| Regional and National 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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) | |
| Potsdam Pride Festival – June 13-14, 2025 at St. Ives Park, Potsdam, NY June 13 3-5pm: Live broadcast of The Beat Authority, McDuff’s 7pm: 18+ drag show with Miss Amber Skyy & friends, Pine St Arena (doors open at 6) $10; cash bar by McDuff’s, ID required. Ticket link below. Afterparty at McDuff’s with DJ Murrburr June 14 10am: Pride Yoga with Sarah Mae, Ives Park, $15 suggested donation, proceeds to benefit Potsdam Pride’s Trans Healthcare Fund 11am-4pm: Pride festival, Ives Park. Live music, family-friendly drag show, vendors, food. Gazebo performance schedule: 11am: Music w/ John Cage Match 12pm: Family-friendly drag show with Miss Amber Skyy & friends 1pm: Pride Pet Prize: dress your pet for Pride! 1:30pm: Music w/ Foolish Pride 2:30 pm: Music w/ Uprooted Sound by Barker Productions 6-9pm: Youth Pride Prom with Potsdam High GSA, Pine St Arena. $5 suggested donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds. Under 19 or full-time HS student. Flash tattoos with Cotton & Bones, June 14, noon-8pm at the studio, 11 Market St. | |
| 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. |
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.