Events by Type
Side With Love is pleased to offer a variety of formal and informal programming during the week of General Assembly for congregational and community leaders and members interested in organizing for liberation. Unless noted, all events are open to the public.
Letter Writing to Voters
Saturday, June 25 - 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Willamette 1, Hyatt Regency / Zoom
Led by our UUTV staff and our partner Vote Forward, we are going to learn about letter writing, how to host a letter-writing party, and write our own letters together. Whether you join us for our in-person* event in Portland, or online with our UU the Vote community across the country, we're excited to share this time of inspiration, motivation, strategy, and grounding. Register to join!
Meet - and - Greets
LGBTQIA+ Meet & Greet
Wednesday, 12pm - 1:30pm
Room D133-134 in the Convention Center / Zoom
Trans/Nonbinary+ Welcome Reception
Wednesday, 12pm - 1:30pm
Join us for a time of food and fellowship with other trans and nonbinary UUs who are attending General Assembly in-person. This will be an open space to eat, check-in, catch up, and chill. You are welcome to bring your significant others/family. ***Trans/Non-Binary and Partners/Family Only. RSVP to participate. Hyatt Regency Portland in Deschutes A
Open House
LGBTQIA+ Prideful Open House
Thursday, 10 AM
Please join us for a time of fellowship and celebration. There will be music! There will be trivia! There will be fun! Bring a song, a poem, a story ... and YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELF!!!! In-Person: Room D133-134 in the Convention Center or online.
UPLIFT Trans/Nonbinary+ Open House
Friday, 4pm PT
***Trans/Non-Binary Only. Come get to know each other, talk about the UPLIFT Trans/Nonbinary Monthly Gatherings, and connect in an all-ages space that welcomes trans/nonbinary UUs (religious professionals, ministers, and lay people all are invited).
This multiplatform event is for UUs or UU-adjacent humans who are trans, nonbinary, metagender, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, multigender, and otherwise not (entirely or at all) cis. Children and youth please follow the permission/safety guidelines here: https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/transnb. In-Person: Room D133-134 in the Convention Center or virtually.
Public Witness
“Fund Futures, not Freeways!”
Friday, June 24: 5:30pm - 6:15pm - Location TBD
When we gather in-person at #UUAGA, we make a commitment to leveraging our UU power in support of locally-led movements for justice through a Public Witness in whatever city we are in. This year, local UU climate justice activists have asked us to join them in their support of youth-led climate justice work in partnership with Sunrise PDX, a chapter of the national Sunrise Movement.
Join Side With Love, UU Ministry for Earth, and our UU youth and young adults for this short action to support Sunrise PDX's Youth vs. ODOT campaign in demanding that the Oregon Department of Transportation "Fund Futures, not Freeways!" We will process from the Synergy worship to right outside the convention center, where we will hear from youth leaders and local activists about the need to imagine a decarbonized transportation infrastructure for the future of the planet and all species. People of all ages and abilities are invited to join the Procession of Species, and lift our voices together in song and chant at this brief, uplifting youth-led rally. Learn more and take action.
Rally
Faith on Fire for Democracy: a rally for UU the Vote
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 PM - 9:30pm - Regency Ballroom at Hyatt Regency / Zoom
Join us for UU the Vote's General Assembly multi-platform rally as we build momentum together! Whether you join us for our in-person* event in Portland, or online with our UU the Vote community across the country, we're excited to share this time of inspiration, motivation, strategy, and grounding. Live performance by Emma’s Revolution! Registration required to join in person and on Zoom.
Singalongs and Storytimes
Get Your Sing On
Wednesday, 8:30pm - 9:30pm - Willamette 1 at the Hyatt Regency / Zoom
Before Friday’s public witness event, join us for this joyful singalong. Share old favorites and learn new songs, chants, and hymns! Join in person or virtually on Zoom.
Virtual Story Hour for Kids & Families
Thursday, June 23, 3pm PT - 4pm PT - Zoom
Hosted on Zoom, Side With Love volunteers and staff will read justice-grounded picture books. Bring friends and get comfortable! Register for Zoom info.
Workshops
Note: All workshops require GA registration to attend.
Livestream & In Person
Friday, June 24, 1:45 PM-3:15 PM, Oregon Ballroom 201-202: Learn to UU the Vote in 2022. Thriving, equitable communities are the foundation to building a multi-racial democracy. UU the Vote is grounding in state and local work to advance our values and build community in the midterm elections. Join the relational and values-based electoral organizing to show up for our communities in 2022.
Saturday, June 25, 1:45 PM-3:15PM, Portland Ballroom 252-253: The Power of Climate Justice. Oregon frontline communities have created “Green New Deal” programs to address the impact of climate change. They have built power by mobilizing their members and forging coalitions with traditional environmental groups. This workshop will describe how they have succeeded and explore whether similar efforts can be replicated in your community
Livestream Only
Friday, June 24, 1:45 PM-3:15 PM: Livestream: Creating Climate Justice on an International Stage. It’s time for Unitarian Universalists to meet the moment with action for global climate justice in advance of the 2022 UN Climate Summit known as COP27. Get equipped to mobilize in community! Push for meaningful change to create climate justice worldwide and fulfill promises made in the Paris Agreement. Livestream on Whova app
On Demand (Via the Whova App)
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