Mount Vernon Unitarian Church (MVUC) has an active and robust social justice program, focusing on affordable housing, civil liberties, green sanctuary, repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and women’s reproductive rights. Approximately fifty percent of the congregation is involved in social...

The Hurricane Relief and Social Justice Project, started by the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, LA, is restoring hope in the Gulf Coast and creating right relationships. This comprehensive program for a long-term just recovery, developed with community partners, has placed thousands of Unitarian...

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Laramie, WY, received the Bennett Award for the outstanding ministry they provided and the educating and organizing they did after the murder of Matthew Shepherd. They provided a grieving space for members of the GLBT community, education for the community,...

University UU Church and the Ranier Valley UU Congregation. These congregations jointly paid for a full page ad in the Seattle Times to organize the protests of the World Trade Organization. This partnership of a large and small church worked together to organize for the event and to provide...

Bismarck-Mandan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship was recognized for creating an anti-racist partnership with American Indians in their area. During the President's (Clinton) Initiative on Race, the American Indians were protesting because the initiative was being framed in terms of black and white.

UU Congregation of Atlanta was recognized as a church that has made social justice central to their identity—from their mission statement to worship services to task forces that concentrate on a variety of issues—including racism, economic justice, and environmentalism, with an examplary mix of...

The Bennett Awards Panel is awarding the 2003 Bennett Award for Congregational Action on Human Justice and Social Action to the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church in Portland, Maine. This small congregation has an outstanding social justice program that deserves this recognition. Allen Ave.

First Parish of Sudbury Unitarian Universalist of Sudbury, MA, for their "Take it to the World" program. Linking service to advocacy the congregation has worked to feed the homeless and establish affordable housing; contribute to a renewal house for families affected by addiction and advocate for...

On Labor Day weekend 2005, Rev. Mary Harrington, minister of the Winchester Unitarian Society and members of the worship committee, replaced their scheduled worship service with a special service and sermon devoted to Hurricane Katrina survivors and a call to action....

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