June 18 – 22, 2025
Welcome, Unitarian Universalists!
No matter where you’re joining from during this year’s General Assembly, we’re excited to be in community with you and to share resources, stories, and inspiration about how UUs across the country are deepening their commitment to immigrant justice work.
Meeting the Moment
UURISE has been working in service of immigrants and refugees, and has been helping UU congregations and small group ministries deepen and broaden their work on immigrant justice since 2007. We believe that Unitarian Universalists called to immigrant justice—work rooted in relationships and guided by those directly impacted—are most effective when they approach the work with curiosity, humility, and a willingness to do what the impacted community is asking for.
Folks who do not have personal and direct experience with the U.S. Immigration system, are in a position to leverage their privilege and show up for and with their community. Leveraging privilege and showing up is extremely powerful when people ask questions, listen, and follow the lead of those directly impacted and those already doing the work.
In order to meet the moment, we invite you to reflect on questions that guide us toward meaningful justice work:
- What work is calling to me most deeply?
- Who is already doing that work in my community?
- Where is my support needed and does that feel like a good fit for me right now?
- Where can I get support to do this work through the lens of my UU faith?
Let’s meet the moment together!
UURISE at GA 2025:
LEARN WITH US:
Preventing Catastrophic Loss: Community Care & Deportation Defense
Thursday, 6/19/25 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Multiplatform: Whova app & Ballrooms III & IV
ACT WITH US:
Proposed Actions of Immediate Witness:
- Bringing a Feminist and Womanist Lens to Resistance and Activism
- Faithful Defiance of Authoritarianism: Reaffirming Our Covenants for Democracy and Freedom
- We Declare and Reaffirm: All People Have Inherent Worth and Inalienable Rights
PARTNER WITH US:
Sign up below to connect with us. Once you choose your topics of interest, you will receive an email confirmation with a link to a password-protected page on which you can access PDF resources.
Our 2025 Resources:
- Faithful Justice – Ways UURISE can help congregations and small group ministries deepen and broaden their work on immigrant justice through education, discernment, and technical assistance
- Worship & RE Resources – Craft meaningful, culturally appropriate, informative worship and educational opportunities for your congregation
- Emergency Safety Planning for Immigrants – Empowering immigrants to avoid catastrophic loss in the event of detention or deportation
- UURISE Justice Portals / Ventanillas de Justicia – Leveraging technology, resources, & partnerships to bring immigration services to underserved areas
- Congregational Generosity – Support the UURISE mission by exploring and implementing ways to fund our services to immigrants and refugees
- Volunteer & Intern Opportunities – We offer opportunities that allow individuals who share our values to contribute their time and talents, from wherever they are located
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