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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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  • 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