BECAUSE children are the focus and common ground of our hopes for the future; and WHEREAS all pregnant women and all children need adequate nutrition for growth and physical and mental health; WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is building an advocacy network for children at ris...

Because Unitarian Universalists affirm the worth and dignity of every individual; Because, as set forth in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people have a right to high-quality health care; and Because it is the responsibility of the public through government to provid...

RECOGNIZING the inherent worth and dignity of every human being; and BELIEVING that poverty deprives people of the basic dignity which is the right of every person; and WHEREAS wars and governmental emphasis on military spending distort national economies, damage social structures, undermine...

GUIDED by the Unitarian Universalist Association's commitment to justice, equity, and compassion in human relations and the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and INSPIRED by our special responsibility to promote the full participation of persons in full range of human endeavor without...

GUIDED by our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being; and RECOGNIZING our commitment and responsibility to provide youth with basic nurturing, support, encouragement, and protection; and WHEREAS young people embody humanity's hope for the future; and WHEREAS a growing numbe...

WHEREAS the Principles and Purposes adopted in the By-Laws of the UUA specify that: "We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations"; WHEREAS...

Recognizing the inherent worth and dignity of every human being, we as Unitarian Universalists hold that access to affordable, habitable housing is a fundamental right in a just society.

BECAUSE, Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, as well as justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS, the wage gap between men and women is one of the oldest and most persistent effects of inequality between the sexes in th...

WHEREAS, the real and potential worth, dignity, and health of farm workers is currently threatened by practices in agricultural communities which threaten the entire eco-system; and WHEREAS, it has been documented by the National Farm Worker Ministry and others that grape growers are now using...

BECAUSE, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association covenant to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and to promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations; and BECAUSE, we are members of the interdependent web of existence and therefore...

VOTED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association endorse the international Royal Dutch Shell Boycott campaign.

WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association has repeatedly declared its dedication to social and economic justice as a basic tenet of our common faith; and...

VOTED: That the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for generating a new level of public discourse on ethical norms for economic life by its release on November 12, 1984, of the first draft of a Pastoral Letter on Catholic Soc...

WHEREAS, the United States Constitution mandates the government to establish justice and promote the general welfare; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and WHEREAS, the issues of poverty and unemployment are also of great...

WHEREAS, both the Unitarian and Universalist denominations have long traditions of working to oppose racism and support civil rights and justice; and...

WHEREAS, both the Unitarian and Universalist denominations have long traditions of working to oppose racism and support civil rights and justice; and...

WHEREAS, an adequate supply of low-cost housing which is available on a nondiscriminatory basis is essential to meet the shelter needs of persons of low income, fixed income, and those who are elderly and/or handicapped; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has repeatedly taken stands to affirm the rights of gay and lesbian persons over the past decade; and WHEREAS, legal marriages are currently denied gay and lesbian couples by state and provincial governments of North America; and WHEREAS, freedom of...

WHEREAS, the city has been historically and at the present time is the center of culture, education, finances and population; and WHEREAS, the health of cities affects not only the residents of the urban area, but also involves the health and welfare of the United States and Canada as a whole; BE...

WHEREAS, in the United States women are still deprived of equal Constitutional rights, equal salaries, equal access to positions of responsibility and equal treatment in terms of health care, insurance and Social Security; and WHEREAS, men would benefit from equality of rights under the law; and...