Join the UUA Poor People's Campaign Leadership Council and UU leaders from around the country on June 2nd at 12 PM ET for a Side with Love Facebook Livestream UU Gathering.

Come ready to mourn, to be inspired, to commit, and to organize. We’ll share details on the UU Meet Up at the March with JaZahn Hicks, UU the Vote Campaign Manager, UUA PPC Council members and UUs from around the country.

You can RSVP for our June 2nd rally here:https://bit.ly/3NaHa5L

https://bit.ly/3N8jDT5


In the wake of the racially motivated hate crime in Buffalo, NY, and the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas it is clear that nothing less than a powerful, united fusion movement will be able to end systemic racism and enact lasting policies that protect our children. Prayers and solitary petitions are...

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In honor of the season of #Pride, we share an excerpt of a Blessing by HP Rivers: "Blessed Are the Queer."

Blessed are the queer
Disciples of Truth,
Living, breathing, sacred
Reflections of Divine Love.

Read the full text in WorshipWeb: https://bit.ly/3NdpExy



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A new Unitarian Universalist Association president—the public, spiritual, and executive leader of the UU movement and the UUA organization and staff—will be elected at General Assembly 2023, for a six-year term.

The Presidential Search Committee (PSC), which the General Assembly created in 2010, is tasked with evaluating applications for president and selecting at least two nominees.

The application form is now live online and the PSC will accept applications through July 15, 2022. Nominees will be announced on November 15, 2022. Please share this important leadership opportunity widely.

https://bit.ly/3LPLExm


Association’s next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023

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At General Assembly this month, emcees will enhance our multiplatform experience by connecting the virtual audience to what’s happening in person. Kari Gottfried and Gregory Boyd will provide daily updates, live interviews, virtual exhibit hall spotlights, and ongoing segments to keep you in the loop on everything happening at GA!

Check out this video to learn more about what you can expect from our new Emcee team.
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Welcoming our new GA Emcees: Karishma (Kari) Gottfried and Gregory Boyd GA Emcees will enhance the multi-platform GA experience by connecting the virtual audience…

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"It’s unfortunate that those in disagreement with the tenets of Critical Race Theory have chosen to misrepresent the arguments of and the audience for this school of legal thought instead of engaging directly with the premises, facts, and logic of its concepts." Author Sue E. Houchins, explains some of the oppositions most Americans have with the Critical Race Theory.

As Unitarian Universalists, we remain committed to dismantling racism within ourselves, our congregations, and our communities as we work to build a Beloved Community, where all people are free and can thrive.

Read UU Worlds's overview of the Critical Race Theory:https://bit.ly/3GHdPNM


Advertisement A legal textbook used as a teaching resource for Critical Race Theory. © 2022 Stacey Lantagne Many people wonder why “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) has incited so much ire in the conservative media and irrational fear among the public. It's essential to recognize that CRT is a sophi...

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The UUA Election Campaign Practices Committee will sponsor a Candidates' Forum on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 8pm ET featuring the two candidates for Board Position #7, the Rev. Suzanne Fast and Rebecca Mattis, and the two candidates for Board Position #11, the Rev. Beverly Seese and the Rev. Justine Sullivan.

Members of the ECPC will serve as moderators, and attendees are encouraged to submit questions for the candidates in advance of the forum. Questions may be submitted to Matthew Johnson, a member of the ECPC, at minister@uurockford.org. You are strongly encouraged to submit questions.

Pre-registration is required. Take a moment to register now:https://bit.ly/3Me1ceo

https://bit.ly/3yUYYxo


Information about candidates competing for positions #7 and #11 on the UUA Board of Trustees

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101 years ago today, the Tulsa Race Massacre caused the death of roughly 300 Black Tulsans and the destruction of 36 square blocks of homes and businesses in the Black community.

Learn how local faith leaders, including Unitarian Universalists, called for reparations to be paid to the survivors and descendants of the massacre’s victims. As we take the time to remember this terrible event, we must also actively combat the continuing racism in this country and acknowledge that reparations are only the beginning of repair.

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One hundred years after the violent destruction of a prosperous Black neighborhood, a coalition of faith communities is building support for reparations.

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So many Unitarian Universalist leaders have come together over the years to call on the UUA to engage deeply in the work of anti-racism, anti-oppression and multiculturalism. We are proud and grateful that, for decades, the Association's work has been guided by democratic processes and it continues to be.

We hope you'll learn more about and share our history widely in your congregations and communities: https://bit.ly/3z8UBia



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The UUA Election Campaign Practices Committee (ECPC) will sponsor a Candidates' Forum on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT, featuring the two candidates for Board Position #7, the Rev. Suzanne Fast and Rebecca Mattis, and the two candidates for Board Position #11, the Rev. Beverly Seese and the Rev. Justine Sullivan.

Members of the ECPC will serve as moderators, and attendees are encouraged to submit questions for the candidates in advance of the forum. Questions may be submitted to Matthew Johnson, a member of the ECPC, at minister@uurockford.org.

Pre-registration is required. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3yUYYxo



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UU the Vote and UU College of Social Justice are excited to announce the UU the Vote Legacy Fellowship for UU Young Adults and/or Black, Indigenous, and people of color Unitarian Universalists. This Fellowship recognizes and supports leaders in our faith community who carry on the legacy of activism and organizing that embody our faith through justice organizing and activism.

The fellowship is a 6-month program (July-November) that will recognize 6 to 8 individuals to support your work and expand your skills and capacity. Fellows will be awarded $5,000 with an additional $1,500 project budget.

The success of UU the Vote was the result of leaders engaging in multiple strategies and tactics to support our UU and larger communities. The success was defined by partnerships with frontline communities and organizations–many of which are led by and organized by young adults and BIPOC communities. The UU the Vote Legacy Fellowship is an investment in that leadership.

Learn more at https://bit.ly/3t0rI3Y.

Join the Open House on June 7th at 7pm ET for an informational event where you will be able to meet the Fellowship Committee and ask questions about the program and application process. RSVP at https://bit.ly/FellowshipOpenHouse



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Article II Study Commissioner Satya Mamdani hosts a series of conversations about how Unitarian Universalists commit to being together in spiritual community. This first interview with Paula Cole Jones covers the history of the 8th Principle Project.

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A2SC (Article II Study Commission) Commissioner Satya Mamdani hosts a series of conversations about how Unitarian Universalists commit to being together. Thi...

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UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray calls out the false narratives of religious liberty in recent conservative policy measures and we couldn't be more proud:

“Religious freedom” as originally articulated by the Edict of Torda, an historic declaration of religious freedom and pluralism from which UUs draw our religious lineage, more than 450 years ago served as a protection for minority religious views. And those safeguards are certainly why the Founding Fathers included freedom of religion in the First Amendment.

But currently, the concept of religious freedom is being misused, especially by those on the Right, as an excuse for already powerful and privileged religious movements to exclude, oppress, and circumvent the civil and human rights of people with marginalized identities.

Read her full editorial in Religion Dispatches: https://bit.ly/3NuVKVI


The Public Religion Research Institute recently highlighted an important statistic: nearly all Unitarian Universalists (97 percent) support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people. It’s a similar story for reproductive rights—according to the Pew Research Center, 90 percent of Unitaria...

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Join us Sunday, June 26th at 9:30 PT for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship at the Sunday Worship Service for GA 2022. The Rev. Gretchen Haley, Senior Minister of the Foothills Unitarian Universalist Church in Fort Collins, CO will lead the service. Additional worship team members include Rev. Sean Neil-Barron and Shari Halliday-Quan. We are excited to share in worship together again at GA and we hope you'll join us!
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A new Unitarian Universalist Association president—the public, spiritual, and executive leader of the UU movement and the UUA organization and staff—will be elected at General Assembly 2023, for a six-year term.

The Presidential Search Committee (PSC), which the General Assembly created in 2010, is tasked with evaluating applications for president and selecting at least two nominees.

The application form is now live online and the PSC will accept applications through July 15, 2022. Nominees will be announced on November 15, 2022. Please share this important leadership opportunity widely.

https://bit.ly/3LPLExm


Association’s next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023

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The NFL season doesn't start until September, but Justine Lindsay is making history in the off-season as the league's first openly transgender cheerleader. This is a pivotal moment in history! A moment like this extends what's possible for LGBTQIA inclusion.

As Unitarian Universalists, there is more work for us to do to be the community that trans UUs deserve and need. Let us lean into trans resilience and support its blossoming. And let us celebrate the success of trans people!

https://n.pr/3Q9so0N


The 29-year-old announced joining the Carolina Panthers TopCats earlier this year. Lindsay says she will continue to "inspire and help my African American beautiful trans sisters."

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Members of the Article II Study Commission introduce themselves and share why they feel called to do the work of reviewing and implementing changes to the language of the UUA's Principles and Purposes.
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This is part of an important conversation going on across our faith community right now - Learn more about how you can connect with this historic work at: https://bit.ly/39ECzqV


Members of the Article II Study Commission introduce themselves and share why they feel called to do the work of reviewing and implementing changes to the la...

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The Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism have stood as a statement of fundamental faith values unaltered for nearly forty years, not meant to tell UUs what they have to believe, but as a guide for people who choose to participate in UU communities. They explain the heart of the UU faith.

They could be changing, though, as a six-member commission and the General Assembly consider possible revisions to the portion of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s bylaws that includes the Principles and Purposes, and the Six Sources of the faith.

Will there be eight Principles? Or three? Or some other statement defining Unitarian Universalism and its purpose in the twenty-first century?

The next three years will tell. Learn more in this UU World article:https://bit.ly/3tqq4Jl


Article II Study Commission undertaking a ‘deep examination’ of the UUA’s Principles and Purposes.

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The recent news of more than a dozen people being killed and more than 70 injured in at least 13 mass shootings this past weekend, today and every day we grieve the loss of life.

We offer words of support as our nation, our communities, and the most vulnerable among us face an uncertain future. You are not alone. Together we are strong. Together we can make a change.

Our hearts heavy with grief, we continue onward with you all.

https://cnn.it/3HcU4hw


They were at places that seem safe -- but nowhere in America is guaranteed safe anymore. Some of the shooting victims were at a graduation party, a nightclub, a popular entertainment district or a mall -- where a 14-year-old girl was killed.

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Explore what's new at Skinner House!

Browse these reads and other titles:
Shelter in This Place: Meditations on 2020, edited by
Rev. Meg Riley
Breaking and Blessing by Rev. Sean Parker Dennison
Spilling the Light: Meditations on Hope and Resilience by Rev. Theresa I. Soto
Love Like Thunder by Jess Reynolds

For these books and more they are available at inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop at https://bit.ly/3xD8BzC



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The Jan 6th Committee hearings last night were historic for this country and traumatic for many of us watching. Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones and know that love is great enough to hold us all. And when there is energy, we must pick up the tools we have and continue our work to build Beloved Community. Everyone has a role to play - join us.

#UUTheVote

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Great to see the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington uplifting a new vision of policing, inspired in part by our most recent UU Common Read "Defund Fear"

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The leadership at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis is the future of the Beloved Community in the Unitarian Universalist movement.

With a multigenerational, multiracial, multicultural leadership team, they are breaking new ground in the Upper Midwest.

Read the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis reflection in this @UU World article: https://bit.ly/3Hmgf4Y


We can build on our traditions to keep pushing our boundaries.

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Title 42 has been used nearly 2 million times to expel people to danger in violation of international law. Some states and politicians are working to extend it. Hear from people of faith and conscience around the country about why our communities are #thruwith42.
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A district court order forcing the government to retain Title 42 must not be the last word.

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This past Sunday the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship gathered at dawn for a prayer service for racial unity at the gazebo in Liberty Park in Citrus County Florida.

Donald Wright, president of the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, reminds us, “The first of Unitarian Universalists’ seven principles is that we ‘Affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person.’ Unitarian Universalists celebrate diversity and believe it to be a defining strength of our nation.”

Learn how the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is striving for racial unity through prayer: https://bit.ly/3xuaTjf


Come greet the sun and your spiritually oriented brothers and sisters Sunday, June 12, at 7 a.m. for a dawn prayer service for racial unity at the gazebo in Liberty

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"Every story begins with a word: a daunting word, a word that mars the blank white page or inks the air."

Read the excerpt from "Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit," 2nd edition (Skinner House, 2022). This book is the Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club selection for June.

https://bit.ly/3QmlDZD


Words come alive when we claim what is sacred.

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The pandemic required the Living Legacy Project to put their Civil Rights pilgrimage journeys on hold, but they are now back - COVID permitting in October. In this video, LLP leader Reggie Harris shares details on this powerful opportunity to travel to historic landmarks of the American Civil Rights movement in the south.

https://bit.ly/3tyuoWQ

Learn more at https://bit.ly/3xQUneC


A special announcement from Reggie Harris about our upcoming October 19-23, 2022, Living Legacy Pilgrimage.

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During this #Pride season we offer you this prayer by Li Kynvi:

"God of All the Names and No Name At All, help me live in gratitude for the LGBTQ+ ancestors who paved this road we walk and roll on. Stay with me when I’m feeling scared and doing brave, nudging us forward."

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Help me live in gratitude for the LGBTQ+ ancestors who paved this road we walk and roll on.

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Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is excited to collaborate with the Synergy Worship Service, Public Witness event, UU Animal Ministry, and other UU groups and local partners to continue the tradition of Procession of Species at GA this year on Friday June 24th following the Synergy Bridging worship service. If you are attending GA, you are invited in body or spirit!

UU the Vote staff and volunteers will be hosting events throughout General Assembly at the Side With Love ‘Hub’ onsite in Portland, OR. Stop by to say ‘Hi’, grab your Side With Love Bingo card, make a sign for the public witness, enjoy a moment of reflection at our altar, and more!

Note: General Assembly registration is required for entry to the room.

Register for GA to be part of the movement! https://bit.ly/2CQ6l8M


In-person registration for GA 2022 in Portland, Oregon is open. Registration for Virtual participation will open March 1.

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NBA legend Dwyane Wade unconditionally loves and supports his daughter Zaya. Unfortunately, he knows that the rest of the world won’t be so kind to her. Zaya, who is 15-years-old, came out as transgender in 2019. As anti-trans sports bans sweep through Republican controlled states, Wade speaks out about the real-world consequences of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

We welcome and love our trans siblings. We recognize the strength and resiliency of the trans community. As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to fight for the dignity of all lives. We know it is not just our call, but our call to action.

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‘As sad as it is, as blessed as my daughter is to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment she leaves the house,’ Wade said.

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Unlike most other holidays in this country, there has never been a cookbook dedicated solely to its foods and customs. With “Watermelon & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations,” author Nicole A. Taylor has done just that.

Spread throughout the book are history lessons of Black creators, inventors, and writers who have contributed to the culture Juneteenth celebrates.

Learn about the trove of invaluable resources and wonderful recipes here: https://lat.ms/3xZlbtn


Cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor charts a joyful journey through the history of foods inspired by Juneteenth.

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"On Father’s Day we honor those people who have been teachers, confidants, and friends.
We acknowledge that it is not biology that makes a parent,
But love and attention…
May all of us, no matter what our place in the cycle of life, experience nurture and love,
And may we pass on that love to those we encounter on our own paths.”

Read the full prayer by Carol Allman-Morton.
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Juneteenth is a collective opportunity for all of us to honor this historic celebration of the end of slavery in America - an institution that laid the basis for anti-Black racism and oppression that persists today.

And while we celebrate, may we also reflect of slavery's long legacy and reaffirm our commitments to disrupting and dismantling the capitalist, racist and, malicious systems of oppression still woven tightly into so many institutions we depend on.

Our work continues, as people of faith and conscience, to repair the harms caused by racism, restore the dignity and power of Black people, and reimagine our world in a way where racism, bigotry, and hatred are obliterated.



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So grateful for the witness of Rev. Amanda Weatherspoon and River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation RRUUC at the Poor Peoples' Campaign rally in DC over the weekend. What an amazing turnout of a wide array of progressive religious voices in support of living wages, universal health care, sustainable energy and so much more.

Together, we are powerful! https://bit.ly/39CkQU7


(RNS) — The Rev. William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, called legislation that hurts the poor 'forms of policy murder.'

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Join UU the Vote for this special multi-platform event during General Assembly 2022 on Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 pm. Featuring a live performance by Emma’s Revolution and special guests, the UU the Vote team is excited to share this time of inspiration, strategy, and grounding.

Register to join in person or virtually!

https://bit.ly/3HUUPMB



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Last week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, our President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray was joined by Rabbi Jack Moline to discuss her recent column on religious freedom in Religion Dispatches.

Tune in to hear Rev. Frederick-Gray connect religious freedom to reproductive freedom and trans inclusion. We are proud of all that UU’s do individually and collectively to create inclusive religious communities.

https://bit.ly/3tU07lp


SegmentsA direct threat to religious freedomPiety, Power, & Pence#saynotoreligioushomophobiaThere is a common misconception that all Christians are on one side in the culture wars being waged in this country. Of course, this obscures the fact that a majority of Americans – including those of faith...

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Rev. Mykal Slack, Black Lives of UU Community Minister for Worship and Spiritual Care, will be giving the Berry Street Lecture today. We are excited to cheer Rev. Mykal on as he gives the Berry Street Lecture today during the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association’s annual Ministry Days gathering.

You can tune in to the Berry Street Lecture by going to the UUMA’s Facebook today at 4:30 p.m. EST. https://bit.ly/3ndFX1W



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Today marks the first day of our annual General Assembly! We are so grateful for our democratic tradition.

This time of year is a reminder that Unitarian Universalists and UU congregations determine the path forward in this faith. Your belief in justice, equity, and compassion and your work building beloved community has brought us to where we are today.

Here are some tips for navigating this year's multiplatform #UUAGA experience.



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The inSpirt Book Shop will be offering free shipping for online orders of $50 or more shipped within the U.S. during this year's General Assembly, from June 20th to June 26th. Take advantage to do all your summer book shopping now, you don't have to be at GA to take advantage of this free shipping! Browse great books and more at https://bit.ly/3znlpso

#UUAGA



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General Assembly 2022 in Portland, OR starts now! We welcome you to join us from around the world.

Watch the Opening Celebration and General Session I live-streamed here: https://bit.ly/3NidMcW


Live-streaming video: June 22 at approximately 7:45pm EDT / 6:45pm CDT / 5:45pm MDT / 4:45pm PDT.

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General Session II at General Assembly 2022 starts now! Today's agenda includes UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray's president's report, Rules Review, and Voting Process Video, Article II Study Commission, and more.

Watch it live-streamed here:https://bit.ly/3HK0ZPt


Live-streaming video: June 23, 12:30pm EDT / 11:30am CDT / 10:30am MDT / 9:30am PDT.

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We love this article from Them offering a more inclusive holistic perspective on mainstream medicine.

Herbalism is a practice that reconnects people to the land, to their bodies, and to each other — truths that can be especially meaningful for trans people, who too often face a slate of indignities when seeking care within mainstream medicine.

While herbalism does not replace access to emergency medical treatment, surgery, and pharmaceuticals, it offers a vital supplement to conventional healthcare for trans and queer communities. Herbal medicine helps trans people to claim agency of their own bodies and to bypass institutional gatekeeping over who has access to comprehensive healthcare.

As gender-affirming care grows increasingly hard to access, learn how fifth-generation herbalist Yaya Vallis is using natural remedies to help heal their community.

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Yaya Vallis, a fifth generation Black, trans herbalist, knows how plants can be allies in transition.

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Join UU the Vote's General Assembly multi-platform rally during General Assembly 2022 today at 7:30 pm PST. Whether you join in-person in Portland or online with our UU the Vote community across the country, this will be a time of shared inspiration, motivation, strategy, and grounding.

Join UU The Vote today and register here: https://bit.ly/3ydKIPE



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Starting now, watch the Service of the Living Tradition live-streaming from General Assembly 2022!

The sermon will be delivered by Pastor Jacqueline Duhart. This year's music director is Francisco Ruiz. This service honors fellowshipped and credentialed religious leaders; remembering those who have died, recognizing those who have completed active service, and welcoming those who have received fellowship or credentialed status in the past year.

Livestream here: https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2022/slt

This service includes a collection to benefit the Living Tradition Fund. These proceeds are used for grants to reduce the burden of seminary student loans, grants to seminary students, and general aid to religious professionals and other congregational staff in need.

#UUAGA

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Live-streaming video: June 23, 7:00pm EDT / 6:00pm CDT / 5:00pm MDT / 4:00pm PDT. This service honors fellowshipped and credentialed religious leaders.

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General Session III at GA 2022 starts now, including theological framing, business resolution 1 and 2, article II study commission, and more.

Watch it live-streamed here: https://bit.ly/3yciweT


Live-streaming video: June 24, 12:30pm EDT / 11:30am CDT / 10:30am MDT / 9:30am PDT.

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We are heartbroken and outraged by today's anti-choice Supreme Court decision, but we remain committed to reproductive justice. Whether you are in a state where abortion will be criminalized, or a state in which people will come seeking abortion care, there is a role for all of us–and all our congregations–to play, starting right now. The fight is far from over, but we’re grateful to be in it for the long haul.

Here are three things you can do right now to support both today:

1. Donate to your local abortion fund, and/or the National Network of Abortion Funds.

2.Make a plan to host a(nother) Reproductive Justice Sunday in your congregation.

3.Join Side With Love’s UPLIFT Action campaign for our upcoming three-part Reproductive Justice Congregational Organizing series

Read more from our friends at Side with Love: https://bit.ly/3ndKOQL "


Earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case. The final opinion effectively overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated federal protections for abortion. Each state will now be able to independently regulate abortion, with at least 26 states p

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This year’s Synergy Bridging Worship service looks at transformative multigenerational worship. Be inspired and illuminated at a celebration of treasured worship elements, rites of passage, and brilliant contemporary music.

This service is open to the public watch it live-streamed now: https://bit.ly/3HTCYFx


Live-streaming video: June 24, 7:00pm EDT / 6:00pm CDT / 5:00pm MDT / 4:00pm PDT. This is a transformative multigenerational worship.

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UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and Unitarian Universalists onsite at General Assembly are joining local organizers and activists in Portland, OR for a rally for reproductive justice. Watch the livestream now via @SideWithLove.
#AbortionIsHealthcare #UUAGA



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"How do we move forward? Is together… And seeing all of our issues are interconnected," said Drew Frantz, a reverend with the Unitarian Universalist Church. "This is about the rights of trans people, the rights of Black and brown people. The rights of poor people. So we move forward together with coalitions … and political action … grounded in morality and values — that’s how we move forward."

Grateful for the witness of UUs and so many others in Portland and across the country yesterday in prophetic response and resistance to the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

#UUAGA #AbortionIsHealthcare

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/thousands-gather-portland-protest-overturning-roe/283-bcbacf83-f104-45c0-a190-61cea875b8b1

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General Session 4 at General Assembly 2022 starts now, including discussion of actions of immediate witness, responsive resolutions
, theological reflection, and more.

Watch it live-streamed here: https://bit.ly/3u1alkf


Live-streaming video: June 25, 12:30pm EDT / 11:30am CDT / 10:30am MDT / 9:30am PDT.

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A new Unitarian Universalist Association president—the public, spiritual, and executive leader of the UU movement and the UUA organization and staff—will be elected at General Assembly 2023, for a six-year term.

The Presidential Search Committee (PSC), which the General Assembly created in 2010, is tasked with evaluating applications for president and selecting at least two nominees.

The application form is now live online and the PSC will accept applications through July 15, 2022. Nominees will be announced on November 15, 2022. Please share this important leadership opportunity widely.

https://bit.ly/3LPLExm


Association’s next chief executive and spiritual leader to be elected at General Assembly 2023

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Sharing some of UUA LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director, Rev. Michael J. Crumpler's recent message via UPLIFT:

"I know the days are heavy and the nights are long, but now more than ever we must find the strength to celebrate Pride.
I know the attacks seem relentless and the tide of death seems to be drowning us all, but now more that ever we must find the strength to celebrate Pride...

And by Pride I don’t just mean a parade, a Tea dance, or even a march. What I mean is now more than ever we must find the strength to live our truth unapologetically. We must find the force of will to fight like hell."
May we give strength to each other during this season of #Pride to find joy and continue the work of justice.

Read the full message here: https://bit.ly/39UwDgH



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We are proud that Unitarian Universalists are connected to so many historic moments of courage and liberation. As we mark the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, read reflections from LGBTQ elders who came of age during this transformative time.

Get your copy of this award-winning book from UUA publisher Skinner House in our Inspirit book store and your money supports this faith tradition we all love.
https://bit.ly/3NoCisV

Image credit: The second annual Stonewall anniversary march in New York City, June 21, 1971. 1971 Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images



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When Unitarian Universalists come together - whether in person or online - we make a powerful impact. Each year, our annual General Assembly gives us an opportunity to amplify our experience in worship, grow our personal and professional networks, and share our love for one another and for this faith in deeply meaningful ways.

Another GA has come and gone. Last week we concluded our multi-platform General Assembly. Enjoy these photos from various events during GA.





















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Trans, non-binary, and gender-queer people have long been absent from the mainstream stories of history despite always being present. Fortunately, historians are now beginning to look more carefully to find and amplify their important stories. We are committed to widening our own circle of history as we use our platforms to lift up the trans and non-binary folks in Unitarian Universalist communities today. #Pride

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Often erased from history, scholars are now realizing that transgender and nonbinary people have existed in most human societies across time.

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The narratives and stories that Black people, journalists, and media-makers create and share in community-led newspapers, visual art spaces, libraries, and other physical and digital Black gathering spaces can be useful in helping to make the world around us more loving, more easeful, more liberated, more Black. Media reparations are about saying: no more.

“No” to journalism and media written with the blood of Black lives. Instead, cultural organizer Diamond K. Hardiman shares with us the practice of an invitation to collectively dream of reparative policies, interventions, and futures that will radically transform who has the capital to tell their own stories.

Learn more about how media reparations are an invitation to reclaim black stories from ideation to distribution: https://bit.ly/3ytYu0z


In order to achieve full reparations, we need to reconstruct media systems built on violence, specifically anti-Black violence.

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We're resharing this video including transcription of our President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray speaking at June 24th’s rally in Portland, OR, in support of abortion access.

“Abortion is healthcare. We will not be silent. We will break the law. We will win.” Read the full transcription and watch the speech about the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

And as Unitarian Universalists, we will not stop fighting. We must use this moment as an opportunity for profound reflection and awakening, not just in a momentary outcry, but as a basis for lasting change.

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So far we've collectively raised just over $135,000 in support of four special collections for Side with Love, Living Tradition Fund, the Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries, and our community beneficiary, East County Rising Community Projects.

If you haven't completed all of your intended collection contributions, please make any final gifts by today, today is the last day to donate.

You can still opt to donate to all four collections with a single contribution using Express Donate.https://bit.ly/3Oy4uLp



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