We had a wonderful time with our first UUMFE Community Read last year as we explored What If We Get It Right? by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson with so many of you. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce the book for our next Community Read, starting this September: Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to […]
Dear Friends, I am extremely pleased to announce that Rev. Lauren Spivey Levwood has been promoted to the position of UUMFE’s Executive Director after a stellar past year of service as our Acting Director. As many of you know, Lauren’s commitment to UUMFE runs deep. For many years, she volunteered countless hours as a UUMFE […]
Dear UUMFE Community, I cannot thank you enough for welcoming me into your community with open arms, minds, and hearts. My time spent as your Climate Justice Movement Chaplain Intern proved to be one of the sweetest, most rewarding, and enlightening experiences of my life and I do not take that for granted. Thank you […]
We Keep Us Safe The same day Renee Good was killed, I was doing community patrol in South Minneapolis near a Spanish immersion daycare. Just that morning, a beloved teacher had been taken by masked, unidentified men into the street and then into an unmarked vehicle—all in front of the infants, toddlers, and young children […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the May 26th UUMFE Community Read: It’s time to celebrate! UU Ministry for Earth’s first annual Community Read, What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, is drawing to a close. If you’ve joined us at any point along the way, we hope you’ll attend next […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the April 28th UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you on Zoom next Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:45 EDT/4:45 PDT! You’re invited to join us a few minutes early for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. In this section, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson […]
Hi, UUMFE friends! My name is Jessica Cloud, and I am so glad to be here. I’ll be working with UUMFE as a fundraisingconsultant, and before we get into the work together, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myselfproperly. Not just the resume version. The real one. A Winding Road into the UU […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the March 31st UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday, March 31st, over Zoom! Please join us for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. Questions to ponder Facilitated by: Dr. Anne-Marie McCartan and Rev. Lauren LevwoodSpiritual Grounding by: Chaplain […]
Do you know the names of the moons? At this month’s Full Moon Gathering, we learned that March’s full moon is sometimes called the “Worm Moon” or the “Storm Moon.” This time of year, sap is rising, worms are wiggling, beetles are emerging from their wintery tree-bark beds, and Earth is defrosting from her winter […]
A message from the co-facilitators of February 24th UUMFE Community Read: We’re looking forward to this month’s UUMFE Community Read of What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, “Culture is the Context,” pages 198-257. Below, please find your facilitators’ guiding questions and some suggested actions in advance of February 24. Read the book section […]
