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, 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...

In response to Moderator Gini Courter’s report: Whereas, the assembled delegates of the 2010 General Assembly (GA) passed business and responsive resolutions acknowledging the importance of engaging and empowering youth and young adults to bring their unique gifts to the planned Justice General...

This resolution is in response to the Board of Trustee’s statement in its report that they are “eager to further efforts to empower young generations of UU [Unitarian Universalist] leaders.” It is based on: the tireless past work of youth and young adult leaders at our GAs [General...

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 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 covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS a team of scientists and doctors appointed by the National Academy of Sciences issued a report...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant 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; and WHEREAS all children need love and support, including adequate nutrition and a nurturing environment, for sou...

BECAUSE the principles of Unitarian Universalism affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and BECAUSE we are all impoverished when we or our government depart from these principles; and WHEREAS the United States Immigration and...

WHEREAS, sexual abuse and exploitation of children and youth are continental problems; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is committed to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association holds that sexual abuse...

WHEREAS, over half of all United States and Canadian children under the age of eighteen in female-headed households live below the poverty level; and WHEREAS, growing numbers of children of all income groups and all family situations are harmed by abuse and neglect; and WHEREAS, we, as Unitarian...

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,...

WHEREAS, in the spirit of inclusiveness without regard to age, family situation, or economic status; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of encouraging growth through participation of young adults in our movement; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of making ours an Association that provides religious opportuniti...

WHEREAS, world health authorities have documented the disastrous effect the widespread marketing of infant formula has had upon the nutrition and well-being of millions of babies in less developed nations; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist 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"; and WHEREAS, our denomination profits from participation from young people to...

WHEREAS, according to the Report of the Status of Children published in 1977 by the Office of Human Development of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, there are 6.5 million children under the age of six with single working parents; and WHEREAS, between 1963 and 1976 the number of...

WHEREAS, currently there are efforts being made to insert the creation story of Genesis into public school science textbooks; and WHEREAS, such action would be in direct contradiction with the separation of church and state; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1977 General Assembly of the Unitaria...

WHEREAS, abuse and neglect of children is a family and societal problem of national significance; and WHEREAS, children are innocent and powerless victims of abuse and neglect; and WHEREAS, Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, created a National Center on Child Ab...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1973 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association opposes the corporal punishment of children in schools, juvenile detention facilities, and other public institutions where children are cared for or educated and urges that members of UUA societies work activ...