The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) In his State of the Union speech in January 2003, President Bush announced a 5-year, $15 billion initiative to fight HIV/AIDS. Since that announcement Congress has appropriated an unprecedented amount of unilateral aid for international...

U.S. HIV Prevention Funding: a Question and Answer Resource (PDF) The UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) has focused its HIV/AIDS advocacy over the past two years on removing the ineffective, ideological restriction that one third of our HIV prevention funding be spent on...

Workshops and presentations at General Assembly (GA), the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), have been provided by a variety of Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizations and UUA staff groups over the course of several decades....

Presenter: Rev. Dr. Debra Haffner The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) can be proud of its leadership in sexual justice. We trace the key landmarks in the UUA’s work from About Your Sexuality (AYS) to Our Whole Lives (OWL), from pre-Roe to reproductive justice, and from the first openly...

Sexuality is an integral part of life. In its broadest sense, sexuality encompasses the full expression of an individual's gender, has intellectual and emotional as well as biological dimensions, and is conditioned by cultural and religious norms....

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has passed many resolutions and statements that generally support the education and well-being of youth and young adults, full acceptance of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender (BGLT) people in our community, and affirm a woman's right to make...

Unitarian Universalist Resources Why is this a Unitarian Universalist issue? Our Whole Lives (OWL) is the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) Lifespan Sexuality Education Curricula, in collaboration with the Un… Church of Christ. Other Resources from Our Partners Definitions of Sex Ed...

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Unitarian Universalist (UU) Principles & Reproductive HealthHuman Nature:What do the principles teach us about the way we should treat others?What do they teach us about the way we should treat ourselves?In what areas of society and in which current events do you see UU values and beliefs reflected?

Issue Reproductive rights and health services are seriously under attack nationally. Reproductive Justice represents a broader analysis of racial, economic, cultural, and structural constraints on women’s power. The right to have children, to not have children, and to parent children in safe and...

Sacred Sexuality Session 2 Learning Goals Explore sources and consequences of sex-negative theology in society and selves. Same for sex-positive theology. Identify positive and negative consequences of sexuality in our lives and faith communities Link, theologically and politically, healthy...

Inherent Worth and Dignity Session 3 Learning Goals Understand reproductive oppression by reflecting on stories of self and others Gain appreciation for intersectional approach of reproductive justice Orient, theologically, towards the Beloved Community and/or identify personal theological ground...

Moving Forward Session 6 Learning GoalsState Center and compile brief notes on state policies that affect reproductive choice. Feel free to do more research on policies that affect other issues of reproductive justice. After the session, please complete the Completion and Evaluation Form. The...

What is Reproductive Justice? Session 1 Learning Goals Gain awareness of relevant Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist history, with successes and shortfalls Articulate contrasting frameworks of reproductive “health,” “rights/choice,” and “justice” In Preparation...

Reverence for Life Session 4 Learning Goals Engage with various religious perspectives on life, pregnancy, and each perspective’s claim to modern religious persecution Confront historic and current attempts to use abortion as population control Reflect on sources of Unitarian Universalist and...

Right of Conscience Session 5 Learning Goals Understand gendered/sexist aspects of current political dialogue on reproductive justice issues, and Unitarian Universalist theological and political responses Explore tools and tips for having constructive conversations about abortion In Preparation...

I owe debts of gratitude to many people for their assistance with this curriculum. Reproductive justice is truly about partnership, as I have learned throughout this project. Thank you to all who helped. It is possible, despite our best efforts, that mistakes and omissions have been made....