Find Yourself in the Global U/U Story
Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists (U/U) around the world are connected through a story of bold, compassionate faith that we’ve been creating together for centuries.
Struggling for human rights alongside those that demand it, influencing governmental policy in the name of justice, passionately promoting a message of interfaith peace and solidarity, and building faithful worshipping communities—each of us has a part, and a stake, in the story we share.
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om IGLHRC and Mitra Rastegar from New York University. The documentary Be Like Others premiered on January 19, 2008, at the Sundance Film Festival, but its information is still highly relevant today. The film highlights the experiences of patients at Dr....By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | August 26, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This report documents one of the most deleterious effects of armed conflict on women: accompanying crimes of sexual and gender-based violence. The current human rights crisis in Syria is massive....By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | August 23, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
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Tapestry of Faith program "World of Wonder" for stories in sessions one and five. … class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4883" alt="globe_east_20481" src=" It is imperative that this generation not only understand the nature of the problem of climate change, but has the motivation and tools...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | August 20, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
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Food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, land degradation, climate change and their interactions have all been major topics of discussion in the development of the United Nations (UN) post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. In 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated: “Obesity and...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | August 9, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, homosexuality is criminalized and punishable, in some cases, by death. Sex reassignment surgery, however, is legal, and Iran performs the second most sex reassignment surgeries of any country in the world. The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office cordially...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | July 29, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
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[gallery ids="4924,4923,4922,4921,4920,4919,4918,4917,4916,4915"] On April 25, 2013, the UU Church of the Philippines ordained Ma. Theresa Gustilo Gallardo, Jr in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Nicknamed "Tet," Rev. Gallardo is the first lesbian UU Minister in the Philippines....By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | July 12, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
[gallery ids="4667,4669,4670,4672,4675,4676,4668"] GA Welcomes International Guests At last week's 52nd annual General Assembly the UUA International Office was honored to welcome over one dozen international partners from all over the world as they joined us for the week of workshops, worship, a...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | June 28, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
www.worldfaiths.org/tickets.php…; Join the following attendees and presenters: Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, President, World Congress of Faiths Derek McAuley & Rev Bill Darlison, Pres Unitarian & FCC Tim Firth, author of God’s Favourite Colour is Tartan Rev. Chris Hudson, MBE Minister, All Souls...By Eric Cherry | June 5, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
By Eric Cherry | May 10, 2013 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Unitarianism -
Currently located in Dublin, Ireland, Ron Campbell and his partner Vicky have been members of the UU Congregation of Princeton for over 34 years. Below, Ron shares their moving experiences with the Dublin Unitarian Church. I have thought of myself as a Unitarian Universalist (“UU”) ever since my...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | April 11, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
Today is the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The massive destruction and loss of human life was compounded by the threat of radiation from four damaged nuclear reactors....By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 11, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
uuinternational.orgwith the UU College of Social Justice UU Holdeen India Program...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 1, 2013 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
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On January 27th a People's Church in Kalamazoo, MI is coordinating contributions to the church to support its response to the devastation: Update: The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) is now coordinating contributions. Contributions sent to the Kalamazoo church will be...By Eric Cherry | January 30, 2013 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles -
Great news from Rev. Khlur Mukhim! May the music be a blessing. Dear friends,...By Eric Cherry | January 24, 2013 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles -
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines's (UUCP's) Learning Center was inaugurated on December 18th, 2012. Now completed, the facility will serve as an educational center for pre-school children in a remote village in Canlaon City. Construction of the building was made possible by a...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | January 14, 2013 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles -
www.uucsj.org">UU Holdeen India Program partner. Though we had read about SEWA’s work empowering some of India’s most impoverished women, nothing could have prepared us for the morning we spent with the rag pickers. We met with these workers in the place they labor each day: the municipal...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | December 10, 2012 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles -
The following post was written by service-learning trip to explore justice for rural India with the UU Holdeen India Program. Of all the things I’d imagined would seem welcoming about my return trip to India, the smell of the Mumbai airport had not been one of them. As soon I stepped out of the...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | December 6, 2012 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles -
Yesterday evening the UUA received news that http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57557467/philippines-typhoon-death-… Pablo had impacted the UU Church of the Philippines headquarters in Dumaguette City. News from the UU congregations throughout Negros Island is still coming in, but so far most of...By Eric Cherry | December 6, 2012 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles
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The following post was written by UU Church of Charlotte. He is currently taking part in a Vidhayak Sansad, the center of such astounding activity in this area of such astounding need and opportunity....By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | November 30, 2012 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Beliefs & Principles