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Upcoming Adult OWL Facilitator Training in Minneapolis, April 25 - 27

February 17, 2025
Sex Ed is a social justice issue. Accurate information about our bodies, sexuality, and relationship dynamics helps combat systemic inequality related to gender, sexual orientation, ability, and race. Promoting bodily autonomy, consent, and respectful interactions across diverse identities, ultimately contributes to a more equitable society; it can also address issues like sexual violence prevention and reproductive justice by educating people on their rights and agency within sexual situations.
 

Help Host a UU Climate Justice Revival: Join Facilitator Training on Feb. 26

February 16, 2025

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.

Transforming Hearts Collective Workshop on Feb. 22

February 15, 2025

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.

Crying over injustices. Embracing hope for justice.

February 13, 2025

I woke up crying Tuesday morning. (Something I've never done.) I was crying for those whose lives won’t be extended or saved if NIH’s cuts to “Indirect costs” of medical research grants is upheld. The day before I had visited my daughter and family. She worked an “indirect cost” job at a university medical research center. She recruited people for studies and submitted the volumes of paperwork NIH requires when there are human subjects.

UUA Joins Multifaith Lawsuit Asserting That ICE Policy Violates the First Amendment

February 12, 2025

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.

Transforming our worries into action together

January 30, 2025

Dear LFUU Members and Friends,

How are you doing? My mind is often swirling and my body buzzing. I want to stay informed, but the news has caused me a lot of worry. Worry leaves me muddled and unable to act. I’m using this technique to stop worrying and transform it into calm:

When you notice worry, pause, then,

1. Note the mental image in your mind. 

2. Note the story you're telling yourself about it.

3. Note the sensations in your body caused by stress hormones.

Take 3 deep breaths to clear those hormones, then,