UU Resources on Political Protest and Collective Action

During a recent hour-long zoom meeting with a handful of other lay leaders of large UU congregations, information was shared about UUA resources on political protest and collective action. Here at UUCB, members of an emerging democracy task force are already engaging with these resources to support our congregation’s participation in pro-democracy actions, including the recent protests in Bloomington and Indianapolis on April 5 and 19. Here are some of the resources available to us all:

Side with Love is the organizing strategy team of the UUA. Among their offerings are The Gathering, a monthly virtual event to offer spiritual grounding, political analysis, and collective action. All are welcome to register to join the next event on May 12 and view recordings of previous gatherings at https://sidewithlove.org/the-gathering

UUA source on taking collective action: "Risk Courage and Discernment: Spiritual Preparation for Collective Action," from UU Reverend Elizabeth Nguyen:

https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/prep-collective-action

UUA Resilience Hub has resources on safety, leadership, congregational organizing, protecting democracy, protecting communities and cultivating moral imagination:

https://www.uua.org/safe/community-resilience

UUA site about protests for staff and lay leaders/Board members (requires permission to access):

https://secure.everyaction.com/0TGYJBT1o0iLz-Axe4T0wQ2

We hope that some of you will take advantage of these resources individually and also with your friends, and stay tuned for more about the work of our emerging democracy task force at UUCB. Together we are stronger than we are apart!

Linda Pickle, Board Vice President