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Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry- Maryland
UU State Action Network for the State of Maryland.
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Our 20th Annual Legislative Kickoff has moved online!
Join us tomorrow for:
Meeting the Moment in Maryland:
Celebrating 20 years of Advocacy!
January 31st
9:00am to 1:00pm
Zoom Opens at 8:30

Tickets are still available:
secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyv...
a person with their sock-clad feet on a pillow in front of a roaring fire. At the top is the UULM-MD Yellow and Red chalice and 2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff Meeting the Moment in Maryland: Celebrating 20 Years of Advocacy Our 20th Annual Legislative Kickoff has moved online! Join us tomorrow for: Meeting the Moment in Maryland: Celebrating 20 years of Advocacy! January 31st 9:00am to 1:00pm Zoom Opens at 8:30 Tickets are still available: https://secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyviKR2fr3IwA2
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Our 20th Annual Legislative Kickoff has moved online!
Join us tomorrow for:
Meeting the Moment in Maryland:
Celebrating 20 years of Advocacy!
January 31st
9:00am to 1:00pm
Zoom Opens at 8:30

Tickets are still available:
secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyv...
a person with their sock-clad feet on a pillow in front of a roaring fire. At the top is the UULM-MD Yellow and Red chalice and 2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff Meeting the Moment in Maryland: Celebrating 20 Years of Advocacy Our 20th Annual Legislative Kickoff has moved online! Join us tomorrow for: Meeting the Moment in Maryland: Celebrating 20 years of Advocacy! January 31st 9:00am to 1:00pm Zoom Opens at 8:30 Tickets are still available: https://secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyviKR2fr3IwA2
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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TAKE ACTION: This Thursday at 9:00 AM ET, People of faiths from across the country are gathering together in Washington, DC to pray with our feet and take bold, moral action. Join US!

✖️ NO on DHS funding
📢 ICE out of our communities

RSVP here: www.facebook.com/share/1DgLQk...
A picture of the US Capitol, with TAKE ACTION in Washington, DC., then a link, then Praying with our Feet. This Thursday, January 29th, at 9:00 am ET Luther Church of the Reformation 212 East Capitol St NE Washington, DC 2003 Then a list of the 35 organizations have joined.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Recognizing moral injury gives us language for these wounds and helps transform private anguish into shared moral commitment and collective healing.
--Dale Anderson, UUSJ Board Chair

Read More:
bit.ly/Moral-Emotions

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Please take care of yourself, you are not alone! A woman wearing a yellow hoodie sits in the woods with smoke dancing around her. She sits criss cross applesauce with a laptop in her lap. Unfortunately, much of what we are witnessing in our nation today—attacks on democratic norms, assaults on human dignity, and the targeting of marginalized communities—directly contradicts our new, commonly held UU religious values and the eight Principles that came before... Recognizing moral injury gives us language for these wounds and helps transform private anguish into shared moral commitment and collective healing. --Dale Anderson, UUSJ Board Chair Read More: bit.ly/Moral-Emotions
January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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UUSJ Condemns Assault on Venezuela’s Sovereignty
“War, fueled by avarice, is immoral;
it's unlawful without Congressional authorization.”
Take Action:
bit.ly/VenezuelaSol...

Read Statement:
bit.ly/VenezuelaStr...
Yellow, Blue, and Red Bars representing the colors of the Venezuelan Flag with a yellow dove holding a blue olive brand. Words: UUSJ Condemns Assault on Venezuela’s Sovereignty “War, fueled by avarice, is immoral; it's unlawful without Congressional authorization.” We hold in compassion and concern the victims of this assault on Venezuela’s sovereignty. We reaffirm their dignity. We reiterate our belief in self-determination and self-governance... Take Action: https://bit.ly/VenezuelaSolidarity Read Statement: https://bit.ly/VenezuelaStrikes
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff
Purchase Tickets Here:
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Details:
When: Saturday, January 31st, 2026
9:00 am to 1:00pm Doors and Screens Open at 8:30am

Where: UU Church of Annapolis
333 Dubois Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Justice, democracy, and pluralism demand more than one rally. As UUA Executive VP Carey McDonald said at #NoKings, we build power for the long haul by showing up together and staying organized. Rallies spark it. Organizing sustains it. 🔥
http://SideWithLove.org
#UU #Democracy #Justice
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I want to congratulate my friend and former colleague Joseline Peña-Melnyk on her election as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. Having served with her in the House, I know firsthand her integrity, leadership, and dedication to Maryland families.
December 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Maryland's new House of Delegates Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk said she will carry her life experiences with her as she leads the chamber in making tough decisions.

An immigrant and lawyer, she is the first Afro-Latina to hold the post.

www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Joseline Peña-Melnyk is elected Maryland House speaker
Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk was elected speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Joseline Peña-Melnyk becomes the first Afro Latina to hold the position of Maryland House speaker.
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Thank you, Governor Tim Walz for taking executive action to reduce gun violence in Minnesota!

The orders establish a Statewide Safety Council, create a data collection effort on firearm-related insurance claims, expand public education on ERPOs, and increase secure storage awareness initiatives.
Governor Walz Becomes First Minnesota Governor to Take Executive Action on Gun Violence
Governor Tim Walz today issued two executive orders to reduce gun violence and improve public safety across Minnesota.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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No Senators is rough, Taxation without Representation is no Free Ride! Tonight, join in solidarity with DC residents to defend from federal overreach!

No-frills Action Hour

Tuesday, December 16
7:30 p.m. ET • 6:30 p.m. CT • 5:30 p.m. MT • 4:30 p.m. PT
RSVP: uusj.salsalabs.org/dem_actionho...
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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We have the opportunity...to end the fear and make our communities safe, not only for our immigrant families, but for ALL Marylanders.
We MUST ban 287(g) Agreements.
-Jim Caldiero,
Lead Immigration Advocate, UULM-MD

Learn more: www.uulmmd.org/post/giving-...
A drawing of the The Statue of Liberty in her bronze skin before it oxidized green, her torch held high above a drawing of New York City circa 1900s with schooners making their way up and down the Hudson River... In March 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his polio-stricken legs strapped to heavy metal braces, stood on the steps of the Capitol and comforted a nation... He told the American people, one third of whom were ill-clad, ill-housed and ill-fed, that they had “nothing to fear but fear itself–nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror….” Today, that fear is not nameless–it is named ICE and the terror that it has unleashed in our cities and neighborhoods, among our hardworking immigrant neighbors is not only unjustified but constitutionally questionable. We have the opportunity...to end the fear and make our communities safe, not only for our immigrant families, but for ALL Marylanders. We MUST ban 287(g) Agreements. -Jim Caldiero, Lead Immigration Advocate, UULM-MD Learn more: https://www.uulmmd.org/post/giving-tuesday
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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This Weekend (11/1-11/2), there will be a national mobilization to protect immigrants, expose corporate complicity, and honor the lives (25 so far) lost in detention.

UUs honor the inherent worth and dignity of every immigrant.
#DisappearedinAmerica
Learn More: www.disappearedinamerica.us
Black background, at the bottom, there is a lit candle, a book with yellow flowers and the UUSJ logo in blue. This Weekend, the Disappeared in America Weekend of Action (11/1-11/2) — a national mobilization to protect immigrants, expose corporate complicity, and honor the lives lost in detention. As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that all people, including immigrants, have inherent worth and dignity. We fundamentally disagree with the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement and its disregard of due process. #DisappearedinAmerica Learn more: (QR Code) https://www.disappearedinamerica.us
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff
Purchase Tickets Here:
secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyv...

Details:
When: Saturday, January 31st, 2026
9:00 am to 1:00pm Doors and Screens Open at 8:30am

Where: UU Church of Annapolis
333 Dubois Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Red background with UULM-MD's 20th anniversary Logo beside 2026 UULM-MD Legislative Kickoff Meeting the Moment in Maryland: Celebrating 20 years of advocacy. Speakers: Keynote Speaker: Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd under a picture of her wearing a pink shirt and glasses. Rev. Frederic Muir under a picture of him lighting a chalice in UU Annapolis with the Chalice Flame in the backgroumd. Hybrid. Online and at the UU Church of Annapolis 333 Dubois Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 January 31st 2026 9:00am est and 1:00pm est Doors open at 8:30am Buy Tickets: https://secure.everyaction.com/deqjpN2IJEyviKR2fr3IwA2
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Our UU faith promotes and affirms the values of justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. We believe that everyone who lives in Maryland should be able to live a life without fear, regardless of race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or immigration status.
#FreeKilmar
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was unlawfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year, has been taken into ICE custody. https://cnn.it/4mUsJnD
August 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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The Unitarian Unversalist Legislative Ministry Kickoff will be on January 31st, 9:30-1:30, at the UU Church of Annapolis. Please mark your calendars, and plan to join us in person or virtually, if possible!
Grey background with Maryland flag across the top left corner Save the Date January 31st 9:30am to 1:30pm 333 Dubois Rd. Annapolis, MD 20144 2026 Legislative Kickoff UULM-MD Logo
August 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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"Don quietly drew people into justice work. Try as I might, I don’t recall Don issuing any demands or instructions. He just moved things along, and we stepped in next to him."

Please read Former Board Chair Charlotte Jones Carroll's heartfelt tribute here: uusj.net/wp1/leading-...
Dark Green background with a slight pattern. Picture of Don Chery with a slight smile. Quote: "Don quietly drew people into justice work. Try as I might, I don’t recall Don issuing any demands or instructions. He just moved things along, and we stepped in next to him." "Don quietly drew people into justice work. Try as I might, I don’t recall Don issuing any demands or instructions. He just moved things along, and we stepped in next to him." Over Donald Luke Chery, Jr September 16, 1937 - June 28, 2028 at the bottom is a graphic of two hands holding a candle. Please read Former Board Chair Charlotte Jones Carroll's heartfelt tribute here: https://uusj.net/wp1/leading-from-behind-don-chery-celebration-of-life/
August 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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We remember and celebrate the life and work of Donald Luke Chery, Jr., affectionately known as Don, in love and justice.
July 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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We remember and celebrate the life and work of Donald Luke Chery, Jr., affectionately known as Don, in love and justice.
July 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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🎉OWL turns 25! Since 1999, this inclusive, values-based sex ed program from the UUA & the
@unitedchurch.bsky.social has offered age-appropriate, accurate info on bodies, identity & relationships. Here's to 25 years of truth, care & respect for every life journey.💜 www.uuworld.org/owl #SexEdIsSacred
May 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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It’s Sine Die! It’s been a challenging session, but
@govwesmoore.bsky.social and I are grateful to the General Assembly for their partnership. The work we’ve done together will move Maryland forward. Let’s finish strong!
April 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Check out the April edition of The Sweet Potato, our roundup of online UU Young Adult Ministries, Pastoral Care offerings, educational programs, job opportunities, support groups, media, Young Adult owned creative enterprises and more. icont.ac/50ZTD 💗
April 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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✊ UUs joined 1,400+ “Hands Off” protests nationwide—pushing back against attacks on democracy, bodily autonomy, LGBTQIA+ rights & more. From Georgia to California, we showed up.

🎥 Watch Rev. Amanda Schuber: bit.ly/4cpqHrF
#HandsOff #UU #Democracy
Graphic with a blurred photo of a protest in the background, showing raised fists and people in a crowd. At the top, a black banner reads:
“UUs IN ACTION – APRIL 5.” Two large quote boxes are centered in the image: Top quote box (red background with white text): “We want people to stay engaged.”
—Rev. Amanda Schuber, UU minister & UUA Disability Justice Associate, Macon, GA, on 13WMAZ Bottom quote box (black background with white text): “When they target Medicare, they harm our grandmothers. When they gut our schools, they steal from our children.”
—Rev. Jo VonRue, May Memorial UU Society, Syracuse, NY in The Post Standard At the bottom left is the white Unitarian Universalist Association chalice logo. At the bottom center is a black box with white text: http://UUA.ORG. Graphic with the same protest background image showing a crowd with raised fists, slightly blurred. A black banner at the top reads: “UUs IN ACTION – APRIL 5” Two large quote boxes are centered in the image: Top quote box (yellow background with black text): “[We are] very much concerned about human agency over our bodies and our minds and our spirits… It’s just so profoundly heartbreaking that you have so many people who are just afraid and… don’t know what to do.” —Rev. Jennifer Innis, UU Church of Peoria, on http://CIPROUD.com Bottom quote box (navy background with white text): “We are here to protect our immigrant neighbors, to protect transgender family kin, and to really say we believe in true democracy.” —Claire Carl Miller, UU Mass Action Network, Boston, in GBH News Bottom left corner shows the white Unitarian Universalist chalice logo. Bottom center displays a black box with white text: http://UUA.ORG
April 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Congress MUST Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
Have you Written your Lawmakers?
They may be voting today!

Write them Right Now! bit.ly/VoteNo-SaveAct

Our UU faith is built around the sacred bond between the elected and the electors.
@uua.org, @uucsj.bsky.social, @uusc4all.bsky.social
A box with Blue on Top and Red on the bottom, with white lettering on time "Ask Your Lawmakers to Preserve Easy Access to the Ballot Box." over a stamp graphic with a woman in an outfit from the 20's. The white woman with black hair is cut in a black bob, is wearing a grey hat with a ribbon across the brim and the brim folds up over her eyes. She is wearing a blue coat with grey fur at the neck and at the bottom of the sleeves. She is holding a piece of paper over a locked wooden ballot box. the background is yellow with VOTE in shadow behind her, You can see the bottom of the postmark, at the top left corner is 32 with USA and 19th Amendment
April 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM