The Farm Bill is a major piece of federal legislation passed roughly every five years. It shapes: nutrition programs (like SNAP) crop supports and commodity programs conservation and environmental quality rural development local and regional food systems While many faith groups have historically focused on hunger and nutrition, the Farm Bill also contains critical environmental … Continue reading What Is the Farm Bill — and Why Does It Matter?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/UUSJ_Birthright — # — Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship Justices preserve Fourteenth Amendment by a less-than-comfortable margin. Washington, DC – On June 30, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a Trump administration executive order that sought to end … Continue reading UUSJ Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/UUSJ_TPS-Asylum — # — Roberts Court Steps Away From Welcome In Cruel Ways Conservative Judges have once again done the Executive’s bidding rather than side with justice. Washington, DC – On June 25, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) … Continue reading Press Release SCOTUS Decisions TPS and Asylum June 25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: bit.ly/UUSJ_Reconciliation2 — # — Congress Endorsed More Of The Same Legislators found the immoral courage to double down. Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, June 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $70 billion budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue reading Statement on Reconciliation 2.0 for $70 Billion More in Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/VRA_April2026 A Tremendous Blow Against Voting Rights Conservative Justices clear the way for gerrymandering Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, April 29, in a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court facilitated the potential, perhaps likely, weakening of voting influence for people of color and … Continue reading Press Release: UUSJ on Voting Rights Decision by Supreme Court
With all that has been going on in Minneapolis, with ICE, and the attendant discussions, I, like many, have been thinking about my own connection to these matters. I’ve been sensitive to the attention deficit in national media for the lethal behavior of federal agents, until Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed, and therefore, … Continue reading Carrying the Work Forward: A Personal Story of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Financial Literacy, and the Call for Wealth Equity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/US-Iran_Strikes — # — UUSJ Condemns Air Strikes on Iran War and hegemony are immoral; they remain unlawful without authorization. WASHINGTON D.C. — Early on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran. Iran responded … Continue reading Press Release: Statement on U.S. and Israeli Air Strikes in Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/AlexPretti Updated: as of 2:00 p.m. ET — # — Federal Agents Are Out Of Control With Violence A lack of Congressional oversight and moral bankruptcy is killing people. WASHINGTON D.C. — On Saturday, January 24, 2025, Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot … Continue reading Statement on the Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/HouseDHSfunding DHS Funding Bill Fails to Provide Oversight The House had a chance to repair public trust, defend our constitution, and impose accountability, but did not. Washington, DC – On January 22, 2025, the House passed its appropriations proposal for … Continue reading Press Release: DHS Funding Bill Fails to Provide Oversight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/StakesMN What’s at stake in Minneapolis and Minnesota? Why is this important? In response to calls for solidarity, support, and attention for Minnesota and Minneapolis, and the reply by many UU clergy and lay leaders, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) … Continue reading Statement: Why Minneapolis and Minnesota matters
