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News: San Diego’s climate change plan gets final OK

San Diego’s climate change plan gets final OK City Council approves blueprint for significantly reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 2035

Join a Team!

The Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California is a grassroots organization committed to enabling UUs to participate in justice education, advocacy and witness; developing justice leaders; strengthening the justice ministries of congregations; and acting as a visible and credible partner in advancing justice. This means our volunteer-led and -directed Action Teams have a lot of important (and rewarding) work to […]

A Time for Reflection

California Misses the Mark on Water Restrictions

We can all do more: we can conserve grey water for other uses, we can shorten our showers, we can install water saving nozzles and high-efficiency appliances. We need to do as much as we can as individuals, congregations and communities to reduce our unnecessary use of water. And industry can do more, too. The mandatory restrictions imposed are only […]

Beloved Community: The How, What and Why of Our Work

Our work is rooted in Beloved Community. Dr. King popularized the concept which is based on the work of theologian-philosopher Josiah Royce. For Royce, the formation of beloved community was founded on loyalty, what he saw as the most universal interpretation of the Christian ideal of agapic love. As we mature and become more able to form loyalties, he proposed, […]

UU Congregations: Sign Up for Information on the UU Sanctuary Movement

Please sign up to get more information regarding the New Sanctuary Movement and how your congregation can be a part of it. There will also be a workshop on the New Sanctuary Movement at Walking the Walk, November 14-16. Click here to sign-up for more information on the New Sanctuary Movement and get involved as a UU or UU congregation.

Fighting off the “News Blues”

Greetings from the UUJM Board of Trustees! It has been a long summer, my friends. The immigrant families and children held in detention, the injustice on the streets in Ferguson, the escalating global conflicts, the unfolding climate crisis. Watching the news becomes a spiritual challenge in such times. But the best antidote that I have ever found for despair is […]

Getting to Know UUJM

Whatever happened to UULM? Do you still do legislative stuff? Why did you change your name? You may have heard these questions and more. Following the strategic planning process and appreciative inquiry sessions in 2013, the legislative ministry became the justice ministry — reflecting the multi-dimensional ministry we had been running for many years.

Congregational Discernment and Engagement Program

While each congregation’s needs differ, we have identified key components that are critical based on congregations with healthy and effective justice ministries. We believe these steps will help congregations identify healthy, accountable social justice ministries which can be integrated into congregational life as well as a preliminary plan to begin to build such ministries. The main components of the program […]