Dear UU Ministry for Earth Community, As my tenure as Executive Director comes to a close at the end of this month, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude and reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared. For the past two years, it has been my honor and privilege to serve […]
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, […]
Title: Executive Director Reports to: Board of Directors Hours: 25 hours per week Start Date: February 10, 2025 Salary: $40,000 commensurate with experience and with some flexibility Location: Remote About the Organization Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a 501(c)3 liberal religious non-profit organization dedicated to be seedbed for spiritual grounding and education that inspires […]
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 […]
We have filled the position and are excited to welcome Audrey McCann into the role and will provide an introduction in the coming days. Title: Communications Coordinator Reports to: Executive Director Hours: 10-12 hours per week Term: December 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 with the possibility of extension Hourly rate: $28 (1099) Location: Remote […]
