Author: Deva Jones

Life in the Haiti Eco-Village

January 15, 2013 | Deva Jones | Haiti
UUCSJ intern Evan Carter and the Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP) Communications team document Haitian families living in the innovative eco-village as they rebuild their lives sustainably after being displaced from Port-au-Prince following the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Watch “Life in the Haiti Eco-village: UUSC and MPP” on YouTube

The Familiar and the Foreign

December 6, 2012 | Deva Jones | India
The following post was written by Laney Ohmans, membership coordinator at the First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis and member of Unity Church Unitarian in St. Paul. She is currently taking part in a service-learning trip to explore justice for rural India with the UU Holdeen India Program. Of all the things I’d imagined would seem […]

The Proverbial Fire Hose of Experience

November 30, 2012 | Deva Jones | India
The following post was written by Rev. Jay Leach, senior minister of the UU Church of Charlotte. He is currently taking part in a service-learning trip to explore justice for rural India with the UU Holdeen India Program. Since disembarking from our plane in the Mumbai airport last Saturday evening, it feels as if I […]

The Power of Collective Action

November 28, 2012 | Deva Jones | India
The following post was written by Rev. Kathleen McTigue, director of the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ). She is currently coleading a service-learning trip to explore justice for rural India with the UU Holdeen India Program. On Tuesday we traveled from Mumbai to Usgaon, the village where partner organization Vidhayak Sansad is based and […]

Why We’re on the Ground in Rural India

November 26, 2012 | Deva Jones | India
The following post was written by Rev. Kathleen McTigue, director of the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ). She is currently coleading a service-learning trip to explore justice for rural India with the UU Holdeen India Program. The first of our UUCSJ journeys to India is now under way! Eleven of us, from all over […]

Exploring Faith-Based Social Justice in Burundi

November 20, 2012 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip
The following post was written by Rev. Eric Cherry, director of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s International Office. Cherry was one of the leaders of the UUSC-UUA Supporter Journey to Tanzania and Burundi. Service-learning trips through the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) are a terrific way for UUs to get to know the social […]

Love, Dedication, and the Constitution of Tanzania

November 14, 2012 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip
The following post was written by Patricia Jones, manager of UUSC’s Environmental Justice Program. She is currently coleading the UUSC-UUA Supporter Journey to Tanzania and Burundi. The Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) is hosting a UUSC-UUA delegation of supporters in Dar es Salaam this week. Participants will join TGNP in their work on the constitutional […]

Faith and Rebuilding in New Orleans

November 7, 2012 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip
In 2005, three Unitarian Universalist congregations experienced the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures that shut down New Orleans and wreaked havoc along 250 miles of Gulf coastline. Two years later, these resilient congregations together created the Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal (CELSJR). The center became the home of the […]

Eager Anticipation: Prepping for Trip to Africa

November 6, 2012 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip
The following post was written by Evan Seitz, senior associate for service-learning programs with the UU College of Social Justice. I am not graceful when preparing for trips. I fret about everything from which type of trail mix to bring to whether our hosts will meet me at the airport. However, for the upcoming UUA-UUSC […]

Hands-On Explorations of Immigration Justice

November 1, 2012 | Deva Jones | Immigration
Immigration justice is complex and multifaceted. The Justice General Assembly in Phoenix, Ariz., this past June informed all present of abuses we must right and introduced inspiring partner organizations already at work. Many have organized services in their congregations, studied the issues, and petitioned representatives in government. All of these have helped individuals and congregations […]