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Our VisionTo energize people of faith to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just life for all those who live in Arizona.
Our MissionTo engage Arizona Unitarian Universalists in justice making through:
nurturing congregational social justice ministries; connecting UU activists and congregations across the state; partnering with like-minded justice organizations; empowering UUs to work for socially just public policy. |
Keep my anger from becoming meanness.
Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity.
Keep my heart soft enough to keep breaking.
Keep my anger turned towards justice, not cruelty.
Remind me that all of this, every bit of it, is for love.
Keep me fiercely kind.
- Laura Jean Truman
Little Justice Leaders
Sundays, 9 am, September - October 2021
On Sunday mornings, bring your tiny justice warrior to zoom with us! We'll have a community discussion, and some activities, about the issues UU kids care about. Little Justice Leaders is based on a monthly subscription kit, and you can learn more here. However, there is no cost to sign up, thanks to a partnership with UU Congregation of Phoenix's Children's Ministry Program.
Facilitated by Vivienne Gelsinger, and her teaching assistant Janine Gelsinger, this group is meant for kids grades K-6th, but siblings and grown-ups of all ages can watch along, too.
Choose any or all dates to sign up, no need to come to every session if it doesn't work for you! Register here.
Sundays at 9am:
9/12 Consent
9/19 Anti-racism
9/26 Gender Identity and Transgender Identities
10/3 Voting Rights
10/10 Pride
10/17 Feminism and Female Leadership
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Beloved Conversations: Spring 2021 Beloved Conversations curriculum developers at Meadville Lombard Theological School have responded to the needs to learn how race and ethnicity shape our personal and collective lives and practices, in a virtual format. In 2020, 93 UUs from Arizona joined 1200 UUs in participating in the first half of Beloved Conversations: Within. |
Within: Registration open through August 31st, 2021
The first phase, Within focuses on the internal work that each of us needs to do as we engage racial justice. This work is different for White folks and for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and will be done entirely in race-based caucuses. You do not need to have taken the Fall session to register for Spring: the two halves of Within can be taken in any order.
Read about Within here.
Register for the Fall session of Within here.
Among: Applications open through August 31st, 2021
The second phase of Beloved Conversations, focused on the institutional, systemic change needed in our congregations is open to Congregations whose members have participated in the first phase, Within. Read about Among here.
Congregational applications for Beloved Conversations Virtual: Among are currently available and are due by August 31, 2021. Fall 2021 Among Programming will begin October 1, 2021, and run through May 31, 2022.
Apply for Among here.
The first phase, Within focuses on the internal work that each of us needs to do as we engage racial justice. This work is different for White folks and for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and will be done entirely in race-based caucuses. You do not need to have taken the Fall session to register for Spring: the two halves of Within can be taken in any order.
Read about Within here.
Register for the Fall session of Within here.
Among: Applications open through August 31st, 2021
The second phase of Beloved Conversations, focused on the institutional, systemic change needed in our congregations is open to Congregations whose members have participated in the first phase, Within. Read about Among here.
Congregational applications for Beloved Conversations Virtual: Among are currently available and are due by August 31, 2021. Fall 2021 Among Programming will begin October 1, 2021, and run through May 31, 2022.
Apply for Among here.
Trans Inclusion in Congregations from Transforming Hearts Collective
UUJAZ is thrilled to provide access to this online course on radical welcoming for all AZ UUs, thanks to a generous grant from the UU Funding panel. This course on transformational culture shift counts towards your annual Welcoming Congregation renewal. Contact us for your free login code (usually $125 per person) to explore this course at your own pace, or create a group at your congregation to take it together! If you’re interested in scheduling a course for your congregation, email uujaz.director@gmail.com. |
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Climate Justice Focus Group
Starting in September 2021
Are you interested in joining a focus group, for the reimagining of UUJAZ's Climate Justice program? Fill out this poll to choose a time that works for all of us, and we'll meet starting in September!
Fill out Climate Justice Focus Group poll here.
Starting in September 2021
Are you interested in joining a focus group, for the reimagining of UUJAZ's Climate Justice program? Fill out this poll to choose a time that works for all of us, and we'll meet starting in September!
Fill out Climate Justice Focus Group poll here.
Book GroUUp Summer and Fall 2021
3rd Fridays, 12 - 1:30 pm
Join us on the third Friday of each month at noon for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values. Feel free to drop in on any of the following dates:
August 20th, 2021: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. Climate by Naomi Klein
September 17th, 2021: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
October 15th, 2021: Good Talk by Mira Jacob
November 19th, 2021: Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Book GroUUp is free to all our sustaining donors. If you wish to join but aren't a donor, you can contribute a suggested donation of $10 at registration. If you aren't financially able to donate, join us anyway!
Register for Book GroUUp here.
Purchasing your books from the UUA Bookstore, InSpirit, supports the work of our faith tradition.
3rd Fridays, 12 - 1:30 pm
Join us on the third Friday of each month at noon for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values. Feel free to drop in on any of the following dates:
August 20th, 2021: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. Climate by Naomi Klein
September 17th, 2021: Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
October 15th, 2021: Good Talk by Mira Jacob
November 19th, 2021: Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Book GroUUp is free to all our sustaining donors. If you wish to join but aren't a donor, you can contribute a suggested donation of $10 at registration. If you aren't financially able to donate, join us anyway!
Register for Book GroUUp here.
Purchasing your books from the UUA Bookstore, InSpirit, supports the work of our faith tradition.
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The Hearth: September Social
September 22nd: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Let’s celebrate the changing seasons with an Equinox Craft Party. Have a favorite art medium? Bring it! Need some ideas? We’ll have them! Not into crafting? Come anyway! We will gather to create art together and to celebrate being in a virtual space together.
Who is welcome to come to The Hearth events?
This space is for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color. We are centering everyone who identifies as a Person of Color, for example, People of African Descent, Caribbean, Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/o and Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, and Multiracial. Please feel free to invite friends and family who are UU -adjacent, even if they don’t identify as Unitarian Universalist.
Not a BIPOC UU? Please share this information with the BIPOC folks in your congregation!
September 22nd: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Let’s celebrate the changing seasons with an Equinox Craft Party. Have a favorite art medium? Bring it! Need some ideas? We’ll have them! Not into crafting? Come anyway! We will gather to create art together and to celebrate being in a virtual space together.
Who is welcome to come to The Hearth events?
This space is for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color. We are centering everyone who identifies as a Person of Color, for example, People of African Descent, Caribbean, Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/o and Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, and Multiracial. Please feel free to invite friends and family who are UU -adjacent, even if they don’t identify as Unitarian Universalist.
Not a BIPOC UU? Please share this information with the BIPOC folks in your congregation!
The Hearth
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In November, we celebrate thriving and joy in our communities as we also feel the grief of the seasons approaching. The Hearth is partnering with Nourish UU Dinner Church to bring you reflection, connection, and community. We'll be "sharing" the dinner hour together with a worship service led by Rev. Aisha Ansano. We will sing, reflect and connect deeply with our community. Bring a candle and a bite of food, a whole meal, or just a beverage!
Who is welcome to come to The Hearth events?
This space is for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color. We are centering everyone who identifies as a Person of Color, for example, People of African Descent, Caribbean, Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/o and Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, and Multiracial. Please feel free to invite friends and family who are UU -adjacent, even if they don’t identify as Unitarian Universalist.
Not a BIPOC UU? Please share this information with the BIPOC folks in your congregation!
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In November, we celebrate thriving and joy in our communities as we also feel the grief of the seasons approaching. The Hearth is partnering with Nourish UU Dinner Church to bring you reflection, connection, and community. We'll be "sharing" the dinner hour together with a worship service led by Rev. Aisha Ansano. We will sing, reflect and connect deeply with our community. Bring a candle and a bite of food, a whole meal, or just a beverage!
Who is welcome to come to The Hearth events?
This space is for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color. We are centering everyone who identifies as a Person of Color, for example, People of African Descent, Caribbean, Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/o and Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, and Multiracial. Please feel free to invite friends and family who are UU -adjacent, even if they don’t identify as Unitarian Universalist.
Not a BIPOC UU? Please share this information with the BIPOC folks in your congregation!
UU Day at the Legislature: Voter Suppression and the AZ Legislature
Watch Online As UUs we affirm and promote the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large. We know that democracy is at its best with full participation of the people impacted. Join UUJAZ to learn from former Maricopa County Attorney Adrian Fontes about what bills are being introduced by members of the legislature that would make it harder for Arizonans to vote, the history on why this is happening now and what made this possible, and what you can do to defend democracy! Discussion to follow. |
Day at the Legislature: VIRTUAL Gender, Sexuality, and the AZ Legislature
Watch Online What can we do to ensure LGBTQ+ folks cannot be fired from jobs, discriminated against in healthcare, excluded from sports, or denied adoptions because of their sexuality and gender? What will happen in Arizona if Roe v. Wade falls, considering there are anti-abortion laws already in place? Hear from our partners at Planned Parenthood Action AZ, and Equality AZ, about what you can do to defend LGBTQ+ and gender justice. |
Day at the Legislature: Racial Justice and Incarceration and the AZ Legislature
Watch Online Racial justice means dismantling systemic racism, in not just ourselves and our communities, but defeating policies that keep structures of white supremacy in place. From the budget to criminal (in)justice, hear from our partners at Mass Liberation AZ and the ACLU of AZ about the bills in play that attempt to move us towards a more racially equitable AZ, and those that perpetuate racism. |
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UUJAZ Annual MeetingNovember 11th 2020, 6pm
Or anytime online! Missed our annual meeting? That's okay, you can watch anytime for a recap what we've done together as a state this year in justice work! Hear from the Board, share some financial transparency, and talk about 2021 ahead. Thanks to the pandemic, there wasn't an in-person Issues + Action Day this year, where this meeting is typically held. We didn't try to replicate a day-long event on Zoom... instead, we've been bringing you lots of virtual programming options throughout the summer and fall, and will continue to do so into 2021. Come watch what we've been working on behind the scenes! Watch here. |