Social Justice Initiatives

MUUSJA has joined the Minnesotans for Equal Rights Coalition and the fight to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment in our state’s constitution! Did you know that the language of the ERA has been updated? It includes all people and offers protection against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, or sex, including pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.

Community Event

Encourage state legislators to protect wild rice & clean water, oppose false climate solutions, and respect Indigenous & tribal sovereignty. Training at 10 am. Group photo at 12:45 pm. Rally in the Capitol Rotunda at 1:15 pm. Legislative meetings scheduled throughout the day. Join MUUSJA and other UUs for this Rally Day!

Event date: March 12, 2025 10:00 AM - 2:15 PM CT
Location: Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55155

Tell state legislators they need to do everything they can to protect reproductive health, freedom, and abortion access in Minnesota. Rally in the Capitol Rotunda at 1:30 pm. Legislative meetings scheduled throughout the day. Rev. Terri will be in attendance and when you register, you'll get information about how to meet up with her and other UUs for greater impact and companionship. 

Event date: March 10, 2025 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT 
Location: Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55155

Join MUUSJA, ERAMN, Minnesotans for Equal Rights, and Gender Justice on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6:30-7:30 pm for an engaging and informative webinar on the movement to pass an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Minnesota Constitution. 

Across the nation, Unitarian Universalist congregations are hosting UU Climate Justice Revivals, which are powerful gatherings where we come together to re-imagine a future of climate justice and collective liberation. Through worship, conversations, and advocacy, we are working together to address the climate crisis and transform our communities.

You are invited to attend a free workshop on Saturday, February 22 with Zr. Alex Kapitan of the Transforming Hearts Collective. It is hosted by First Unitarian in Madison, and you can attend for free. Due to the generosity of an endowed fund, there is no charge to attend, and members of our congregation can attend in person or virtually by Zoom. More information and a link to register.

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has joined with a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection to bring a lawsuit challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) “sensitive locations policy.” The case, Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al., was filed in federal district court in Washington, DC.

The Pink Haven Coalition has built a mutual-aid network of people working for trans survival. They've already helped hundreds of 2spirit, trans, and gender expansive people get to safer places and find local networks of support. Please consider contributing to Pink Haven's faithify campaign to they can keep expanding the network in effective and nimble ways!

MUUSJA, the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance, equips Unitarian Universalists in Minnesota and the surrounding area to do powerful, sustainable, accountable, spiritually-rooted work — both locally and in the broader public sphere. We encourage you to subscribe to their newsletter, delivered to your inbox twice a month, and occasional stand-alone alerts with important news, events, or calls to action.  Click here and scroll down to subscribe today!