The UUA Common Read Selection Committee has chosen two books for this year’s Common Read: DARING DEMOCRACY: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want by Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen, (Beacon Press, September 2017) lifts up the importance of democracy itself. It examines the anti-democracy movement that led to the Trump presidency, then … Continue reading Unitarian Universalist Common Read 2017-18
UUA President the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military: Yesterday’s announcement from President Trump that he is barring transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military is an act of blatant discrimination against transgender citizens. As Unitarian Universalists, … Continue reading UUA News Alert
Rosa Sabido, a Mexican national who has lived and worked in Cortez for 30 years, has been ordered to leave the country or face deportation. The United Methodist Church in Mancos is providing sanctuary while she seeks permanent residency in the United States. Full story»
Minister of Phoenix, Arizona, congregation wins three-way race to become UUA’s ninth elected president and the first woman elected to the office. Read more from UU World»
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) Interim Co-Presidents, the Revs. Sofía Betancourt, William Sinkford and Dr. Leon Spencer, have issued a message in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change:
Bryan Stevenson addresses this year’s UUA General Assembly as Ware Lecturer. (Live stream Watch Party in the UUFD Sanctuary Saturday, June 24, 7:30 PM) The founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama, Mr. Stevenson, has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned. Under his … Continue reading 2017 Ware Lecturer – Bryan Stevenson
Jeanette Vizguerra walked triumphantly out of the sanctuary of a downtown Denver church and joined Arturo Hernandez Garcia on the state Capitol grounds to celebrate the news that they won’t face deportation for at least two more years. Vizguerra took sanctuary first at the Unitarian church and then moved to First Baptist Church at East … Continue reading Deportation Reprieve For Vizguerra
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have launched a joint campaign to protect both the values of our democracy and the humanity and rights of individuals and communities most at risk. In the wake of the 2016 election and President Trump’s “law and order” agenda to deport millions of … Continue reading Love Resists Campaign
Jeanette Vizguerra, an undocumented immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years, is under a deportation order and was supposed to check in with authorities on February 15. Instead, the mother of four and immigration activist is seeking sanctuary in the basement of First Unitarian Society of Denver. Because the church has made … Continue reading First Unitarian Society of Denver offers sanctuary…
A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. A Common Read can build community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared experience, shared language, and a basis for deep, meaningful conversations. Each year’s Common Read is chosen by a committee … Continue reading Common Read 2016 / 17
