Thirty years ago, 12 Black women created a framework for Reproductive Justice that says the right to raise a child, to not to have a child, to raise children we do have in safe and sustainable communities, and to maintain bodily autonomy is a human right. For us as Unitarian Universalists, there is a broader theological and moral calling to share our faith, our sex-positive view points, our dedication to body autonomy, values of anti-racism, and pro-abortion positions, with dominative narratives in our communities and in the media. Learn about this history and how we can advocate values of our faith without letting more narrow views in the national and local conversations, sacrifice these basic human reproductive rights.

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Rev. Denise Cawley

Reverend Denise has served congregations in Oregon, Illinois and Wisconsin and provided spiritual and emotional support chaplaincy at Planned Parenthood. She worked in non-profit management for more than 20 years where her gifts of fundraising, media and advocacy shone. RevD as many call her, has been pivotal player in diversity, inclusion, marriage equality, and voting rights for over two decades.

Reverend Denise brings visual arts, interactive rituals, and dramatic storytelling into her ministry.  Artmaking is a vivid part of her spiritual practice too. “Ministry lets me combine my greatest loves: advocacy, social justice, art, play, and writing into my life’s calling, which is to inspire people to love with vulnerability and passion,” says Reverend Denise.

She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. She is trained in Interim Ministry, Change Management, Media and Trauma Informed Care.