Our Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws (as revised in June 2024) include an expression of who we are, focusing on our shared values – Equity, Generosity, Interdependence, Justice, Pluralism, and Transformation – and centering around Love.  You can read the full text of our values here.

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UUA Joins Lawsuit to Protect Sanctuary Space

The UUA has joined with 27 other religious bodies and denominations in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s new policy that allows immigration raids, arrests, and other enforcement actions at houses of worship.

“As Unitarian Universalists, fighting for justice and liberation for all people is at the heart of our faith tradition, which recognizes the spark of the divine inherent in every person,” said UUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald. “Our sacred spaces must continue to offer sanctuary to those who face oppression, violence, or alienation, including immigrant communities.”

Click here to read the UU World article on this lawsuit.  And please share widely.

And here are some other UUA resources relevant to these times:

• Community Resilience Hub
• ICE and Immigration Enforcement in Congregations
• Expanding Sanctuary
• Wisdom and inspiration from UUA President, the Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt. [2/18/25]

General Assembly 2025 will be a multiplatform event!  GA registration, choir registration, and housing reservations are open now. The early bird discount for registration ends on March 31.  Click here for more information.

The UUA offers several ways for UUs to engage in the work of justice in our world.  Each has opportunities for learning and action!

Love Resists activates people of faith and conscience to resist the harm inflicted by criminalization, to create safer, more just, welcoming, and sustainable communities.  Click here to learn about current actions, and to download resources and tools to bring the Love Resists campaign to your community by expanding sanctuary, growing solidarity, and raising your voice.

UUs support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions within our congregations, our Association, and society at large, and UU the Vote engages in year-round movement-building work toward building a truly inclusive democracy.  Wisconsin is a key state for UU the Vote’s action initiatives.  Click here to learn how you can get involved in getting out the vote.

Click here to find out more about WUUSAN our state-wide organization.

Side with Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love’s power to stop oppression, with four intersectional justice priorities: Climate Justice, Decriminalization, Democracy, and Reproductive Justice & Trans Rights.  Click here to learn what you can do to work for justice with our national association.

Side with Love is now organizing UUs through a weekly “Action Center Update,” which provides a brief analysis of critical issues in this political moment, shares immediate actions you can take, and provides helpful resources to deepen knowledge and practice of our collective work to side with love.  This week’s update covers information, resources, and actions on these issues:

📢 The rise of authoritarian policies—executive orders banning trans individuals from military service, restricting gender-affirming care, and undermining reproductive rights

⚖️ Criminalization as a tool of oppression—from migrant detention and mass incarceration to laws targeting protest, poverty, and gender identity

🗳️ The erosion of democratic norms—the unconstitutional establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), mass dismissals of oversight officials, and threats to rights.

💪 What we can do—mobilizing against injustice, taking direct action, and building power in our communities

Click here to see what you can do to take action this week. 

General Assembly 2024 Update

The Annual General Assembly of Congregations is over – and there’s lots to know about what happened!  Listen to Rev. Karen’s reflection from Sunday, July 7 to hear all about it.  If you’re wondering what decisions were made by the delegates at GA, you can click on any of these links:

Amendments were discussed, and then this version of Article II of the UUA Bylaws was passed.

This Revision to UUA Bylaw Section 7.13 on Religious Education Credentialing Committee was passed.

This Business Resolution, “Affirming Transgender, Nonbinary, Intersex and Gender Diverse People as a Fundamental Expression of UU Religious Values,” was passed.

These three Actions of Immediate Witness were passed:

• “World on Fire: Humanitarian Work and Climate Change”
• “Centering Love Amidst the Ongoing Impact of COVID-19”
• “Solidarity with Palestinians”

A Responsive Resolution, “UUA General Assembly Support for October 7 Hostages,” passed.

If you missed the sessions that were open to the public, including Sunday worship, you can view them here.

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