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Challenge Anti-Muslim Bigotry

We cannot sit idly by while members of our communities are targeted with hate and violence. Check out our “Taking Action Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry” presentation.

We discussed ways of challenging anti-Muslim bigotry from individualized attacks, to proposed anti-Shari’ah legislation and stereotypical rhetoric.

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Standing on the Side of Love with Muslims in Terre Haute

This spring, the members of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Terre Haute, Indiana, are working to build relationships with our Muslim neighbors. We invited members of the local Muslim community to join us for conversation and dessert. Our Social Action Committee worked with a Muslim student, Emhemed Hamed, to plan the program in partnership...

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Running for Someone Else’s Life

This post was written by Helene Newberg. Helene is an avid runner and a member of First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Arlington, Massachusetts. Marathon 2012 In 2012, I was out of town on Patriot’s Day. Watching social media for Boston Marathon news, I started seeing reports that a student was found drowned in a local...

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After the Boston Bombings: We Are the Next Responders

In response to the recent Boston Marathon bombings, the UU Mass Action state advocacy network quickly organized a vigil for Love Not Fear in Massachusetts as part of their seventh annual Advocacy Day on Tuesday, April 23rd. Over 100 Unitarian Universalists gathered outside of the Massachusetts State House as a faithful presence, calling for love and...

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After Being Protested by Westboro Baptist Church

This insightful reflection is from Katie Carpenter, co-president of the Unitarian Universalist campus ministry group at Vassar College. It is cross-posted from Blue Boat, the blog of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries.  The Westboro Baptist Church protested Vassar College on February 28th, for supporting LGBTQ rights. In response, Vassar’s...

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Thirty Days of Love 2013: A Spiritual Journey for Social Justice

Our second annual Thirty Days of Love campaign, a period for intentional action, service, education, and reflection, ran from January 19 to February 17, 2013. During this time, we engaged in a “spiritual journey for social justice” to reinvigorate our work for the Beloved Community.  During the first week, we honored legacy–beginning our Thirty Days...

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