Rachel Walden is the communications specialist in the UUA Office of Information and Public Witness.
Learn more about Rachel Walden on UUA.org.
By Rachel Walden
-
The Radical Roots of Mother's DayRachel Walden
Long before Mother’s Day was celebrated with brunches and flower bouquets, Unitarian Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother’s Day Proclamation.
-
Media roundup: Mosque welcomes UUs in need of space to worshipRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Minister visits Hiroshima on bombing anniversaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs offer support to Muslims, refugees, victims of terrorismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs speak out against new anti-LGBT lawRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Getting out and getting organized to end systemic racismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs show up at town halls, their federal representatives do notRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs celebrate Pride, honor victims of Pulse nightclub massacreRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Connecticut congregation takes Indonesian man into sanctuaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU 'valve turner' sentenced to prison for climate activismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Wendi Winters saved lives thanks in part to congregational trainingRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: A second victory for UU sanctuaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Marking the Sandy Hook anniversary with prayerful vigilsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs advocate, educate in opposition to N.C. House Bill 2Rachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU church sues to install solar panelsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Progressive religious activism draws bad and good attentionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Unitarian connections on Thoreau’s 200th birthdayRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: New Zealand Unitarians continue to fight for deported studentsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Maine congregation will lead satellite March for Our Lives eventRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Inspired by traumatic experience, Knoxville UUs go on to help othersRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Minister pleads guilty to marriage equalityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Two historic UU congregations mergeRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs renew call to justice on MLK DayRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
UUs in the media, Summer 2016Rachel Walden
-
UUs in the media, Winter 2016Rachel Walden, Lauren Walleser
Selections from UU World's weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUA presidential resignation makes national newsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
UUs advocate mercy for New Orleans attackersRachel Walden
-
Media roundup: Facing trauma under Trump, people turn to churchRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Honoring the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.Rachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Now out of sanctuary, Sandra Lopez wants to fight to help others be freeRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU donates organ to fellow congregantRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Minister leaves parish to fight for climate justiceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs re-envision Valentine’s DayRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs arrested in pipeline protestRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Mobilizing for Inauguration Day and beyondRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU sanctuary recipients in the spotlightRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU congregations across the country experience vandalism, hate speechRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Forgiveness and compassion after vandalismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Community responds to racist vandalism with love and unityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Maryland congregation has its Black Lives Matter banner stolen againRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs celebrate SCOTUS marriage decisionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Service Committee reports on conditions in detention centersRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Texas UUs offer sanctuary, oppose family detentionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs across the country mourn the tragedy in OrlandoRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs mobilize for sanctuary, refugees, and women's marches across the countryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Sanctuary recipients receive stays of deportationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU minister runs for U.S. CongressRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Church connection saves woman's lifeRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU congregations work for racial justiceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Car crashes through Texas churchRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs applaud Boy Scouts of America's step toward equalityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Antiracist activism flourishes as banner vandalism continuesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Oregon UUs help organize vigil for those suffering bigotry and hateRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs show support for police, black civilian victims of gun violenceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Protecting families by providing sanctuaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Responding to Portland attacks with love and educationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Honoring victims of Las Vegas shooting and making space for mourningRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Florida UUs help African American community organize to clean up toxic wasteRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs take to the streets to oppose family separationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU banners show white support of black livesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs across U.S. show support for Muslim communityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Saskatchewan boy urges Unitarians to support transgender childrenRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
UUs in the media, Fall 2016Rachel Walden
Selections from UU World's weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: New Orleans UUs host a town hall on transgender violenceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUA leadership changes, General Assembly make the newsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Countering racism with messages of love and supportRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Youth survivors of 2008 UU church shooting lead vigil for Parkland studentsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Members of Maine congregation wrestle with racist historyRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: ‘Law & Order: SVU’ features UU child dedicationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Ban a hymn for charityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs speak out against immigration raidsRachel Walden, Sonja L. Cohen
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Connecticut UUs prepare to welcome refugeesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUSC urges Obama to release mothers, children in detentionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Oklahoma minister arrested for child pornographyRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Demonstrating for a moral healthcare policyRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Congregation’s sanctuary vote causes conflict with rentersRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: For sanctuary church, religious freedom means 'we decide' who comes into our spaceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Virginia minister speaks out against jailing immigrant childrenRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: White UU minister on showing up for Black Lives MatterRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Two UUs finalists in global competitionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU scholar supports a universal minimum incomeRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs remain steadfast as vandalism escalatesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Supporting diverse communities and celebrating winter holidaysRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU seminary is home to woman-led mosqueRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Ohio ACLU leader notes religion’s role in group’s formation, ongoing workRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Candles, prayers, and gun violence prevention in honor of Sandy Hook anniversaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Historic congregation in spotlight over issues of raceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Peace curriculum helps kids take control of their livesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs ready for marriage equalityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs take part in world's largest interfaith gatheringRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUSC reports on poultry plant working conditionsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU minister denounces arson at abortion clinicRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Busloads of UUs will join the March for WomenRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Fire, arrest hit community ministryRachel Walden
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs respond to DACA decision with increased support for immigrantsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Illinois congregation faces difficult decision about Black Lives Matter bannerRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Donor gives camp an observatorySonja L. Cohen, Rachel Walden
Plus: Flooding brings fish into meeting house basement; Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, church celebrates building expansion; Madison, Wisconsin, society marks fiftieth anniversary.
-
Media roundup: New Orleans youths sentenced for 2017 attack on UUA staffRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU family raises a 'truegender' daughterRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Seattle UU receives courage awardRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU clergy speak out on racial profiling, medical marijuana, immigrationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: A year after SCOTUS affirmed marriage equality, UUs reflectRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
UUs in the media, Spring 2017Rachel Walden, Lauren Walleser
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Oklahoma minister pleads guilty to pornography chargesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Working in the community for racial justice, addiction recovery, sustainabilityRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Seeking supportive community in traumatic timesRachel Walden
Media roundup: Selected coverage of Unitarian Universalists in other media, September through December 2017.
-
Media roundup: UU town hall kicks off 'March for Our Lives: Road to Change' bus tourRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
In the media: Austin church offers sanctuaryRachel Walden, Sonja L. Cohen
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
-
Media roundup: Mourning victims, supporting Planned ParenthoodRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs help create an Easter miracle: a day without murders in ChicagoRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Atlanta congregation is home to new K-12 Pride SchoolRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: New York congregation vandalized with hate speechRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs support immigrants as ICE enforcement harshensRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Colorado UU congregation shields family from deportationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs join the call to say #NeverAgainRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Finding faith, connection at gay men’s gatheringRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Ten years after Katrina, UUs still helpingRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Sanctuary is our religious response to immigration raidsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Minnesota UUs get sex ed rightRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Denver church may become state's first gay rights historic landmarkRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs show support for Affordable Care ActRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Theological diversity, clergy experience, and reproductive justice in the spotlightRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Texas UU who left Islamic State draws media scrutinyRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs show solidarity with Parkland, call for gun controlRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Interfaith activists call attention to criminalization of humanitarian aidRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Colorado UUs provide sanctuary, demand justiceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UUs join 100-mile walk for immigration reformRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Flint UUs won’t pay for toxic waterRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU military chaplain resigns in protest over drone warfareRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Building interfaith networks to resist hate and provide sanctuaryRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Missouri congregation joins growing sanctuary movementRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Unitarian minister, partner attacked outside their London homeRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU and other clergy arrested opposing tax planRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: As government targeting of immigrants intensifies, so too does UU supportRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU trauma ministry helps people heal and move onRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Charleston massacre, papal encyclicalRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Creative responses to banner vandalismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Unitarian Universalists in the media, Spring 2016Rachel Walden
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
-
Media roundup: UUs wear orange for gun violence preventionRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Rallying to oppose Jeff Sessions nominationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Unitarian Universalists take to the streets for climate, immigrantsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Religious leaders show solidarity with CharlottesvilleRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Trump’s son-in-law is not a Unitarian UniversalistRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU minister opens her home to a #RefugeeCaravan familyRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: UU astronomer passes PlutoRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
In the media: church pressured over signRachel Walden
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
-
Media roundup: UUs reconsider relationship with Boy Scouts of AmericaRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Votes, speakers at UUA General Assembly make the newsRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Faithfully resisting with rallies, welcome signs, and legislationRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Iowa UUs raise thousands for National Mama’s Bail Out DayRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Providing a moral voice on health care, immigration, and racial justiceRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Indiana town unites to oppose hate in response to vandalismRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
-
Media roundup: Poor People’s Campaign begins actions across United StatesRachel Walden
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.