Alice Kurima Newberry
In the face of ongoing existential threats, how will you respond?
Alice Kurima Newberry
In the face of ongoing existential threats, how will you respond?
Elaine McArdle
As the climate crisis grows more serious, the moral and even spiritual value of a green burial appeals to many people.
Nazune Menka
For Indigenous Peoples around the world, climate change has long been more than an abstract, futuristic possibility.
Staff Writer
Donate to the UUA's Disaster Relief Fund today to aid affected congregations.
Staff Writer
After years without a building, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta has held the grand opening of its new campus.
Staff Writer
Our hearts are still heavy on the anniversary of September 11, 2001.
Jeff Milchen
Kansas organizers succeed through inclusive leadership and seeking dialogue with potential opponents.
Staff Writer
An Ingathering greeting from UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray.
Jeff Milchen
The January 6 Committee is doing its job admirably. Now we must make sure its work results in action.
Elaine McArdle
Former UUA President William G. Sinkford recognized for decades of distinguished service to the faith.
Arthur Hirsch
Attendees discussed the future of the UUA's Principles, Purposes, and Sources.
Elaine McArdle
Former UUA President William G. Sinkford recognized for decades of distinguished service to the faith.
Jeff Milchen
The case of Jayland Walker reminds us that, despite modest reforms at some departments, killings by police remain pervasive.
Jeff Milchen
To save reproductive choice and preserve previous civil rights advances, itβs essential to recognize the need for structural change.
Susan Frederick-Gray
Boston, Mass. (June 24, 2022)Β β The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its decision in theΒ Dobbs v. Jacksonβs Women Health OrganizationΒ case, which overturnsΒ Roe v. Wade, upending nearly 50 years of access to abortion. Below is a statement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), regarding this decision:
This decision manifests the worst fears of those of us who have been working for decades to protect and affirm reproductive rights.
Elizabeth J. Andrew
Words come alive when we claim what is sacred.
Mathew P. Taylor
Guided by faith that this too will pass / We can survive this because our ancestors survived
Arthur Hirsch
Article II Study Commission undertaking a βdeep examinationβ of the UUAβs Principles and Purposes.
Kimberly Quinn JohnsonΒ
I call it Black Joy, but I want to offer itβto the extent that it is mine to offerβto this faith.
Elaine McArdle
The UUA's 2022 gathering will offer onsite and online attendees a more equitable experience than ever.
Karen Hutt
,Lauren Wyeth
,Jen Crow
We can build on our traditions to keep pushing our boundaries.
Staff Writer
Discussion guides and resources are available forDefund Fear.
May 25, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The UUA lifts up the life of George Floyd and honors his loved ones and his community, all of whom will have a painful and indelible memory in their hearts forever. We recognize that searing injustices and death as a result of police use of force and systemic racism continue within a militarized law enforcement that has changed little. As we resolved in 2020, the UUA is committed to making our congregations and communities authentically multicultural, multiracial, anti-oppressive spaces that dismantle anti-Blackness. We pledge to continue that important antiracist work, today and for the long haul. We remain committed to building a world in which love and justice thrive. The photo was originally published as aΒ Moment of Reflection in our Spring 2021 edition.
Sue E. Houchins
Elaine McArdle
The UUA wants the multiplatform General Assembly to be an equitable experience for all, including the voting process. The board approved the final agenda on May 25.
Susan Frederick-Gray
Living into Beloved Community is spiritual work.
Molly Peacock
The best thing about a hand-made pattern is the flaw.
Janice Marie Johnson
,James Ishmael Ford
,Abhi Prakash Janamanchi
,Amanda Poppei
Nuanced, surprising, and beautiful, Unitarian Universalism joins together myriad sources and experiences.
In a statement, UUA President Susan Frederick Gray promises we "will continue to fight for abortion access."
Heather Beasley Doyle
Important for people to βfeel a sense of agency, empowerment, and choice.β
Elaine McArdle
Unitarian Universalist programs seek not only social justice in the wider society, but cultural transformation within.
Sonja L. Cohen
The annual meeting will be multiplatform and now features a business-only attendee option.
Article II Study Commission Charge
Join us in this important work to shape the future of our faith.
Elaine McArdle
On our theologyβs leading edgeΒ (+video)
Elaine McArdle
Bylaws as a whole, Article II, and governance top the list of priorities.
The rights of the transgender community and trans children are under attack, with a record number of anti-trans bills proposed in state legislatures across the country. Watch the testimony of the mother of a trans child fighting for the rights of trans families.
Jeff Milchen
As threats to democracy grow, weβre determined to make 2022 the year love and justice regain the upper hand.
Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Initiative Will Focus on Strengthening Democracy, Organizing for Justice and Accountability
Elaine McArdle
Associationβs next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023
In response to the outpouring of concern, the UUA shares the most up-to-date information on how UUs in this country and around the world are responding and amplify the ways that we can all help.
Resources and compassion are needed to expand our care not just to those in Ukraine but in other parts of the world.
Now more than ever it is important for UUs to live their values by supporting the trans community.
Jim Smith
Florida'sΒ Agricultural Department routinely grants burning permits when the wind blows toward the poor but does not allow burning when the wind blows toward the affluent communities.
We often miss how far weβve progressed unless we stop to look back and count our blessings.
Dayton gathering callsΒ for Biden Administration to shut down detention centers, end deportations, and release all people in immigration detention.
Bruce Knotts
If Russia abstainedβas Article 27 of the UN Charter requiresβthe resolution would have passed.
Implementing unsafe standards in communities is harmful to trans and non-binary youth and encourages prejudice and violence.
Bruce Knotts
Russiaβs invasion of Ukraine reminds us that peace, justice, and human rights are linked and interdependent.
Jeff Milchen
An effective tool exists to minimize the chance of illegitimate votesβthose who fail to embrace it show professed concerns about voter fraud are false.
Bruce Knotts
Human rights defendersβespecially women and LGBTQ+ peopleβcan suffer harsh consequences in their home countries for working with the United Nations.
Jeff Milchen
Our personal transportation choices matter, but significant emission reductions must also involve large-scale institutional change.
Susan Lawrence
Zach Norris, the author of this year's UU common read, challenges our notions of safety, promoting a culture of care.
We see a historical pattern that puts everyone in the world in danger. To obtain a safe and dignified life, we need to foster trust, mutual support, and reliance on science.
Roger Santodomingo, Bruce Knotts
An interview with Bruce Knotts, director of the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations and new UU World columnist.
Reasonable people disagree on appropriate levels of immigration, but to have substantive debate, we must refute racist scapegoating and tactics of dehumanization.Β
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting. In an interview with Marianne Schnall the master explained how meditation can help us.
While many corporations offer feel-good commercials promoting multiculturalism and equality, their political arms (like the Chamber of Commerce) and political investments perpetuate the dominance of wealth over our elections and the public interest.
Because opposition to reproductive rights is so often presented as religious, UUs have a special opportunity to present faith-based arguments for reproductive justice.
Voting rights bills being brought to a vote in the Senate.
Roger Santodomingo, Jeff Milchen
This week, we introduce Jeff Milchen: kayaker, democracy activist, and new UU World columnist.
Statement by the Unitarian Universalist Association on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol
The safety I once perceived was because I did not have the complete perspective.
VIDEO |Β Over 120 Unitarian Universalists participate in Poor Peopleβs Campaign Moral March
We need a new theology of darknessβa new way to relate to the darkness, blackness, and brownness that surrounds us.
However you celebrate, holidays and rituals are an invitation for reflection. They remind us of our past, and they also invite us to be attentive to the present moment.
People v. Fossil Fuels Demands Biden Stop New Projects
I am a college student, but more urgently, I am a young Unitarian Universalist working to save my future.
As the Delta variant complicates plans for a return to in-person worship, congregations continue to explore a variety of models for being in community.
There is great healing and sustaining power in our faith, even if the ways we gather look different than before.Β Β Β
Five central Illinois congregations collaborate, aided by a new UUA study/action guide.
Three core priorities will continue to guide our work.
Financial contributions from GA participants make significant change possible: a look at the work of three recent recipients.
Elaine McArdle, Sonja L. Cohen
UUAβs second online-only General Assembly focuses on dismantling white supremacy and systemic racism.
Filipino composer and music director at UU Community Church of Santa Monica, California, provides creative direction for UUA General Assembly 2021.
UUAβs second all-virtual General Assembly is focused on improving user experience and providing more opportunities for interaction.
One hundred years after the violent destruction of a prosperous Black neighborhood, a coalition of faith communities is building support for reparations.
Six experts in public health, racial injustice, economic inequality, extremism, and Unitarian Universalist theology talk about the deep fissures the past year has revealedβand how we can move forward.