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  • 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
  • Kathy Sreedhar, a champion of social justice in India for five decades, is retiring from the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) at the end of June. For the last 28 years she has built the program into a major force for grassroots social change in India. She has identified...
    By Derek Mitchell | June 4, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization,...
    By Eric Cherry | June 1, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Becoming a Minister
  • In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization, BorderLinks....
    By Eric Cherry | May 23, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Becoming a Minister
  • In 1939, Waitstill and Martha Sharp left behind the safety of their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts and flew to war-torn Europe....
    By Eric Cherry | May 22, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, War, General Assembly
  • $120! That’s all. A lousy 120 bucks for a whole year. It boggles the mind. At first I thought I had heard wrong. It costs only $120 to send an orphaned child whose parents died of HIV/AIDS to school for a year in Ghana. Right now our small program, begun by the UU United Nations Office, is...
    By Peter Morales | May 18, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • the inspiring visit of 22 of its members to the US in October 2011. We will visit some of the most important historic and beautiful sites, many internationally renowned: Tokyo, Tsubaki, Ise, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima. There will be opportunities to visit IARF member groups and...
    By Eric Cherry | May 16, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Charles Dumond is a member of the UUA delegation that is currently visiting the “Every Child is Our Child” program partners of the UU-UNO in Ghana. In this blogpost he shares reflections following visits to schools near the Cape Coast and Elmina Castle near Accra. “True reconciliation consists...
    By Charles Du Mond | May 14, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Lorella Hess is a member of the UUA delegation that is currently visiting the "Every Child is Our Child" program partners of the UU-UNO in Ghana. In this blogpost she shares reflections following visits to schools near Odumase. Conditions in these schools are primitive....
    By UUA International Resources | May 11, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28-May 5, 2012....
    By UUA International Resources | May 10, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Jubilee USA: This United Nation's consensus built accord, which means the work of the United Nations Committee on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will be renewed for the next four years. UNCTAD has served a vital role in consensus building on debt relief initiatives such as HIPC and MDRI that have...
    By UUA International Resources | May 10, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By Eric Cherry | May 10, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28–May 5, 2012. In the post below, trip participant Jocelyn Furbush writes about the hope and inspiration she experienced with the Papaye...
    By UUA International Resources | May 9, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28–May 5, 2012. In the post below, trip participant Barbara Nelson reflects on the various ways to build foundations — with rocks and with...
    By UUA International Resources | May 8, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28–May 5, 2012. In the post below, trip participant Orelia Busch reflects on tiny movements and cataclysmic earthquakes. The UUSC-UUA Haiti...
    By UUA International Resources | May 4, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Thirteen Unitarian Universalist leaders, including UUA President Rev. Peter Morales, will arrive in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday to begin a notable visit with an international human rights partner - the Manya Krobo Queen Mother's Association (QMA). The Queen Mothers are traditional leaders in Eastern...
    By Eric Cherry | May 3, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)  is partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28–May 5, 2012. In the post below, chaplain and trip participant Megan Lynes talks about the powerful sense of community and...
    By UUA International Resources | May 2, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is partnering with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, April 28–May 5, 2012. In the post below, trip staffer Charles Huschle ruminates on the many qualities and skills that the trip participants are...
    By UUA International Resources | April 30, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By Nicole McConvery | April 27, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • Re-posted from...
    By Bruce Knotts | April 25, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, LGBTQ Issues
  • In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization,...
    By Chris Rothbauer | April 24, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Immigration, Oppression, Immigration
  • By Bruce Knotts | April 23, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Racial Justice
  • In preparation for Justice GA in Phoenix, Ariz., (June 20-24, 2012) the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) have jointly organized three Service Learning trips to the U.S.-Mexico border with our partner organization, BorderLinks....
    By Eric Cherry | April 18, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Immigration, Immigration
  • By Bruce Knotts | April 10, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, LGBTQ Issues
  • The First Universalist Church of Denver July 1st at First Parish in Concord Derek will speak about the challenges UUHIP partners face in opposing injustice and their groundbreaking achievements. His captivating accounts of social change carry lessons for those seeking justice anywhere in the world.
    By UUA International Resources | April 6, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Women and men from around Negros Island and from three continents gathered at Silliman University in Dumaguete, Philippines, on February 6, 2012, to discuss ways that women’s lives are transformed through livelihood opportunities. This one-day gathering was sponsored by the In the course of the...
    By UUA International Resources | April 6, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • In January 2012, six members of International Convocation of UU Women (ICUUW), visited the Unitarian churches and schools of northeast India, in a region called the Khasi Hills, one of the poorest regions of India. There we learned that these private, rural schools provide the only access to...
    By UUA International Resources | April 5, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Among the greatest gifts of crossing religious and cultural boundaries is that we come to understand ourselves more clearly. On this trip to Japan I had the opportunity to visit briefly other religious partners: the Konko Church of Izuo (a modern Shinto movement), the Tsubaki Grand Shrine (one of...
    By Peter Morales | March 22, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By UUA International Resources | March 22, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By UUA International Resources | March 21, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • By UUA International Resources | March 20, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The visual parallels between the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima and the tsunami that hit Japan’s northeast coast a year ago are eerie. In Hiroshima we saw once more the famous photographs of Hiroshima before and after the bomb. In Kamaichi and Sendai the signs of breathtaking devastation are...
    By Peter Morales | March 20, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • By UUA International Resources | March 19, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By UUA International Resources | March 15, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The word “Hiroshima” has become synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Unfortunately, we need to be horrified now and then. We need to see and feel just how terrible war is and how particularly horrifying nuclear war would be. A visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Park and the Memorial Museum both...
    By Peter Morales | March 14, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • In response to continuing fighting and bloodshed in their country, Muslim and Christian leaders from Syria have joined together to urgently call for a peaceful solution to the ongoing violence. The statement came out of a meeting organized by the Religions for Peace Middle East and North Africa...
    By Eric Cherry | March 9, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Kyoto, 5 a.m. March 6— I have often spoken and written about the importance of hospitality–about how hospitality is a spiritual practice. In the first two days of our visit to Japan I have felt as though I were attending a workshop in advanced hospitality. Our friends and partners from the...
    By Peter Morales | March 8, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) (the Unitarian Universalist Association is one of 24 national religious denominations and organizations that constitute it) met in Washington DC for a retreat to discuss future directions of the organization. Among the issues that led to this meeting were a...
    By Eric Cherry | March 7, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • By Bruce Knotts | March 7, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • UUA President Rev. Peter Morales is in the midst of a week-long visit with interfaith partners in Japan. On Sunday, Rev. Morales attended the worship service at the historic Universalist church in Tokyo: Dojin Church. Members of the Tokyo Unitarian Fellowship (a largely ex-pat group) met with him...
    By Eric Cherry | March 6, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • International Women's Day — which celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women throughout the world — is March 8. And while I believe we should honor women's accomplishmentsevery day, Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP) with support from UUSC. Mimine is 30 years old (same as...
    By UUA International Resources | March 5, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • From March 3 – 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. The visit will also provide Rev. Morales with an opportunity to extend congratulatory greetings to Rissho Kosei-kai during its annual “Founding Day.” The...
    By Peter Morales | March 2, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • From March 3 - 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. These include: Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK) - a 6-million member lay-Buddhist organization headquartered in Tokyo....
    By Eric Cherry | February 24, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • From the day of its inception, the UU-UNO Love Beyond Borders campaign has focused on creating an allied response to global LGBT/SOGI issues. (LGBT=Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender is the term most used in the United States; SOGI=Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity is the term most used at the...
    By Bruce Knotts | February 24, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, LGBTQ Issues
  • UUSC partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, January 21-28. In the post below, trip participant Nuala Carpenter shares thoughts on the experience....
    By UUA International Resources | February 17, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • The first major speech was delivered by the Dean of the Divinity School at Silliman University - here in Dumaguete City. Dr. Muriel Montenegro shared a message entitled "Reclaiming the Erotic" which recommended the pursuit of an "embodied" religion that can confront injustice with power. Dr.
    By Eric Cherry | February 9, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Rev. Eric Cherry, Director of the International Office at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), is currently in the Philippines attending a bi-annual Council meeting with the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU). The ICUU fosters connections between Unitarian and...
    By Eric Cherry | February 7, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • On the heels of the media interviews in the morning, followed by a lunch with a group of a half dozen theologians and seminary professors. They came from a spectrum of faith traditions including Catholic and Presbyterian....
    By Peter Morales | February 7, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • Casey Aspin reflects on the end of the journey in the post below. The UUA-UUSC Haiti Volunteer Program is made possible through the contributions of UUA and UUSC donors and a generous grant from the Veatch Program of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, in Manhasset, N.Y....
    By UUA International Resources | February 4, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
  • Casey Aspin writes about her experience in the post below. The UUA-UUSC Haiti Volunteer Program is made possible through the contributions of UUA and UUSC donors and a generous grant from the Veatch Program of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, in Manhasset, N.Y. Day Six On our first day at the...
    By UUA International Resources | February 3, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism