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Sowing Justice: Why Corporations Love the Filibuster

27 January 2022 at 12:00
photo illustration of one arrow pointing right with "democracy" written on it and a larger arrow pointing left with "corporate political spending" written on it.

Jeff Milchen

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.

Sowing Justice: A Wake-up Call for Reproductive Justice Advocates

21 January 2022 at 12:00
L to R: Maggie Clayton, The Rev. Dr. Linda Olson Peebles, Elizabeth Fogarty at a Reproductive Justice Rally.

Jeff Milchen

Because opposition to reproductive rights is so often presented as religious, UUs have a special opportunity to present faith-based arguments for reproductive justice.

Sowing Justice: The Finishing Sprint in a Race to Protect Our Votes

14 January 2022 at 12:10
Voting rights march, August 28, 2021, Washington, D.C.

Jeff Milchen

Voting rights bills being brought to a vote in the Senate.

Sowing Justice

14 January 2022 at 12:00
Jeff Milchen kayaking on the Middle Fork Salmon River in Idaho

Roger Santodomingo, Jeff Milchen

This week, we introduce Jeff Milchen: kayaker, democracy activist, and new UU World columnist.

The Riot Concluded, the Threats to Democracy Grow

6 January 2022 at 12:00
Stock photo of United States Capitol Building east facade - Washington DC United States

Statement by the Unitarian Universalist Association on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol

Exhaling in Community

20 December 2021 at 09:00
illustration of two people facing each other. Background is red, their bodies are silhouetted except for face masks.

Christine Slocum

The safety I once perceived was because I did not have the complete perspective.

β€œDemocracy cannot wait.”

17 December 2021 at 15:30
The Rev. David Carl Olson, the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, the Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, and UUA partnerships and coalitions manager Susan Leslie and others at the Moral March in Washington DC in December 2021

Staff Writer

VIDEO |Β Over 120 Unitarian Universalists participate in Poor People’s Campaign Moral March

A Theology of Darkness

13 December 2021 at 09:00
Stock photo of a figure silhouetted against a galaxy night sky.

Kristen L. Harper

We need a new theology of darknessβ€”a new way to relate to the darkness, blackness, and brownness that surrounds us.

Practicing Gratitude This Holiday Season: A Message from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

23 November 2021 at 15:30
UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray, a smiling white woman with straight dark hair cut just above her shoulders, seated in front of a quilt and sideboard with a flowers and chalices.

Susan Frederick-Gray

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.

Following Indigenous Leadership, UUs Join Major Climate Action in D.C.

3 November 2021 at 11:00
Photo of a group of  UU clergy and congregational leaders holding banners participating in the multifaith delegation at the White House, 2021.

Elaine McArdle

People v. Fossil Fuels Demands Biden Stop New Projects

I Am Called to Show Up for Climate Justice

3 November 2021 at 11:00
Selfie of ZoΓ« Johnston in Washington, D.C., with the Capitol building in the background, October 15, 2021, to join in protest and arrest to demand climate action.

I am a college student, but more urgently, I am a young Unitarian Universalist working to save my future.

Congregations adapt to evolving COVID guidance

13 September 2021 at 16:00
Members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, Virginia, participate in a Flower Communion in the congregation's memorial garden in May 2021.

Kat McKim

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.

An Ingathering Greeting from UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray

2 September 2021 at 12:00
Screen Shot of Susan Frederick-Gray giving an Ingathering greeting Fall 2021.

Susan Frederick-Gray

There is great healing and sustaining power in our faith, even if the ways we gather look different than before.Β Β Β 

Widening the Circle of Concern, Together, to Upend White Supremacy

23 August 2021 at 16:00
Image of a group of people in an audience with the text "Widening the circle of concern", and the UUA logo.

Heather Beasley Doyle

Five central Illinois congregations collaborate, aided by a new UUA study/action guide.

UUA President’s Report, General Assembly 2021

2 August 2021 at 08:00
A screen shot of UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray presenting her annual report, June 24, during the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Virtual General Assembly 2021.

Susan Frederick-Gray

Three core priorities will continue to guide our work.

General Assembly Special Collections Recipients Thrive and Grow

15 July 2021 at 10:00
FFLIC Youth Leader, Kaliyah Isis Watson, speaks at a β€˜#NoMorePrisons Campaign’ press conference in front of the Louisiana State Capitol

Elaine McArdle

Financial contributions from GA participants make significant change possible: a look at the work of three recent recipients.

More than 4,200 UUs β€˜Circle ’Round’ virtually for 2021 General Assembly

28 June 2021 at 14:00
A screen shot of UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray speaking during the Service of the Living Tradition, June 24, during the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Virtual General Assembly 2021.

Elaine McArdle, Sonja L. Cohen

UUA’s second online-only General Assembly focuses on dismantling white supremacy and systemic racism.

Q&A: Saunder Choi, GA Music Coordinator

23 June 2021 at 11:00
Saunder Choi, GA Music Coordinator

Elaine McArdle

Filipino composer and music director at UU Community Church of Santa Monica, California, provides creative direction for UUA General Assembly 2021.

Excitement Builds for 2021 β€˜Circle ’Round’ General Assembly

10 June 2021 at 13:00
Illustration of a computer with the 2021 UUA General Assembly logo

Staff Writer

UUA’s second all-virtual General Assembly is focused on improving user experience and providing more opportunities for interaction.

In Tulsa, Faith Leaders Call for Massacre Reparations

28 May 2021 at 14:35
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner prays on a street painting of Black Lives Matter in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 4, 2020

Elaine McArdle

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

Pandemic Reckoning

17 May 2021 at 08:10
Illustration including a map of the USA with a black and white US flag superimposed, with an orange background of Covid viruses.

Joshua Eaton

Six experts in public health, racial injustice, economic inequality, extremism, and Unitarian Universalist theology talk about the deep fissures the past year has revealedβ€”and how we can move forward.

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