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.
The recording and slides will be posted here 2 days after each event. Download Promo kit to share in your congregation or community.
Join us every Second Monday of the month at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Register now:
Now What: The Gathering for Congregational Leaders is an alternative version of The Gathering specifically and only for staff and board members of UU congregations who are shaping the future of our faith communities. We know many of you are off on Mondays, don't need another evening commitment, and can use a dedicated space relevant to your role.
Now What: The Gathering for Congregational Leaders provides daytime, condensed access to the content from The Gathering, with additional breakout sessions for congregational leaders to reflect, strategize, and share with peers. Now What is a place to bring your challenges, your insights, and your vision for what’s ahead.
Because Now What is exclusively for UU congregational staff and board members, we are vetting registrations to ensure that participants are in these leadership roles. This ensures that our conversations remain relevant and deeply connected to congregational life
When & Where?
Now What happens on the Wednesday after each month’s Gathering at 1:00-2:15pm ET | 10:00-11:15am PT
The Gathering is not designed for folks who are actively in crisis. If that’s you right now, we send you love as you tend to your body and spirit, and we offer these resources to turn to for support:
Your local congregation’s minister and pastoral care team
DRUUMM Pastoral Request Form for BIPOC UUs (Black, Indigenous, People of Color Unitarian Universalists) who are members of DRUUMM
Thrive Lifeline: Text “THRIVE” to begin your conversation 24/7/365, from anywhere: 313.662.8209
Crisis resources for Trans, Nonbinary+, and LGBTQIA+ People (scroll to the bottom of the page)