Presenters: Rev. Scott Alexander, Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed, Rev. Richard Gilbert, Denny Davidoff The triumphs and struggles of Unitarian Universalism (UUism) to be more inclusive since the founding of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in 1961 are highlighted in this event. A brief...

First Unitarian Church of Richmond, VA Over sixty Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations have resolutions against the death penalty and/or for a moratorium on the death penalty. Below is the resolution passed by the Richmond, VA, UU congregation....

Second Unitarian Church of Omaha, NE Second Unitarian Church, as an institution, will not endorse individual political candidates, nor take any action to jeopardize the 501(c)(3) status of the Church....

Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Southwest Michigan Faith in Action Committee Policy on Public Statements No member or friend of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Southwest Michigan (hereafter known as the Church) will make a statement, on their own, in the name of the Chur...

Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Fairfax (UUCF) Social Justice Council (SJC) Advocacy Policy And Procedures Approved 2000 Policy The purpose of the Social Justice Council Advocacy Policy is to make policy decisions and take positions as a Council on social justice issues, and to take positi...

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, North Carolina Dozens of Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations have adopted resolutions in support of marriage equality. A Statement of Conscience on Freedom to Marry was adopted by unanimous vote by the UU Fellowship of Raleigh, NC, at...

Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica On October 1, 2002, 18 people met to form a new Peace Task Force. Discussion centered on the impending war in Iraq and its implications, but the group's focus has since widened to include many peace-related and civil liberties issues. In...

First Unitarian Oakland When many congregations were acting to prevent war in Iraq, members of First Unitarian in Oakland felt strongly that they wanted to pass a resolution and make a strong public statement in a fairly short period of time....

On Sunday, October 5th, Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations in Northern Virginia participated in the founding day of action for the brand new congregation-based community organization (CBCO) VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement). Founding members include the UU...

UU Congregations & CBCO: Success Stories The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa is a founding member of HOPE, Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. HOPE is affiliated with the D.A.R.T. Network (Direct Action & Research Training Center) in Miami, FL, and is a member of the F.D.O.F.

UU Congregations & CBCO: Success Stories This report from Dr. Fred Siedl, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Congregation-Based Community Organizing (CBCO) Consultant, is a compilation of reports by church members Sue Haskin and Derek Staats with some of Dr. Seidl’s observations gleaned in...

General Assembly 2010 Event 2020 Presenters: Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh, Susan Leslie, Rob Keithan This interactive workshop highlighted the latest and best resources the Unitarian Universalist Assocation has to help your congregation do inspiring, effective, faith-grounding,...

General Assembly 2009 Event 3007 UU University Justice Track, Part II < Part I “You do not have to see the whole staircase” Worship was led by the Rev. Marilyn Sewell, Minister Emerita, First Unitarian Church, Portland, OR, and Rev. Louise Green, Minister of Social Justice, All Souls Church,...

General Assembly 2009 Event 2039 UU University Justice Track, Part I The worship service for this Unitarian Universalist (UU) University session had a theme of Building Bridges. It was led by the Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh, Co-Minister, Winchester Unitarian Society, Winchester, MA; and the Rev.