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  • This article by Sebabatso C. Manoeli was originally published June 29, 2020 on the site Africa is a Country. The post acknowledges the international potential of the current Black Lives Matter movement that originated in the United States and resonates in many countries that share a history of...
    By Sebabatso C. Manoeli | July 20, 2020 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice
  • 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 International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice
  • By taking a historical approach to explicating the origins of racism in the United States, this blog post explores the legacy of slavery and white supremacy in contemporary society. The key to bring more justice to African Americans is to disrupt the narrative of racial difference at a national and international level. Ultimately, confronting and reconciling with its own history of human rights violations would challenge the country to embrace a more courageous identity.
    By Xiaopan (Jenny) Ye | July 23, 2018 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice
  • The refugee crisis worsens as Rohingya Muslims are persecuted in Burma and flee to Bangladesh. This blatant disregard for human rights continues in ever more frightening degrees, meanwhile, the international community hesitates to take meaningful action.
    By Katia Altern | December 6, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Refugees, Racial Justice
  • Understanding the origins of racism can help to think creatively about ways to combat it - this blog post discusses an event near the United Nations focused on this theme.
    By Seble Alemu | June 27, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Racial Justice
  • On Saturday May 25th, 600 runners turned out for the Unitarian Union of North East India's (UUNEI) 4K "Quasquicentennial Green Run" in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Unitarianism's founding in the Khasi Hills. Drawing participation from all over the Khasi-Jantia Hills region of the north...
    By UUA International Resources | June 5, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Racial Justice
  • By Bruce Knotts | April 23, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Racial Justice