There are Reasons Some People Won't Get a Break … class="alignleft size-full wp-image-15793" alt="Mass_Incarceration_Business_is_Good" src="Mass Incarceration is an aspect of the reh… (penology) to punishmentsystemicRockefeller Drug Laws", and has broadened over the past 20 years to...

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Unitarian Universalists Welcome Them welcoming faith, and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has a long history of fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Finally, other religions are moving to accept LGBTQ members in their faith. The FirstThirdPrinciplesWilliam Saleton reports...

The Math Adds Up – the Politics Still Don't The Federal Minimum Wage has not risen since 2009 although the Cost of Living (COL) in the United States has increased by 10% over the same period. Studies show that in real terms the purchasing power of the Middle Class has decreased since 1970...

Invented by a Unitarian—Evolved by the UUA When Unitarian Julia Ward Howe founded Mother's Day for Peace in the 1870's as an antiwar rallying cry she probably didn't imagine Anna Jarvis' touching memorial to her mother—and the countless sappy cards it has bequeathedUnitarian Universalist...

Unitarian Universalism: Principled Past – Progressive Future The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of today remains very much influenced by the choice of Unitarian Universalists (UU) to answer Dr. Martin Luther King's call and put UU beliefs and Principles on the front line in the struggle...

Reproductive Choice is not an option Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has led on the issue of reproductive rights since 1963 – ten years before abortions were legal in this country. In this interview Jessica Halperin who was just was elected to a two-year term as Vice-Chair of the...

From Cradle to Incarceration Sonali Kolhatkar in her post, "Studies Confirm the Dehumanization of Black Children and the ‘Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline’", first published on Commondreams.org13 percent of all Americans, nearly 50% of prison inmates are black and that their exclusion from society...

Unitarian Universalism is a welcoming faith that encourages interfaith search for spiritual fulfillment and meaning, while – according to research from PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life – the United States is considered to be only "moderately" religiously diverse, and the second most common...

UUAall Board meetings thereafter. Attendance is also expected at the 2014 and 2015 General Assemblies. (NOTE: All expenses related to presence at Board meetings and GA are paid by the UUA.) LEARN HOW TO APPLY TO RUN FOR THE POSITION OF YOUTH OBSERVER HERE. WHO MAY VOTE – Voting youth must be...

Same Beliefs – Many Practices The expanding breadth and diversity of Unitarian Universalist congregation and practice is developing a solid base for the growth of Unitarian Universalism in the future. Does it also show a way to the growth of spiritual fulfillment or faith for people living in an...

Ultimate Courageous Love Ku Klux Klan. (One of whom was a paid F.B.I. informant, provoking a c… of disinformation attacking Viola Luizzo, mostly based upon her gender and choice to absent herself from her family and join the cause in Alabama.) Though not remembered nor celebrated as well as other...

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) at 25 Beacon Street are now limited to a virtual tour, and visits to the new UUA offices at 24 Farnsworth Street will not be possible through the summer, you can prepare your youth group visit to Boston now with information on lodging, walking tours and tr...

Unitarian Universalist Association offers free monthly one-hour webinars for religious professionals and lay leaders who plan, lead, or support programs with a faith development component, especially Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious education (RE) for children, youth, adults, and/or...

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The Head of the Colorado Prison System was locked up in solitary confinement to know the experience of thousands of inmates (New York Times. Learn what the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is doing to combat Mass Incarceration and other social injustice below.-Ed. UUAendUnderstand what...

We post excerpts of a letter written by a death-row inmate which reflect the wisdom of understanding the inhumane motivations of mass incarceration and capital punishment....

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) can not in good conscience contract with businesses that knowingly act against Unitarian Universalist Principleshttp://www.browndailyherald.com/2014/02/27/hotel-employees-protest-disc… more about the dispute between these hotels and the people who work at...

Jokers to the Right* Heeding the call of the UUA and others, The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) modified its discriminatory policy, allowing gay scouts to join but maintaining the ban on gay adult scout leaders. R… the full text of Morales' statement.) The Disney Company has adopted this position,...

Set against a backdrop of institutional and societal discrimination, the story of Bryan Stevenson, founder of the www.eji.org">Equal Justice initiative (EJI) encapsulates what is right about family, faith and mission, pointing the way forward. – Ed. Reaching Out To End Injustice Smit… American...