In response to the moderator's report, moved that this General Assembly direct the Unitarian Universalist Association's Board of Trustees and administration to establish formal relationships with the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media as models for local Unitarian Universalist...

Whereas our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm and promote “justice, equity, and compassion in human relations” and “the goal of world community”; Whereas a 1997 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly resolution stated that, “because of the impact of racism on all people,...

Guided by our commitment to justice and by the findings and recommendations of The Tulsa Race Riot, A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921; and Because our Tulsan Unitarian Universalist forebears witnessed an atrocity of ethnic cleansing for which we are responsi...

In the past few years there has been an increasing awareness among religious educators of cultural appropriation especially as it relates to spiritual rituals, symbols, and artifacts, so that Unitarian Universalists (UUs) begin to ask themselves whether they are involved in reckless borrowing or...

Scope: US Whereas the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to aid in the fight against legal segregation, has proposed a "Redeem the Dream" rally to oppose racial profiling; Whereas racial profiling, harassing, arresting, and...

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, hereby rededicate ourselves to the pursuit of economic justice, an end to racism, and an end to poverty. We recognize that racism is a major contributor toward economic injustice....

Resolved that this General Assembly urge the Planning Committee and the Board of Trustees to consult and cooperate with the United Church of Christ's ongoing efforts to support the Cleveland Native American community in their struggle against the Cleveland Indians baseball team and the racism...

The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, in treaties, in statutes, in court decisions, and in executive orders. However, the indigenous peoples of the United States continue to suffer grievously from...

WHEREAS the 1996 General Assembly resolved that all congregations, districts, organizations, and professional and lay leaders participate in a reflection-action process throughout the 1996-97 church year using the Congregational Reflection and Action Process Guide and the Anti-Racism Assessment; ...

The University of Arizona, in conjunction with Ohio State University, the Max Planck Institute of Germany, and the Arcetri Observatory of Florence, Italy, is building the third of a series of telescopes on the summit of Mt. Graham, Arizona, as a foundation for an advanced observatory....

WHEREAS acts of desecration and destruction, including vandalism, fire bombing, and arson, have been perpetrated against more than 60 religious institutions and sacred sites in 16 of the United States since 1990, with a significant increase since January of 1996; WHEREAS churches, mosques, and...

BECAUSE we covenant as Unitarian Universalists to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and BECAUSE we covenant as Unitarian Universalists to promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS passage of Proposition 187 in California in 1994 has spawned...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and respect for the interdependent web of existence; BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists value the diversity of human cultures and appreciat...

WHEREAS President Schulz and Moderator Gulbrandsen have called on Unitarian Universalists to support a vision of a Unitarian Universalist faith which reflects the reality of a racially diverse and multicultural global village; and WHEREAS the candidates for President and Moderator of this faith...

BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist faith affirms and promotes the inherent worth and dignity of every person and justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS the recent civil uprisings in the city of Los Angeles have arisen out of serious economic and racial and social injustic...

WHEREAS, Bylaw Section C-2.3 states that: The Association declares and affirms its special responsibility, and that of its member societies and organizations, to promote the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has consistently affirmed the principle of the oneness and equality of all humankind; and WHEREAS, we have condemned and opposed the system of apartheid as it is practiced in the country of South Africa, and the violence of the oppression used to...

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...

VOTED: That the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association endorses the multi-ethnic movement of protest against South Africa's inhumane apartheid policies and the current US policy of "constructive engagement" with the South African government....