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Truth, Repair, and Reconciliation
2007 Responsive Resolution
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 ...
Resources for Study and Reflection

Voting Rights for Communities of Color
2007 Responsive Resolution
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 ...

Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change
2006 Statement of Conscience
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 ...

End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
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, ...

Endorse "The Declaration of Peace" Campaign
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
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 ...

Pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
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 ...

Stand Up for the United Nations Human Rights Council
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
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 ...

Support Immigrant Justice
2006 Action of Immediate Witness
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 ...

Congregational Programs on Racism and Classism
2006 Responsive Resolution
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 ...
Resolved Congregations Can Learn More about Racism and Classism

Moderator Gini Courter
2006 Responsive Resolution
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 ...

UUA Health Care Plan
2006 Responsive Resolution
Resolved that,WHEREAS too many ministers and staff who serve our congregations either have no health insurance or are underinsured;WHEREAS the UUA Board of Trustees has approved a self- funded health insurance ...
UUA Health Care Plan (Insurance)

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 ...

Criminal Justice and Prison Reform
2005 Statement of Conscience
Background: This Statement of Conscience of the Unitarian Universalist Association builds upon more than a dozen social witness statements on criminal justice adopted by the Unitarian Universalist Association ...

Moral Values for a Pluralistic Society for 2005-2007
2005 Study-action Issue
As detailed on the Commission for Social Witness website.

Call for Support and a Fair Trial for Dr. Sami Al-Arian
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
WHEREAS, the United States government has harassed Dr. Sami Al-Arian and eventually arrested him on charges of supporting terrorism due to his activities on behalf of Palestine; WHEREAS, while awaiting ...

Defending and Expanding Freedom of the Airwaves
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
Open and diverse broadcasting is essential to a functioning democracy. In early June 2005, the United States Supreme Court allowed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...

End Crimes Against Humanity in Darfur, Sudan
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
WHEREAS the government of Sudan, allied with Janjaweed militias, continues to inflict systematic violence on innocent civilians in Darfur, Sudan, including murder, rape, torture, and destruction of villages; ...

Support for the Millennium Development Goal One: Ending Extreme Poverty
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
On September 12-13, 2005, the leaders of more than 190 nations will convene at the United Nations to determine the course of the Millennium Development initiative. Over 154 countries support the Millennium ...

Support of the United Farm Workers' Boycott of Gallo Wines
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
In solidarity with people struggling against oppression everywhere, Unitarian Universalist member congregations are urged to participate with the National Farm Worker Ministry, headquartered in St. Louis, ...

United States-Sponsored Torture Must End
2005 Action of Immediate Witness
The systematic use of torture as a policy of governmental control is a crime against humanity. The right to be free of torture is a fundamental human right recognized in both constitutional and international ...

Corporate Governance
2005 Responsive Resolution
Be it resolved:To further the connection between our investment strategies and UU values, the Unitarian Universalist Association affirms ethical corporate governance principles which include (a) performance-based ...

International Engagements
2005 Responsive Resolution
In response to the President's Report we express our appreciation of President Sinkford's attention to global issues, including his anticipated trip to Africa this fall. We also recall the admonitions ...

Civil Liberties
2004 Statement of Conscience
PreambleLiberty is at the core of our Unitarian Universalist faith. Civil liberties are at the heart of our American experiment in democracy. Those civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, Amendments ...

Electronic Voting
2004 Action of Immediate Witness
WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association’s fifth Principle affirms the use of the democratic process in society at large;WHEREAS democracy depends on fairly counted votes and public confidence ...

Iraq: Sovereignty, the United Nations, and Human Rights
2004 Action of Immediate Witness
WHEREAS Unitarian Universalists have long supported human rights, the United Nations, and international law; WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association has worked within interfaith groups to urge the ...