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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
Biodiversity Sunday and Endangered Species Art Project
Happening from NOW until June 12th
UUJAZ is working to create statewide participation in the UU Ministry for the Earth's 2022 Biodiversity Sunday and Endangered Species Art Project!
This Endangered Species Art Project is based in methodologies of popular education and arts-organizing, using collective learning and creativity as a vehicle for community building and social change. We will bring the artwork that emerges from this project to be displayed at General Assembly, in Portland, OR, June 22-26.
Based on the activism of Tricia, a UU in Southern Arizona, around the San Pedro River and the wildlife that rely on it, UUs across Arizona will be highlighting the yellow-billed cuckoo. The yellow-billed cuckoo is designated under the Endangered Species Act and is one of 93 endangered and threatened species impacted by the border wall.
Will you help us bring over 100 paper or cardboard yellow-billed cuckoos decorated by UUs across the state to display at GA?!
Biodiversity Sunday 2022 is on May 22, directly following Endangered Species Day on May 21, and on the International Day for Biodiversity. This is a day for honoring, celebrating, and committing to restore and protect the Web of Life.
UU the Vote with UUJAZ
June - November 2022
Democracy hangs in the balance, reproductive rights are clinging by a thread, and we are still waiting for promises about climate and immigration justice to be realized. In the meantime: the pandemic, economic injustice, sexism, racism, transphobia and homophobia keep us exhausted and unsure what to do. We've got your back! Join UUJAZ to be in community with UUs across Arizona who are making a difference in their communities, grounding each other and sharing ideas for electoral engagement.
Watch this space weekly for the next 6 months for candidate forums, and email Casey Clowes, UUJAZ Congregational Organizer, and UU the Vote Program Coordinator, with your questions at uuthevoteAZ@gmail.com.
June - November 2022
Democracy hangs in the balance, reproductive rights are clinging by a thread, and we are still waiting for promises about climate and immigration justice to be realized. In the meantime: the pandemic, economic injustice, sexism, racism, transphobia and homophobia keep us exhausted and unsure what to do. We've got your back! Join UUJAZ to be in community with UUs across Arizona who are making a difference in their communities, grounding each other and sharing ideas for electoral engagement.
Watch this space weekly for the next 6 months for candidate forums, and email Casey Clowes, UUJAZ Congregational Organizer, and UU the Vote Program Coordinator, with your questions at uuthevoteAZ@gmail.com.
ABCs of Abolition
Fall 2022
Recent events have shown us, more clearly than ever: the police do NOT keep us safe. It's past time to start creating real solutions for community safety and individual thriving, but luckily, we're not starting from square one. Many people, especially from BIPOC communities, have been working on this problem for decades. UUJAZ, in partnership with Side With Love, has created an incredible curriculum about the urgent work of abolishing police and prisons, which we are presenting to AZ UUs as "The ABCs of Abolition."
Sign up here to learn more about our upcoming course.
Fall 2022
Recent events have shown us, more clearly than ever: the police do NOT keep us safe. It's past time to start creating real solutions for community safety and individual thriving, but luckily, we're not starting from square one. Many people, especially from BIPOC communities, have been working on this problem for decades. UUJAZ, in partnership with Side With Love, has created an incredible curriculum about the urgent work of abolishing police and prisons, which we are presenting to AZ UUs as "The ABCs of Abolition."
Sign up here to learn more about our upcoming course.
Book GroUUp Spring 2022
3rd Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Join UUJAZ each month for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values.
January 19th, 2022 - Towards the "Other America" by Chris Crass
February 16th, 2022 - Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Dr. Darl L. Hart
March 16th, 2022 - Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown
April 20th, 2022 - Winning the Green New Deal - Why We Must, How We Can by Varshini Prakash and Guido Gurgenti
May 18th, 2022 - Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment by Zach Norris
Purchasing your books from the UUA Bookstore, InSpirit, supports the work of our faith tradition.
Book GroUUp is free to all our monthly sustaining donors. If you wish to join but aren't a donor, you can contribute a suggested donation of $10 per group, or $50 for all five groups. If you aren't financially able to donate, join us anyway!
3rd Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Join UUJAZ each month for a justice-centered book discussion from the perspective of our Unitarian Universalist values.
January 19th, 2022 - Towards the "Other America" by Chris Crass
February 16th, 2022 - Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Dr. Darl L. Hart
March 16th, 2022 - Pleasure Activism by adrienne marie brown
April 20th, 2022 - Winning the Green New Deal - Why We Must, How We Can by Varshini Prakash and Guido Gurgenti
May 18th, 2022 - Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment by Zach Norris
Purchasing your books from the UUA Bookstore, InSpirit, supports the work of our faith tradition.
Book GroUUp is free to all our monthly sustaining donors. If you wish to join but aren't a donor, you can contribute a suggested donation of $10 per group, or $50 for all five groups. If you aren't financially able to donate, join us anyway!
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UUJAZ Board Seeking Applications
Are you looking to expand your leadership in statewide justice work? The UUJAZ Board is seeking to welcome a few new members, and we might be looking for you! UUJAZ is a growing organization and is excited to bring new energy in at this important time in the life of our organization. We are looking for new Board members who are already: engaged in justice work, aligned with Unitarian Universalist values, and committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who have experience doing finances and/or fundraising work in similar organizations.
UUJAZ seeks to center marginalized voices in all aspects of our work. The current board represents a number of marginalized identities, including: African-American, indigenous, LGBTQIA+, trans, working-class, female, and young adult. We encourage individuals with these or other historically marginalized identities to apply.
Interested? We'd love to learn more about you.