Author: Pablo DeJesus

Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Venezuela January 2026

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 04, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/VenezuelaStrikes   UUSJ Condemns Assault on Venezuela’s Sovereignty War, fueled by avarice, is immoral and unlawful without Congressional authorization   Washington, DC –  On Saturday, January 3, 2026, President Trump announced military action against Venezuela and subsequently the intent to run the country.   … Continue reading Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Venezuela January 2026

Statement on the SPEED Act

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/SPEED-Act   — # — The SPEED Act is not a substantive solution More of the same at too high a price for communities, it doesn’t meet our needs   WASHINGTON D.C. — In advance of December votes in the House on the SPEED … Continue reading Statement on the SPEED Act

Statement on Recent Rhetoric by President Trump

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/Rhetoric-by-President-Trump — # — We Condemn Recent Rhetoric Targeting Migrants The President continues to ignore our history; we are a nation of immigrants.     WASHINGTON D.C. — Last week, starting on Wednesday, November 26, the Trump Administration launched a series of deeply harmful new … Continue reading Statement on Recent Rhetoric by President Trump

Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 101 – Follow up

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Get On Board An Engagement Success On October 22, 2025, the Center on Faith and Justice, Sojourners, Interfaith Alliance, the Horizons Project, UUSJ, and many others organized an excellent online Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 101 training session. The training was designed as a foundational session for faith leaders, both clergy and lay, seeking to confront … Continue reading Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 101 – Follow up

Shutdown Resources and Links (Further Reading)

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Overall Resources: Real People, Real Pain: The Deadly Cost of Washington’s Cuts, CHN Shutdown and Budget Resource Library, CHN First Focus on Children’s statement on SNAP The 2025 Federal Government Shutdown and What it Means for Social Safety Net Program Recipients, NASW Press Release on Preliminary Injunction on the RIFs, AFSCME Shutdown Report: State Tracker … Continue reading Shutdown Resources and Links (Further Reading)

Statement on Government Shutdown 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/Shutdown-Oct2025 — # — We Deserve Healthcare, Housing, and Food, Not Brinkmanship The majority has doubled down on harm in this Government Shutdown.   Washington, DC – The deadline for passing a Continuing Resolution to fund the government lapsed last night, at midnight … Continue reading Statement on Government Shutdown 2025

The Newest Iteration of the Reprisal Ethos, the “Daddy State”

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The President’s Memorandum, Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, attempts to exploit recent political violence, to threaten civil rights and nonprofit organizations, the modern backbone of civil society. Our faith tradition is rooted in love. We forsake political violence. We denounce sectarian violence. Our experiment of the American republic is an effort to move … Continue reading The Newest Iteration of the Reprisal Ethos, the “Daddy State”

Statement on D.C. Home Rule, Federalizing the Police

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org  Share link: https://bit.ly/DC-homerule-Sec740 — # — We are with D.C. as it continues to build toward freedom We join in joyful defense of our faith, freedoms, families, and our futures    WASHINGTON D.C. — Pablo DeJesús, Executive Director of Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, issued … Continue reading Statement on D.C. Home Rule, Federalizing the Police