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  • WHEREAS, the telephone excise tax was levied specifically by Congress in 1966 to finance the war in Vietnam; and WHEREAS, those voting in favor of the following do so with the intention of refusing payment of the federal excise tax on telephones; BE IT RESOLVED: That the delegates of the 1972...
    1972 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict
  • WHEREAS, there is a need to redefine the concept of integrated quality education in terms of the needs of students of all socioeconomic, racial, and nationality backgrounds; and WHEREAS, our intent must be to provide quality education for everyone and not to destroy the identity of ethnic groups ...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Racial Justice
  • RESOLVED: That the General Assembly recommends that the Board of Trustees:...
    1972 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Socially Responsible Investing
  • WHEREAS, we stand ready to support the maximum possible freedom for each individual; and WHEREAS, we are committed to support individuals who are subjected to unfair assault by others; and WHEREAS, we support the right and freedom of any person made aware of the hazards to his personal health to...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Reproductive Health
  • WHEREAS, the 1970 General Assembly of the UUA by unanimous vote expressed its agreement with the support of Project Equality; and WHEREAS, this General Assembly of 1972 desires to demonstrate that the UUA implement its affirm-ations of social justice; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the General...
    1972 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Equal Opportunity, Racial Justice
  • BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association ask member churches, fellowships, and constituencies in North America and abroad to refrain from purchasing, serving, and eating iceberg lettuce unless it is clearly marked with the Black Eagle label of the...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, Economic Justice
  • WHEREAS, the UUA has historically subscribed to the principle of oneness and equality of all human beings; and WHEREAS, the Association seeks to be guided by this principle in all its proceedings and programs; and WHEREAS, the new educational programs of the Department of Education and Social...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • WHEREAS, the International Covenants on Human Rights as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 stress the importance of nations in upholding, protecting and extending the rights of human beings the world over; and WHEREAS, the recognition and approval of those covenants are...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association recommends uniform gun legislation as follows: Licensing for the purchase and possession of all usable guns; Gun registration-holding owners legally accountable for all their guns and registrars legally...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Criminal Justice
  • BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association honor the request of the Unitarian Universalist Association Black Affairs Council, Inc. to discontinue any further discussion of funding from the continental annual budget of programs for racial justice; and...
    1972 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Racial Justice
  • BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the Beacon Press for its publication of The Pentagon Papers.
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association endorses and supports the actions taken by President Robert West and the Board of Trustees in resisting the efforts of the federal government to subpoena the financial and other records of the Association and...
    1972 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • WHEREAS, the mining of Haiphong and six other North Vietnamese harbors, and the resumption of heavy, indiscriminate bombing of North Vietnam are attacks of military aggression undertaken in the spring of 1972 by the United States government; and WHEREAS, these military actions occur at a time whe...
    1972 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict