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Amendment 4, if passed, will have a huge impact byin enfranchising over 1.4 million people with past felony convictions. This will dismantle Jim-Crow era laws which disproportionately target people of color. Amendment 4 aligns with our UU values of dignity and democratic process by allowing...September 21, 2018 | From Justice & InclusionTagged as: #LoveResists, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Criminal Justice, Voting RightsPage/Article -
With the upcoming November midterms, there are opportunities to resist the criminalization of our communities. Two key ballot initiatives - one in Ohio and one in Florida - will not only create justice in those states but also forward this movement in other states. Wherever you live, you can help.August 28, 2018 | From Love ResistsTagged as: Criminal Justice, Election Reform, Voting RightsPage/Article -
Two UUA employees who were violently robbed during the 2017 General Assembly urged leniency in case against four attackers, who were sentenced to prison terms.By Elaine McArdle | August 20, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Criminal Justice, Healing, JusticePage/Article -
BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists recognize the humanity, worth, and dignity of all people within and outside of our membership; BECAUSE UUs are called to uphold that everyone is worthy of love and justice; WHEREAS, prisons for profit encourages longer terms of imprisonment and maximizes profit by...2018 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Criminal JusticePage/Article
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Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism hosts public witness event at 2018 General Assembly focused on criminal justice reform.By Elaine McArdle | June 22, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Criminal Justice, Justice, Race/Ethnicity, Racial Justice & Multicultural MinistriesPage/Article -
On any given night, more than 450,000 people in the United States who have not been convicted of any crime are locked up in jail simply because they don't have enough money to pay bail....May 31, 2018 | From Love ResistsTagged as: #LoveResists, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Racial JusticePage/Article -
Accompaniment is a fancy word for something we all do for our friends and loved ones: we have their backs when they need us. As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that we are all interconnected....May 24, 2018 | From Love ResistsTagged as: Criminal Justice, ImmigrationPage/Article -
On Friday, September 29, the Human Rights Council voted in favor of a resolution which condemned the “imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations.”...By Bruce Knotts | October 4, 2017 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Criminal Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, LGBTQ IssuesPage/Article -
Arizona’s notorious outdoor jail was focus of UUA public witness event at Phoenix General Assembly in 2012.By Elaine McArdle | April 14, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Criminal Justice, ImmigrationPage/Article
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Class-action lawsuit says the New Orleans court system preys on poor people for funds, jails them indefinitely when they can’t pay.By Elaine McArdle | September 18, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Criminal Justice, Due Process & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson speaks to justice, mercy, and compassion, themes of concern to us as Unitarian Universalists and as human beings. Read More...Press Release | By Unitarian Universalist Association | July 30, 2015 | From Home Page StoryTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Criminal JusticePage/Article -
Explore concrete ways to respond to Alexander’s call for the spiritual work of building a movement to dismantle a system that has tainted us politically, legally, economically, culturally, and, above all morally.Study Guide | August 4, 2014 (reviewed March 2025) | For Adults | From Common ReadTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Criminal Justice, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Faith Development, Racial JusticePage/Article -
BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist principles, faith and values call us to witness and advocate for human worth and dignity, justice, equity, compassion and the goal of world community; and BECAUSE the 2013 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a Statement of Conscien...2014 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Criminal Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, Immigration, Racial JusticePage/Article
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Condemn the Racist Mistreatment of Young People of Color by Police: 2013 Action of Immediate WitnessWHEREAS, programs such as the “War on Drugs” and practices such as “Stop and Frisk” are actively used by police to harass and oppress communities of color; WHEREAS, Michelle Alexander, at the 2012 UUA General Assembly said, “We use our criminal justice system to label people of color...2013 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Children & Youth Reproductive Justice, Criminal Justice, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Racial Justice, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Criminal Justice, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Passover (Pesach), Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Utility | October 26, 2011 | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Criminal Justice, Death, Illness, Love, Memorial ServicesCurriculum page -
A documentary film shows the tragic consequences of mandatory minimum sentences.By Melissa Mummert | January 27, 2008 | From IdeasTagged as: Criminal Justice, Faith Development, Justice, Social JusticePage/Article -
Background: This Statement of Conscience of the Unitarian Universalist Association builds upon more than a dozen social witness statements on criminal justice adopted by the Unitarian Universalist Association between 1961 and 2002. In June 2003, the General Assembly of the UUA selected “Criminal...2005 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: Criminal JusticePage/Article
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Background: This final draft Statement of Conscience of the Unitarian Universalist Association builds upon four social witness statements on drug policy adopted by the Unitarian Universalist Association between 1965 and 1991. In June 2000, the General Assembly of the UUA selected "Alternatives to...2002 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: Criminal Justice, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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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...2000 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Criminal Justice, Racial JusticePage/Article