Immigration Media Kit

These media kit materials have been compiled to help reporters and the general public learn more about the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) commitment to immigration reform.

Background Information

• UUA policy and statements on immigration reform.

Press Coverage

• "Last of Arizona immigration protesters on trial," San Francisco Chronicle, 2011.
   
• “Investors for immigration reform,” Huffington Post, 2011.
   
• “Marblehead UU minister pleads guilty to civil disobedience in Arizona court,” Wicked Local, 2011.
   
• “The crime of giving water to thirsty people,” Time, 2010.
   
• “Handcuffs, hangman, and Jesus: Reflections on my arrest at the SB 1070 protests in Arizona,” Huffington Post, 2010.
   
• “A primer on activism from Unitarian Universalists,” Religion Dispatches, 2010
   
• “Arizona protesters arrested,” The Desert Sun, 2010.
   
• “Arizona immigration law: Why I'll be in Phoenix Thursday,” Huffington Post, 2010.
   
• “Immigration protesters clash with Ariz. police,” MSNBC, 2010.
   
• “What people of faith and conscience must do about immigration reform,” Washington Post, 2010.
   
• "Religion, justice are connected," Bangor Daily News, 2010.
   
• "Bible commands us to welcome the stranger," Washington Post, 2010.
   
• "Love thy illegal immigrant neighbor," Washington Post, 2010
   
• "Greeley group speaks up against Arizona immigration law," The Tribune, 2010.
   
• "Faith community responds to passage of tough immigration law, SB 1070, in Arizona," Austin American-Statesman, 2010.
   
• "Unitarian Universalist president makes local stops," North County Times, 2010.
   
• "Learning from Liliana in sanctuary in Simi," Ventura County Star, 2009.
   
• "Assembly backs gay, immigrant rights," Washington Post, 2008.
   
• "A mainstream immigrant rights forum," MetroWest Daily News, 2008.
   
• "Unitarian Universalists (UUs) discuss Welcoming Massachusetts Campaign," Medford Transcript, 2008.
   
• "Immigration 'close to home' for Southwestern UUs," UU World, 2006.

Contact

If you are a member of the press and would like to speak with a UUA staff person about our work in this area, please contact:

Jill Goddard, Public Relations Director
(617) 948-4386
pr@uua.org