Webinars
Webinar on Resources for Grassroots Immigration Advocacy & Stopping Deportations in Our Communities
February 2012: The UUA and our coalition partners Interfaith Immigration Coalition, National Day Laborer’s Organizing Network (NDLON), and the New Sanctuary movement are launching a national campaign of immigration advocacy in our communities. Our goal is to have interfaith teams meeting with officials in their communities to: 1) change the way communities respond to detainment requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 2) stop the unlimited access of ICE agents to jails. Download the presentation.
Envision a Better World Through Collective Visioning
January 2012: This webinar will be based on conversations that have been going on with Occupy movements in 20 cities in the United States and around the world and will lay out the extensive and innovative work that must be done to build trust and openness. Collective Visioning involves intentionally bringing people together across social divides and generating a positive vision that is long-term, expansive, and solutions-driven. Collective Visioning is also about action planning so that we are prepared to actively work towards what we envision. Download the presentation.
Best Practices in Campus Ministry–Standing on the Side of Love
December 2011: This episode of the “Best Practices in Campus Ministry” series featured Meredith Lukow, Standing on the Side of Love Program Assistant and student leader of American University’s Unitarian Universalist group. Learn how campus ministries can get involved with the Standing on the Side of Love campaign and in social justice work more broadly through examples from American University. Specific focus on the upcoming “30 Days of Love” campaign, running from Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 15th through Valentine’s Day on February 14th. Download the presentation and audio file.
Deepen Congregational Involvement with Standing on the Side of Love
December 2011: Want to know how your congregation’s social justice work might be invigorated by using the Standing on the Side of Love frame? Discover the best practices of these groundbreaking congregations in terms of social justice committee structures, communications vehicles, pastoral care for those engaged in public witness, and thoughts about how to most effectively “show up” at social justice events. This webinar featured a conversation with Valley UU Congregation in Chandler, Arizona and First UU Church of Rochester, MN, who talked about how they have linked their social justice ministries with Standing on the Side of Love to tremendous success and renewed congregational energy! Download presentation and audio file.
Webinar on Immigration for Congregational Leaders
September 2011: Strengthen your immigrant justice ministry, connect with other UUs and partners, and help prepare your congregation for Justice GA 2012! UU State Advocacy Networks, Standing on the Side of Love and our partners, New Sanctuary Movement and No More Deaths, discussed: Immigration Policy Update; Actions We Can Take to Curb Human Rights Abuses of Migrants; and Best Practices for Engaging Congregations. Download the presentation and audio file.
Webinar on Congregational Immigrant Justice Ministries
May 2011: Best practices from outstanding congregational justice ministries. Congregational leaders addressed how they got started, obstacles they encountered and how they dealt with them, what they have accomplished, and their next steps. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) provided an overview of national and state campaigns and information on how your congregation can get connected. The UUA recommended resources and other congregational best practices. Download presentation and audio files.
