The Root. Standing On the Side of Love. … and George: A Tale of Two Americas from emergent church leader Brian McLaren on theReligion Dispatches blog. New York Times. Chicago Tribune. Black Voices Page of the Huffington Post. National Memo. Resources to take action: NAACPMove On.org. … for...

The Blue Boat of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will publish additional reactions and resources for spiritual reflection and action.–Ed. Sanford Police Department, by Florida state law agencies, and by the Federal Department of Justice. Zimmerman was eventually charged with second-degree murder...

Affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person Hi Family, It has been two days since George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the murder of Trayvon Martin. As I read social media and listen to commentators on TV give their opinions, I knew that I would have to write a pastoral...

I don't know if I have much to add to the heart-breaking tragedy that has unfolded around the Zimmerman case, and has wrapped up in it the life of one innocent young American named Trayvon. In fact, the entire story, from Trayvon Martin's senseless death eighteen months ago to George Zimmerman's...

Standing Against Racism and Oppression Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) condemning racist mistreatment of young people of color by police....

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Bidder 70 – the story of DeChristopher's civil disobedience disrupting a Bureau of Land Management (BLMmass incarceration is that our prisons are filled with really normal people." Obviously respectful, Letterman thanks DeChristopher for his activism at the end of the 12-minute interview. Watch...

The following is a statement from The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. -Ed. Unitarian Universalist Association joined two amicus curiae briefs in these cases with other religious organizations in support of marriage equality....

Wikipediahttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-prop-8_n_3434854… Post. Read analysis of what is likely to happen now that the Supreme Court has vacated the Ninth Circuit Court order on SCOTUSBLOG...

DOMA deprives the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. Defense of Marriage Act, a United States federal law that restricted federal marriage benefits and required inter-state marriage recognition to only opposite-sexmarriagesWikipedia…;. Supreme Court DOMA Decision...

Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/voting-rights-act-supreme-cour…;. "The Supreme Court on Tuesday effe… struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, mostly...

This story includes material re-posted from Huffington Post and SCOTUS Blog. - Ed. US Supreme Court still to rule on major rights cases Fis… v. University of Texas, challenging the university's affirmative action policy in college admissions. The justices then will likely rule on the...

This story is re-posted from the Orlando Sentinel and originally appeared in its June 10, 2013 online edition. The Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) offers "Civil Rights Justice Journeys" - click hereh…;...

This story is re-posted from UU World Online and first appeared on May 20, 2013. - Ed. Sometimes words aren't enough Michelle Bates Deakin The first day of the workweek has a new name in North Carolina, where “Moral Monday” is drawing more protesters to the North Carolina Legislative Building...

This post is republished from the Call and Response blog by the Resource Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association - Ed. A Deeper Discovery by Gail Forsyth-Vail Edward Wemytewa is a storyteller, and so am I. We worked together with several others this spring to plan the...

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BSA welcomes all youth, only some adults At its annual national meeting the www.scouting.org">Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved a resolution removing, " the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone."(1) 60% of 1,400 voting members approved the measure.

UU Living Legacy Project to offer this special social justice pilgrimage for high school youths. This experience begins and ends in Atlanta, Ga., taking us to the key civil rights cities of Birmingham and Selma, Ala. As we explore a few of the most important sites of the civil rights movement,...

Today the barrier against openly identifying as LGBTQ in professional sports in the United States fell when a current player, twelve-year veteran of the National Basketball Association affirmed his homosexual identity....