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SUMMARY:Stories from the Deep: June BLUU Worship
DESCRIPTION:In times of crisis and collapse\, it can be difficult to see the examples of cooperation and sustainability all around us; to believe that it can be better than it is right now. The world of our older non-human relatives rests on interconnected cycles of death\, rebirth\, and alignment. As the seasons change\, we will explore three stories from the deep sea.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/stories-from-the-deep-june-bluu-worship/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T200000
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CREATED:20260609T023321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T184145Z
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SUMMARY:Risk Discernment in Justice Movements: A Panel for BIPOC Communities
DESCRIPTION:​In a climate of intensifying political pressure\, targeting of those who dissent\, and erosion of constitutional rights\, how do we continue to move forward in justice work while protecting ourselves and our communities? \n​DRUUMM and BLUU are partnering for a vital\, timely panel discussion on risk discernment for people of the global majority (Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color). Together\, we will dive into the questions these tumultuous times demand: \n❓What is the moment calling us to do?\n❓How do we maneuver to speak out boldly AND stay safe?\n❓How is faith informing how we show up? \n​Join us for a critical conversation grounded in love\, faith\, and community care\, followed by an open Q&A. \n​✨ Featured Panelists:\n​Lena K. Gardner (Executive Director\, BLUU)\n​Atena Danner (Organizing Director\, UU Action Network of Illinois)\n​Rev. Kevin Mann (Co-Director\, DRUUMM California) \n️ Move with us in community.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/risk-discernment-in-justice-movements-a-panel-for-bipoc-communities/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Social Justice & Activism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T210000
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CREATED:20260515T032801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T032801Z
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SUMMARY:Meet Us by the Fire: Storytellers Edition
DESCRIPTION:Whether your story is inspired by true events or based in fantasy\, from vignettes to flash fiction —  this Meet Us by the Fire invites you to share stories around Black joy and ancestral connection. \nNote: Sharing is optional\, but you must register to attend! Each storyteller will have five minutes to share.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/meet-us-by-the-fire-storytellers-edition-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T191938Z
CREATED:20260609T014025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T191938Z
UID:2948-1781787600-1781791200@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:BLUU Fall Preview
DESCRIPTION:As we approach the end of the church year\, we’re already planning for an exciting fall at BLUU. Join us to get the inside scoop about new BLUU programming\, the latest updates about BLUU staffing\, and to get news about the BLUU Housing Initiative.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/bluu-fall-preview/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members,Professional Development,Social Justice & Activism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T205145Z
CREATED:20260602T205145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T205145Z
UID:2945-1782734400-1782741600@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:June Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join our Operations Manager Jessa for office hours this month. Jessa will answer your questions about BLUU and help you get connected to BLUU’s ongoing work.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/june-office-hours/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260809T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260809T173000
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CREATED:20260807T193941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T193941Z
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SUMMARY:August BLUU Worship
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday\, Rev. Dr. Donte’ Hilliard will lead BLUU worship as our new Minister for Worship and Spiritual Care. Please join us for a beautiful worship service\, and help us show him an extra warm welcome. \nYou are encouraged to adorn yourself in hues of black\, violet/purple\, and gold as we embrace this season of Becoming\, Beginnings\, & Beloveds. \n  \nBlack Sacred Space \nBLUU’s online worship services are Black Sacred Space in their entirety — by and for Black people\, with the words and voices of Black folks across the diaspora — and we hope that Black UUs and Black UU-adjacent folks (who share our values) from far and wide will join us! \nFor our non-Black siblings in faith\, please DO share this invitation with Black folks in your life and community. Getting the word out about BLUU’s gatherings and other programming is one powerful way of lending your support\, and we deeply appreciate it! \nFor all of our services\, feel free to come into our BLUU Zoom Room as early as 15 minutes before the start of the service to get settled\, say hello to the folks who are already gathering\, and listen to the music softly playing as we all prepare for our time together.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/august-bluu-worship/
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T160000
DTSTAMP:20260704T021731Z
CREATED:20260704T021731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T021731Z
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SUMMARY:August Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:We’re back and so are our Office Hours! \nOffice Hours are a great\, low-pressure way to get to know the BLUU team and to ask questions about BLUU’s work. Join us for August Office Hours and catch up with our Program Manager for Community Engagement. Learn about their plans for BLUU’s virtual events this church year and get more information about how you can get involved.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/august-office-hours/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260714T081426Z
CREATED:20260714T081345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T081426Z
UID:3131-1786896000-1786899600@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:Releasing Respectability: Embracing Self-Determination (A Black August Event)
DESCRIPTION:What’s Black August\, and why is it important we don’t forget it? What makes challenging respectability a crucial requirement of aligning with Black freedom fighters?  \nOur special guest speaker for this Black August program is Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart. Let’s gather together for a time of learning\, reflection\, and connection. \nThis event is open to the public and people across all racial identities. We encourage BLUU partners and supporters to join us for this important discussion.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/releasing-respectability-embracing-self-determination-a-black-august-event/
CATEGORIES:Members,Social Justice & Activism
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260807T200530Z
CREATED:20260704T023031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T200530Z
UID:2981-1787169600-1787173200@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:Verses: A Celebration of Self! (Meet us By the Fire)
DESCRIPTION:BLUU is back with another incredible Meet Us by the Fire virtual gathering — Verses: A Celebration of Self! This is not a typical rap battle; it’s you vs. you. For this\, we’re putting pen to paper OR freestyling a verse celebrating ourselves. Join us in Black sacred space for another creative evening by our virtual fire.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/verses-a-celebration-of-self-meet-us-by-the-fire/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T173000
DTSTAMP:20260902T174402Z
CREATED:20260902T174257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T174402Z
UID:3165-1789315200-1789320600@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:Troublin’ the Water (BLUU Homecoming Service)
DESCRIPTION:During the first worship service of September\, as UU’s\, we celebrate the beginning of a new “Church Year\, ” known as Homecoming or Ingathering.  It is a time to reconnect with our community of Beloveds. It is a time to reach out to  those we have lost contact with and check on them and extend invitations to return “home”. In September\, we also focus on our connection to our ancestors. In many of our traditions\, the fall is a time when the “veil” between our reality and the “unseen” world thins. This thinning of the “veil” allows us increased access to our ancestors. \nLiturgically\, September is also a period of transition where we acknowledge the realities of our death and re-birth in the African Diaspora through the horrors of Colonialism and the Middle Passage . In September we honor the element of water for its entangled significance to our story of faith\, culture\, wisdom\, and thriving. We do this through our unique approach to Water Communion. \nBring Materials to Virtual Worship (Optional):\nFor our BLUU Water Communion we invite all attendees to bring with them or gather materials to participate in our water communion ritual.  Materials: 2 clean vessels. One of the vessels should have drinkable water in it. The other should be empty. The vessels should be good for pouring from one to the other.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/troublin-the-water-bluu-homecoming-service/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T190000
DTSTAMP:20260819T230350Z
CREATED:20260819T230207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T230350Z
UID:3150-1789498800-1789498800@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:New 2 BLUU
DESCRIPTION:This community session invites new or returning BLUU Beloved members as well as people interested in becoming a BLUU Beloved to learn more about BLUU and how to get involved.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/new-2-bluu-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260820T002852Z
CREATED:20260819T235642Z
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SUMMARY:Playground Chronicles
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Audre Lorde’s essay “Uses of the Erotic”\, Playground Chronicles is a two-part series of communal gatherings to explore the power of remembering and understanding play as a form of spiritual pleasure. Come ready to explore your child-like wonder\, memories of play\, and when\, where\, and how you create opportunities to say yes to play & creativity.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/playground-chronicles/
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T150000
DTSTAMP:20260916T164707Z
CREATED:20260916T164707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T164707Z
UID:3172-1790168400-1790175600@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:September Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Office Hours are an intentional\, yet informal\, way to get to know more about BLUU’s work and to get to know the people behind BLUU’s work. \nThis month\, join Katie\, BLUU’s Communications Manager\, to chat about all things BLUU\, including BLUU’s new digital gathering space on Mighty Networks.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/september-office-hours/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T173000
DTSTAMP:20261007T022559Z
CREATED:20261007T022559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T022559Z
UID:3279-1791734400-1791739800@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:BLUU Worship: Wholeness is No Trifling Matter (with Guest Speaker Dr. Jamie Eaddy)
DESCRIPTION:This service will center around grief. \nAbout Our Guest Speaker: \nRev. Dr. Jamie Eaddy is a womanist pastoral theologian\, thanatologist\, clinically trained chaplain\, grief doula\, author\, and poet committed to justice-rooted care. Founder of Thoughtful Transitions\, LLC and The Ratchet Grief Project®\, she guides communities\, especially those whose grief has been marginalized\, in befriending grief and lament as sacred\, liberating\, and generative spiritual practices.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/bluu-worship-wholeness-is-no-trifling-matter-with-guest-speaker-dr-jamie-eaddy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Members,Worship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T212045Z
CREATED:20260928T212045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T212045Z
UID:3178-1792008000-1792011600@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:Meet Us by the Fire: Campfire Tales
DESCRIPTION:For October’s Meet Us by the Fire\, we’re bringing you “Campfire Tales.” We invite you to join us in Black sacred space as we gather around our virtual fire for a unique storytelling experience — featuring a special audio/video recording of an African-American (Hoodoo) folktale — followed by a group discussion. We’ll announce the featured story at the event…we don’t want to spoil the surprise. 🙂  \nAbout Meet Us by the Fire:  Meet Us by the Fire is a new BLUU series that honors the ancient tradition of gathering around the fire for warmth\, storytelling\, and community. This series inspires us to think creatively and strategically about what it’ll take for us to survive and thrive together. Featuring an open-mic element\, community members are invited to join us by our virtual fire to share their creativity in Black sacred space.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/meet-us-by-the-fire-campfire-tales/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T203000
DTSTAMP:20261001T075503Z
CREATED:20261001T075425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T075503Z
UID:3181-1792522800-1792528200@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:Playground Chronicles
DESCRIPTION:Playground Chronicles invites us deeper into the practice of play. Together\, we will explore play as a source of spiritual pleasure and a spiritual discipline\, play games\, share stories\, and co-create a play box that nurtures joy\, connection\, and healing.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/playground-chronicles-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T150000
DTSTAMP:20261016T161158Z
CREATED:20260824T210138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T161158Z
UID:3161-1792677600-1792681200@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:BLUU Book Club (Incantations for Rest: Poems\, Meditations\, and Other Magic)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final session of our fall book club. BLUU Beloved\, Atena O. Danner\, will join us for a reading and Q&A about her book\, “Incantations for Rest: Poems\, Meditations\, and Other Magic.”
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/bluu-book-club-incantations-for-rest-poems-meditations-and-other-magic/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Connection,Members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T173000
DTSTAMP:20261006T143650Z
CREATED:20261006T143539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T143650Z
UID:3272-1793116800-1793122200@blacklivesuu.org
SUMMARY:October Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Office Hours are an intentional\, yet informal way to get to know more about BLUU’s work and to get to know the people behind BLUU’s work. \nThis month\, get to know BLUU’s new Co-Executive Director\, Charles and BLUU’s Operations Manager\, Jessa. They’ll answer your questions about BLUU’s ongoing work and about their roles.
URL:https://blacklivesuu.org/event/october-office-hours/
LOCATION:Online
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