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  • BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS current global economic, social, and political developments have brought about greater concentration of wealth and economic power in the hands of major corporations and...
    1997 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Socially Responsible Investing
  • BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS a team of scientists and doctors appointed by the National Academy of Sciences issued a report...
    1997 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Children & Youth Reproductive Justice
  • WHEREAS the 1996 General Assembly resolved that all congregations, districts, organizations, and professional and lay leaders participate in a reflection-action process throughout the 1996-97 church year using the Congregational Reflection and Action Process Guide and the Anti-Racism Assessment; ...
    1997 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Racial Justice
  • In light of a recent vote by the Southern Baptist Convention to boycott the Disney Corporation because of Disney's policy of recognizing and respecting all people regardless of race, national origin, sex, age, or sexual orientation, the 1997 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Associat...
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Socially Responsible Investing, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
  • The University of Arizona, in conjunction with Ohio State University, the Max Planck Institute of Germany, and the Arcetri Observatory of Florence, Italy, is building the third of a series of telescopes on the summit of Mt. Graham, Arizona, as a foundation for an advanced observatory....
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Religious & Civil Liberties, Racial Justice
  • WHEREAS US Representative Ernest Istook of Oklahoma, along with 116 co-sponsors, introduced the following proposed amendment to the US Constitution in the House of Representatives on May 8, 1997: To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: The people's...
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Church & State, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS a team of specialists appointed by the American Association for World Health issued a report...
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • BECAUSE the seven principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association connect the values of democracy, personal growth, and social justice to a recognition of the interdependent web of all existence; and WHEREAS safe air to breathe, safe water to drink, and a sustainable environment are essentia...
    1997 | General Resolution
    Tagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice
  • BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists are people of conscience who believe in peace, liberty, social justice, and the democratic process for the achievement of these goals; and WHEREAS there are estimated to be 110 million anti-personnel landmines in the ground in 68 countries (few of which are at war)...
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict
  • Over the next eight months (through the holidays), we will have the opportunity to unite all the current campaigns pressing for greater corporate accountability for human rights. On Saturday, October 4, 1997, a Day of Conscience to End Sweatshop Abuses will be co-sponsored by the National Labor...
    1997 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists believe in the importance of religious community; and WHEREAS people with...
    1997 | Business Resolution
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Religious & Civil Liberties