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On Sunday June 24th, New York City’s 5th Avenue was full of rainbow flags, music, and hundreds of thousands of people celebrating a diverse spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities during the New York Pride March. The winding down of Pride Month provides a welcome opportunity to...By Louise Bednarik | July 2, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, LGBTQ IssuesPage/Article -
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban is a dangerous assault on religious freedom—specifically the religious freedom of Muslim people of color. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was party to an amicus brief questioning the constitutionality...June 27, 2018 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Immigration, Refugees, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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The Trump administration has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council over what the Trump administration calls the Council’s bias against Israel. What this decision shows is that this administration does not care about human rights being respected.By Bruce Knotts | June 26, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & JusticePage/Article -
This blog is in tribute to the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival in commemoration of the Poor People’s March 50 years ago organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference under Martin Luther King’s leadership. Learning of the pillars supporting the Poor...By Joanne Dufour | June 21, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Anti-Racism, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Nuclear DisarmamentPage/Article -
Jerry Ross, UU-UNO Envoy at First Parish in Bedford, MA, reports on his experiences attending nuclear disarmament conferences in New York City.By Jerald Ross | June 6, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Nuclear DisarmamentPage/Article -
Central American asylum seekers, fleeing violence at home, may be released from detention centers to sponsors’ homes.By Elaine McArdle | June 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, Hospitality, Immigration, Immigration, RefugeesPage/Article -
In Nicaragua, women cultivate power and share their wisdom with UU feminists from the United States.By Air Nonken Rhodes | June 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Abundance, Economy, Education, Global Opportunities, Multiculturalism, Nature, Politics, WomenPage/Article -
On the warm May evening of May 3rd, concerned individuals gathered at the Community Church of New York to engage in the critically-needed discussion on the refugee and migration crisis. Moderated by the Unitarian Universalist U.N. Office’s Refugee Program Intern Rani Allan, the panel discussion...By Rani Allan | May 29, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, Immigration, RefugeesPage/Article -
This week's post in Disarming Our Planet is a statement by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, reposted here from https://www.icrc.org/en/document/nuclear-weapons-averting-global-catast… ICRC's website as an appeal to States, global leaders, and citizens.By International Committee of the Red Cross | May 23, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Nuclear DisarmamentPage/Article -
The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO), together with the United Nations community, condemns the lethal use of violence by the Israeli Defense Forces against Palestinian protesters who were protesting the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the U.S. declaration of...Press Release | By Unitarian Universalist Association | May 15, 2018 | From Home Page StoryTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, Global Peace & ConflictPage/Article -
The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, together with the United Nations community, condemns the lethal use of violence by the Israeli Defense Forces against Palestinian protesters who were protesting the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the U.S.By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | May 15, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, Global Peace & ConflictPage/Article
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How do you ever get the membership of the United Nations to sit down and talk about disarmament and even set off a large enough public response to have a significant downsizing of nuclear arsenals as a result? All we need is another Homer Jack. “And who is he?” you ask. Certainly not a commonly...By Joanne Dufour | May 9, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Nuclear DisarmamentPage/Article -
Along with the panel on Female Genital Mutilation, the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO) hosted another parallel event at the Commission on the Status of Women, working closely with Dr. Bobbi Nassar who is the co-chair of NGO committee on human rights (UU-UNO Director Bruce...By JoAnne McClure | May 3, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Gender Justice, Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & JusticePage/Article -
Climate justice is a social justice issue. It is working at the intersection of environmental degradation and the racial, social, and economic inequities it perpetuates. Every living person depends on the environment....By Mengluo Ren | May 2, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Global Engagement & Building PeacePage/Article -
A panel hosted by the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office addresses best practices for ending the practice of Female Genital Mutilation during the 2018 Commission on the Status of Women at the UN.By JoAnne McClure | April 27, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Gender Justice, Global Human Rights & JusticePage/Article -
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that is investigating the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria is authorized to enforce the Convention, but punishment for use of these weapons is not clearly defined.By Joanne Dufour | April 25, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & Justice, Global Peace & ConflictPage/Article -
JoAnne McClure writes about tying together the work of community-based organizations with international treaties and more importantly, about the United Nations in general and why it merits our full support and engagement.By JoAnne McClure | April 20, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & JusticePage/Article -
After attending the Intergenerational Spring Seminar April 5-7, 2018, the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office hopes that all participants will continue engagement with the office and with the issues discussed, such as supporting refugees and continuing to learn and teach others about the...Utility | April 20, 2018 | From UU Office at the United NationsTagged as: Global Engagement & Building PeacePage/Article
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There are more people displaced from their homes due to war, violence, and natural disasters today than at any other time in history, even more than at the end of World War II. That was the first of many shocking things we learned when members of First Parish Bedford (MA) UU traveled to the...By Jerald Ross | April 17, 2018 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Global Engagement & Building Peace, Immigration, RefugeesPage/Article -
Each year the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO) hosts our Intergenerational Spring Seminar. Our 2018 theme was When Crisis Calls: Advancing Just Migration for All, looking at how to engage locally and globally to support refugees and other displaced people, and take action to...Utility | April 12, 2018 | From UU Office at the United NationsTagged as: Global Engagement & Building PeacePage/Article