JUSTICE-MAKING • WORK TO CHALLENGE YOU

Become a Citizen of the World • Justice-Making is What We Do
Purpose-filled people create mission-driven communities. We are called to put our Unitarian Universalist values and faith into action to fashion a world that is peaceful, compassionate, just and sustainable. Our Principles are more than something we are committed to, more than shared values―they are a call to action. Come, help us make the world worthy of its children.
See our current Justice activities here​ and/or read the UU Santa Fe Weekly eNewsletter.

What We Do Matters

UU Santa Fe Justice Teams
What we do matters. Ours is a theology of engagement. We draw inspiration and truth from experiencing each other and the world around us. In doing so, we necessarily witness both the beauty and brokenness of our larger community and environment. Not everyone is suited for rolling paint or standing in a protest line, but there are many ways of engaging in this vital work: service, education, organizing, advocacy, lobbying and witness. UU Santa Fe members engage in all of these.

Our justice initiatives are led by our Justice Teams and Workgroups, supported by our Justice Council.​ Join any team at any time or put your passion to work by forming a new team! Our current justice teams are:
  • Justice Council—monthly—comprised of the leaders below
  • Adelante Team—forming now—led by Mary Ellen Gonzales and Gayle Boyd
  • Esperanza Team—forming now—led by Leona Stucky-Abbott and Cheryl Ancell
  • ​Afghan Family Resettlement Workgroup—forming now—led by Gale Wasserman
  • Immigrant and Refugee Workgroup—meets as necessary—led by Gale Wasserman
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Workgroup—meets as necessary—led by Leona Stucky-Abbott and Cheryl Ancell
  • Environmental Workgroup—monthly—led by Jean Darling
  • ​Poverty-Hunger-Homelessness​ Workgroup—forming now—led by Kitty Sherlock
  • UUs United Against Gun Violence Workgroup—meets as necessary—led by Kathryn Holladay and Carrie Morgan-Cannella

​Engaging | Guiding Questions
  • What makes me come alive?
  • What gifts do I have to bless the world with?
Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them, he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?" God said, “I did do something. I made you."―Sufi saying