Emily Koechlin, UUSJ Board Member
Bringing UU values to our efforts, with an even louder and more courageous voice
I first became acquainted with UUSJ through the Advocacy Corps. For many years I have been involved in progressive causes, so the UUSJ Advocacy Corps was a perfect … read more.
Fred Van Deusen, Convener, Defending Our Democracy priority issue policy team.
Although much has occurred in the past three weeks and there are ongoing issues, it’s worth celebrating some important democracy successes.
More people voted in the 2020 elections than have ever voted before. This was the … read more.
Chaplain Eleanor Piez, UU Community Minister. Eleanor served as Intern Minister with UUC of Annapolis and UU Legislative Ministry of MD and is currently affiliated with Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, VA.
As a minister, I feel it’s my job to ask continually: How do we advance our noblest spiritual … read more.
Sean McCarthy, Immigration Task Group, UUSJ Board Member, UU Congregation of Rockville
I retired in early 2014. I’d had a career in corporate law, but I now wanted to do something that would be of greater benefit to society. When my local bar association put out … read more.
Although much has occurred in the past three weeks and there are ongoing issues, it’s worth celebrating some important democracy successes. More people voted in the 2020 elections than have ever voted before. This was the direct result of tireless efforts by many, many different … read more.
David Shilton retired from the Environment Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2017 and currently serves on the Board of UUSJ.
David Shilton, Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church
I was intrigued one day after services at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington to see people writing … read more.
Our fundamental UU principles of acceptance of one another; justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and the use of the democratic process in our society, are under attack, and we must defend them. In doing so we UUs, working together with the assistance of … read more.
I am inspired by the vision of a just world. It is a world that embraces and perpetuates Unitarian Universalist Principles of dignity, democracy, justice, and interconnectedness. I committed to volunteering for the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice Advocacy Corps to be a part of … read more.
In 2010, after belonging to the Unitarian Universalist faith for 30 years, I began to ask if the search for personal spiritual growth was enough. I concluded that belief without work to achieve UU goals lacked real value to me. So I began to look … read more.
We asked, why UUSJ?
Kelly Perry is a former Ph.D. national laboratory scientist assigned to the U.S. Senate and Department of Energy. She puts her UU faith in action to protect our environment for everyone including her two sons.
I am overwhelmed with racial injustice, the climate … read more.
