Books Alinsky, Saul D. Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals. New York: Vintage Books, 1971. This primer tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. Alinsky, Saul D. Reveille for Radicals. New York: Random...

At last count, over 200 Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations are members of Congregation-Based Community Organizations (CBCOs)—20% of our UU congregations. These CBCOs are supported by "networks" which provide training leaders and organizers, support and consultation to organizers who do the...

The five networks active with Unitarian Universalist congregations are: Direct Action Research and Training P.O. Box 370791 Miami, FL 33137-0791 (305) 576-8020 Gamaliel Foundation 203 N. Wabash Ave., Ste. 808 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 375-2639 Industrial Areas Foundation 220 W....

Financial costs (dues) are required of congregations involved in Congregation-Based Community Organizing (CBCO) activities as member organizations. The amount of dues is dependent on the network and the decisions of the local CBCO. Following are the basic orientations of the major networks on the...

More times than not, Unitarian Universalist congregations get involved in Congregation-Based Community Organizing (CBCO) when the minister, either as a member of a group of local clergy, or individually, is approached by another minister or an organizer and told of organizing efforts either...

While there is variation between networks and sites within networks, CBCOs are typically composed of 20-40 congregations, sometime with other organizations, sometimes not. Each organization maintains an organizing committee and there is an overall governing board for the CBCO itself composed of...

Although not as effective as letters, telephone calls are very important—especially when the respective legislation is being debated or voted upon. A constituent will rarely get through to a member of Congress on the telephone, but talking to or leaving a message for the relevant staff person...

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,...

How can we best nurture a mutual ministry of activism in our congregations?

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.

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In response to the President's Report we express our appreciation of President Sinkford's attention to global issues, including his anticipated trip to Africa this fall. We also recall the admonitions of Patrick O'Neill at the Service of the Living Tradition. Alarmed that our global woods are...

WHEREAS the principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association include the goal of world community, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) is an important resource by which we as a...

WHEREAS, the American Unitarian Association was one of the founders of the International Association of Religious Freedom (IARF); and as the Unitarian Universalist Association has continued to be a substantial supporter of this association of religious groups from twenty countries on all continen...

The Unitarian Universalist Association, believing that the religious community has a moral duty to express its judgments on the public issues of the day, pledges itself to a program aimed at: Alignment with other religious organizations to form an ethical consensus on securing peace in the world;...