CLOSE IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTERS! Noon, July 2nd  A broad national coalition of organizations, including MoveOn, the American Friends Service Committee, United We Dream, the National Network for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU, the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee are urging the public to demonstrate on Tuesday, July 2nd at noon at “Close the Camps” protests being in or in near the offices of three Michigan members of Congress: 1. YPSILANTI – Office of Rep. Debbie Dingell, 301  W. Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti.  Host: Jessica P. “We will turn our outrage into action. We will demand that Rep. Dingell use her full power to demand the Trump administration close the camps immediately, free the children, reunite them with their families. 2. SOUTHFIELD – Office of Rep. Brenda Lawrence, 26700 […]

 Michigan United Invites You to Registerto Meet Your Representative on Capitol Day In Lansing April 9th, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lansing Civic Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. Michigan United has gotten confirmation from at least 26 lawmakers who have agreed to talk with you about issues such as: the environment, helping people integrate after they’ve been released from prison and treatment of immigrants.  Transportation being provided from Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo & Grand Rapids. Click HERE for more information and Get Registered Webinar on Sanctuary & Asylum Wednesday, April 10th, 8 p.m.  The Unitarian Universalist Association is offering a webinar with information on “Expanded Sanctuary & Solidarity with Asylum Seekers”. Expanded sanctuary can involve sponsorship and accompaniment.  Register HERE The First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor has […]

We Mourn Attacks on New Zealand Mosques & Stand in Solidarity with Muslim People We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Muslim faith. At least 50 people were killed and 50 wounded in a hate-filled terror attack targeting two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. We recall that a year ago 11 people were massacred at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. In both cases, violence was committed against people while in their places of worship.  Unitarian Universalists believe we are called to affirm the worth of every human being. We must understand how prejudice can lead to violence. We must take next steps to collaborate with other people of faith to create change.   You are invited to stand in solidarity with […]