'You are a light, a lamp in the night to help people find their way, but you cannot be their way.'

 A quick guide to getting involved in the 2024 election and beyond.

Since launching in early 2020—a year before the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol—a maturing UU the Vote is focusing on more than elections.

First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Concord, Massachusetts, is hosting its second-ever Democracy Festival in June. Learn more about the effort.

Progressive faith groups are partnering with frontline organizers to offer gender-expansive people resources that can help with making a move, either permanent or temporary.

The temporary space, which opened in early March, is expected to accommodate eighty people nightly when at full capacity.

To help sway lawmakers, the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina leaned into its partnerships, developing a blueprint others can follow.

Amid a shortage of available shelters across Massachusetts, the sixth floor of the UUA's building at 24 Farnsworth Street in the Seaport District is serving as a short-term, overnight haven for newcomers in need of aid.

A new statement from the Unitarian Universalist Association condemns the Israeli military’s ongoing violence against Gaza and the U.S. government’s complicity in the crisis in Gaza.

For the fourth and final full week of the Side With Love campaign, the theme is Resilience, and the focus is on Democracy and Electoral Justice.

In the third week of Side With Love’s campaign, we contemplate our individual rights and our responsibilities toward others.

The second week of Side With Love’s month of spiritual renourishment invites UUs to find their paths for social transformation.

To overrule anti-abortion legislatures and courts, reproductive rights advocates are turning to citizen-led ballot measures in states where that power exists.

What to know about the annual celebration that offers spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and more.

Let's forgo the pressure of resolutions and spend time in healing community instead.

The award honors distinguished service to Unitarian Universalism. Learn how to nominate someone, and review a list of past recipients.

The Board is now receiving amendments, which must be in by February 1. Learn more about the process.

This new version of the beloved song replaces binary language. Learn how the author did it.

Gentle darkness, soft and still, bring your quiet to me.

We’re closely watching these cases that affect voting rights, abortion access, and public safety.

What would it look like to not just accept and survive our times of rest, but to delight in them?

Many states are exploiting the opportunity created by the U.S. Supreme Court having gutted the Voting Rights Act. UUs believe democracy must be both accessible and equitable.

This new version of the beloved song replaces binary language. Learn how the author did it.

What are the stories that shift and shape your understanding of yourself, and have you had the opportunity to share them with someone else?

I was motivated to action by anger, but what I found was love.

Remembering an uplifting moment of community.

A video interview with longtime UUA General Assembly photographer Nancy Pierce

The Fall/Winter 2023 issue of UU World explores stories of spiritual journeys and practices, pathways for connecting with others, and actions for creating justice in the greater world. We invite you to use the following questions for reflection, or to spark a guided conversation in your own congregation or small group.

I am so proud of my trans daughter, and I am ecstatic for the world to see and experience what the embodiment of revolutionary love looks like.

Every day I wake up, and I’m more myself than ever before.

Brothers reflect on their love and support for their trans sister.

Four Unitarian Universalists reflect on what brought them to the faith—and what keeps them coming back.

Massive complex would train area police, firefighters, and emergency responders

As religious traditions across the country report dwindling memberships, Unitarian Universalism continues to attract new congregants.

Unitarian Universalists must push back against anti-trans legislation.

Housing, medical care, legal needs, and more offered through Congregational Accompaniment Project for Asylum-Seekers.

It’s the terrible things that put the beauty in sharp relief.

Unitarian Universalists across the country are mobilizing to defend rights.

What does it mean to shift the focus from the needs of the dominant culture and to consider the needs of all who are in the room?

The UUA's Side With Love team offers a variety of tools to help with public communication in the name of justice.

Unitarian Universalists are using social media to help amplify their voices on justice issues.

The Fall/Winter 2023 issue of UU World offers stories from our UU community.

Small fellowships band together in just one example of the many ways the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted UU congregations to innovate and combine resources.

Lay people and religious professionals reflect on the magic of co-creating worship.

The room at Knoxville nonprofit The Bottom features books, materials that focus on racial, gender, other social justice issues

Editor’s Note: On August 28, 1963, an estimated 1,500 Unitarian Universalists joined the 250,000 Americans who gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The Unitarian Universalist Association recognizes this seminal history with the following message, and UU World magazine shares its commitment.

A collection of photos of Unitarian Universalists from around the country who joined the call for civil rights.

The 1963 sermon Rev. Robert Nelson West presented to his congregation on an event “of profound significance in the history of our nation and in our own lives.”

A selection of UU World Black Lives Matter stories from the past ten years.

The 2023 Berry Street Essay urges UUs to recognize and confront an imminent threat.

From inspiring speakers to impassioned voices, here are the highlights of this year’s multiplatform UUA General Assembly.

On July 10, Rev. Dr. Sofía 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.

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.

Unitarian Universalists must work to defend voting rights for all.

Fundamentally racism—its heartbeat—has always been denial.

As her time as UUA President winds down, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a message of appreciation for the work we’ve done together and excitement for what’s to come.

Unitarian Universalists have worked consistently toward equality for all LGBTQIA+ people and, more recently, UUs are defending against escalating attempts to nullify civil rights advances.

A quick guide to the speakers, events, and business of this year’s Unitarian Universalist Association annual meeting.

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.

It has been my profound honor to serve as your UUA president.

A brief look at the people who have led the Unitarian Universalist Association since its founding.

Long before Mother’s Day was celebrated with brunches and flower bouquets, Unitarian Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother’s Day Proclamation.

You carry within the center of your understanding the compass to show you the way.

Unitarian Universalists offer pastoral care to travelers to New Mexico.

Deep collaborations between congregations offer mutual support, foster creativity. 

As voters successfully fight repressive laws, more GOP legislatures attempt to stifle citizen initiatives.

New online hub will offer resources, support for dismantling oppression.

Q&A with BLUU Executive Director Lena K Gardner about an exciting new project underway in Minneapolis.

On the threshold of change, we need to learn to let go.

"It was like we were all transported to a common place that was peaceful, happy, and alive. To me, that’s creating Beloved Community."

The current iteration of the ongoing congregational program includes an emphasis on justice.

The film explores the lives and legal case of a group suing the federal government over climate change.

Our faith’s hope is to be found in living as if our deepest yearnings could be fulfilled.

In a world altered by the pandemic, religious educators are finding ways to stitch unraveled communities back together.

Strong connections with caring adults matter when young people are struggling.

UU World asked two deeply-involved religious educators to share their perspectives on on the future of the curriculum.

How one congregation is learning to live into its antiracist commitments.

The campaign helped reach more than two million potential voters before midterms.

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.

General Assembly delegates will elect a new faith leader this June.

Delegates at GA 2023 will help shape the future of the faith.

‘This is participatory theology. It is inclusive and alive. I am hopeful that we will, together, forge a new statement for these times.’ 

Revisions to Our Whole Lives prioritize ensuring that everyone locates themselves in the materials. 

All of our voices are needed to stop a wave of hateful bills.

Association offers a leading voice in the media and new resources.

Parenting practices to strengthen our children for better Earth stewardship.

Six UU organizations release joint statement committing to respond to climate-forced displacement.

A Montclair coalition rallied the community to save the town’s first Black-owned home.

Faith groups in the United States respond to climate change.

Unitarian Universalist’s painting is part of a series on climate change and air quality issues.

Coralville’s painstakingly designed building embodies its wider commitment to sustainability.

A more spiritual worldview may help us heal the planet.

Rev. Viola Abbitt's unconventional path from DA's office to the ministry is a story of UU faith and principle.

A curated sample of pastoral and prophetic writings of a prolific president.

Reflections on the transformational presidency of Susan Frederick-Gray.

UUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald answers questions about proposed changes to the Principles, Purposes, and Sources.

UU the Vote was back in 2022 to help organize, educate, and empower voters across the country.

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. We’re excited to report the USPS changed course.

Responding to the effects of the June ruling that voided key elements of Roe v Wade requires us to build a lasting movement focused on cultural transformation and justice.