this. Learn more at https://www.uuthevote.org/defend-our-elections/. #UUtheVote





















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One of the cornerstones of democracy is the assurance of a free, fair, and respected election. Free, meaning all eligible voters are able to vote safely and without hindrance; fair, meaning all the votes are counted transparently; respected, meaning the results of the election are accepted. Today we are coming to understand that our democratic inheritance is only secure when all of us are willing to defend these basic principles.

Join UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and faith leaders at all levels from across the religious spectrum in this pledge to safeguard our democracy.


We will continue to pray for and expect a peaceful and orderly electoral outcome. But we must not be passive witnesses to the death of democracy, should the worst occur. Join with faith leaders in the pledge to safeguard our American democracy with every ounce of our God-given strength and spirit.

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Do you know who the Indigenous people are who live in your area and what their visions and struggles are?

For many of us, the answer is "No" because the continuation of colonial and white supremacy power structures depends on our not knowing. At General Assembly in June, Unitarian Universalists overwhelming voted to pass the Action of Immediate Witness, "Address 400 Years of White Supremacist Colonialism." Let us join in this work together.


Dear UU congregations and communities, Do you know the history of the land your congregation calls “home?” Do you know what Indigenous people...

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We are excited to announce that the 2020-2021 Unitarian Universalist #CommonRead has been selected: "Breathe: A Letter to My Sons" by Imani Perry (Beacon Press 2019).

We are in the midst of a historic national reckoning with what it means to live as a Black or Brown American and systems of institutional racism that have been operating to control, traumatize, and oppress people of color since our country’s founding. As UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray has written, “It matters that we support the uprisings whose goal is the liberation of Black people and communities who for too long have been crushed by white supremacy, militarism, and capitalism. We must find the sources within ourselves to give us courage in this moment."

In choosing "Breathe" as the 2020-2021 Common Read, our hope is that it nurtures this necessary courage.


A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time.

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As we begin the next phase in our movement-wide journey of transformation, we invite you to join with us. As UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray observes, "The need to practice new ways of being is not only urgent, but exciting and promising. And the work of this change begins within ourselves and our own congregations."

Learn more about how we are implementing the findings of the 2020 Commission on Institutional Change report, "Widening the Circle of Concern," and how your congregation can get involved.


Widening the Circle is joyful change work that’s deeply rooted in our shared UU theology.

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We condemn the continued terrorizing of humanitarian aid workers and migrants seeking care at the No More Deaths/No Más Muertes camp on Arizona's border with Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol’s systematic violations of human rights and constitutional rights are criminal.

Let us echo the words of UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray: "As a religion which affirms the inherent worth and dignity of all people, we cannot and will not rest until the rights, humanity and human dignity of all people are honored and protected.”
#humanitarianaidisneveracrime


(RNS) — The Unitarian Universalist group successfully sued the federal government over previous raids, arguing that helping migrants equated to exercising UU members’ ‘sincerely held religious beliefs.’

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At a gathering convened in 2017 by UUA co-presidents Rev. Sofia Betancourt, Rev. William Sinkford, and Dr. Leon Spencer, UU leaders of color were asked to share their insights into how the Association could continue moving forward in the midst of another racially charged moment. The Commission on Institutional Change was born out of that convening and in June 2020, they released a final report on the long-term cultural and institutional changes needed to redeem the essential promise and ideals of Unitarian Universalism.

The full report, "Widening the Circle of Concern," is a call for all Unitarian Universalists to reinvest and recommit to the work of building beloved community. Read their findings in full on our website: https://bit.ly/3jBeqnH.

Image text reads, "The power of the individual member of our community is best held with humility. We are asked to recognize that our power is shared with other individuals and with those called as partners in leadership within our communities." Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore, UUA Commission on Institutional Change


At a gathering convened in 2017 by UUA co-presidents Rev. Sofia Betancourt, Rev. William Sinkford, and Dr. Leon Spencer, UU leaders of color were asked to share their insights into how the Association could continue moving forward in the midst of another racially charged moment. The Commission on Institutional Change was born out of that convening and in June 2020, they released a final report on the long-term cultural and institutional changes needed to redeem the essential promise and ideals of Unitarian Universalism.

The full report, "Widening the Circle of Concern," is a call for all Unitarian Universalists to reinvest and recommit to the work of building beloved community. Read their findings in full on our website: https://bit.ly/3jBeqnH.

Image text reads, "The power of the individual member of our community is best held with humility. We are asked to recognize that our power is shared with other individuals and with those called as partners in leadership within our communities." Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore, UUA Commission on Institutional Change

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We are many things, as our dear friend and fellow Unitarian Universalist Elandria Williams reminds us. But first and foremost, we are community. #ElandriaTaughtUs


No matter what issues I have with other Unitarian Universalists regarding our visions of God/Spirit, justice, race, and age—at the root of everything is community, love, and faith.

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On behalf of the entire Association, we share our heartbreak for the profound loss of our recent past Co-Moderator Elandria Williams, a dear friend to so many and incomparable leader of our faith, who died unexpectedly on September 23, 2020.

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church is hosting a “Wake for Elandria: A Time of Remembrance and Celebration” on Thursday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Learn more about attending the online wake and read many beautiful tributes to E's life and work in the full message online.


Elandria Williams was a dear friend and incomparable leader of our faith.

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What and how have you grown this summer --- personally, in connection to your community, and in connection to movement uprisings for justice?

Unitarian Universalists are invited to mark the seasonal transition by reflecting on this question in the Harvest moonlight, and setting intentions to Harvest the Power of community this Fall through a sprint of collective action and faith formation weaving together all Unitarian Universalist justice ministries. Learn more at uua.org/harvestthepower.



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To believe in democracy is to believe in the inherent dignity of every human being. The lies we have been told to suggest that some groups of people are more worthy of the rights of citizenship than others undermine the moral basis of our common life.


In a guest column, the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association says that Gov. Ron DeSantis' "law and order" stance and refusal to clear activist Desmond Meade puts him on the wrong side of history.

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At least eight families in the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ashland, Oregon, have lost their homes to wildfires that continue to rage in Oregon and other western states. The UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund is collecting donations to assist UU communities, and the Ashland congregation has already received a grant from the Fund.

Your donations will continue to support our UU siblings, their families and communities during this painful time: https://giving.uua.org/disaster-relief. Thank you for all the ways you are holding one other in love and care right now.


UUA Disaster Relief Fund is already providing aid.

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UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray calls us to speak out, to take risks, to leverage our resources to support the values we hold dear. This election is our chance to bring our bold values forward, to protect human rights, upend inequity and racial injustice, and make real gains for the health of our planet.

This homily is part of a series of videos that make up the #UUtheVote national worship service. Learn how to access the series for sharing in your community: https://uuthevote.org/vote-love-defeat-hate-long-haul-worship-service-registration.



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Our UUA President, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, locates us in this moment at a precipice, where our actions in the coming weeks will significantly affect our chances to bring our bold values forward, protect human rights, and upend inequity and racial injustice.

Let's move forward together toward election day, grounded in our deep faith. Host a national #UUtheVote worship service in your community.


Dear ones, we are at a precipice.

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The stakes have never been higher for our democracy.
Take the UU the Vote pledge: https://bit.ly/votelovepledge
#UUtheVote #BlackLivesMatter #Vote2020 #VoteLove #DefeatHate



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Yesterday, a grand jury in Louisville announced that there would be no murder charges against the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor. This news is both heartbreaking, and heartbreakingly unsurprising. The UUA affirms our solidarity with all of our Black siblings and kin, with communities across the globe who are rising up, and with the organizers and protesters in Kentucky who are responding right now. #BlackLivesMatter #SayHerName

https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/unequivocal-solidarity-blm


UUs recommit to act alongside those working to bring about a world in which Black lives, bodies, and communities are treated with reverence and respect.

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All of us at the UUA – and across our Association – are grieving the loss of our former co-Moderator, Elandria Williams. A leader for decades throughout our Association, beginning with E’s days as a youth leader, Elandria moved incredible change in our Association and in our world. E also held this faith and all our people in deep and fierce love.

We know that innumerable people, communities and organizations across the world are grieving and honoring Elandria’s life, leadership, activism – and E's love that knew no bounds. We are honored to be in that fine company. We especially lift up in our prayers and in deep care, Elandria’s parents, Elnora and Erven Williams, and brother Frederick. May love holds us all as we lose an incomparable, indomitable leader and dear friend from among us.

We will share more information as it becomes available. Below is information from Elandria’s congregation, the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, for sending cards to the family.

https://www.facebook.com/tvuuc/posts/10158631183226000


It is with great sadness that the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church announces the untimely and unexpected death of our favorite daughter, Elandria Williams, a child of our church who became a dynamic denominational leader, most recently as co-moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Please surround E's parents Erven and Elnora Williams and brother Frederick with love. Those of us who taught E in Sunday School, nurtured E in youth group, empowered E as a young adult, watched E blossom as a grassroots community organizer and served with E in congregational and denominational leadership positions continue to be blessed by E's courage, E's convictions and E's gigantic heart that filled our world with love.

You are welcome to send cards to:
Elnora and Erven Williams
7537 Berkshire Blvd
Powell, TN 37849
elnorawms2145@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Rev. Chris Buice
Senior Minister
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church

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The stakes have never been higher for our democracy.

Learn more: https://www.uuthevote.org/

#UUtheVote #BlackLivesMatter #Vote2020 #VoteLove #DefeatHate


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On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, let's shine a light on all of the courageous and committed activists who are fighting for their rights and for a better future for us all.

Fees and fines constitute a #PollTax. Florida should let the people #VOTE!


Florida passed an initiative to restore voting eligibility to felons who had served their sentences, but more than a year later, the bill’s implementation has been fraught with legal battles, politics and confusion.

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Seeking justice as a religious community allows us to make meaning - to deepen our faith and grow in our search for truth - even while taking action to counter hate. Follen Church Society-Unitarian Universalist's worship service from Sunday is a beautiful example just how we can do that.

How has worship in your congregation or community helped you deepen your own call to work for justice?


Follen Church's online Worship from 9.20.2020

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On Sunday, a group of right-wing protestors targeted Follen Church - Unitarian Universalist in Lexington, MA for a demonstration because of the congregation's Unitarian Universalist values. UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray was able to join the congregation's worshipful witness counter-protest, as did many others.

Our voices and our values are being heard. Much gratitude to all who continue to show up for love in these unprecedented times.






Grateful to be with the Follen Community Church in Lexington, MA this Sunday gathering in love and power in the face of being targeted for protest by a hate group. Together we are singing, praying, worshiping and declaring #BlackLivesMatter. The power of love is palpable and active in this space. And reminds us again that love is the force that drives out fear and hate.

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Exciting news! Black Lives of UU is now accepting applications to establish BLUU Havens, spaces for Black UUs and UU-adjacent folx who want to be more connected to one another and to Black ancestry, Black love, Black thought, Black artistry, and Black faith.


Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) is pleased and proud to announce that the application to establish BLUU Havens is open! We envision BLUU Havens as small groups created by and for Black UUs and UU-adjacent folx to connect socially and to engage in organizing efforts locally. BLUU Havens...

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We say it's time to defund the police because policing has been racist since it's creation.

"Enslavement, where the enslaver is both the maker and enforcer of law, was the first experience of policing for Black people. But through the invention of slave patrols, militias charged with enforcing the law against the enslaved, the policing powers were expanded."

https://bit.ly/2YPiada


What we talk about when we talk about addressing the savage roots of policing: justice and safety for everyone.

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Change must begin within each of us if we are ever to achieve change in the wider world. How has your congregation responded to this statement released in June? How are you confronting anti-Blackness in yourself, in your congregation, and in your community?

#BlackLivesMatter


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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All prisoners are political prisoners. We can make a beginning in the work of #abolition by calling for the release of those with minimal time remaining and those at high risk of COVID-19, and improving conditions for those left behind. https://www.uua.org/loveresists/blog/all-prisoners-are-political-prisoners


The last time Rattler called from Sandstone prison, I had just returned from the first action here in Fargo to commemorate the brutal murders...

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UU youth from around the US, working with the UUA's Lifespan Faith Engagement Office, have come together to form a national youth community building and support network. They want to hear from as many UU youth as possible so they can build the best network possible. You can help them by sharing this video with youth in your congregations and communities. A direct link to the survey is here: https://bit.ly/3m1mzna. Thank you!


Community Input Survey: https://uua.wufoo.com/forms/uuntitled-building-a-mighty-youth-network UUntitled is a national network created for Unitarian Universal...

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The newest episode of Fortification features co-hosts Cara Page and Caitlin Breedlove in conversation with organizers Shira Hassan, Mia Mingus and Sonali Sadequee. If you've checked out the episode, share your thoughts in the comments. https://auburnseminary.org/fortification/ ------ Image description Healing Justice and Transformative Justice are connected in how they push back against an entire cultural and social understanding of pace as something that is unsustainable and exploitative and instead becomes relational. Sonali Sadequee on on “Abolition in Covid-Times: Weaving Strategies for Healing & Transformative Justice” A small Fortification logo, which is a plant leaf overlaid with the word Fortification. Link to auburnseminary.org/fortification.



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Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray calls us to remain mindful of our deep connections at the start of the congregational year. We are connected through our traditions of love and justice and in our shared faith as Unitarian Universalists. https://bit.ly/330Y4xY


The practice of gathering, no matter the distance, reminds us of our enduring connections.

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In the newest episode of Fortification, the conversation centers finding healing justice and transformative justice in these times. Find out more here: auburnseminary.org/fortification. ------ Image Description: Text says: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, people in the sex trade, people in the street economy, we’ve never been able to count on police. We’ve never been able to count on hospitals or social workers. I feel like if we want solutions to how to solve problems we need to like what Ejeris Dixon once said to me, “talk to our grandparents.” And for those of us who don’t have access to our family lines, we need to talk to each other and other people in the sex trade and street economy who been figuring out how to get around wound care and how to respond to gunshot wounds. We are living through one of the greatest encyclopedias of healing resources we’ve ever had and we have an indexing problem. We have to figure out how to sort and sift through all of these resources and then find each other. The solutions are abundant.” Shira Hassan on “Abolition in Covid-Times: Weaving Strategies for Healing & Transformative Justice” A small Fortification logo, which is a plant leaf overlaid with the word Fortification. Link to auburnseminary.org/fortification.



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At ingathering this year, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray invites Unitarian Universalists to take time to pause, breathe and feel the ways that we are fundamentally linked to each other, even across virtual space. Find additional content and resources to use in your own ingathering celebrations and services here: https://bit.ly/332h0Mw.



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At the beginning of this new congregational year when programming resumes online, at a distance, and in new ways yet imagined, may we remember that it's the people that make a church. [The graphic is an image of people in shadow holding hands, with the following words positioned above them: "A church is people. It is not a body of belief, a set of principles, or an impressive structure of stone, wood, and glass." The Rev. Janet H. Bowering]



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"Black lives matter. Black bodies matter. Black mental health matters. This latest string of rampant and wanton brutality against Black people flies in the face of these indisputable truths." "Here’s a list of resources that may help if you’re looking for mental health support that validates and celebrates your Blackness." https://bit.ly/351UxCb


Because we need and deserve support.

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What can abolition, survival and transformation look like in these Covid-Times? A new episode of Fortification podcast asks this question. Check it out here: https://auburnseminary.org/fortification/ --------------- Image Description “Healing Justice and Transformative Justice are two sides of the same coin; they show us what’s possible when we don’t charge our care and wellness to the state and when we build our own capacity to respond to and transform harm.” Mia Mingus on “Abolition in Covid-Times: Weaving Strategies for Healing Justice & Transformative Justice A small Fortification logo, which is a plant leaf overlaid with the word Fortification. Fortification logo Link to https://auburnseminary.org/fortification/



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The most vulnerable populations recover last in a disaster. Disaster relief grants to our UU congregations and organizations not only help Unitarian Universalists, they can also support on-the-ground relief efforts through partnerships that meet the needs of under-served communities. The UUA is ready to aid congregations and help their communities recover in the aftermath of disasters, but we need your donations to ensure this important ministry is robust and ready. Donate to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund here: https://bit.ly/3l4x7RW



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"And to everyone, I send my deep care to you and your loved ones and families. Thank you for the ways you bring so much care and commitment to your congregations, communities, and to this faith we share—Unitarian Universalism. I love you. I am with you. I am praying with and for you always." -Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray https://bit.ly/31BLzcH


As religious leaders guiding congregations, I want you to know how much your work matters.

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Hundreds of thousands of acres are burning right now in the California wildfires. We pray for and send love to people enduring intense smoke, evacuating their homes, and finding shelter amid the COVID-19 pandemic. UUA Disaster Relief Fund grants make a difference when disaster strikes. One way you can help is to make sure the UUA Disaster Relief Fund is replenished and ready when we are called to send money to communities impacted by this and other natural disasters. Donate to the UUA Disaster Relief Fund here: https://bit.ly/3l4x7RW



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Their property impacted by uprisings in response to the attack on Jacob Blake by local police, Bradford Community Church U U releases this prophetic statement of love and commitment, for which we are proud and truly grateful to share. With pain in our hearts and an unshakable belief in the truth and power of love, we echo Rev. Erik David Carlson 's affirmation on behalf of the congregation: We would rather lose 100 buildings than one more life to police violence. #blacklivesmatter #JacobBlake

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CW: Police brutality . . . . . . Black lives > Property Black Liberation> Buildings Jacob Blake's life matters. Black Lives Matter. Please consider these words from our congregation in Kenosha, Wisconsin in response to the uprising there: "While we are relieved that our church home mostly survived the inferno in the lot next door, we affirm that we would rather lose 100 buildings than one more life to police violence." -Rev. Erik David Carlson On Behalf of Bradford Community Church U U in Kenosha

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Rev. Michael Crumpler, our Director for LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs, was featured on Graying Rainbows: Coming Out LGBT+ Later in Life. He shares the story about how he was able to realize his dream of being a Christian minister after coming out as LGBTQ+. Check out this conversation where Rev. Crumpler also discusses the unique challenges he faced as a Black, gay man.


This month's episode of Graying Rainbows features Reverend Michael Crumpler who is the Director for LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). He shares the story of how he was able to realize his dream of being a Christian minister AFTER coming out as LGBT+.....

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Why are U.S. police more deadly, and what can we learn from other countries?


Police forces in the U.S. are notoriously more violent and deadly than police in other Western democracies. Over the last seven years, U.S. police have killed at least 1,000 people every year. This is...

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The Rev. O. Eugene Pickett, who as president led the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1979 to 1985 as our faith resumed growing after more than a decade of decline, died July 18 at his home on Cape Cod. He was 94 years old. Former UU World editor, Tom Stites, shared this touching tribute to Rev. Pickett . https://bit.ly/3gfWmx8


President of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1979 to 1985, Pickett oversaw a period of growth and financial stability.

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This is a watershed year for our faith, for this country and for our world. Who we are or decide to become in this moment will define us for decades to come. What we do will determine if we’re combatting a fully fledged white supremacist and authoritarianism or if we building movements and resilient communities to hold our representatives accountable by applying pressure, sharing resources, and taking to the streets to continue to bend the moral arc of the universe towards justice and liberation. Collectively we say “Enough Is Enough!” As Unitarian Universalists the mandate is clear--if we Side With Love, we center the oppressed, we show up in the face injustice, and we build community in service of creating a world in which we are all free! In 2020, when we #VoteLove, we are committing ourselves to a radical and expansive love that confronts and dismantles systems and behaviors of domination and oppression, while building thriving, inclusive and democratic communities. When we #DefeatHate, we reject, confront, and divest from systems and institutions that seek to diminish the lives, dignity, and agency of all people. This is how we UU the Vote-- today, in November, and for years to come. Take the #VoteLove Pledge, today! Join our community of folks taking action to mobilize voters in 2020 and committing to hold ourselves accountable to the radical and loving politics of our beloved Unitarian Universalist faith! Take the pledge today: https://bit.ly/31g5e1F



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Last week, a rare derecho swept through Iowa with 100+ mph winds. Many people lost homes or cars to falling trees. Thousands have been without electricity for days, their groceries spoiling in the hot weather. Gifts from donors like you have made the UUA Disaster Relief Fund available for this and other natural disasters. Now, we must raise more money to continue making grants for things like food, water, and emergency supplies. You can donate to the Disaster Relief Fund here: https://giving.uua.org/disaster-relief



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Borderlands UU has been in partnership with local organizations to help provide basic humanitarian aid for people migrating across the southern border of Arizona. In this blog, Rev. Matthew Funke Crary speaks to their efforts to build deep relationships with these organizations in one of the most deadly border crossing regions in the country. https://bit.ly/3g05XrO


Rev. Matthew Funke Crary speaks to their efforts in building deep relationships with organizations in one of the most deadly border crossing regions in the country.

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A bail and legal defense fund created and run by Unitarian Universalists grew tenfold as donations flowed in during this summer’s protests against police violence and in support of Black lives. Rev. Nathan Hollister explains why it was so important for the fund to shift away from majority white leadership to the leadership of Black organizers. https://bit.ly/2Ycp63B


Rev. Nathan Hollister speaks to how a project he had been a part of for years achieved success like he had never imagined — and how the leadership then stepped aside for Black organizers to run the fund.

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UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a message of love and support, and reminds us why going "back to normal" is not an option. https://bit.ly/3kJiaVb


We cannot “go back to normal.”

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So many progressive faith leaders are mobilizing and organizing for electoral justice, equity and a more compassionate world. What an honor to have #UUtheVote organizers Nicole Pressley & Rev Ashely Horan included in this stellar list of leaders to watch! https://ampr.gs/2PNV5Ti


Each of these leaders is working to ensure that their faith communities participate in U.S. democracy.

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This is the mandate of our faith. From our history of anti-slavery abolition to our actions to abolish ICE to the passage at our 2020 General Assembly in June of two Actions of Immediate Witness that explicitly urge UUs to join the movement to defund the police, the call to us is clear: to side with the oppressed, to oppose forces of oppression, to cut through the false narrative of ‘good’ protestors and ‘bad’ protestors and stop the criminalization of resistance.


As the movement to Defend Black Lives, Defund Police, and invest in and transform our communities gains momentum, violent repressive responses from the state are also on the rise. And, as always,...

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All are welcome to join a service of remembrance for former UUA president, Rev. O. Eugene Pickett with advance registration at: https://bit.ly/30vVsI0. The service will be held today, Wednesday, August 5 at 4pm EDT/3pm CDT/1pm PDT. Advance registration is requested so the family can know who participated. They also ask that you join 10 minutes early in case their are any technical issues. Rev. Pickett shared many gifts with the UUA and the larger faith movement during his life. He will be deeply missed.


I am honored to be part of a virtual service of remembrance for the Rev. O. Eugene Pickett, who served as UUA president from 1979–1985. The service is TODAY, Wednesday, August 5, at 4 PM EDT. The family welcomes you to join, but asks that you please register in advance at this link so they can know who attended: https://bit.ly/3kc1PIt. Plan to join at least 10 minutes early in case there are technical issues to work out. May our collective presence reflect our love and care in this time of grief and remembrance.

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"Border Patrol agents on Friday night raided a humanitarian aid station run by immigrant rights advocacy group No More Deaths, detaining 30 people in what activists described as a "massive show of force" aimed at intimidating the group." Since 2008, No More Deaths/No Más Muertes has been an official ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church-Tucson.


"As always when humanitarian aid in the borderlands is targeted, those who seek care are the ones that face the brunt of these violent escalations."

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TW: Sexual assault during slavery. . . . . . . This is such a powerful essay. All of the Confederate statutes and monuments must come down. "If there are those who want to remember the legacy of the Confederacy, if they want monuments, well, then, my body is a monument. My skin is a monument." https://nyti.ms/31juKTT


The black people I come from were owned and raped by the white people I come from. Who dares to tell me to celebrate them?

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"Black women are not only ignored in social justice movements. The sacrifice of black women’s bodies and lives is so normalized that it does not move the masses. The reality is that as black women work tirelessly to spearhead grassroots efforts against institutional injustices, their fight is just not considered as important as when white mothers show up. The Wall of Moms is a prime example."


By focusing on these white women, publications are erasing an already invisible group

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UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray calls us all to make time for rest and focus on what is sustainable because we deserve time to care for ourselves and because shepherding religious communities and working for racial justice are long haul endeavors. https://bit.ly/3fVC7pd


Take time for yourself, dear leaders, and support those around you in taking the time they need.

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Have you ever heard of movement chaplaincy? Chaplains are an important part of movement work, and they are providing spiritual care as activists organize in these times.


(RNS) — Movement chaplains are providing spiritual and emotional care to activists before, during and after a protest or demonstration.

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🎼"Gonna keep on moving forward. Never turning back. Never turning back."


We were honored to create this shelter-in-place video of "Keep on Moving Forward", with fabulous performer, Melanie DeMore, and percussionista extraordinaire, Robin Burdulis, for the final service at this year's Unitarian Universalist Association's 2020 General Assembly!

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Sending love to First Unitarian Portland as they defend the rights of protesters.









First Unitarian Portland Joins Lawsuit to Cease Federal Presence On Our Streets. (July 21, 2020) • First UPDX Signs on as Plaintiff: First UPDX has signed on as a plaintiff to a lawsuit filed this morning in Federal Court alleging that the presence of militarized federal law enforcement personnel in Portland chills our ability to exercise our right and spiritual call to protest. The case claims that federal agents have been deployed in violation of the 10th Amendment to the Constitution that defines the separation of powers. • The Western States Center: Lead Plaintiff: The lead plaintiff in the suit is the Western States Center, one of our community justice partners that works to strengthen the organizing capacity of often marginalized communities and to promote inclusive democracy in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States. • Why First UPDX is Joining the Suit: The church joins as a plaintiff because we believe that the unconstitutional overreach of federal agents into general policing, specifically the abduction and detention of protesters, creates heightened fear and greater barriers to exercising our right and faithful call to protest. These are times where there is much to trouble the spirit. This lawsuit is an important way for us as a faith community to bear witness and live out our faith principles. • As Unitarian Universalists, our principles uphold the right of conscience & democratic process & we strive for world community with peace, liberty & justice for all.

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Gregory as the UUA's new Communications Director, starting August 3. Please join us as we welcome Lisa on UUA staff and in the larger faith community. https://bit.ly/30vntyk


Lisa comes to this role with deep communications experience, fueled by a passion for education and social justice.

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We are celebrating the memory and life of former UUA president, Rev. O. Eugene (Gene) Pickett. Rev. Pickett was the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1979 to 1985. Rev. Pickett died peacefully on Saturday, July 18. In addition to serving as UUA President, Pickett served as minister to congregations in Florida, Virginia, Georgia, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. He was named minister emeritus by the UUCA - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. The Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA president, remembers Rev. Pickett as being especially kind to her as she was transitioning into her role as the UUA’s president. “I am grateful for the collegiality and kindness that Gene showed me when I first began my term as UUA President,” said Rev. Frederick-Gray. “I will always remember the lovely afternoon we spent at his home and the insights he shared with me, as well as his thoughtful letters and his own reflections on his life and ministry.” Gene was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Helen, who passed away in October 2017. We send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the Pickett family. UU World will publish a tribute to Rev. Pickett in the coming weeks.



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"A petition calling for the removal of the name of Robert A. Millikan from buildings, programs and open spaces on the Pasadena campus has gathered 862 signatures since June 28, according to its originator, Michael Chwe, who received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Caltech in 1985 and is now a professor of political science at UCLA. The signatories include 51 faculty members and 448 alumni. "The organizers aim to force Caltech to recognize Millikan’s role in promoting the openly racist doctrine of eugenics and policies of forced sterilization and segregation in schools and housing." A Unitarian Universalist church that Millikan co-founded removed his name from a room in its building last year. https://lat.ms/3eEXVDO


Caltech's revered Robert Millikan favored forced sterilization. Can the university come to grips with its past?

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"If your religious professionals are people who live with marginalized identities, they are bearing significantly more weight in dealing with the incredible complexity of navigating their relationship with the work and your congregation. They are also dealing with the inequitable distribution of services and medical care during this time of Coronavirus as well as the onslaught and doubling down of pervasive systems of oppression in the US and Canada."- CB Beal Here's what your religious professionals need from you right now. https://bit.ly/3fzsJY5


If there was ever a time that you needed to trust that your religious leaders were making the best choices they could make, that time is now.

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STRIKE ON JULY 20! Climate justice is social justice, which is why the youth climate movement will be striking hand-in-hand with the #StrikeForBlackLives on July 20. Fast-food, nursing home, rideshare, farm, airport workers, and more will join youth climate, social, and racial justice activists to demand corporations and government officials take action to confront white supremacy, the public health emergency, a broken economy, and global climate crisis. Join us: j20strikeforblacklives.org


On July 20th, workers are going on strike for Black lives. Demand justice with us.

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Let us continue to get into "good trouble" in their honor. May Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian rest in power.


Two towering figures of the American civil rights movement died Friday, a major loss for a nation still grappling with protests and demands for racial equality decades later.

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We are disappointed with the Supreme Court’s ruling that will make it more difficult for some voters to participate in the Florida primary. Legal fees should not be a barrier for people to vote, and that's why this ruling clearly reinforces voter suppression efforts. We will continue to amplify the calls of frontline organizers in Florida, like our friends at New Florida Majority, who are speaking out and organizing against voter suppression. We will also continue to confront voter suppression through the work of our UU the Vote initiative.


The justices refused to halt Florida’s poll tax on ex-felons—and didn’t bother explaining why.

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Funding opportunity from #UUtheVote! Check out their guide to learn how your congregation can secure a $500 grant to help get out the vote. https://bit.ly/392U6Hv


Get Out The Vote $500 Grants: What Are They, and How Your Congregation Can Get One.

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What an amazing experience of democracy at work in our faith community! Nearly 5,000 UUs came together virtually at GA last month to reckon with our colonial past, commit to anti-racism, and uphold human rights. Get all the highlights from UU World: https://bit.ly/2OnHC3P (Image description: A picture of Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA President speaking at a podium. Text on the image quoting Rev. Frederick-Gray says: "This moment calls us to be prophetic and to imagine a world without policing.")



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UU the Vote is bringing Unitarian Universalist values into the public square in Georgia! Join a phonebank with our partners Showing Up for Racial Justice to build connections with anti-racist voters in Georgia. Thursday, July 16 6pm - 8pm ET. https://bit.ly/2BWLCFX

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Unitarian Universalists are called by our 5th Principle to support democracy and UU the Vote is offering a summer organizing school to help us in this work. Tune in July 15 at 7pm EST to learn more. https://bit.ly/2ABNfbe



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In case you missed this great news: The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has temporarily shut down the Dakota Access pipeline. “Today is a historic day for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the many people who have supported us in the fight against the pipeline,” Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Mike Faith said in a written statement.


(RNS) — Oil must stop flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline by Aug. 5, according to a decision Monday (July 6) by Judge James E. Boasberg.

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We are grateful to witness the transformative power of Unitarian Universalist communities during the pandemic. We are coming together like never before, creating new ways of being and taking care of one another. We're so grateful to those who shared their stories with us about how they were supported by the UUA in this moment.



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"Although my 90th birthday celebrations were foiled by COVID-19, they were transformed by the uprisings. We must create a world beyond police and a world beyond prisons, where Black people, too, might hope to see their 90th birthdays." We can help this activist get her 90th birthday wish by working to defund the police.

"I affixed my Black Lives Matter sign to my walker, put on my PPE and wheeled out into the streets ... The police brutalize and kill too many Black peopl...

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"Drawing from the seven Principles of the broader Unitarian Universalist movement, as well as the ideology of the Black Lives Matter movement, Black Lives of UU developed its own seven principles, including “All Black Lives Matter,” “Love and Self-Love is Practiced in Every Element of All We Do,” and “Spiritual Growth is Directly Tied to Our Ability to Embrace Our Whole Selves.” Grateful for the work of BLUU, centering Black spiritual and emotional wholeness in everything they do.


In July 2015, a group of Black Unitarian Universalists met at the Movement for Black Lives Convening in Cleveland, Ohio and formed a new organization: The Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism Organizing Collective (Black Lives UU or BLUU). While this group, which included Leslie Mac and Lena Gardne

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"As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, UU youth and emerging adults are figuring out their paths through unprecedented uncertainties."


As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, young UUs are figuring out their paths through unprecedented uncertainties.

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The General Assembly Virtual choir performed "Tomorrow" when so many of us needed the promise of better days. Thanks to Kate Miner and Justin Miner for the inspiration. -------- Note: The following words repeat throughout the video. "I am already under. Let the wave wash over me. There will be better days."



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"...Black and LGBTQ+ history is bigger than just a month; it is something to be honored every single day. #NoPrideWithoutLiberation 💖💫" Thanks for this message from The Marsha P. Johnson Institute. As Pride Month comes to an end, let us remember there is no Pride without liberation and there is no Pride without protest.


For so long, Marsha’s legacy has only been heralded by the LGBTQ community. Today’s Google Doodle will not only help teach many around the world about Marsha P. Johnson, it will teach them about the work of a movement that has been historically ignored and often purposely left out of history books. Today’s Doodle of Marsha reminds people that Black and LGBTQ+ history is bigger than just a month; it is something to be honored every single day. #NoPrideWithoutLiberation 💖💫

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We are disappointed with the Supreme Court’s ruling today which further blurs the lines of the separation of church and state and undermines the purpose of the Establishment Clause. The Court must uphold individual religious freedom without privileging religious institutions or religious education, and it failed to do so today. From the New York Times: “The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states must allow religious schools to participate in programs that provide scholarships to students attending private schools. "The decision, a victory for conservatives, was the latest in a series of Supreme Court rulings that the free exercise of religion bars the government from treating religious groups differently from secular ones. It opens the door to more public funding of religious education."


Religious schools should have the same access to scholarships and funds as other private schools, the justices ruled, in a victory for conservatives.

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The UUA General Assembly Virtual choir performed "We Are" by Dr. Ysaÿe Barnwell. Dr. Barnwell also led this rendition that was featured as part of Sunday's General Assembly worship service. Watch the full service here: https://tinyurl.com/y78yffyh.



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During the first all-virtual General Assembly, delegates of the Unitarian Universalist Association voted for its member congregations to actively name and repair the harm caused by 400 years of colonization in the United States. The vote passed with 94% voting yes.


Delegates of the UUA voted for its member congregations to actively name and repair the harm caused by 400 years of colonization in the United States.

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In 1987, we passed a General Resolution called "Right to Choose" where we reaffirmed "the right to choose contraception and abortion as a legitimate expression of our constitutional rights." In the spirit of that resolution, the UUA applauds the Supreme Court's decision today in favor of abortion access.


Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s liberal justices in the ruling.

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During the first all-virtual General Assembly, delegates of the Unitarian Universalist Association voted for its member congregations to find alternatives to policing and to pursue police abolition within Unitarian Universalist justice work. The vote passed with 82% voting yes.


Delegates of the UUA voted for its member congregations to find alternatives to policing and to pursue police abolition within UU justice work.

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Today, we are thrilled to partner with BLUU on their Havens and Harbors initiative to develop local nodes of Black communities within Unitarian Universalism. These groups will be woven into our system from the beginning. Harbors will receive covenanting community status within the UUA, and our staff will help support the congregations that host Harbors and Havens. Our partnership in growing Havens and Harbors, and the partnership of UU host congregations, is both an act of reparation and a commitment to a shared future. Learn more about BLUU Harbors and Havens from Black Lives of UU's BLUU Havens and Harbors Launch: https://bit.ly/3dFJXB8.


We are thrilled to partner with BLUU on their Havens and Harbors initiative to develop local nodes of Black communities within Unitarian Universalism.

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Please read these words from our president, and join us as we keep Althea Bernstein, a fellow Unitarian Universalist, in our hearts and prayers. If you feel called to support Althea, she has asked for donations to the following places: Paws and Reflect Farm: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Paws-and-Reflect Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: https://www.bgcdc.org/


My prayers are with Althea Bernstein, a talented and caring Unitarian Universalist young adult, who is healing from 2nd and 3rd degree burns she suffered after being attacked yesterday in Madison, WI. The attackers yelled a racial slur at her as they sprayed her with lighter fluid and a lighter was thrown into her car. Please hold Althea and her family in your hearts and prayers and join me as you are able to show your support by donating to a cause that means so much to Althea. Paws and Reflect Farm: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Paws-and-Reflect Boys & Girls Club of Dane County: https://www.bgcdc.org/

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GA 2020 #321



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We've partnered with Reclaim Our Vote so you can play a key role in supporting voters, helping them to know their options, get to the polls, and participate in democracy. To reach our goal of 100,000 phone calls, we need 800 UUs to commit to two hours of phone banking. Will you join us? https://bit.ly/3dBq6TI



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Unitarian Universalists have the power to create meaningful change this electoral cycle. We can support organizers doing transformative work if we choose to realize our own power. In partnership with Reclaim Our Vote, we have a goal to make 100,000 phone calls to voters to give them the information they need to overcome barriers some Texas politicians and policies are placing in their way. With your help, we will complete 3 million calls nationally by Election Day! Help us reach that goal with a gift to UU the Vote today. Donate at https://bit.ly/uua-votelove



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