WHEREAS, the complex issue of World Hunger requires our serious attention; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1983 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges the Section on Social Responsibility, in cooperation with the UU-United Nations Office and the UU Service Committee, to give th...

WHEREAS, any use of nuclear weapons is likely to touch off a holocaust in which the continuance of all human life would be put at risk; and WHEREAS, nuclear arms race negotiations to date have produced rules for ever increasing escalation and proliferation of the production of nuclear weapons; an...

WHEREAS, bills were introduced in the US Congress in March and April of 1983 to cut off funding for military and paramilitary operations directed against Nicaragua; and WHEREAS, a groundswell of public support is needed for passage of such pending legislation and to forestall efforts to overthrow...

WHEREAS, full-scale war would cause the loss of hundreds of millions of lives and the destruction of all major cities in the countries involved — perhaps the entire northern hemisphere; and WHEREAS, there is presently no real defense against nuclear attack; and WHEREAS, such a war can be suddenly...

WHEREAS, the arms race continues unabated; and WHEREAS, ever-growing numbers of North Americans are expressing their desire to end the arms race by voting for nuclear arms freeze referenda, signing petitions and other activities; and WHEREAS, the policy of deterrence has led to a constantly growi...

WHEREAS, in recognition that peaceful conflict resolution is essential to the continuation of Life on Planet Earth, and that such concepts and skills can be learned; and WHEREAS, the 1980 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association supported the concept of a National Academy of Pea...

WHEREAS, in the United States women are still deprived of equal Constitutional rights, equal salaries, equal access to positions of responsibility and equal treatment in terms of health care, insurance and Social Security; and WHEREAS, men would benefit from equality of rights under the law; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has maintained a traditional role as a vigorous supporter of human rights; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee has been historically involved in promoting social change and assisting economic development in El Salvador and othe...

The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the National Conference of Catholic Bishops for its ground-breaking pastoral letter on "War, Armaments, and Peace" and, in particular, associates itself with the Bishops' declaration of the immorality of nuclear war and join...

WHEREAS, more than 250,000 people participated in the historic March on Washington for jobs and freedom on August 28, 1963; and WHEREAS, the dream of jobs and freedom, peace and justice, has not materialized; and WHEREAS, in commemoration of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther...

The Board expresses its sorrow at the death of scores of United States Marines and French soldiers stationed in Lebanon to keep peace. We extend our sympathy to the loved ones of those killed and injured....

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is committed to furthering human rights and supports the principle of the importance and worth of each individual; and WHEREAS, there are many Amerasian children abandoned by their American fathers and rejected in their Asian homelands; and WHEREAS,...