The Gathering: Webinar Recording and Resources, March 10, 2025
You can watch or listen to the recording of The Gathering on March 10, 2025, read the transcript, or view the slides
The Gathering is a new monthly virtual event from Side With Love, designed to offer:
Spiritual Grounding – Strengthen your heart and spirit for the work ahead.
Political Analysis – Understand the threats to democracy and justice.
Collective Action – Organize with others to block anti-democratic forces and build a just and loving world.
Our launch on March 10 was led by Side With Love Staff Nicole Pressley and Rev. Cathy Rion Starr, with Katia Hansen sharing about the immigration context, and Rev. Lane-Mairead Campbell sharing lessons on showing up for and with trans folks in Western New York. bēheld grounded us with live singing.
We hope you will come to our next Gathering on Monday, April 14th and bring a friend!
You can see all the dates, a promotion kit, recordings, crisis resources, and links at sidewithlove.org/the-gathering.
As a reminder, here’s what we invite you to do after The Gathering:
Ground yourself. What is one thing you will do this week to tend to your spirit and regulate?
Ground in community. What is a nugget from this session you will share with your people?
Go deeper with your people.
For individual reflection: download Sacred Circles or purchase printed copies
For group reflection: Congregational Asset Mapping Guide
For “how to” or “should I?” questions: Grounded, Resilient & Responsible Toolkit
4. Write yourself a note about how & when you will do this.
Resources from the webinar
beheld music invite you to stay in touch
Learn more about the sanctuary lawsuit the UUA is part of in UU World
For more about Sensitive Locations: UUA Defending Faithful Sanctuary and Hospitality Webinar
For those looking to connect to local immigrant rights groups, start by asking for connections from a UU State Action Network
Find UU State Action Networks at CUUSAN
If you don't have a SAN, reach out to UURISE to help get you connected to local organizations
In our Sacred Circles worksheet, we encourage individuals to reflect on these three questions:
What brings me joy?
What do I have to Offer?
What does my community need?
Image description of the Sacred Circles Worksheet: "Sacred Circles" is a flier with graphic flowers at the top. Most of the page is three colorful circles overlapping with "Love" in the center. One circle reads "What my community needs." Another circle reads "What Brings Me Joy," and the third circle reads "What I have to Offer." "Hope" is also written where the circles overlap.
