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Our UU Theology of interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on—and for—love, turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism

Read Meleah’s Full Statement Here:
bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report

Write Your Lawmakers:
bit.ly/ICE-Out
Snow and a person's red-mittened hands holding a heart-shaped piece of snow. Our UU Theology of interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on—and for—love, turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism Read Meleah’s Full Statement Here: bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report Write Your Lawmakers: https://bit.ly/ICE-Out
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Our UU Theology of interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on—and for—love, turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism

Read Meleah’s Full Statement Here:
bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report

Write Your Lawmakers:
bit.ly/ICE-Out
Snow and a person's red-mittened hands holding a heart-shaped piece of snow. Our UU Theology of interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on—and for—love, turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism Read Meleah’s Full Statement Here: bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report Write Your Lawmakers: https://bit.ly/ICE-Out
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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We resist militarism every time we expose the violence being unleashed on our neighbors and refuse to take the bait—when they want us to choose hate, and instead we embody love.

And here is the most important part:
We’re not doing it alone.

🔗http://bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
a flaming heart in a snowstorm surrounded by snowflakes. In White the words: We resist militarism every time we expose the violence being unleashed on our neighbors and refuse to take the bait—when they want us to choose hate, and instead we embody love. And here is the most important part: We’re not doing it alone. --Meleah Houseknecht, Vice-Chair UUSJ Board of Trustees Read Maleah’s Full Statement Here http://bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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TONIGHT! National Action Hour,

Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

Register Here: sidewithlove.org/ourstories/2...
National UU Action Hour Picture of the children's protest at Dilly, children wearing blue and red as taken by a drone. TONIGHT! National Action Hour in solidarity with the Children and Families inside Dilley, TX Detention Center, Sign up for Action Hour and help us lift us amplify the cries of children and families -- and welcome UUs and friends from around the nation and beyond! Thursday, February 5, 2026 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST Register Here: https://sidewithlove.org/ourstories/2026/1/30/uu-solidarity-initiative-ice-out-week-of-action
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Check out the UU Solidarity Initiative (UUSI), to provide resources and opportunities to build strong solidarity communities with immigrant communities facing attacks.

Thurs. Feb. 5
4:30 pm ET • 3:30 pm CT • 2:30 pm MT • 1:30 pm PT

RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/AsNF2UYnSkC7...
@uua.org
UU Solidarity Initiative with a monarch butterfly and the following UU and UU-Adjacent Organization Logos: Border Links, Side with Love, UUA, UURISE, UU Ministers Association, UUSC and UUSJ
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Authoritarianism demands silence.
Faith calls us to speak.

We choose solidarity over fear, love over control, and justice over compliance.

We defy authoritarianism as #unitarianuniversalist s. Join us Sunday for this important sermon.

#sidewithlove❤️ #uuchurch #ICEout #oregoncity
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other.
We will not abandon these families.
We will continue to protect each other.
We will not stop until these camps are shut down.

Write Your Lawmakers: bit.ly/Redress_Imm_...
lit candles shaped as a heart. As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other. We will not abandon these families. We will continue to protect each other. We will not stop until these camps are shut down. --Michelle Venegas Matula Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry Congress must redress and contest our increasingly inhumane, brutal, and expanding Immigration Detention System Write Your Lawmakers: https://bit.ly/Redress_Imm_Detention Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The story of Minneapolis... is not one of fear or despair, but of fierce love, tenacity, and bravery. And despite our relatively small numbers, Unitarian Universalists have been appearing in these stories over and over again.
It is not a coincidence.

bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
#iceout
A dark purplish blue gradient of light on the bottom and dark on the top, with small snowflakes throughout the background, with the words below and a picture of Maleah, with her brown hair cut to her chin and a green scarf around her neck. She is wearing glasses and smiling. In the middle of the graphic are three pictures. On the sides, are pictures from the airport where ministers were protesting and getting arrested. One the left, you see the backs of protesters, a line of knealing ministers, and police officers behind them, on the right, you see a minister knealing with a side with love yellow stole around his shoulders and police officers behind them. In the middle is a vigil from where Renee Good was shot. The story of Minneapolis... is not one of fear or despair, but of fierce love, tenacity, and bravery. And despite our relatively small numbers, Unitarian Universalists have been appearing in these stories over and over again. It is not a coincidence. Our theology—of radical interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on and for love—turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism Read Maleah’s Full Statement Here bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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When I ask myself what I should do, I can quickly become overwhelmed. The need is enormous, and it is easy to get lost.

But when I ask who I am called to be, I can focus on how I show up to other people, grounded in my values.

🔗http://bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
A pink background with a basket holding a hunk of break, some orange juice and maybe a tomato or two between the words. Under the words, were two women knitting scarfs, one with a hijab, a pink shirt and blue leggings and a young woman with pink hair, a blue track suit and both are sitting by a black cat popping out of a yarn basket. When I ask myself what I should do, I can quickly become overwhelmed. The need is enormous, and it is easy to get lost in questions of strategy and effectiveness. But when I ask who I am called to be, I can focus on how I show up to other people, grounded in my values. Read Maleah’s full Article Here: http://bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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When I ask myself what I should do, I can quickly become overwhelmed. The need is enormous, and it is easy to get lost in questions of strategy and effectiveness.

But when I ask who I am called to be, I can focus on how I show up to other people, grounded in my values.

🔗 bit.ly/Minneapolis_...
A pink background with a basket holding a hunk of break, some orange juice and maybe a tomato or two between the words. Under the words, were two women knitting scarfs, one with a hijab, a pink shirt and blue leggings and a young woman with pink hair, a blue track suit and both are sitting by a black cat popping out of a yarn basket. When I ask myself what I should do, I can quickly become overwhelmed. The need is enormous, and it is easy to get lost in questions of strategy and effectiveness. But when I ask who I am called to be, I can focus on how I show up to other people, grounded in my values. Read Maleah’s full Article Here: http://bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Hey faith leaders and organizers hosting vigils, gathering meals, and offering pastoral support for families traumatized by ICE and detention…
💥
Join us on Fridays for refueling in the fight, grounding in the declaration to #FreeFamilies, and sharing support across the country.
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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An increasing majority of Americans believe that ICE and CBP tactics have gone too far and want them constrained and contained.
And I agree.

#iceoutnow ! No DHS funding!
No more attacks on our communities.
not immigrants or their allies!
🔗https://bit.ly/ICE-Out
🔗https://bit.ly/Redress_Imm_Detention
a picture of a jar that is filled with butterflies, in reference to the butterfly picture that is spray-painted in Minneapolis where a person has been taken by ICE. An increasing majority of Americans believe that ICE and CBP tactics have gone too far and want them constrained and contained. And I agree. #iceoutnow ! No DHS funding! No more attacks on our communities. not immigrants or their allies! #FreeThemALL Tell The House: #IceOut No DHS Funding https://bit.ly/ICE-Out Stop the Expanding Detention System: https://bit.ly/Redress_Imm_Detention
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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The story of Minneapolis is not one of fear or despair, but of fierce love, tenacity, and bravery. And despite our relatively small numbers, UUs have been appearing in these stories over and over again.
It is not a coincidence.

Read Maleah’s Full Statement Here
bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
#iceout
A dark purplish blue gradient of light on the bottom and dark on the top, with small snowflakes throughout the background, with the words below and a picture of Maleah, with her brown hair cut to her chin and a green scarf around her neck. She is wearing glasses and smiling. In the middle of the graphic are three pictures. On the sides, are pictures from the airport where ministers were protesting and getting arrested. One the left, you see the backs of protesters, a line of knealing ministers, and police officers behind them, on the right, you see a minister knealing with a side with love yellow stole around his shoulders and police officers behind them. In the middle is a vigil from where Renee Good was shot. The story of Minneapolis... is not one of fear or despair, but of fierce love, tenacity, and bravery. And despite our relatively small numbers, Unitarian Universalists have been appearing in these stories over and over again. It is not a coincidence. Our theology—of radical interdependence, universal human dignity and worthiness, and responsibility to act on and for love—turns out to be the ultimate weapon against authoritarianism Read Maleah’s Full Statement Here bit.ly/Minneapolis_Report
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Thank goodness Liam is home AND he will never be the same. We must #AbolishICE #FreeFamilies 6,000 children and parents are still detained. It’s not about better training or more cameras. Not another dime to this dehumanizing machine ICE
February 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other.
We will not abandon these families.
We will continue to protect each other.
We will not stop until these camps are shut down.
--Michelle Venegas-Matula TXUUJM
A sparkler being held by two fingers lights with blue and pink smoke under the words: As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other. We will not abandon these families. We will continue to protect each other. We will not stop until these camps are shut down. --Michelle Venegas-Matula TXUUJM
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other.
We will not abandon these families.
We will continue to protect each other.
We will not stop until these camps are shut down.
--Michelle Venegas-Matula, TXUUJM
A sparkler being held by two fingers with smoke streaming from the into the words: As brutal as ICE and state-sanctioned violence are, they cannot touch the love we have for our neighbors, for each other. We will not abandon these families. We will continue to protect each other. We will not stop until these camps are shut down. --Michelle Venegas-Matula, TXUUJM
February 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Our #UUValues of Justice and Equity call us to #PraywithourFeet.

You can #PraywithyourKeyboard
Write your Senators
bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding

#PrayingWithOurFeet #FaithInAction #ICEOutOfOurCommunities #ICEOutNow
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January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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ICE Out of Our Communities; No More Money for ICE’s Deadly Terror. Read the full statement here: www.circle.org/news/stop-funding-ice

#iceout #abolishICE #ICEOutForGood
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: Faith leaders, organizers, and elected officials are gathering right now in DC to pray with our feet and call for ICE out of our communities.
Can't be in Dc?
Watch the Livestream: www.facebook.com/share/v/1a9f...

Write Your Senators:
bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
HAPPENING NOW: Faith leaders, organizers, and elected officials are gathering right now in DC to pray with our feet and call for ICE out of our communities. Can't be in Dc? Watch the Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1a9fnXsKow/?mibextid=wwXIfr Write Your Senators: bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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TAKE ACTION: This Thursday at 9:00 AM ET, People of faiths from across the country are gathering together in Washington, DC to pray with our feet!

✖️ NO on DHS funding
📢 ICE out of our communities

Can't pray with your feet?
Pray with your keys
Write your Senators: bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
TAKE ACTION: This Thursday at 9:00 AM ET, People of faiths from across the country are gathering together in Washington, DC to pray with our feet! ✖️ NO on DHS funding 📢 ICE out of our communities Can't pray with your feet? Pray with your keys Write your Senators: bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding A picture of the US Capitol, with TAKE ACTION in Washington, DC., then a link, then Praying with our Feet. This Thursday, January 29th, at 9:00 am ET Luther Church of the Reformation 212 East Capitol St NE Washington, DC 2003 Then a list of the 35 organizations have joined.
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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D.C. vigil for Alex Pretti.
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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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TAKE ACTION: This Thursday at 9:00 AM ET, People of faiths from across the country are gathering together in Washington, DC to pray with our feet and take bold, moral action. Join US!

✖️ NO on DHS funding
📢 ICE out of our communities

RSVP here: www.facebook.com/share/1DgLQk...
A picture of the US Capitol, with TAKE ACTION in Washington, DC., then a link, then Praying with our Feet. This Thursday, January 29th, at 9:00 am ET Luther Church of the Reformation 212 East Capitol St NE Washington, DC 2003 Then a list of the 35 organizations have joined.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Today: National UU Action Hour
Join UUs across the country for a virtual action hour in solidarity w/ the children & families currently detained at the Dilley Detention Center in S. Texas
Wednesday, January 28th
(10 PT/ 11 MT / 12 CT / 1 ET).
Dilley Detention Center
uusc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Yellow Background with a picture of Liam Ramos, the 5 youear old boy who was detained by ICE wearing a blue bunny hat and a Spiderman backpack. You can see the agent holding his backpack. National UU Action Hour Today: National UU Action Hour Join UUs across the country for a virtual action hour in solidarity with the children and families currently detained at the Dilley Detention Center in South Texas on Wednesday, January 28th (10 PT/ 11 MT / 12 CT / 1 ET). - Wednesday, January 28th Dilley Detention Center https://uusc.zoom.us/meeting/register/xc-RafVURIGdsLfe87k4Kw#/registration
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Lift Your Voice:
NO funds for ICE and CBP
REJECT DHS funding.
REMOVE DHS from the Appropriations Package!

Write Your Senators Today!
bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
#UUSky
Background: The Senate is expected to vote today to move forward FY2026 spending bills in a procedural maneuver, with additional votes to come. The appropriations package includes many important things, but it also includes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bill. Votes for the DHS bill would mean billions more flow to both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Write Your Senators Today! bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding Or Call Your Senator Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Congress must stop negotiations on the FY2026 Department of Homeland Security funding bill until diligent, responsible investigations are conducted.
Email your Senators....
We, the people, object.

Write Your Senators: bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
A crisp, winter night with the Capital and the nights twinkling. White Words against the dark, navy sky... Congress must stop negotiations on the FY2026 Department of Homeland Security funding bill until diligent, responsible investigations are conducted. Email your Senators.... We, the people, object. Write Your Senators: bit.ly/Senate_DHSfunding
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Increasingly, psychologists emphasize that people can be morally injured not only by what they do, but by what they see others do—especially when the wrongdoing is committed by leaders, institutions, or family members they once trusted.
--Dale Anderson UUSJ Board Chair
🔗bit.ly/Moral-Emotions
a woman with a messy bun, sitting cross-legged holding a flame as the flames consume her. On the side of the graphic: Increasingly, psychologists emphasize that people can be morally injured not only by what they do, but by what they see others do—especially when the wrongdoing is committed by leaders, institutions, or family members they once trusted. --Dale Anderson UUSJ Board Chair Read More: bit.ly/Moral-Emotions
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM