Horizon S.
A selection of UU World Black Lives Matter stories from the past ten years.
Horizon S.
A selection of UU World Black Lives Matter stories from the past ten years.
Jeff Milchen
The 2023 Berry Street Essay urges UUs to recognize and confront an imminent threat.
Elaine McArdle
From inspiring speakers to impassioned voices, here are the highlights of this yearβs multiplatform UUA General Assembly.
Charles Coe
On July 10, Rev. Dr. SofΓa Betancourt became the tenth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. She took time to talk a bit about her background and share with UU World some thoughts about the opportunities and challenges facing the UU community.
Staff Writer
In this excerpted version of his now-classic 1852 oration, Frederick Douglass casts Fourth of July celebrations as an offense to the enslaved population of the United States, and all who yearn for true freedom.
Jeff Milchen
Unitarian Universalists must work to defend voting rights for all.
Ibram X Kendi
Fundamentally racismβits heartbeatβhas always been denial.
Staff Writer
As her time as UUA President winds down, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a message of appreciation for the work weβve done together and excitement for whatβs to come.
Jeff Milchen
Unitarian Universalists have worked consistently toward equality for all LGBTQIA+ people and, more recently,Β UUs are defending against escalating attempts to nullify civil rights advances.
Elaine McArdle
A quick guide to the speakers, events, and business of this yearβs Unitarian Universalist Association annual meeting.
Jeff Milchen
The Unitarian Universalist Association and UU World are following several U.S. Supreme Court cases that address core UU principles and affect the rights of oppressed groups.
Susan Frederick-Gray
It has been my profound honor to serve as your UUA president.
Staff Writer
A brief look at the people who have led the Unitarian Universalist Association since its founding.
Rachel Walden
Long before Motherβs Day was celebrated with brunches and flower bouquets, Unitarian Julia Ward Howe wrote her Motherβs Day Proclamation.
Tania MΓ‘rquez
You carry within the center of your understanding the compass to show you the way.
Heather Beasley Doyle
Unitarian Universalists offer pastoral care to travelers to New Mexico.
Kat McKim
Deep collaborations between congregations offer mutual support, foster creativity.β―
Jeff Milchen
As voters successfully fight repressive laws, more GOP legislatures attempt to stifle citizen initiatives.
Anna Bethea
,Janice Marie Johnson
,Carey McDonald
New online hub will offer resources, support for dismantling oppression.
S. D. Hodell
,Elaine McArdle
Q&A with BLUU Executive Director Lena K Gardner about an exciting new project underway in Minneapolis.
Karen Hering
On the threshold of change, we need to learn to let go.
Staff Writer
"It was like we were all transported to a common place that was peaceful, happy, and alive. To me, thatβs creating Beloved Community."
Kat McKim
The current iteration of the ongoing congregational program includes an emphasis on justice.
Sonja L. Cohen
The film explores the lives and legal case of a group suing the federal government over climate change.
William G Sinkford
Our faithβs hope is to be found in living as if our deepest yearnings could be fulfilled.
Sarah Cannon
In a world altered by the pandemic, religious educators are finding ways to stitch unraveled communities back together.
Elaine McArdle
Strong connections with caring adults matter when young people are struggling.
Charles Coe
UUΒ WorldΒ asked two deeply-involved religious educators to share their perspectives on on the future of the curriculum.
Arthur Hirsch
How one congregation is learning to live into its antiracist commitments.
Jeff Milchen
The campaign helped reach more than two million potential voters before midterms.
Elaine McArdle
With the Community Church of New York's All-8 Workshop, young people are exploring the Principles in ways that touch both their creativity and their identities.
Staff Writer
General Assembly delegates will elect a new faith leader this June.
Sonja L. Cohen
Delegates at GA 2023 will help shape the future of the faith.
Elaine McArdle
βThis is participatory theology. It is inclusive and alive. I am hopeful that we will, together, forge a new statement for these times.βΒ
Rowan Lynam
Revisions to Our Whole Lives prioritize ensuring that everyone locates themselves in the materials.β―
Jeff Milchen
All of our voices are needed to stop a wave of hateful bills.
Elaine McArdle
Association offers a leading voice in the media and new resources.
Susan Dana Lawrence
Parenting practices to strengthen our children for better Earth stewardship.
Staff Writer
Six UU organizations release joint statement committing to respond to climate-forced displacement.
Jeff Milchen
A Montclair coalition rallied the community to save the townβs first Black-owned home.
Arthur Hirsch
Faith groups in the United States respond to climate change.
Bill Reed
,Staff Writer
Unitarian Universalistβs painting is part of a series on climate change and air quality issues.
Kat McKim
Coralvilleβs painstakingly designed building embodies its wider commitment to sustainability.
Erica Shadowsong
A more spiritual worldview may help us heal the planet.
Jeff Milchen
Rev. Viola Abbitt's unconventional path from DA's office to the ministry is a story of UU faith and principle.
Staff Writer
A curated sample of pastoral and prophetic writings of a prolific president.
Elaine McArdle
Reflections on the transformational presidency of Susan Frederick-Gray.
Alexandra Varney McDonald
UUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald answers questions about proposed changes to the Principles, Purposes, and Sources.
Staff Writer
UU the Vote was back in 2022 to help organize, educate, and empower voters across the country.
Jeff Milchen
Ten months ago, we critiqued the ill-advised and damaging plan by U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy to purchase tens of thousands of gas-guzzling delivery trucks.Β Weβre excited to report the USPS changed course.
Jeff Milchen
Responding to the effects of the June ruling that voided key elements of Roe v WadeΒ requires us to build a lasting movement focused on cultural transformation and justice.
Atena O. Danner
A poem by Atena O. Danner.
Gwen Matthews
As December opens up before us, we welcome in the gift of reflection.
Susan Frederick-Gray
Dr. Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, shares a blessing for the holiday season in the final year of her administration.
Michael S. Hogue
In place of resignation in the face of climate change, the path of spiritual resilience opens us to a fuller life.
Jeff Milchen
In Moore v. Harper, the U.S. Supreme CourtΒ will make crucial choices regarding limits to partisan manipulation of our elections.
Elaine McArdle
UUs support Build Back Fossil Free, Citizens' Climate Lobby
SofΓa Betancourt
Beloveds, we are called to communal care like never before.
Roger Santodomingo
The religious scholar argues that religion has fueled humanityβs denial of climate change and thatβeven in knowing ours may be a finite futureβthere are still places to find hope.
Staff Writer
New president to be elected at General Assembly 2023.
LΓ³re Stevens
Food can be an avenue in the struggle against climate change and for climate justice.
Jeff Milchen
First Parish in Portland, Maine, wins Bennett Award for work to support Wabanaki sovereignty.
Elaine McArdle
Congresswoman Judy Chu on climate change, being a UU, and more
Jeff Milchen
The Legacy Fellowship program builds leadership capacity to advance democracy in 2020 and beyond.
Susan Frederick-Gray
Unitarian Universalists commit to defend voting rights as sacred.
Elaine McArdle
Congresswoman Judy Chu on climate change, being a UU, and more
Rachel Myslivy
Environmental degradation is exacerbating existing inequities; we have a moral obligation to center solutions on those most impacted.
Jeff Milchen
The mobilization campaign organized events in Michigan and Georgia, where voter rights are most threatened.
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.