Poverty
WHEREAS, the blight of poverty is most keenly felt by members of unskilled minority groups, workers displaced by automation, the aged, migrant workers, and the residents of chronically depressed areas;
WHEREAS, societies of the Unitarian Universalist Association have a compelling responsibility in this cooperative effort;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association declare poverty in the midst of plenty intolerable to the religious conscience and incompatible with our principles of economic justice; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association urge the individual societies and their members to support the President's proposed programs to:
- Expand and improve programs for economic development in chronically depressed areas;
- Provide adequate education and vocational training for youth and retraining for displaced workers;
- Recognize and meet the needs of the aged;
- Appropriate special school aid funds to accelerate education for culturally deprived children;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That our churches and fellowships be urged to expand opportunities for the cultural advancement of the socially disadvantaged in their