January 17 – 23: Living Our Values in the World

Each week of 30 Days of Love, there will be a weekly theme with a menu of do-it-yourself activities in the following categories:

  • Read: Articles, book excerpts, poems,

  • Watch: Videos, concerts and roundtables discussion

  • Participate: Artist workshops, writings and actions

  • Listen: Music, meditation, lectures, poetry

  • Worship: Worship moments - alone or together - to refuel

We have menus for our general, kids, youth, and multigenerational/family audiences. Use one or all of the menus, or pick and choose from each!

Be sure to follow us on Facebook for our livestreams, discussion posts, and other updates!

NOTE: Our General Participate events require pre-registration to participate. Most will also be livestreamed on the Side With Love Facebook page, but not all, depending on copyright and/or creator request.

General

WATCH: "Dragged Kicking and Screaming into Heaven" by Rev. Mark Morrison Reed, 4/19/2015.

READ: “We Are Community” by Elandria Williams in Becoming

LISTEN: “We Are Resilient” by Rising Appalachia

WORSHIP: Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen reading Elandria Williams’ “We Are Community”

PARTICIPATE:

  • Jan 21 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT: "What is Love asking of us at this moment?” roundtable with Everette Thompson, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, UUA Co-Moderator Rev. Meg Riley, UUA Organizing Strategy Team Director Rev. Ashley Horan, and UUA Director of Congregational Life Jessica York. View on Facebook.

  • Jan 21 @ 7pm ET: Conversation with Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva, Ph.D., Herman Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies, Senior Faculty Fellow, InterReligious Institute and author of Dangerous Religious Ideas: The Deep Roots of Self-Critical Faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Beacon Press) (75 min). View on Facebook.

KIDS

Theme: We can all do our little part to change the world.

WATCH: Be Kind | A Children's Story about things that matter (7 min)

READ: The Starkeeper by Faith Pray (8 min)

LISTEN: Art as Activism (or Artivism) with The Butterfly Effect (27 min)

WORSHIP: Sing Along “This Little Light of Mine” (2.5 min)

PARTICIPATE: "Think of a big problem in your town. Now, think of a couple of small ways you might be able to help make a difference. Draw a decision rocket to help you decide what action to take. Ask an adult for help and to print out the example in the link." (10-15 min)

YOUTH

Theme: Depending on our skills and leadership styles, we all have something to contribute to creating meaningful change.

WATCH: What is transformative justice? (10.5 min)

READ: “George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office” (5 min)

LISTEN: "#HereToo: Stories of Youth Activism”, S1 Ep. 10 Kylie Vincent interviewed by Elena Sgouros (33 min)

WORSHIP: Spend some time with this music playlist, created in memory of Elandria Williams, a recently deceased UU community organizer and former youth leader.

PARTICIPATE: "Download the "Mapping Our Roles in a Social Change Ecosystem" packet and use it to help you and other youth you are connected to get a clearer understanding of your roles in creating change." (30 min - 1 hr)

Family / multigenerational

Theme: Being Unitarian Universalist means that we help create a more just and peaceful world.

WATCH: Why generational pressure is the key to climate change policy (3 min)

READ: Check your local library for any of these books about kids who work to change the world!

LISTEN: CHANGE THE WORLD with Alphabet Rockers | Anti-Racism Music for Kids & Families (3 min)

WORSHIP: View “Why We Share Joys and Sorrows” by Lauren Wyeth (4.5 min). Then call or video chat with a friends or family members outside of your house and share joys and concerns.

PARTICIPATE: Print out the Black Lives Matter Coloring Book and have a kitchen table coloring party. (15 min - 1 hr)