| National and Regional Opportunities | Local Opportunities |
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| 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. | St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau June 7, 2025, Kids Vendor Show Shop all the kid tables of great crafts and homemade items June 7, 2025, Herpetology Reptile Program Reptile & Amphibian Education June 10, 2025, CPR/First Aid Class June 11, 2025, Ice Cream Social June 21, 2025, Pickleball Tournament Check out the website for more info. |
| The Gathering ~ June 9, 8 pm ET – A monthly virtual event from Side With Love, designed to offer Spiritual Grounding , Political Analysis and Collective Action. | Pride Outside – June 7 at Bear Mountain, Cranberry Lake “Join us for a hike with the ADK Mountain Club, Laurentian Chapter. This will be a loop hike beginning in the Cranberry Lake State Park campground. Nice views of Cranberry Lake. Approximately 3.7 miles, leisurely pace. Elevation gain 797 feet. Level C, moderately easy. Day use parking fees may apply. Contact Marianne Hebert 315-265-0756 or hebertm@potsdam.edu. PLEASE NOTE: morning event, start time depends on weather and will be announced online and on our website the week of the hike.” More info here. |
| Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC): June Peace, Equity & Climate Webinar: Neta C. Crawford – June 12, 2025 – 12pm ET- Neta C. Crawford is the author of “The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions” (MIT Press, 2022). Register to attend here. | Nonviolent Action Training Workshop On Wednesday, June 11 from 6 – 7:30pm, join Steve Molnar and Ginger Storey-Welch at the First Presbyterian Church in Potsdam for a nonviolent action training workshop. This training is highly recommended for everyone organizing or attending protests. Learn ways to avoid escalation, de-escalate, maintain the peace, and keep the focus on our intended message. Please register here! |
| Meadville Lombard’s Public Lecture –Considering Purity Culture Now: Iterations, Impacts, and Interventions on June, 10 at 7:30pm. RSVP here. | Potsdam Pride Festival June 13 and 14. Festival is from 11am-4pm on Saturday, June 14. Lots of other activities throughout the weekend. Learn more. |
| UPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Pastoral Care Small Group ~ June 13, 5 pm PT / 8pm ET | Summer Solstice Celebration, Friday, June 20 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Come celebrate the day of longest daylight by enjoying music, family fun, and food. We will gather at the home of Caron and Phil Collins to play their drums from various cultures around the world and “Musicians Without Borders” peace-building games for all ages. Vegan and meat hotdogs over the campfire will be offered as well as a pot-luck of cultural food favorites! Contact Caron at bandtchr1@hotmail.com for details. |
| 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. | |
| UPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Monthly Gathering ~ June 24, 5 pm PT / 8pm ET | |
| 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. | |
| 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.