Social Justice Initiatives

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!

UUs are gathering to stand for justice and equity this Saturday at The People's March. We'll meet at Cathedral Hill Park at 11-11:15 AM before the 11:30 AM Pre-March Rally at Saint Paul College. We'll march to the Capitol for a rally from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Arrive early for parking and dress warmly. Let’s show up for justice—everyone is welcome! More details about Saturday.

On January 14, join Lake Fellowship members, MUUSJA, and other organizations at the Minnesota Capitol for the start of the legislative session. Let’s show our elected officials that we’re paying attention to their work and are a voice for justice and equity! Meet us starting at 10 am outside the rotunda to get supplies.

Join Rev. Dr. Andrea Johnson for a two-part webinar series on January 14 and 21, exploring Unitarian Universalist theologies of racial justice. We’ll discuss how UU theology and the liberal theological tradition can inspire our work to dismantle white supremacy culture and live out our anti-racist, anti-oppression values.

Minnesota offers “universal” Free School Meals—but those free meals are hardly universal. They exclude kids who follow a plant-based diet as well as those whose religions have very specific considerations for how meat is handled. An opt-in plant-based option (already implemented in Illinois!) would make these lunches truly available to everyone. MUUSJA and Genevieve Vavreck, a UU working with MN Plant-Based Kids, invites us to send letters of advocacy to our MN House and Senate representatives.