Public Witness at General Assembly
In 2012, all General Assembly (GA) participants will be afforded opportunities to experience social justice through service, witness, and reflection.
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees will convene a Justice GA Design Meeting, September 12-14 in Boston. Representatives from Puente Arizona, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Somos America, the General Assembly Planning Committee (GAPC), Arizona Immigration Ministry (AZIM), General Assembly 2012 Accountability Group, and UUA Administration and staff will participate. Representatives from this broad coalition of organizations will continue to work together to define the criteria and timetable for GA 2012 programming, public witness, worship and plenary.
2011
Standing on the Side of Love with LGBT People Everywhere!
Rev. Peter Morales, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President, Rev. Mark Kiyimba, Minister of the UU Church of Kampala, Uganda, Ian Palmquist, Executive Director of Equality North Carolina Interfaith, and community partners joined together for a witness to help spread our values of equality and justice, inclusion and acceptance. Event Flyer (PDF)
2010
Standing on the Side of Love for Marriage Equality
General Assembly attendees were invited to join in an Interfaith Community Public Witness Event at the Twin Cities’ Pride Weekend—the fourth largest bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender (BGLT) PRIDE in the nation.
General Assembly attendees joined Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Peter Morales, interfaith and community leaders in a witness for our values. The event included worship, music, testimonials, and information about what we can do for BGLT equality. Full story.
2009
Members of the General Assembly joined Unitarian Universalist Association President William Sinkford, Bishop John C. Wester, The Rt. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish, Rev. Canon Dr. Pablo Ramos, and interfaith and community leaders to Stand on the Side of Love with Immigrant Families.
2008
Public Witness at General Assembly 2008 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was Valuing ALL Families: Interfaith Community Witness Event—Immigrant & BGLT Families (PDF).
For more information contact socialwitness@uua.org.
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Last updated on Monday, August 8, 2011.
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