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WHEREAS, the privatization of Medicare undermines our Unitarian Universalist belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and in love, which requires us to act in loving ways; WHEREAS, compared to other developed nations, the United States Ranks lowest in health care access; Has the...2022 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Economic Justice
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Challenging extreme inequity locally and globally is a moral imperative. As a pragmatic faith we are committed to working to change economic and social systems with a goal of equitable outcomes of life, dignity, and well-being experienced by all. The escalation of income and wealth inequity...2017 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: Economic Justice
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A belief in “the inherent worth and dignity of every person” is core to Unitarian Universalism: every person, no exceptions. As religious people, our Principles call us to acknowledge the immigrant experience and to affirm and promote the flourishing of the human family. Our Sources “challenge...2013 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, Immigration, Racial Justice
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BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe in the “inherent worth and dignity of every person,” and in the “use of the democratic process” in society at large; WHEREAS the U.S. Supreme Court decision of January 21, 2010, in Citizens United v. FEC enshrined corporations as persons and...2011 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Corporate Responsibility, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Economic Justice, Election Reform
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BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm “the inherent worth and dignity of every person” and call for “justice, equity and compassion in human relations” and BECAUSE our denomination has a long history of opposing racism and sexism; WHEREAS full-time supermarket workers in...2011 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Corporate Responsibility, Gender Justice, Economic Justice, Racial Justice
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Aware of our interdependence, we acknowledge that eating ethically requires us to be mindful of the miracle of life we share with all beings....2011 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, Climate & Environmental Justice, Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, International Engagement & Building Peace
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WHEREAS we have heard your excellent report and its insight into the need for universal healthcare: BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with the eighteen resolutions of the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] from 1961 to 2007 and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that the ...2008 | Responsive ResolutionTagged as: Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, Socially Responsible Investing
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Because: Unitarian Universalists as a community of faith uphold the inherent worth, rights and dignity of all people; Whereas: We have supported a fair minimum wage since 1961, passing a resolution supporting an agricultural minimum wage for migrant workers, and since then our sustained commitmen...2008 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Economic Justice, Living Wage Issues
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Because: Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all and respect for ...2008 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, International Human Rights & Justice, Economic Justice, Racial Justice
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Whereas: Unitarian Universalists are concerned with the worth and dignity of all people; Whereas: We spend over $2 trillion for health care in the United States, yet 50 million people are still not covered and another 50 million are denied adequate care by their insurance companies; Whereas: Heal...2008 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Economic Justice, Reproductive Health