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February 12, 2026

February 14: Wear Red & Join the MMIR March

Beloveds, Relatives –  I hope this message finds you as spiritually well as we can all be during these times.  As we continue to witness the kidnapping of our relatives across the cities, it seems appropriate to recognize the Minneapolis Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and…

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January 31, 2026

Rev. Ashley in Mother Jones news video

Rev. Ashley Harness, Assistant Minister at First U, along with Rev. Ashley Horan, a First U member and Vice President for Programs and Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association, were interviewed by Mother Jones Magazine while offering chaplaincy at the Whipple Building.

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November 13, 2025

This is who we are, not simply what we do.

The Sanctuary and Resistance Team began during John Cummins’ ministry at First Universalist, focused then on asylum seekers and immigration. The threat is higher now, and we’re experiencing trans refugees seeking shelter and services across state lines in Minnesota.

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