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On April 14, 2019 the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ hosted a conference on Steps To A Nuclear Weapons-Free World. According to the NJIT coordinator, Jay Kappraff, the purpose of the conference was to focus on the watershed moment we are facing: “Nuclear forces are being...By Joanne Dufour | June 12, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
The following originally appeared on Canadian Unitarian Council's May eNews. Questions, comments, and republication requests can be directed to mailto:communications@cuc.ca">communications@cuc.ca.2020 Spring Seminar...By Canadian Unitarian Council/Conseil Unitarien du Canada (CUC) | June 5, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Gender, Global Human Rights & Justice, Global Opportunities -
It is often stated – incorrectly – that the Chinese character for “crisis” includes the symbols for both “danger” and “opportunity.” While that may not be literally correct, the character does mean “a pivotal moment when things happen or change.” The world is at such a juncture...By Jerald Ross | May 29, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
While disarming our planet in today’s world includes among other things the goal of eliminating the use of weapons of mass destruction in large- and small-scale combat situations we generally describe as war, one wonders when and how did the notion of “war” and a soldier’s “right to...By Joanne Dufour | May 15, 2019 | From Global Unitarian Universalism -
The recently concluded 64th Founding Anniversary and First General Assembly (formerly General Convention) of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines was attended by almost 80 delegates from 23 congregations. Delegates officially adopted the UUCP’s new Constitution and By-Laws, which...By UU Church of the Philippines Inc., Negros Oriental | May 7, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Opportunities, Ordinations -
“Why do we talk about privilege?” Ericka Hart, the keynote speaker for the 2019 Intergenerational Spring Seminar, asked the audience. ...By Alisha Zou, Yasarina Almanzar | May 2, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Gender Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality -
According to a video and transcript can be found at the State Department’s website. Take a listen. You might be favorably surprised with Dr. Ford’s tone, language, and message. When was the last time you heard anyone in public office, especially at the federal level even mention the word...By Joanne Dufour | May 1, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
The renewed emphasis on climate change is the most encouraging trend in American politics. More Americans across the political landscape are realizing that the costs of inaction are too high. Awareness of a problem, of course, is good for little if it doesn’t lead to action. One obstacle between...By Roy Meredith | April 29, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Gender Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice -
Work to disarm our planet continues. Some good news of late reveals increasing support of the Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons with the ratification by South Africa, the 22nd country to do so with the distinction of being the only country which gave up its program to develop nuclear weapons and is now...By Joanne Dufour | April 17, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict -
On Monday, March 11th, in a packed drawing room of the Manhattan Public Library, the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office hosted its annual parallel event in collaboration with the Commission on the Status of Women’s 63rd session. The event, “Combating Structural Gender Discrimination...By Christopher Longo | April 9, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Gender Justice, Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & Justice -
Recent news from companies like Salesforce, Google, and Microsoft has seen a segment of their work force protesting their companies’ connections with military policies in support of issues of major concern to those working for disarmament. ...By Joanne Dufour | April 3, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict -
I suggest a new rule for any discussion we have about climate change. The rule is simple: from now on, every article we write on the subject for a broad audience must include some variation of the phrase “we can solve global warming”. It has the virtue of not only being true, but also...By Roy Meredith | March 27, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate Change, Energy Justice, Global Engagement & Building Peace -
It seems time for some more good news. In opening up the homepage from the International Atomic Energy Agency website, the lead article read: “EU and IAEA Review Progress and Agree on Priorities in Nuclear Cooperation at Annual Meeting.” There it was: an actual story of agreement and...By Joanne Dufour | March 20, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Nuclear Disarmament -
On Feb. 1, the Trump administration announced it will pull the U.S. out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF), thus undoing one of the pillars of global security and potentially plunging the world into a new nuclear arms race. The 1987 signing of this treaty by U.S. President...By Jerald Ross | March 6, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
In northern Syria, an experiment in grassroots democracy is under threat from the Turkish military. The United States should not withdraw its military so quickly.By Roy Meredith | March 1, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict -
Unitarian Universalists at the UN respond to a racist incident among students at NYU's Silver School of Social Work, urging UU action to dismantle structural racism and cultures of oppression.By Christopher Longo | February 21, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Anti-Racism, Global Human Rights & Justice, Racial Justice -
If you are old enough to have lived through it or have studied it, do you remember the Marshall Plan? Officially known as the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan was a 1948 American initiative to aid post-WWII Western Europe to rebuild their economies through economic assistance from...By Joanne Dufour | February 20, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace -
This article originally appeared as the Introduction to a Special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Spotlight on nuclear modernization on January 7, 2019, and is republished here with permission. ...By John Mecklin | February 6, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the enterprise of nuclear arms control are at risk, as Andrew Lichterman of Western States Legal Foundation and John Burroughs of Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy explain in this opinion piece from January 2, 2019. Congress has the authority to save the treaty!By John Burroughs | January 23, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament -
Swift action on climate change is a moral imperative, and an effective strategy requires listening to diverse voices. Although time is running out, activists of all stripes are finally making climate change a bipartisan cause in the US.By Roy Meredith | January 10, 2019 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice