30 Days of Love 2025

 

Now is the time to practice that which we seek to grow in our world—deeply, compassionately, and at the scale of relationships in our communities. As the governing and power structures of our world rely more and more on domination, exploitation, and disposability to consolidate power, we must hold onto and grow ours. Our power is grounded in our values that proclaim the transformative power of love and harness the enduring power of community. We are the antidote to our fear. Our collective work is to practice the new world we seek to build, drawing inspiration from abolitionist and emergent strategies for liberation, as explored in Andrea Ritchie’s Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. Liberation is our North Star guiding us through these times.

Last year’s 30 Days of Love theme was Imagining an Interdependent Future. We shared resources on growing our capacities to (re)imagine our world and our relationships. This year, 30 Days of Love will share practices we can take together to bring those dreams of justice and liberation into being. This year’s theme, Inhabiting Our Freedom Dreams, draws inspiration from Robin D.G. Kelley’s Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, tracing the prophetic affirmations and spiritual work of justice movements as guides to how each of us can call new worlds into being. Each week, you will receive several offerings related to the weekly themes.

“We are home”
From the the immigrant justice coalition lead by United We Dream 

“Trans people are divine”
From the creators of the Black Trans Prayer Book

“Water Is Life”
From the Standing Rock protests  against the Dakota Access Pipeline

“There are Black People in the Future”
From artist Alisha B. Wormsley

 Each week’s resources will be published on Tuesdays and include the following. 

  •  A Side With Love message provides political education and context for each weekly theme with lessons and inspiration to move through these times. 

  • A journal practice to reflect and dream to chart a course with clarity and care.

  • A Creative/art practice to ground in the beauty and abundance of imagination.   

  • A body practice to ground us in resilience and renewal.

  • A family friendly, multigenerational activity that builds community as we take action for justice.

We share these resources hoping that you and your communities will use them in a variety of ways. The work ahead is great and we must do it intentionally. Let’s pace ourselves, grow our relationships, and build the spiritual discipline to hold ourselves and one another for the long haul. 

However you choose to engage with these offerings, we are honored to share the love and wisdom of some of our most inspiring UU voices. We are deeply grateful for this annual opportunity to collectively nurture our spirits and sustain our commitment to love. Let us journey together to inhabit our freedom dreams together. 

In faith,

Nicole Pressley

Director of Organizing Strategy, Side With Love