CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Creative Lament workshop

Led by Rev. JeKaren Bell, participants will explore the practice of lamentation and the ways it could provide support in times of grief and sorrow. Participants are invited to craft their own personalized laments through the power of words and art. This workshop will be recorded, register to receive it after the event.

 

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Practice the Practice: Experiential Education Pedagogy for Religious Professionals

2025 Cohort Full

Do you want to have a deeper understanding of how to lead justice-centered experiential education programming? Do you want to create relationships with a cohort of like-minded religious professionals and have your own experiential education opportunity?
This program will involve four online gatherings, with small group check-ins in between, as well as a five-day in-person practicum in New Orleans, Louisiana where lessons from the online workshops can be seen in action. Check out our video for more information! This program is Sparks eligible.
Registration is closed! Check back in December 2025 to register for the next cohort!

ONGOING

Cristosal Global School of Human Rights 

UUCSJ in collaboration with Cristosal offers experiential learning opportunities that explore the difficulties of  forced migration. Watch this video to learn more about the experiences of  two congregations who made the journey in September. Interested in scheduling a journey with your group? Email us at [email protected].

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BorderLinks Immersion Journey

UUCSJ in collaboration with BorderLinks offers experiential learning opportunities that explore the difficulties of migration and life along the U.S./Mexico border. Contact [email protected] if your group is interested in learning more!

Read about a recent delegation with BorderLinks in the UUSC blog, titled My Life at BorderLinks: Understanding Life for Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border.

PAST EVENTS

The Revolution Will Be Streamed: Approaches to News for a World in Crisis

Thursday, February 6, 2025
4pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern

RSVP at https://www.uujme.org/uujme_calendar 

Partisan bias is widely discussed in news media and about news media organizations. However, in addition to partisan bias, news organizations and journalists perpetuate structural biases that perpetuate violent, stereotypical ideas and hopelessness about our world and our role in it. This webinar examines and helps news consumers evaluate sources, identify structural biases and what to do about them, and more effectively present their own ideas for change. Participants can choose to join a small group to examine a news article to discuss its structural biases, followed by a full group discussion of the article and Q&A.

Dr. Amy E. Harth (they/them) is a white, queer, non-binary, fat, disabled anti-oppression researcher with more than 15 years’ experience specializing in equitable leadership. As principal of Amy Harth Coaching and Consulting, they use the latest research on people-focused strategy to help leaders achieve their goals. Their expertise effectively combines strategic thinking with a deep understanding of the importance of our intersecting identities, including race, gender, class, disability status, body size, religion, citizenship, language, and more. For Amy, equity is not just a component of leadership—it is leadership. They are committed to ensuring that equity is at the core of your strategy, helping your innovation reach new heights. Learn more at https://www.amyconsulting.org/.

Winter Solstice 2024 

December 19, 2024 8pm ET/5pm PT

Gather on this Winter Solstice to celebrate the longest night of the year. Drop into stillness, soak up energy and inspiration for the year ahead, and be in solidarity with partners and friends. Guest speaker: Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti.
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Haiti in Crisis: The Urgent Need for Solidarity

Dec 10, 2024 03:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT

On Human Rights Day 2024, join us for a conversation with Haitian advocates on the current situation in Haiti, its historical roots, the connections with US policy, and measures we can take to show solidarity. Panelists: Nixon Boumba, Arielle Dominique, Jetry Dumont Nixon Boumba, Country Consultant, American Jewish World Service and member of the Kolektif Jistis Min nan Ayiti (Haiti Mining Justice Collective) Arielle Dominique, Executive Director, Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy and Co-Founder, Haitian Ladies Network Jetry Dumont, Co-Founder and Director of AyiboPost and AyiboStudio Moderator: Mayuri Anupindi, Global Advocacy Strategist, UUSC
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UU Climate Justice Revival

Reimagine Together: From An Extractive Age to a New Era

September 28-29, 2024

We know what the climate change systems of harm and extraction look like – what would a future look like if love was at the center of our actions against those injustices? Come together with your community and fellow UUs to envision that world and identify actions that will help bring that vision to life.

Institutional sponsors include: Unitarian Universalist Association – UU Service Committee – UU College of Social Justice – Side With Love – UUs for Social Justice – UU Ministry for Earth – UU The Vote Click here for a full list of sponsors!

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Creative Lament workshop

December 13, 2023 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Led by Rev. Darrick Johnson, participants explored the practice of lamentation and the ways it could provide support times of grief and sorrow. Participants were invited to craft their own personalized laments through the power of words and art.

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UU@UN Intergenerational Spring Seminar 2023

APRIL 1-3, 2023

The intergenerational seminar is an opportunity to collaborate with others while learning how to be a global activist. Through workshops, peer and expert-led panel discussions, community building activities, and worship services, participants will undergo a transformative process of learning, reflection, and growth while exploring some of the most challenging issues facing humanity today.

This year’s theme was Demilitarization & Abolition: Resist Policing and Empire. Given this theme, we wanted to learn from movement leaders in Minneapolis and global partners who have been on the front lines of resisting police and empire.  

Keynote: Andrea Ritchie, co-author of No More Police (with Mariame Kaba)

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GROW Fellowship Winter/Spring 2023

JANUARY – MAY 2023

Grounded and Resilient Organizer Workshop is a virtual cohort of cultural workers, organizers and clergy (ages 18-35) who are engaged in campaigns, base-building, art making and community care for justice. This season’s GROW cohort met each Tuesday for four moon cycles focusing on the themes of Governance & Care, Conflict, Land Resources & Reparations, and Time & Imagination.