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  • Background: This Statement of Conscience of the Unitarian Universalist Association builds upon more than a dozen social witness statements on criminal justice adopted by the Unitarian Universalist Association between 1961 and 2002. In June 2003, the General Assembly of the UUA selected “Criminal...
    2005 | Statement of Conscience
    Tagged as: Criminal Justice
  • Open and diverse broadcasting is essential to a functioning democracy. In early June 2005, the United States Supreme Court allowed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to stand that found proposed deregulation of ownership rules by the Federal Communications...
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • The systematic use of torture as a policy of governmental control is a crime against humanity. The right to be free of torture is a fundamental human right recognized in both constitutional and international law and in our social and community values. All government-sponsored acts of torture,...
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Religious & Civil Liberties
  • WHEREAS, the United States government has harassed Dr....
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Due Process & Civil Liberties
  • 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
  • On September 12-13, 2005, the leaders of more than 190 nations will convene at the United Nations to determine the course of the Millennium Development initiative. Over 154 countries support the Millennium Development Goals, adopted in 2000....
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • WHEREAS the government of Sudan, allied with Janjaweed militias, continues to inflict systematic violence on innocent civilians in Darfur, Sudan, including murder, rape, torture, and destruction of villages; WHEREAS these forces systematically rape the women of Darfur, and those who survive are...
    2005 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict
  • As detailed on the Commission for Social Witness website.
    2005 | Study-action Issue
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Religious Pluralism
  • In response to the President's Report we express our appreciation of President Sinkford's attention to global issues, including his anticipated trip to Africa this fall. We also recall the admonitions of Patrick O'Neill at the Service of the Living Tradition. Alarmed that our global woods are...
    2005 | Responsive Resolution
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Congregational Action, International Peace & Conflict
  • WHEREAS Unitarian Universalists have long supported human rights, the United Nations, and international law; WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association has worked within interfaith groups to urge the United States government not to invade Iraq without the concurrence of the Security Council o...
    2004 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict
  • The Alien Tort Claims Act is the only United States law permitting multinational corporations with significant assets in the United States to be held accountable for their unethical behavior elsewhere in the world. Passed in 1789 by the First Congress of the United States, it enables victims of...
    2004 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice
  • WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association’s fifth Principle affirms the use of the democratic process in society at large; WHEREAS democracy depends on fairly counted votes and public confidence that votes have been fairly counted; WHEREAS an estimated thirty percent of those voting in...
    2004 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Election Reform
  • The delegates of the 2004 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations hereby condemn the use of torture by any individual, any group, any organization, or any nation and call on all people of conscience to take action (1) to expose and halt the use of torture whene...
    2004 | Responsive Resolution
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Religious & Civil Liberties
  • The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Law expires on September 13, 2004. This law outlaws nineteen specific semi-automatic and other weapons. Some of these weapons can fire over 120 bullets per minute. These weapons can be spray-fired from the hip. They have high-capacity ammunition magazines and shooters...
    2004 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association has made strong public announcements that “Civil Marriage is a Civil Right” ; WHEREAS several prominent national political leaders have proposed an amendment to the United States Constitution that would deny the rights and privileges of civil...
    2004 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Marriage Equality, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
  • Preamble Liberty is at the core of our Unitarian Universalist faith. Civil liberties are at the heart of our American experiment in democracy....
    2004 | Statement of Conscience
    Tagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty
  • WHEREAS depleted Uranium (DU) is radioactive and toxic and may cause cancer and genetic damage; WHEREAS DU is a by-product of uranium enrichment for nuclear weapons and energy production and is used militarily in armor-piercing munitions, bombs, and missiles because its density gives it great arm...
    2003 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament
  • Congress created AmeriCorps ten years ago. Since then, it has provided America’s youth with numerous opportunities for public service. Through a unique combination of federal monies and nearly $1 billion in matching private dollars, over 900 programs -- ranging from Teach for America to City Year...
    2003 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: Social Justice
  • WHEREAS the Bush administration has presented distorted and incomplete evidence to the American people, Congress, and the United Nations regarding the national security threat posed by Iraq; WHEREAS this evidence included forged documents alleging an attempt by Iraq to purchase uranium in Niger a...
    2003 | Action of Immediate Witness
    Tagged as: International Peace & Conflict