The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) will hold its biannual Conference and Council Meeting January 28-31, 2014 at the beautiful and inspiring campus of the UU congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, New York. More than 140 Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists from...

On Thursday October 4, 2012, the Second International Convocation of Unitarian*Universalist Women kicked off its three day conference in Marosvásárhely, in the Târgu Mureş region of Transylvania. Drawing over 240 participants from Transylvania, the United States, India, Hungary, Japan, England,...

UUSCUnitarian Universalist Association on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, December 3–10. In the post below, trip-leader-in-training Nicole McConvery of the UUA reflects on lessons learned in Haiti....

On Saturday October 22, a delegation of twenty-three Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for the day. Leading the group on an East Coast tour was the former chairman of Rissho Kosei-kai, Rev. Norio Sakai, who presented gifts and greetings to President Rev. Peter Morales and Gini Courter, on...

Since August 15, 2011, more than 1,500 Bolivian indigenous men, women, and children have embarked on a 350-mile trek, from the Amazonian lowlands of Trinidad to the highlands of La Paz, in opposition of a national highway construction project that would cut through a protected rainforest reserve...

That fateful summer, 8:15. The roar of a B-29 breaks the morning calm. A parachute opens in the blue sky. Then suddenly, a flash, an enormous blast—silence—hell on Earth... August 6th marks the 66th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The UUA's International Office has a helpful...

In keeping with a historied tradition of honoring individuals who have had a transformative impact on society, Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study bestowed this year's Radcliffe Institute Medal upon Ela Bhatt, founder of the UU Holdeen India Program partner....

UU Holdeen India Program partner Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan (SUTRA), as a winner of their "Property Rights: Identity, Dignity, & Opportunity for All" competition at last week's annual a pilot program of five naya sasurals, comprised of 10 single women and their children, to demonstrate the value ...

Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a partner of the UU Holdeen India Program, is on the list of International Women's Day, advocacy organization International Women's Day takes place on March 8th; this is the 100th anniversary of this special day.

Rev. Peter Morales to Meet with Human Rights Activists and Union Leaders MUMBAI – On February 14, 2011, Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), embarks on a two-week journey to India to visit with several partners of the Unitarian Union of North East India...

American-Nepali Students’ and Women’s Educational Relief (ANSWER) is a nonprofit, non-partisan, non-religious organization that empowers low-caste children through education. Defining education as more than basic literacy, ANSWER makes a commitment to each child it works with through academic...

Boston-based In November 2010, CSFilm conducted an intensive five-week training in documentary production in which 10 Afghans participated. After three weeks of rigorous exercises, each student was required to develop and produce a character-driven short documentary. The 10 remarkable films that...

Global Fairness Initiative Award to Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a partner of the conferred the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize. [youtube EEKPwCNuV_Y] Related: Transcript of Clinton honors SEWA founder The UU Holdeen India Program:...

The UU Holdeen India Program has been providing support to AIDMI since 1996. Pioneers in the area of disaster risk mitigation, AIDMI believes that relief is only one part of the disaster scenario: Prevention and development are also essential components. Communities have a lead role to play while...

The India chapter has been doing inspiring work in the area of human rights education (HRE), and interfaith event organization....

Breakthrough, a UU "Bell Bajao" global campaign on domestic violence yesterday at the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has joined the campaign as the inaugural global "Champion," and Breakthrough will align with his said Dutt at the Clinton Global Initiative....

International Guests in Attendance Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) - India Ms. Nanavaty is the Director of Economic and Rural Development for SEWA, which is the largest labor union of informal sector workers in India. Tsubaki Grand Shrine - Japan Reverend Yamamoto is the 97th Generation...