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  • Bruce Knotts is the Director of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office. In January, he travelled to Vietnam to endorse the Think Equal initiative and to China to encourage greater civil society participation at the United Nations. Here, he writes about his experience in Vietnam. Leslee...
    By Bruce Knotts | March 1, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Equal Opportunity, International Engagement & Building Peace
  • As the orange sun set over the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, February 16, 2017, women gathered from around the world in Pacific Grove, California to begin a three-day convocation exploring issues important to women’s rights and justice. It was the...
    By Allison Hess | February 24, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Gender Justice, International Opportunities
  • By Kwanique Andrews Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 will be a day that will never be forgotten in South Haiti. About 90 percent of the area that Hurricane Matthew struck was completely destroyed, affecting residents in a variety of ways. Due to the destruction, the people living in these areas are now...
    February 20, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Trauma and Disaster Response
  • By Mengxi Zhao ...
    February 14, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
  • Celebrate Religious Freedom Day this week, and keep in mind that "Religious Freedom" ain’t what it used to be. Yes, the historic meaning it typically brings to mind for religious liberals continues to be relevant in present day struggles: freedom of conscience in religious matters and protection...
    By Eric Cherry | January 11, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • A refugee justice rally was held at South Australia's Parliament house on Saturday, December 3rd, organized by the University of Adelaide's Students Against Racism group. Rev. Rob MacPherson, Minister of the Unitarian Church of South Australia, was asked to speak at that rally and offered the...
    December 12, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Solidarity in Immigration Justice, Anti-Racism, Refugees
  • Every year on December 10th, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. It is the anniversary of the day the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This year marks 68 years since these rights were acknowledged to belong inherently to every human being on Earth....
    By Allison Hess | December 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • Unitarians in Poland - Then and Now: A Historical Study Tour with the Rev. Dr. Jay Atkinson June 6-11, 2017 JOIN US on a visit to the 16th century’s Unitarian “heartland” where early religious dissenters —who called themselves the Polish Brethren—first established congregations in the...
    By UUA International Resources | December 6, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • In 1568, on January the 13th, the Diet of Torda (Transylvania) proclaimed: “His majesty, our Lord, in what manner he—together with his realm—legislated in the matter of religion at the previous Diets, in the same matter now, in this Diet, reaffirms that in every place the preachers shall...
    December 2, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • A troubling new initiative has just been proposed at the United Nations which threatens all human rights protection, but focused on sexual orientation/gender identity human rights. On Monday, the NGO Committee on Human Rights, of which I am a co-chair, met the newly appointed Assistant Secretary...
    By Bruce Knotts | November 14, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Congregational Action, LGBTQ Issues
  • This guest post is from the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network (UUPMN). It was written by Ann Lundberg, a member of UUPMN and of The Unitarian Church in Westport, CT. ...
    November 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Congregational Action, Refugees
  • This blog post is written by Rebecca Bowe, an intern at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office working on the Racial Justice Initiative. This summer she spent 9 days in Haiti with a mental health team, aiming to implement a mental health component to a medical clinic called The St. Rock...
    By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations | October 20, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Anti-Racism, Trauma and Disaster Response
  • The Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, minister of the Unitarian Church of Burundi, provides a reaction to the recent UN Human Rights report following their investigation into events in Burundi. Since April 2015, when people massively took to the streets to oppose a controversial third presidential term,...
    By UUA International Resources | October 17, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • Goals work. Lose weight, save money, set up a study schedule to improve grades. Set some goals and work towards achieving them and whether or not you achieve your goals, you’ll have improved performance over what would have been the case without goals.
    By Bruce Knotts | September 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), International Human Rights & Justice, International Engagement & Building Peace, Vision for UUism
  • Rev. Fulgence Ndagijamana, Minister of the Unitarian Church of Burundi, has distributed this important update via the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU). Dear friends, colleagues, partners and global UU family, It has been a while since we last sent out to you an update...
    By Eric Cherry | September 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • This guest post on our blog is by Dranwell Barishisha "Barri" Mukhim. Barri is a member of the Unitarian Union of North East India; here, she writes about what Indian Independence Day (August 15) means to her as a http://unitarianchurchnortheastindia.blogspot.com/2010/10/unitarians-in… Unitarian.
    By UUA International Resources | August 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The violent atrocities and political impasse in Burundi that have threatened our Unitarian siblings there continue to be of great concern to the international community. On July 29, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution, UN Security Council Re… 2303, requesting that the...
    By UUA International Resources | August 11, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • When it comes to addressing climate change, we must draw from as many sources as possible to seek creative solutions. On July 13, I attended a side event at the United Nations Headquarters titled “Getting to Zero: A Poverty, Environment, and Climate Call to Action for the Sustainable Development...
    By UUA International Resources | August 10, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Climate Change
  • At the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO), we work to ensure that all people’s human rights are upheld and respected, no matter who they are or what their circumstances. Although advocacy areas are often separated, with some organizations and people working to combat...
    By UUA International Resources | August 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Issues
  • On the morning of August 6, seventy years after the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb, I was in Hiroshima. I entered sacred time and space in a ceremonial ritual at a place called “The Mound”—said to contain remains of the 70,000 people incinerated in the blast. A Buddhist monk stood before an...
    By Chris Antal | August 5, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Hiroshima Day, Peace, International Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace
  • From July 17-23, 2016 the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists held its biennial Council Meeting and Conference in the Netherlands. Nearly 150 people, including a large delegation of Young Adults U/Us from around the world, gathered for planning, study, worship, celebration, and...
    By Eric Cherry | August 5, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • With the summer Olympics coming up this month, sports are at the front of people's minds worldwide. Every couple of years we are reminded of the power of sports to bring the international community together in constructive, friendly competition....
    By UUA International Resources | August 4, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • Sixteen years ago, a landmark resolution on Women, Peace, and Security passed in the Security Council of the United Nations. That resolution, UNSCR 1325, laid the foundation for a new approach to global security, and alongside the...
    By UUA International Resources | July 26, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Women
  • At the end of June, Unitarian Universalists gathered in Columbus, OH for a week of learning, worship, and activism. The Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly this year brought a special perspective to UU social justice work. The theme for GA 2016 was “Heartland: Where Faiths...
    By UUA International Resources | July 14, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Understanding the origins of racism can help to think creatively about ways to combat it - this blog post discusses an event near the United Nations focused on this theme.
    By Seble Alemu | June 27, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Racial Justice
  • As we celebrate World Refugee Day, let us remember that all of our peoples migrated from somewhere else. Even indigenous peoples have migrated.
    By Bruce Knotts | June 20, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Immigration
  • On May 20th - 22nd, 2016, the Canadian Unitarian Council invited Unitarian Universalists across Canada to explore Bolder Ways of Being in Vancouver. For their now bi-annual national conference, participants were invited to learn and discuss ways to step out of their comfort zones in their...
    By UUA International Resources | June 16, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The 66th Annual United Nations (UN) Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea from May 30 through June 1, 2016. This year’s conference was on Education for Global Citizenship: Achieving the Sustainable Development...
    By Bruce Knotts | June 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • As climate change continues on its current course, it becomes an increasing existential threat to human civilization. The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office’s (UU-UNO's) Climate Justice Initiative is compelled to acknowledge this threat, and try to find solutions from a theological...
    By UUA International Resources | May 31, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Change
  • Why and how does the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, New York, continue its support of the UU United Nations Office at the "Blue Ribbon Congregation Award" level In June 2016, at this year’s UUA General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, our congregation, the Unitarian Universalist...
    By Allison Hess | May 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Insert photo gallery here The 54th anniversary of the UUA’s General Assembly was a rich and interconnected hub of activity on the international front as we hosted guests representing over eight nationalities. Additionally, numerous events, workshops, and celebrations with an international focus...
    By UUA International Resources | April 27, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • This guest post on our blog is from Isabella Gavanski, one of the Youth participants in this year's Intergenerational Spring Seminar - http://www.uua.org/international/events/seminar/colors-inequality-costs… Colors of Inequality: Costs and Consequences. My name is Isabella Gavanski, I am 15 years...
    By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations | April 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Contributions by Scott Sammler Michael & SMDA Our fellowship was born in 1987 when a small group of expatriate religious liberals came together to meet as Unitarian Universalists in San Miguel de Allende. The fellowship has been active and thriving ever since. Every UU church has it’s own flavor,...
    By UUA International Resources | April 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Bruce Knotts is Director of the Unitarian Universalist Association United Nations Office. He also serves as Chair of the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security and Co-Chair of the NGO Committee on Human Rights....
    By Bruce Knotts | March 30, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Florence Caplow is a Soto Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, and a dharma teacher, field botanist, UU seminarian at Iliff School of Theology, essayist, and editor. She was the recipient of the UUA’s Tsubaki Grand Shrine Scholarship in 2015 and is currently on her visit with the Shrine.
    By UUA International Resources | March 17, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Becoming a Minister
  • This guest post is by Ahti Tolvanen. Ahti is a UU-UNO Envoy for Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Here he writes about his experience as a participant in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) international climate change conference in Paris, which took place in December...
    By Ahti Tolvanen | February 23, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Climate Change
  • Rev. Dávid Gyero, the Deputy Bishop of the Hungarian Unitarian Church (Churches in Transylvania, Romania and Hungary), has shared his recently issued courageous statement on Equal Marriage....
    By Eric Cherry | February 9, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By Eric Cherry | February 4, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, founder and minister of the Unitarian Church in Burundi, has shared the following update on the current situation in Burundi. For further context and background information, read Please consider making an online donation to support Burundi Unitarians. The situation in...
    By UUA International Resources | February 3, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" ids="8039,8040,8041,8042,7985"] UUPCC Young Adult Grants for ICUU Conference & Council Meeting 2016 The UU Partner Church Council has set aside funds to provide assist young adult participants (ages 21 – 35) to attend the office@uupcc.orgjemryq@yahoo.com...
    By UUA International Resources | January 28, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • On January 24th, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed its first resolution, which called for the establishment a commission to monitor nuclear energy around the world, and for the elimination of atomic weapons and other weapons of mass destruction....
    By Allison Hess | January 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Peace
  • Donate online to support Burundi Unitarians. “But as for me and my people, we will work for lasting peace” Burundi was a rather organized kingdom until the late 1800s when the Germans came to colonize the country. Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa lived side by side under the leadership of a king. The...
    By Eric Cherry | January 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • [gallery type="rectangular" link="none" ids="7984,7985,7986,7987,7988"] Dear Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist Friends Around the World: The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) warmly invites you to attend the 2016 ICUU Council Meeting and Conference planned for July 2...
    By UUA International Resources | January 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Climate change has become a huge focus in the last couple years, politically and socially. Some of us have been working on it much longer, but it’s inspiring to see the commitment spread to more people and gather more support. Even Beyoncé is involved, having starred in the Global Citizen’s...
    By Allison Hess | January 12, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Leader Resource: Three Stories of Religious Freedom (Story One is about the Edict of Torda)...
    By UUA International Resources | January 7, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By Tatiana Reis (Women's Rights Initiative) and Daniel Snyder (Climate Justice Initiative) UU-UNO Program Interns “I want to be a nurse,” says Grace, the first in her family to reach high school—a monumental task in regions such as Odumase-Krobo in Ghana—explaining the importance of...
    By UUA International Resources | December 7, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • On Tuesday, October 20th, Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, LGBT-FAN, and Housing Works Inc, hosted an LGBTQI Asylum Seeker & Refugee event titled LGBT Asylum Seekers: Where Do We Go Now? The event’s objective was to raise awareness of the atrocities LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees...
    By UUA International Resources | December 3, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Coalition of International Organizations for inspiration! Here are a few sample tweets of UU values in action, globally: In honor of #GivingTuesday@UUA's Holdeen India Program #becauseofUU [@UU_UNO's#EveryChil…; program this...
    By UUA International Resources | November 30, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • You can donate online via credit card or PayPal. Checks in $ can be sent to Burundi Appeal, ICUU, PO Box 2575, Corvallis. OR 97339, USA Cheques in £ can be sent to Burundi Appeal, ICUU, 345 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 7LG, UK Donations from US taxpayers only are tax deductible. UPDATE...
    By Eric Cherry | November 19, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • As people across the United States are donating to help Syrian refugees abroad and volunteering to welcome refugees in their communities, a number of sign-on letter in support of Syrian refugees, which was sent to all Congressional offices today from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition Take Acti...
    By UUA International Resources | November 17, 2015 | From International Unitarian Universalism