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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A troubling new initiative has just been proposed at the United Nations which threatens all human rights protection, but focused on sexual orientation/gender identity human rights. On Monday, the NGO Committee on Human Rights, of which I am a co-chair, met the newly appointed Assistant Secretary...By Bruce Knotts | November 14, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: International Human Rights & Justice, Congregational Action, LGBTQ Issues -
This guest post is from the Unitarian Universalist Peace Ministry Network (UUPMN). It was written by Ann Lundberg, a member of UUPMN and of The Unitarian Church in Westport, CT. ...November 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Congregational Action, Refugees -
This blog post is written by Rebecca Bowe, an intern at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office working on the Racial Justice Initiative. This summer she spent 9 days in Haiti with a mental health team, aiming to implement a mental health component to a medical clinic called The St. Rock...By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations | October 20, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Anti-Racism, Trauma and Disaster Response -
The Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, minister of the Unitarian Church of Burundi, provides a reaction to the recent UN Human Rights report following their investigation into events in Burundi. Since April 2015, when people massively took to the streets to oppose a controversial third presidential term,...By UUA International Resources | October 17, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: International Human Rights & Justice -
Goals work. Lose weight, save money, set up a study schedule to improve grades. Set some goals and work towards achieving them and whether or not you achieve your goals, you’ll have improved performance over what would have been the case without goals.By Bruce Knotts | September 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), International Human Rights & Justice, International Engagement & Building Peace, Vision for UUism -
This guest post on our blog is by Dranwell Barishisha "Barri" Mukhim. Barri is a member of the Unitarian Union of North East India; here, she writes about what Indian Independence Day (August 15) means to her as a http://unitarianchurchnortheastindia.blogspot.com/2010/10/unitarians-in… Unitarian.By UUA International Resources | August 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism -
At the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO), we work to ensure that all people’s human rights are upheld and respected, no matter who they are or what their circumstances. Although advocacy areas are often separated, with some organizations and people working to combat...By UUA International Resources | August 8, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: LGBTQ Issues -
On the morning of August 6, seventy years after the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb, I was in Hiroshima. I entered sacred time and space in a ceremonial ritual at a place called “The Mound”—said to contain remains of the 70,000 people incinerated in the blast. A Buddhist monk stood before an...By Chris Antal | August 5, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Hiroshima Day, Peace, International Peace & Conflict, Nuclear Disarmament, International Engagement & Building Peace -
From July 17-23, 2016 the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists held its biennial Council Meeting and Conference in the Netherlands. Nearly 150 people, including a large delegation of Young Adults U/Us from around the world, gathered for planning, study, worship, celebration, and...By Eric Cherry | August 5, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism -
When it comes to addressing climate change, we must draw from as many sources as possible to seek creative solutions. On July 13, I attended a side event at the United Nations Headquarters titled “Getting to Zero: A Poverty, Environment, and Climate Call to Action for the Sustainable Development...By UUA International Resources | August 10, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate Change -
With the summer Olympics coming up this month, sports are at the front of people's minds worldwide. Every couple of years we are reminded of the power of sports to bring the international community together in constructive, friendly competition....By UUA International Resources | August 4, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Economic Justice -
At the end of June, Unitarian Universalists gathered in Columbus, OH for a week of learning, worship, and activism. The Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly this year brought a special perspective to UU social justice work. The theme for GA 2016 was “Heartland: Where Faiths...By UUA International Resources | July 14, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism -
Sixteen years ago, a landmark resolution on Women, Peace, and Security passed in the Security Council of the United Nations. That resolution, UNSCR 1325, laid the foundation for a new approach to global security, and alongside the...By UUA International Resources | July 26, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Women -
As we celebrate World Refugee Day, let us remember that all of our peoples migrated from somewhere else. Even indigenous peoples have migrated.By Bruce Knotts | June 20, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Immigration -
On May 20th - 22nd, 2016, the Canadian Unitarian Council invited Unitarian Universalists across Canada to explore Bolder Ways of Being in Vancouver. For their now bi-annual national conference, participants were invited to learn and discuss ways to step out of their comfort zones in their...By UUA International Resources | June 16, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism -
The 66th Annual United Nations (UN) Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) Conference was held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea from May 30 through June 1, 2016. This year’s conference was on Education for Global Citizenship: Achieving the Sustainable Development...By Bruce Knotts | June 15, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Economic 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 UniversalismTagged as: Racial Justice -
As climate change continues on its current course, it becomes an increasing existential threat to human civilization. The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office’s (UU-UNO's) Climate Justice Initiative is compelled to acknowledge this threat, and try to find solutions from a theological...By UUA International Resources | May 31, 2016 | From International Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Change -
Why and how does the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, New York, continue its support of the UU United Nations Office at the "Blue Ribbon Congregation Award" level In June 2016, at this year’s UUA General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, our congregation, the Unitarian Universalist...By Allison Hess | May 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism -
This guest post on our blog is from Isabella Gavanski, one of the Youth participants in this year's Intergenerational Spring Seminar - http://www.uua.org/international/events/seminar/colors-inequality-costs… Colors of Inequality: Costs and Consequences. My name is Isabella Gavanski, I am 15 years...By UUA International Resources: UU Office at the United Nations | April 25, 2016 | From International Unitarian Universalism