Unitarian Universalist Policy
In 2006, a joint Unitarian Universalist Association / Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUA/UUSC) Responsive Resolution created a Gulf Coast Relief Fund for UUSC programs in the Gulf area. Over one hundred Unitarian Universalist congregations have sent volunteers to the Gulf Coast to aid in rebuilding, and the UUA's Washington Office for Advocacy is advocating for federal legislation that will facilitate just Gulf Coast recovery.UUA/UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund 2006 Responsive Resolution
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 Panel, and;
- a just rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, including:
- a transparent and fair contracting process demonstrating respect for labor and environmental laws;
- swift development of contingency plans (national, state and local) to prepare for other catastrophic storms;
- restoration and conservation of the Gulf region's coastal wetlands and full repair of the levees and other storm protections; and
- undoing racism, ableism, ageism and other forms of oppression so clearly exposed during the devastation and exile.
This Responsive Resolution is submitted with loving prayer, intentional thoughts and concern for the current and displaced residents of the Gulf Coast. We are with them on their journey home.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
