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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 Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • 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 Conscience
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • 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 Conscience
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, Immigration, Racial Justice
  • 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 Witness
    Tagged as: Corporate Responsibility, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Economic Justice, Election Reform
  • 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 Witness
    Tagged as: Corporate Responsibility, Gender Justice, Economic Justice, Racial Justice
  • 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 Conscience
    Tagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, Climate & Environmental Justice, Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, International Engagement & Building Peace
  • 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 Resolution
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Reproductive Health, Socially Responsible Investing
  • 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 Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Living Wage Issues
  • 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 Witness
    Tagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, International Human Rights & Justice, Economic Justice, Racial Justice
  • 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 Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Reproductive Health
  • 2007 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Immigration, Racial Justice
  • WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations; WHEREAS Largo....
    2007 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Gender Justice, Economic Justice, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
  • WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to recognize that no one is "the stranger"; WHEREAS we affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our...
    2006 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Immigration
  • Be it resolved: To further the connection between our investment strategies and UU values, the Unitarian Universalist Association affirms ethical corporate governance principles which include (a) performance-based executive compensation that considers a company's impact on all stakeholders, and (...
    2005 | Responsive Resolution
    Tagged as: Corporate Responsibility, Economic Justice
  • In solidarity with people struggling against oppression everywhere, Unitarian Universalist member congregations are urged to participate with the National Farm Worker Ministry, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, in support of a boycott of E. & J. Gallo wines that began on June 14, 2005....
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Agriculture in Environmental Justice, Economic Justice
  • Summary of the Statement of Conscience While economic globalization has helped some people attain higher standards of living, it has marginalized and impoverished many others and has resulted in environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources....
    2003 | Statement of Conscience
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Socially Responsible Investing
  • Whereas the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) make loans to developing nations to help stabilize their currencies and to develop their resources such as transportation, hydroelectricity, and water supply; Whereas many projects did not increase productive capacity enough to repay th...
    2001 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Economic Justice
  • We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, hereby rededicate ourselves to the pursuit of economic justice, an end to racism, and an end to poverty. We recognize that racism is a major contributor toward economic injustice....
    2000 | Statement of Conscience
    Tagged as: Economic Justice, Racial Justice
  • WHEREAS millions of Americans are presently denied medical insurance and, in effect, denied the right to basic health care because the United States government, employers, and insurance industry have been unable to implement a national health insurance program; and...
    1998 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Economic Justice
  • 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