UUA and 1U – Justice

Justice and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) www.uua.org

The UUA and its affiliated organizations are deeply committed to justice work. The UUA website offers educational materials, many groups of action and advocacy as well as support groups. A few are below and more are listed here.

Side With Love (SWL) Action Center  www.sidewithlove.orgAn interfaith public advocacy campaign promoting respect for the inherent worth and dignity  of every person. The website says, ”This is a place where we unite in work toward a world where we all thrive. Together we take action, Side With Love, and make deep impacts in this critical moment.” More information about Side With Love is here.                                                    
UUtheVote  www.uuthevote.org/A UUA partnership for the encouragement of voter registration and participation in the voting process.  During 2024 UUtheVote has become a partner of the Vote Yes 4 campaign in Florida working toward voter registration and encouraging folks to Limit Government Interference with Abortion by Voting YES on Amendment 4 on November 5th!  Reproductive Justice and Healthcare access is an essential right.  UUs have been supporting Reproductive Justice for decades. 
UU Justice Florida (UUJF)  www.uujusticefl.orgA statewide justice ministry for members of 45 Unitarian Universalist congregations in Florida and their social justice committees in partnership with other interfaith and public interest organizations to promote justice, equity, and compassion in public policy. The emphasis is Florida, but UUJF partners for national outreach. Sign up for Action Alerts here. Website link is  info@uujusticefl.org
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee  (UUSC) www.uusc.org A nonprofit, nonsectarian organization advancing human rights together with an international community of grassroots partners and advocates. UUSC is doing outreach work in Florida.  Love Resists is sometimes used as a call-out.  
 The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) held its largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists (UUs) globally in an innovative “everywhere General Assembly” from June 14th – June 21st. General Assembly (GA) is the annual gathering of UUs, where the UUA conducts business, gathers in community, learns and worships together, and emphasizes the Association’s mission, values, and principles.

This year, the UUA used a flexible model with both online and distributed in-person options for UUs to come together through community gatherings, satellite sites, and a studio site in Louisville, Kentucky. This made GA more accessible, sustainable, and connected to UUs across the country and around the world. The theme of this year’s GA was “Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere”. Read more information about the annual meeting here.

 

This flexible model makes GA more accessible, sustainable, and connected for UUs everywhere. GA 2026 is structured differently from our more in-person General Assemblies. GA 2026 is designed as a primarily virtual experience, with optional ways to gather through community gatherings, satellite sites, and a studio site. This model allows us to focus on shared content that can be experienced together across many locations.

Because of this shift, the Service of the Living Tradition (SoLT) and Synergy will not be offered as part of GA 2026. Both of these events are deeply rooted in being together in one space, and we want to honor their full spirit and impact rather than adapt them in ways that might diminish the experience.

We look forward to welcoming both the Service of the Living Tradition and Synergy back in 2027, when the GA format can fully support them.

More information can be found at the UUA website here. 

And, Plan Ahead  for June 2027 in California with UUA or online: 

Per Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws (PDF), Section 4.6:

In June 2027, Unitarian Universalist congregations will gather for the 66th General Assembly (GA), the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association. General Assembly will be a multiplatform event, taking place at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, and online.

General Assembly will commence on Wednesday, June 23, 2027, and conclude on Sunday, June 27, 2027. The business to be transacted will be set forth in the official agenda issued in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association.

rs after the United States announced on Saturday, June 21 that it had bombed Iran, the UUA issued a statement condemning the action, saying it “represents a moral failure and Unitarian Universalists (UUs) are compelled through our religious beliefs to speak out against it.”

General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. Anyone may attend; congregations must certify annually to have voting delegates.