Accompaniment is the radical act of being with someone even when it is hard, and you don’t know how things will turn out. With the increase in fascism, our society often tells us to isolate, take care of our own first, and fear the other. However, our faith calls us to hold love at the center, to recognize everyone as family even if we’ve never met, and to support and follow the lead of those most impacted by systems of oppression. Join us to learn of the ways UUs are accompanying trans and gender-expansive individuals and families, asylum seekers, and others on the frontlines of building the beloved community.

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Heather Vickery (she/her) is the Coordinator for Congregational Activism at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). She supports congregations and other groups that want to do their justice work more effectively and faithfully. In her organizing work, she works for trans and migrant liberation through the Pink Haven Coalition and the Community Accompaniment Program with Asylum Seekers. Heather is also a student at Starr King School for the Ministry. When she is not working and organizing, you can find her and her rescue pup Nova hiking, gardening, and cooking with loved ones.