| National and Regional Opportunities | Local Opportunities |
|---|---|
| Insight Institute’s “Breathing Through Overwhelm” – Wednesday, April 9th from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (EDT) – This 4-week mindfulness program can help build resilience, strengthen compassion, and help us calm so we can respond with our best Self. Click here to register. | Potsdam Pride -Thursday, April 3 8pm – A queer story slam and open mic in collaboration with SLU’s Make Visible project at Pub 56, St. Lawrence University campus. |
| UU College of Social Justice: Creative Lament workshop – April 9, 7:00pm ET – Participants will explore the practice of lamentation and the ways it could provide support in times of grief and sorrow. Click here to register. | North Country Prenatal Perinatal Council, Planned Parenthood of the North Country NY, Potsdam Pride, and the Q Center at ACR Health – Saturday, April 5 10am-1pm at UU Church Canton – A mini resource fair and community connection event. Learn more here. |
| UUPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Pastoral Care Small Group ~ April 11at 8pm ET – This is a space to share the hard stuff and to hold the hard stuff that others are navigating in their lives. Register here. | McDuff’s Pub – Sunday, April 6 6:30pm – A drag show featuring drag artists from the Adirondacks, Vermont, and Potsdam to benefit Potsdam Pride. To purchase tickets, click here. |
| “The Gathering” with Side with Love – Monday, April 14th at 8 pm – 9:15 PM ET – A monthly online gathering to support our community in the work of resisting injustice, protecting democracy, and creating a future where love and dignity prevail. Learn more and register here. | Seaway Valley Prevention Council Youth Mental Health First Aid– Wednesday, April 23, 2025 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. This course teaches adults how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in youth and adolescents (age 12-18). Register here. |
| 35 years of the Green Sanctuary Program – Wednesday, April 16 at 7pm ET – This event will celebrate and honor the work of the many organizations, individuals, and congregations that have shaped our denomination’s response to climate. It will also include a healthy dose of hope, optimism, and faith, which we can all use now. Register here. | Potsdam Pride Amateur Drag Workshop – April 29 6-8pm – Learn makeup and performance techniques from SUNY Potsdam’s drag royalty, Lyn Guinie and Scarlett Vendetta. Register by emailing potsdampride@gmail.com. |
| Leading with Love at the Center – Four dates, five locations and one online option – In a world marked by political oppression and escalating crises, centering love is a radical and transformative act—one that calls for all of us to move into collective spiritual leadership. Registration is open! Find out all the details at the CER website. | |
| Soul Matters Creativity Matters – 3rd Wednesdays – March to May – This monthly-meeting Creativity Matters group offers UUs from around the country to come together and explore our monthly themes and engage spiritual discernment through creative expression! Learn More and Register. | |
| UPLIFT Transgender/Nonbinary+ Monthly Gathering ~April 22 at 8pm ET – Join the UPLIFT monthly gatherings for trans, nonbinary, and other not-entirely-or-at-all-cis UUs and friends of UUism. Register here. | |
| Soul Matters Practice Matters – 4th Tuesdays, March to June – This monthly-meeting small group engages our themes through spiritual practice. Learn More and Register. | |
| UUMFE Earth Day Worship Celebration – April 22, 8:00pm ET – This Earth Day, UU Ministry for Earth will help us deepen practices that put Love at the center of our climate justice work. Register here. | |
| Sierra Club NYS Climate Action Youth Summit – Sat, Apr 26, 2025; 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET – Participants will receive a Climate Action Certificate for participating in the summit and earn three volunteer hours with the Sierra Club. Sign up here to reserve a spot today! | |
| Transforming Heart Collective’s Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement – This brief course is designed to offer you an introduction to gender diversity and trans identity, help you understand the current political attack on trans people and the misinformation that is part of that attack, and train you in how to create safety and belonging for trans people in UU congregations in this moment. Learn more. | |
| Register for UU General Assembly – June 18 – 22, 2025– The 64th UUA General Assembly will be a multi-platform event with the main stage at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more and register here and make your housing reservations here. | |
| Register for Summer Institute – July 6-12, 2025 – At Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. The theme speaker will be Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford, speaking on the theme Live a Life on Fire: Change the World with Your Love. Learn more about SI and past activities at the website and the video (YouTube) |
Check out these other resources and organizations!
Camp Unirondack – A radically inclusive Summer Camp and Conference Center located in the forever wild forests of the Western Adirondack Mountains on Niiohehsà:ne (Beaver Lake). Check out their website to learn about youth and adult camp opportunities. Click here to learn more.
UUA QUUest Camps – Immerse Youth in UU Values & Earth Justice at UUA QUUest Camps! This summer, Camp Blue Boat (Idaho) and QUUest Mountain West (Wyoming) will provide transformative week-long experiences for UU middle and high school youth. Learn more and support this vital ministry at uua.org/pwrcamp.
Side With Love – A Weekly Action Update featuring essential resources, upcoming events, and spiritual reflections to support justice work across the UUA’s intersectional priority areas. Sign up to receive these updates in your email inbox.
UUA’s Community Resilience Hub – A source of ongoing guidance and support for congregations navigating this chaotic and uncertain political landscape. The Hub includes information for ongoing use related to community safety and communal care, as well as a resource list that continues to be updated regularly. Access the hub by clicking here.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Resistance Network– This network will be a hub for learning and action. It will help connect our collective efforts to protect democracy, expand civil liberties, and increase the impact of the social justice work we do together. We’re excited to co-create this new platform with you to support front line communities — rooted in faith and action. Learn more about the Resistance Network here.
New York City Non-Violent Communication Center – a peace education organization dedicated to preserving, portraying and expanding the work of Marshall Rosenberg (known as Nonviolent Communication) as a key to creating a more compassionate and sustainable world. Check out their program opportunities here.
Grateful Living – A global nonprofit organization that empowers people to live meaningful lives through the transformative practice of grateful living. Check out their programs here.