Dear UU Ministry for Earth, This month, Reverend Kelly Dignan’s tenure as Executive Director of UUMFE will come to an end. As I reflect on all that we’ve shared, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for her leadership. Kelly’s professionalism, commitment to spiritual grounding, growth-oriented mindset, and persistent dedication to […]
Note: This content was originally formatted as a series of social media posts. Dr. Robert Bullard is often called the “Father of Environmental Justice” due to his work in 1990 which found that 100% of city-operated landfills were located in communities of color and causing disproportionate environmental harms. His academic and policy efforts have furthered […]
There is an intersection of American values today, January 20, 2025. Today is a day to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sharing his insight on building the Beloved Community on love and justice and taking action that follows in those footsteps. Today is also a day to inaugurate someone […]
Dear Ones, As we leave 2024 behind and enter a new calendar year, as we navigate a changing political landscape in the United States and an upcoming Presidential inauguration, as we ride the rhythmic seasonal changes of our Earthly home, I invite you to take a moment, now, to pause. Turning your attention to your […]
According to whoever creates informal holidays, today is Quitter’s Day. Research shows that, by the second Friday in January, many of us abandon our new year’s resolutions. More often than not, the root cause of this phenomenon is unsustainable goals. We see this happen in our social justice spaces, too. We want to take meaningful […]
In some moments, there are simply not words. Not any words than can truly express the grief we feel. The shock. The pain. The mourning. With California facing the painful disaster of wildfires, and Louisiana recovering from the fire attack last week, we are in one of those moments. We mourn for those in danger, […]
Heya, UUMFE community! My name is Audrey, and I’m the new Communications Coordinator for UUMFE. I am a seminarian at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, working toward becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister within the coming years. Up until the flurry of tech layoffs for the last couple of years, I was working for […]
UU Ministry for Earth Introduces a New Curriculum at 2024 GA: Spiritual Care for Climate Distress, Anxiety and Grief At the 2024 UUA General Assembly (GA), there was a lot of talk about climate disruption and our response to it. UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) is honored to be at the forefront of that work, […]
During the 2024 General Assembly, the UU Climate Justice Coalition hosted cohorts for UUs to share about the climate crisis. We described the Coalition, how we are working together to advance climate justice grounded in UU values, and how you can engage with our work. On Friday June 21, 2024, the topic was Moving from […]
By Rev. Kelly Dignan The UU Climate Justice Coalition consists of UU organizations coordinating and collaborating to enact climate justice. Grounded in a faithful call as a community of practice, we share resources, build skills, and organize actions that advance a future with climate justice, collective liberation, and a world where all life flourishes. Currently, […]
