| National and Regional Opportunities | Local Opportunities |
|---|---|
| Green Sanctuary 2030 Orientation ~ May 7, 4pm PT / 7pm ET | World Labyrinth Day – Saturday, May 3, 2025, 12:30-2:30 pm at Phil and Caron Collins Home – Let’s “Walk as One at 1:00” with thousands around the world on World Labyrinth Day. Drums provided, homemade vegetarian chili served, “Pandemonium” eco-drumming center will be open for jammin’. Take home a complimentary “peace rock”. Learn more here. |
| UPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Pastoral Care Small Group ~ May 9, 5 pm PT / 8pm ET | KNOW YOUR MEETING’S RIGHTS: WHEN GOVERNMENT AGENTS KNOCK AT THE DOOR – NYYM Virtual Program – Sunday May 4, 2025, 7-9 PM Watch Party at Watertown UU – a virtual program facilitated by Frederick Dettmer on how to respond if ICE agents or other government authorities come to your Meeting intending to find and arrest undocumented persons. |
| The Gathering ~ May 12 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET | Community Engagement Session – Wednesday May 7 6-8pm and Thursday, May 8 9-11am – SUNY Potsdam Knowles Conference Center – The purpose of CES is to gather the community’s feedback about mental health services and needs that will help inform program planning and development. Click here to register. |
| Poets, Poetry, and Presence: An Evening with MLTS Alums – Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30pm ET – Meadville Lombard is excited to offer this opportunity to showcase just a few of our talented graduates. It’s a night of illuminating poetry and discussion, hosted by our very own Marketing & Comms Officer, Chloë Westerfield. Register here. | Potsdam Pride – Wednesday, May 14, 7pm at First Presbyterian Church in Potsdam -Join us for a benefit concert with Crane’s Frackenpohl Brass Quintet! $5 suggested donation at the door. no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Learn more. |
| What’s next after the Revival? Revival Community of Practice~ May 14, 4pm PT / 7pm ET | Pride Outside – Saturday, May 17 at 10am – It’s time to get outside! Nature Up North is leading us on a virtual birding hike at Clear Pond near Parishville. Learn more here. |
| Taproot: A National BIPOC Gathering ~ May 14, 2025, 8-9:30 pm ET, online. | |
| UU Women’s Federation Community Gathering – Thursday, May 15, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET – Community Gatherings are a safe women+ only space to grow and learn from our wider community of activists, advocates, allies, and co-conspirators. Still have questions about UUWF Membership and ongoing programming? We’re here to answer them! Candace and Antoinette will review programming updates and new strategies for the year! Register here. | |
| DRUUMM’s 2025 Public Worship – May 15 at 8 PM EST – themed “There Will Always Be Dancing.” This joyful and spirit-filled gathering will feature Rev. Joan Javier-Duval as our guest preacher, with music led by Dr. Jolie Rocke and liturgy by Rev. Christina Shu. All are welcome to this powerful evening of connection, celebration, and resilience. RSVP now at druumm.org/events and learn more at druumm.org. | |
| Singing For Joy. – May 17, 2025 at 4pm – Join the BuxMont Free-Range Choir and the Nevilaires Chorus of the Blind in an afternoon of choral works celebrating the joy of community singing and inspiration. BuxMont UU Fellowship, Warrington, PA. | |
| UPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Monthly Gathering ~ May 20, 5 pm PT / 8pm ET | |
| Working with the New Green Sanctuary Materials ~ May 21, 4pm PT / 7pm ET | |
| How to Build : Block : Be: Workshop for UU Women’s Federation Members Only – Thursday, May 29, 2025, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET – How can we create systems of justice when everything seems to be working against us? Join Antoinette’s workshop on how to create structures in your life to continue the fight, even in times like these. Register here. | |
| Transforming Heart Collective’s Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement – This brief course is designed to offer you an introduction to gender diversity and trans identity, help you understand the current political attack on trans people and the misinformation that is part of that attack, and train you in how to create safety and belonging for trans people in UU congregations in this moment. Learn more. | |
| 35th Annual Gathering of UU Men – June 6-8, 2025 at Camp Arnot, Cayuta, NY – “The Gathering of Men is an annual get-together of Unitarian-Universalist men of all ages, colors, creeds, sexual orientations, gender identity and expression. We gather each year to share our experiences as men and explore what that means.” Register here. | |
| Register for UU General Assembly – June 18 – 22, 2025– The 64th UUA General Assembly will be a multi-platform event with the main stage at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more and register here and make your housing reservations here. | |
| Register for Summer Institute – July 6-12, 2025 – At Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. The theme speaker will be Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford, speaking on the theme Live a Life on Fire: Change the World with Your Love. Learn more about SI and past activities at the website and the video (YouTube) |
Check out these other resources and organizations!
Camp Unirondack – A radically inclusive Summer Camp and Conference Center located in the forever wild forests of the Western Adirondack Mountains on Niiohehsà:ne (Beaver Lake). Check out their website to learn about youth and adult camp opportunities. Click here to learn more.
UUA QUUest Camps – Immerse Youth in UU Values & Earth Justice at UUA QUUest Camps! This summer, Camp Blue Boat (Idaho) and QUUest Mountain West (Wyoming) will provide transformative week-long experiences for UU middle and high school youth. Learn more and support this vital ministry at uua.org/pwrcamp.
Side With Love – A Weekly Action Update featuring essential resources, upcoming events, and spiritual reflections to support justice work across the UUA’s intersectional priority areas. Sign up to receive these updates in your email inbox.
UUA’s Community Resilience Hub – A source of ongoing guidance and support for congregations navigating this chaotic and uncertain political landscape. The Hub includes information for ongoing use related to community safety and communal care, as well as a resource list that continues to be updated regularly. Access the hub by clicking here.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Resistance Network– This network will be a hub for learning and action. It will help connect our collective efforts to protect democracy, expand civil liberties, and increase the impact of the social justice work we do together. We’re excited to co-create this new platform with you to support front line communities — rooted in faith and action. Learn more about the Resistance Network here.
UU Women’s Federation – Building covenantal relationships among Unitarian Universalist women+ that equip us all to be better co-conspirators and allies in the movement for collective liberation. It has always been the UUWF’s wish to join wholeheartedly with people everywhere in striving for universal human dignity, freedom, and peace. Check out their events page here.
New York City Non-Violent Communication Center – a peace education organization dedicated to preserving, portraying and expanding the work of Marshall Rosenberg (known as Nonviolent Communication) as a key to creating a more compassionate and sustainable world. Check out their program opportunities here.
Grateful Living – A global nonprofit organization that empowers people to live meaningful lives through the transformative practice of grateful living. Check out their programs here.