Author: Heather Vickery

Meet our 2019 Interns!

June 5, 2019 | Heather Vickery | Internship, Young Adult
The UU College of Social Justice offers summer internships for emerging young adults (ages 18-25) who wish to deepen their engagement with social justice and discover new ways to put their faith into action. Our goal is to offer young adults a first-hand experience of grassroots justice work along with framework that helps them explore […]

Por La Vida: UUCSJ Delegation Public Statement In Solidarity with the People of Guapinól

February 20, 2019 | Heather Vickery | Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Honduras, Immigration, Racial Justice, Sanctuary and Solidarity
Delegation members – Por La Vida 2018 As a human rights delegation to Honduras from November 29 to December 6, 2018 that visited the community of Guapinól in the municipality of Tocoa, Bajo Aguán, we are deeply concerned about the recent police and military occupation occuring there. We have received news as well as photo […]

Join Us To Flood The Desert!

June 29, 2018 | Heather Vickery | Immigration, Religious Professionals, Sanctuary and Solidarity
JOIN US TO FLOOD THE DESERT! DIRECT ACTION IN ARIZONA, AUGUST 3-6, 2018 Leaders from the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice will be Flooding the Desert with Faith in August. Join Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray (President of the UUA), Rev. Mary Katherine Morn (President of […]

5 Reasons to Visit the UUCSJ Booth at GA

June 15, 2018 | Heather Vickery | General Assembly, Pastoral, Program Leader
Are you going to Kansas City for the UUA’s General Assembly 2018? UUCSJ is and we would love to have you stop by our booth to say hello. If you need some convincing, here are the top 5 reasons YOU should visit us at GA! Get this year’s button! Every year, we at UUCSJ pick […]

UUCSJ Alumni Leaders At General Assembly 2018

June 11, 2018 | Heather Vickery | General Assembly, Young Adult
This year, UUCSJ is excited to have three alumni leaders joining us in Kansas City for General Assembly. These three young adults have all participated in at least one of our immersion learning programs and are excited to assist with workshop facilitation and promotion, do some in-person and social media outreach, and help connect youth […]

UUCSJ at General Assembly 2018

May 24, 2018 | Heather Vickery | General Assembly
We’re just about a month away from the UUA’s General Assembly 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri! The theme this year is All Are Calledand we at UUCSJ are getting excited to connect with so many UUs from all across the country and around the world. This year, we have three workshops that we hope those […]

On June 1st, hurricane season starts again

April 30, 2018 | Heather Vickery | Congregational Trip, Environmental Justice, Houston, Volunteering, Young Adult
“On June 1st, hurricane season starts again.” She repeated it. We were a tired, overwhelmed group of CSJ participants on a toxic tour run by t.e.j.a.s. (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services). Our group of ten college students and four adult leaders had spent the last week volunteering with Rebuilding Together Houston with their Harvey relief […]

Saving Seed

March 8, 2018 | Heather Vickery | Congregational Trip, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Nicaragua
Rebecca Hennessy lives in Portsmouth, NH and traveled to Nicaragua as a member of South Church in cooperation with the UUCSJ. She is a mother and a garlic farmer. She owns a small value-added food business, Backyard Garlic, coaches ultimate frisbee and likes exploring new places. Memories of Nicaragua continue to organize in my mind […]