Category: Racial Justice

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 […]

Reflections for Martin Luther King Day

January 15, 2018 | Heather Vickery | Economic Justice, Pastoral, Racial Justice
Today we remember the leadership of Martin Luther King in his own chapter of the struggle for racial justice. But we’re living through our own chapter of that struggle today, in which the rise of overt white supremacy and the support it receives from the White House shows us just how far we still have […]

Post Hurricane Harvey Houston Update

January 2, 2018 | Heather Vickery | Environmental Justice, Immigration, Racial Justice, Sanctuary and Solidarity, Volunteering
In early December, our Director, Kathleen McTigue, and UUSC consultant, Syma Mirza  met with four grassroots groups in Houston, Texas: the Fe y Justicia Worker Justice Center, the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS), and the Living Hope Wheelchair Association, as well as the local Houston organizer for RAICES. Kathleen also met with members of four area […]

UUCSJ By The Numbers

October 27, 2017 | Heather Vickery | Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, First Nations, Florida, General Assembly, Haiti, Immigration, India, Internship, Nicaragua, Racial Justice, RAICES, Religious Professionals, Sanctuary and Solidarity, Volunteering, West Virginia, Young Adult, Youth
The UU College of Social Justice was jointly founded in the summer of 2012 by the UUA and UUSC, so this year we are celebrating a big anniversary. We are grateful for all of our alumni and supporters who have made our work possible! In honor of of all of you and our anniversary, here […]

How UUCSJ Spent Our Summer Vacation

September 6, 2017 | Heather Vickery | Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Immigration, Internship, Racial Justice, Young Adult, Youth
Equipping Youth Leaders to Change the World Activate Boston Participants with Climate Justice Banner They Made In August, UUCSJ wrapped up a full summer of youth programming with Activate Climate Justice, which brought a passionate group of young climate justice leaders together to Boston. Over the course of the week, the group went on a […]

But Have You Cried Together?

July 21, 2017 | Heather Vickery | General Assembly, GROW, GROWRJTC, Racial Justice, Young Adult
Mara Iverson is a young adult from the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, VT who recently participated in UUCSJ and the UUA’s GROW Racial Justice 2017 in New Orleans. Mara is a member of Central Vermont SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice) and is the co-chair of the diversity and inclusion working group on the university […]

Meet the Activate @ GA team!

June 8, 2017 | Deva Jones | General Assembly, Program Leader, Racial Justice, Sanctuary and Solidarity, Volunteering, Young Adult, Youth
UUCSJ offers a variety of Activate Youth Justice programs, including at General Assembly. This year, for the first time, we are excited to welcome a team of awesome Activate Youth Leaders who are helping shape, facilitate, and promote our youth justice workshops in New Orleans, in collaboration with the Youth Caucus team. Get to know the Activate […]

Shift With Us at Grow Racial Justice

March 21, 2017 | Heather Vickery | GROW, Racial Justice, Young Adult
by Chris Casuccio “White supremacy is an overwhelming crisis for humanity, one that is making it impossible for any human to evolve in right relationship with the planet and the species. It has not, and will not, be resolved merely by Black and other non-white people fighting for a change – it must be unlearned, […]

Losing Our Chains

December 24, 2016 | Heather Vickery | GROW, GROWRJTC, Racial Justice, Young Adult
Losing Our Chains has been reposted with permission from Blue Boat. You can find the original posting here. Aisha Ansano is a candidate for Unitarian Universalist ministry, and serves as a ministerial intern at First Church in Boston, MA. Aisha is passionate about food as ministry, singing, and ways of building community. Aisha participated in this summer’s Thrive Young Adult leadership school for Unitarian Universalistyoung adults of […]