Standing Rock: Prayer turns to celebration
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)’s Chief Operating Officer Harlan Limpert was among UUs gathered with water protectors for an interfaith day of prayer, Dec. 4, 2016 at Standing Rock.
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News and happenings at the Unitarian Universalist Association, central organization for UU congregations in the United States.
Holiday message from UUA president
For the winter holidays, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Peter Morales shares a holiday message. Videos and transcripts in English and in Spanish can be accessed via the UUA website.
COP22: UU presence at UN climate summit
Via Commit2Respond on Facebook: Unitarian Universalist seminarian Cat Boyle offers a personal reflection on being part of a public witness for Standing Rock at the United Nations COP22 climate-change summit in Marrakech, Morocco (on social media: #COP22). The prayer ceremony was led by indigenous people from each continent. A UU delegation was among those present … Continue reading COP22: UU presence at UN climate summit
Dealing with Trump-supporting relatives
“Here come the awkward holidays.” For UU World, Meg Barnhouse addresses having to share the holidays with people who “say they love us, but who voted for someone whose policies and promises threaten us and our beloveds … It’s going to be really difficult. Awkward at its very best.”
‘Loving does not let go’
At Braver/Wiser, Rev. Robin Tanner expresses the sentiment that “Holding on does not come easy to me. Leaving, escaping, is “a privilege that can kill — and loving does not let go.” Braver/Wiser offers a weekly written reflection by a contemporary UU religious leader and brief prayer grounded in Unitarian Universalism.
UUA President: Time for ‘deep breath and long view’
Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), offered the following pastoral message as he reflected on the U.S. Presidential election.
UU solidarity, Dakota Access Pipeline protest
Unitarian Universalist clergy across the Pacific Western Region answered a call to be in solidarity at Standing Rock, North Dakota, where Standing Rock Sioux activists are opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline. The gathering included a repudiation of the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a 1493 document “that guided colonization of the Americas and became part of U.S. … Continue reading UU solidarity, Dakota Access Pipeline protest
Discussion guide for UUA ‘Common Read’
A discussion guide is available for “the Unitarian Universalist Association’s “Common Read,”” is The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. A paperback edition of the book is now available from the UU Book and Gift Shop, with … Continue reading Discussion guide for UUA ‘Common Read’
UUSC Hurricane Matthew Fund
Hurricane Matthew slammed into the southwest coast of Haiti yesterday, packing 145-mph winds and destroying houses and other buildings, crops, roads, bridges.
UUA announces 2016-2017 ‘Common Read’
The Unitarian Universalist Association has announced the 2016-2017 “Common Read” is The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement, by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. The Common Read selection committee believes this is a moment for Unitarian Universalists to answer a call by Rev. … Continue reading UUA announces 2016-2017 ‘Common Read’