Because of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thirteen parishes (counties) in Louisiana and two counties in Mississippi continue to work towards recovery from the devastating impact of the storms; and BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist commitment to justice is rooted in compassion, fairness, and respec...

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”—Henry Thoreau, 1854 WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary at the 2011 General Assembly, which is scheduled for Charlotte, North Carolina; and NOTING the...

WHEREAS the state of Arizona has recently enacted a law—SB 1070—that runs counter to our first Principle, affirming the worth and dignity of every person; and WHEREAS the Association stands in solidarity with allies mobilizing in love against this divisive and oppressive legislation; and WHEREAS...

We believe all people share a moral responsibility to create peace. Mindful of both our rich heritage and our past failures to prevent war, and enriched by our present diversity of experience and perspective, we commit ourselves to a radically inclusive and transformative approach to peace. Our...

BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm and promote: the inherent worth and dignity of every person: justice, equity and compassion in human relations; and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and BECAUSE we welcome the stranger and we recognize our...

In response to the changes to Article II reported by the Commission on Appraisal and subsequent discussion of those recommendations at this General Assembly, the delegates request that the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] Board of Trustees place a motion to substitute the recommended...

The 2009 General Assembly of the UUA [Unitarian Universalist Association] strongly urges the UUA Board of Trustees to facilitate a continuation and further deepening of the discussion of the Principles and Purposes begun by the review conducted by the UUA Commission on Appraisal, and that such...

WHEREAS the Commission on Appraisal submitted a proposal to amend Article II after a period of study and review as allowed by Article XV section C-15.1.(c)(4), a process begun in 2006, while Article XV C-15.1. (c)(3) prevents such a proposal from being amended, and WHEREAS there was an apparent...

WHEREAS the Opening Worship at the 2009 GA [General Assembly] reported on President Sinkford’s Pilgrimage to Africa and celebrated a new outreach to African UU [Unitarian Universalist] congregations, as represented by 3 male Africans from UU congregations in Africa; and WHEREAS the International...

BECAUSE one of our core Principles as Unitarian Universalists is our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all persons; and WHEREAS torture violates the basic dignity of the human person, degrades everyone involved—from policy-makers to perpetrators to victims—and contradicts our...

BECAUSE Bolivian Olga Flores Bedregal, who helped found a UU [Unitarian Universalist] congregation in La Paz, had a brother, Carlos Flores Bedregal, who disappeared at the hands of the military dictatorship in 1980; and ...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists respect the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part; and BECAUSE the Unitarian Universalist Association is holding its 2009 General Assembly in Utah, home to the largest intact and most pristine wild land region in the lower 48 states; and WHERE...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalism affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every person, respect for the interdependent web of existence, and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all, values which would be flagrantly violated by the massive killing of civilians by the...

As we support the struggles of the Iranian people to have their voices heard and their votes counted, we must ensure the same for voters in the United States, so we can elect leaders who work for the good of all people and who strive for peace and justice in the United States of America and aroun...

WHEREAS the first and sixth Unitarian Universalist [UU] 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, and the United Nations Charter reflects these values in its commitment to promote peace,...

WHEREAS the Moderator, in her report, referenced the “Youth and Young Adult Empowerment Resolution” passed by the 2008 General Assembly on Friday, June 27, 2008, which “urges the Unitarian Universalist Association [UUA] and its congregations and district structures to: invite ministerial...

WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws state that our Association promotes “the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to . . . age”; WHEREAS statement 12, “Support, integrate, and retain youth and...

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 ...

Whereas the Consultation on Ministry To and With Youth has presented a positive report with regard to the future of youth ministry throughout the [Unitarian Universalist] Association, and Whereas the 2008 General Assembly has expressed its support for youth and young adult ministry through passag...

Because: Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; Whereas: The Unitarian Universalist Association [UUA], its member congregations and individual Unitarian Universalists have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to justice, equality, compassion and...