WHEREAS the state of Arizona has recently enacted a law—SB 1070—that runs counter to our first Principle, affirming the worth and dignity of every person; and WHEREAS the Association stands in solidarity with allies mobilizing in love against this divisive and oppressive legislation; and WHEREAS...

We believe all people share a moral responsibility to create peace. Mindful of both our rich heritage and our past failures to prevent war, and enriched by our present diversity of experience and perspective, we commit ourselves to a radically inclusive and transformative approach to peace. Our...

BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm and promote: the inherent worth and dignity of every person: justice, equity and compassion in human relations; and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and BECAUSE we welcome the stranger and we recognize our...

This resolution is in response to the Board of Trustee’s statement in its report that they are “eager to further efforts to empower young generations of UU [Unitarian Universalist] leaders.” It is based on: the tireless past work of youth and young adult leaders at our GAs [General...

BE IT RESOLVED that the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees investigate how we might develop a covenant of right relationships for all of our work together, and report back to this General Assembly next year....

WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board Report on the Business Resolution on Phoenix General Assembly 2012 calls for a gathering of Unitarian Universalists for the "purposes of witnessing on immigration, racial, and economic justice—a 'Justice' General Assembly," THEREFORE BE I...

WHEREAS the Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations endorsed and advocated supporting full equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, which constituted a substantive portion of her report to the Assembly, and by her social witness action of...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalism affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every person, respect for the interdependent web of existence, and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all, values which would be flagrantly violated by the massive killing of civilians by the...

As we support the struggles of the Iranian people to have their voices heard and their votes counted, we must ensure the same for voters in the United States, so we can elect leaders who work for the good of all people and who strive for peace and justice in the United States of America and aroun...

In response to the changes to Article II reported by the Commission on Appraisal and subsequent discussion of those recommendations at this General Assembly, the delegates request that the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] Board of Trustees place a motion to substitute the recommended...

The 2009 General Assembly of the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] strongly urges the UUA Board of Trustees to facilitate a continuation and further deepening of the discussion of the Principles and Purposes begun by the review conducted by the UUA Commission on Appraisal, and that such...

WHEREAS the Commission on Appraisal submitted a proposal to amend Article II after a period of study and review as allowed by Article XV section C-15.1.(c)(4), a process begun in 2006, while Article XV C-15.1. (c)(3) prevents such a proposal from being amended, and WHEREAS there was an apparent...

WHEREAS the Opening Worship at the 2009 GA [General Assembly] reported on President Sinkford’s Pilgrimage to Africa and celebrated a new outreach to African UU [Unitarian Universalist] congregations, as represented by 3 male Africans from UU congregations in Africa; and WHEREAS the International...

WHEREAS the first and sixth Unitarian Universalist [UU] Principles affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all, and the United Nations Charter reflects these values in its commitment to promote peace,...

BECAUSE one of our core Principles as Unitarian Universalists is our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all persons; and WHEREAS torture violates the basic dignity of the human person, degrades everyone involved—from policy-makers to perpetrators to victims—and contradicts our...

BECAUSE Bolivian Olga Flores Bedregal, who helped found a UU [Unitarian Universalist] congregation in La Paz, had a brother, Carlos Flores Bedregal, who disappeared at the hands of the military dictatorship in 1980; and ...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists respect the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part; and BECAUSE the Unitarian Universalist Association is holding its 2009 General Assembly in Utah, home to the largest intact and most pristine wild land region in the lower 48 states; and WHERE...

Because: Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm the worth and dignity of every person, justice in human relations, and the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all; Whereas: Bombing Iran’s nuclear sites and military infrastructure would probably kill thousands, including...

Whereas: Unitarian Universalists are concerned with the worth and dignity of all people; Whereas: We spend over $2 trillion for health care in the United States, yet 50 million people are still not covered and another 50 million are denied adequate care by their insurance companies; Whereas: Heal...

WHEREAS the Moderator, in her report, referenced the “Youth and Young Adult Empowerment Resolution” passed by the 2008 General Assembly on Friday, June 27, 2008, which “urges the Unitarian Universalist Association [UUA] and its congregations and district structures to: invite ministerial...

WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws state that our Association promotes “the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to . . . age”; WHEREAS statement 12, “Support, integrate, and retain youth and...

WHEREAS we have heard your excellent report and its insight into the need for universal healthcare: BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with the eighteen resolutions of the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] from 1961 to 2007 and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that the ...

Whereas the Consultation on Ministry To and With Youth has presented a positive report with regard to the future of youth ministry throughout the [Unitarian Universalist] Association, and Whereas the 2008 General Assembly has expressed its support for youth and young adult ministry through passag...

Because: Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; Whereas: The Unitarian Universalist Association [UUA], its member congregations and individual Unitarian Universalists have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to justice, equality, compassion and...

Because: Unitarian Universalists as a community of faith respect the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part; Whereas: The 2006 UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] General Assembly adopted the Statement of Conscience on Global Warming and Climate Change; Whereas: Wind pow...

Because: Unitarian Universalists as a community of faith uphold the inherent worth, rights and dignity of all people; Whereas: We have supported a fair minimum wage since 1961, passing a resolution supporting an agricultural minimum wage for migrant workers, and since then our sustained commitmen...

Because: Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all and respect for ...

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BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist principles call on us to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equity and compassion in human relations, and the goal of world community with peace and justice for all; WHEREAS the PATHWAY Act (Protection Against Transmissio...

In response to the statements in President Sinkford's Annual Report, which calls for an end to the U.S. Occupation of Iraq, the delegates of this Assembly recommit to taking action to end the Occupation. We reaffirm the 2004 and 2006 Actions of Immediate Witness regarding Iraq. The 2006 Action of...

In response to both the Secretary's Report and the Report of the Committee on Right Relationships, moved that this body request the Planning Committee to discuss enabling the delegates and attendees to spend at least 30 minutes during the opening of General Assembly of 2008 to work together to ga...

President Sinkford asked, "What are our truths? To whom must we be reconciled?" We have many stories to uncover—genocide, slavery, oppression. Only by knowing our truths can we act boldly on our spiritual journey of healing. In response to President Bill Sinkford's report, moved that delegates...

Moral values increasingly frame public discourse. As Unitarian Universalists, we must affirm the moral influence of liberal religion in society. At great personal risk, the forebears of our faith have taken public positions on issues of consequence such as religious freedom, abolition, women's...

WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; WHEREAS under a federal law, commonly referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), the U.S, military discharges gay,...

BECAUSE one of our core Unitarian Universalist principles is our belief in and affirmation of the inherent worth and dignity of all persons; and WHEREAS torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions hold dear; WHEREAS torture shames us all and erodes the character of t...

WHEREAS the first Unitarian Universalist principle "to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person," and the sixth principle, "the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all," correspond with the purpose of the United Nations Charter "to promote peace,...

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We urge Unitarian Universalists to seek insight into problems experienced by communities of color regarding voting. We make this resolution in response to the report by Rev. Sinkford at the second Plenary on our continued need to confront racism....

WHEREAS the first and sixth Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; WHEREAS the United Nations Charter reflects UU values in its commitment to promote peace,...

WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to promote justice, equity, and compassion and a free and responsible search for truth and meaning; WHEREAS human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research and somatic cell nuclear transfe...

WHEREAS "The Declaration of Peace" (DOP), a nationwide interfaith, nonviolent campaign launched in May 2006, has been endorsed by over thirty religious and secular organizations; WHEREAS the DOP, through a broad international, interfaith consultation process, is developing a concrete, comprehensi...

WHEREAS the Appalachian mountain range is an irreplaceable environmental treasure in the heart of the United States; WHEREAS mountaintop removal coal mining is devastating the environment, economies, people, and culture in Appalachia; WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that at...

Earth is our home. We are part of this world and its destiny is our own. Life on this planet will be gravely affected unless we embrace new practices, ethics, and values to guide our lives on a warming planet. As Unitarian Universalists, how can our faith inform our actions to remedy and mitigate...

Be it resolved that the delegates of the 2006 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations urge our member congregations and their individual members to work and advocate for the following: ongoing leadership and commitment by the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Pan...

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Be it resolved that the delegates of the 2006 GA are grateful for the deeply respectful, caring, and intelligent guidance and leadership of our Moderator, Gini Courter. Her humor and skill have infinitely enriched our experience as delegates, and we applaud her spirit, skill and leadership.

Resolved that the delegates to the 2006 Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly are charged to work with their congregations to hold at least one program over the next year to address racism or classism and to report on that program at next year's General Assembly.

WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to recognize that no one is "the stranger"; WHEREAS we affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our...