Welcome to the Action Center Weekly Update. Each week, we’ll share:3
A brief analysis of critical issues in this political moment
Immediate actions you can take
Resources to deepen knowledge and strengthen our collective work to side with love
Nothing is inevitable. Justice movements are built by ordinary people who come together to defeat oppression and nurture a loving world. You are not alone. We have power. Together, we can create a just and thriving future.
Movements are strongest when we act together. Organize with your teams and networks, and take these actions in community. For practical tools, see our Organizing School and Skill Up resources.
Democracy
Core Principle: Democracy is not a destination but a practice rooted in interdependence and the worth and dignity of all. While authoritarianism consolidates power, we are the majority—and we must organize to build a truly multiracial democracy.
The Update:
Democracy is a practice of building community. It requires us to be in right relationships, to act out of accountability, solidarity and mutuality. That is the spiritual anchor that calls us to join the call to practice democracy by withholding our money from businesses that are profiting from and collaborating with a cruel authoritarian regime.
We’re joining a growing network of partners choosing to take a stand against corporations this weekend. While this administration uses our tax dollars to pay for ICE, and corporations are lobbying against healthcare, we are taking a stand in it holding our collective buying power.
We Ain’t Buying It is a collective experiment in economic noncooperation — a moment to rethink where our dollars go and what kind of systems they sustain.
Take Action:
Sign the “We Ain’t Buyin It” Pledge
Learn about one of the most successful boycotts in history with Learning for Justice.
Gender & LGBTQ Justice
Core Principle: Every body is sacred. We affirm that trans people are divine, abortion is a blessing, and no one is disposable. Attacks on identity are designed to divide us—solidarity is our moral and strategic mandate.
Resources:
Learn:
Learn more about the Pregnancy-to-Prison Pipeline from Amplify-Georgia.
Amplify-GA recently launched their “Stop Policing Pregnancy” campaign, which aims to educate and mobilize community members around the increasing criminalization of pregnancy. As we encounter more laws and rhetoric that punish pregnant people who experience miscarriages, seek abortion care, or pursue forms of birth control, understanding the constellation of policies and practices behind them can help us better focus our efforts in our communities.
Join:
UU Women’s Federation UUA Common Read Book Study - Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection (December 7, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET)
UUWF is excited to gather around Deepa Iyer's book, Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, this year's UUA Common Read. "Social Change Now is a resource that will accompany individuals and organizations not only in times of crisis, but throughout their lifelong social change journeys to build connected communities and equitable systems." Join UUWF in discussing the roles Iyer has created, where we fit, and how we can live into our place in the movement (as individuals or as a group). Open to Women+ individuals
Decriminalization & Immigration
Core Principle: Criminalization and dehumanization deny the dignity of our communities. Safety cannot come at the expense of others. As people of faith, we proclaim a future of care, abundance, and mutuality—not domination.
Take Action:
Over the last week, UUs joined many others protesting Avelo Airlines contract with ICE at 16 airports. Join Side with Live at UU Justice North Carolina’s weekly action hour on December 12th to take action together to Stop Avelo (insert our every action 12.12 link)
Univision and Telemundo are broadcasting Trump’s deportation messaging straight into our homes. They are airing DHS ads pressuring our people to leave quietly or be hunted down by ICE. Join Mijente in demanding that Univision & Telemundo take these ads down NOW.
Join the United Church of Christ in urging Congress to Pass the Truth & Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act
Resources:
Read: ‘No Thanks Given’: UUs Join Thanksgiving Protests Demanding Avelo Airlines End ICE Deportation Flights.
In a move so heinously calculated, the Trump Administration has terminated TPS for Hundreds of thousands of Haitian families the evening before Thanksgiving. Temporary Protective Status (TPS) is a measure that protects Haitians in the United States from deportation and allows them to work. With this measure families across the country are now at risk to be separated. When the U.S. government knowingly chooses to send people back to a nation that they themselves have put on a category 4 do not travel due to the continued political crisis that is state-sponsored cruelty. The Haitian Bridge Alliance demands Congress to act in this critical moment. We will release updates as they become available.
Join: 12.12 action hour and/or The Gathering on Lament from our events list
Listen: Jen Angel is a beloved cupcake baker whose life was taken in a smash and grab gone wrong. Now a young man accused of the crime has his future hanging in the balance. Cries for justice, retribution and reason all collide as everyone tries to figure out “What Would Jen Do?”
Climate Justice
Core Principle: A just and loving world is also a flourishing one. A fossil-free future is possible, where clean energy is a human right and all beings thrive. To get there, we must create new systems, norms, and practices.
Resources:
Read: from 350.org: All you need to know about the outcome of COP30. The world’s biggest climate talks have just ended, and it was people power that shone. But did leaders deliver real climate action?
Learn: Climate Change and Kids' Well Being: A New Guide for Parents and Other Caring Adults. Climate Mental Health Network crafted this updated 40-page resource to answer concerns we’re hearing from parents, caregivers and teachers all over the country. It includes practical tips on preparing for extreme weather and taking climate action; and conversation guides for raising resilient kids in a fast changing world. Special sections cover kids zero to 18, neurodiversity, mental health, and different identities. Read now: Parents & Caregivers | CMHN
Join: Green Sanctuary Celebration - January 28: In times when it can seem hard to identify joys and successes, celebration is an act of resistance and reimagining. We invite all to join us on Wednesday, January 28 at 1pm HT - 3 AKT - 4 PT - 5 MT - 6 CT - 7pm ET for our Green Sanctuary Celebration, honoring the incredible climate justice work happening around the country in our congregations.
Watch/Listen: From Roots of Change Media: Building Resilient Communities. This podcast episode talks about "rooted community that outlasts white supremacy. To commemorate the winter as a time of gathering, we get real about community and why many white spaces struggle with building the deeper layers of connection.: Listen now: https://www.rootschangemedia.com/pod-lisa-sharon-hurley-community/
Together, we practice the world we long for. Together, we win.