WHEREAS , the forced labor, egregious punishments, and inhuman sufferings of Americans of African descent during the chattel enslavement era catapulted America into a world superpower, financially and militarily; WHEREAS , the full reality of the violence perpetrated on and free labor of American...

WHEREAS, 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the first Mayflower voyage, transporting Pilgrims from England to the North American Atlantic Coast; ...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalist congregations covenant to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and to promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations, we proclaim loudly, Black Lives Matter! ...

WHEREAS, the year 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the ship “Mayflower” in the region now known as New England; and WHEREAS, concern has been expressed by Native American tribal leaders, by human rights advocates, by environmental justice advocates, and by others, about the...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalist Association’s Principles call us as member congregations to affirm and promote “The inherent worth and dignity of every person” and “The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all”; WHEREAS, our living tradition draws from many sources,...

As Unitarian Universalists, we embrace the reproductive justice framework, which espouses the human right to have children, not to have children, to parent the children one has in healthy environments and to safeguard bodily autonomy and to express one's sexuality freely. The reproductive justice...

WHEREAS, our Unitarian Universalist values call on us to honor the inherent worth and dignity of every person; WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of congregations affirmed in its 2013 Statement of Conscience on Immigration as a Moral Issue that a moral immigration policy would...

WHEREAS, Unitarian Universalists strive for justice, equity and compassion in human relations; WHEREAS, Unitarian Universalists have a goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; WHEREAS, allowing injustice to go unchallenged violates our principles; WHEREAS, the Black Lives...

Whereas, the Board-approved Ends for the Association call on the administration to move our Association toward a future in which “UU congregations and communities are intentionally inclusive, multicultural, and multigenerational”; and Whereas, Moderator Gini Courter, in her report, and Mel...

WHEREAS, programs such as the “War on Drugs” and practices such as “Stop and Frisk” are actively used by police to harass and oppress communities of color; WHEREAS, Michelle Alexander, at the 2012 UUA General Assembly said, “We use our criminal justice system to label people of color...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalist Principles affirm the goal of a just community, representing unity in our multiracial world; WHEREAS the hearings of Rep. Peter King, the Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, which profess to present the “radicalization” of the Muslim community, have...

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...

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,...

In response to the moderator's report, moved that this General Assembly direct the Unitarian Universalist Association's Board of Trustees and administration to establish formal relationships with the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media as models for local Unitarian Universalist...

Whereas our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm and promote “justice, equity, and compassion in human relations” and “the goal of world community”; Whereas a 1997 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly resolution stated that, “because of the impact of racism on all people,...

Guided by our commitment to justice and by the findings and recommendations of The Tulsa Race Riot, A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921; and Because our Tulsan Unitarian Universalist forebears witnessed an atrocity of ethnic cleansing for which we are responsi...

Resolved that this General Assembly urge the Planning Committee and the Board of Trustees to consult and cooperate with the United Church of Christ's ongoing efforts to support the Cleveland Native American community in their struggle against the Cleveland Indians baseball team and the racism...

The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, in treaties, in statutes, in court decisions, and in executive orders. However, the indigenous peoples of the United States continue to suffer grievously from...

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; ...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and respect for the interdependent web of existence; BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists value the diversity of human cultures and appreciat...