UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Top Stories from the Unitarian Universalist Association en https://www.uua.org/files/styles/max_992x992/public/logos/uua_logo_gradient_on_white.png?itok=zTEG1IXI UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Protesting ‘Inhumane’ Conditions of ICE Detention Center, UUs Rally at Delaney Hall in New Jersey https://www.uuworld.org/articles/delaney-hall-hunger-strike © Jé Exodus Hooper

Ethan Loewi

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Around 300 detainees began the hunger strike on May 22.
]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Ethan Loewi https://www.uuworld.org/articles/delaney-hall-hunger-strike ‘If I Could Stay’ Documentary to Be Screened at UUA General Assembly 2026 https://www.uuworld.org/articles/if-i-could-stay-screening-general-assembly © Theo Rigby

Elaine McArdle

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A special online screening of the film and a live Zoom conversation are planned at General Assembly 2026.
]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Elaine McArdle https://www.uuworld.org/articles/if-i-could-stay-screening-general-assembly Like Confetti https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/confetti A person's hand, palm up, tosses or receives a small handful of multicolored confetti.

Anonymous

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My child came out like confetti. It was beautiful.
]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:39:22 -0400 Anonymous https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/confetti Choosing Freedom https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/choosing-freedom A black-and-white photo of a couple, limbs intertwined, on a couch. They're gazing into each other's eyes.

Pat Uribe-Lichty

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May we dare to dream and choose to live in freedom.
]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:37:50 -0400 Pat Uribe-Lichty https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/choosing-freedom Worship Well: Connection, Creativity, and Leadership Development for Lay Leaders https://www.uua.org/worship/lab/worship-well Outdoors, over the surface of a stream or river, a person's hands cup to scoop up water. Droplets of water are streaming off their hands back to the source.
This new UUA worship program offers connection, support, and learning for lay worship leaders.
]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:01:50 -0400 https://www.uua.org/worship/lab/worship-well Board Statement on GA 2026 Elections https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-elections Elections are an important part of our Unitarian Universalist democratic process. The Nominating Committee, in accordance with our bylaws, “endeavors to nominate individuals so that the membership of the Board of Trustees and each elected committee reflects the full diversity of the Association,… ]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:57 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-elections Board Statement on Proposed Bylaw Amendment and Resolution Coming to General Assembly 2026 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-proposed-business-items May 22, 2026The UUA Board of Trustees has discussed the two business items currently on the agenda for General Assembly 2026.After discussion, the Board concluded that it cannot support the proposed bylaw amendment regarding authority to place a minister’s search on hold. The Board believes there… ]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 10:59:55 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/board-statement-ga-2026-proposed-business-items The Courage to Show Up https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/courage-show A close-up of two people sitting across from each other. One person is wearing camouflage pants, with a camo hat sitting next to him. His hands are being held by another person's hands, whose cuffs appear to be a brown uniform.
Everyone deserves a chance to feel welcome and accepted.
]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 04:36:39 -0400 https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/courage-show Love’s Power Between Us https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/love-s-power-between-us A group of adults gathers, as if ending a meeting. Four people in the background smile--three standing and one sitting--as two more adults hug warmly in front of them.

Anonymous

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Shared ministry is all about creating the conditions for genuine and sacred connections to be made.
]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 05:52:12 -0400 Anonymous https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/love-s-power-between-us Moonrise https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/trans-gender-journeys/moonrise Painted image of a mountain in shades of blue on a blue sky background with a moon hanging over the top of the mountain.
Moonrise is a retreat created for transgender, nonbinary, two-spirit, intersex, and other gender-expansive religious professionals, spiritual leaders, seekers, and community builders rooted in Unitarian Universalism and connected movements for liberation, care, and belonging.
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