Author: Pablo DeJesus

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

Press Release: Statement on the passage of H.R.1, Budget Reconciliation in the House

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org  Share: bit.ly/PR_RecPackageJuly3   This Will Reverberate for Decades, if Not Generations  The House committed profound injury to the average American   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pablo DeJesús, Executive Director of Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, issued the following statement upon passage of the H.R.1 One … Continue reading Press Release: Statement on the passage of H.R.1, Budget Reconciliation in the House

Press Release: Statement on the Looming Vote for H.R.1, Budget Reconciliation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/PR_RecPackageJuly   Where are the Senators of Conscience, Principle, and Faith? This proposal causes too much harm at too high a price for our communities. These proposals will result in injury. They do not reflect our faith values.   Washington, D.C. – Under … Continue reading Press Release: Statement on the Looming Vote for H.R.1, Budget Reconciliation

Press Release: Statement on House passage of Save Act and Budget Resolution

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/HouseSAVE-Budget   SAVE Act Restricts Access, Budget Resolution Cuts Services We did not consent to be governed for the benefit of the powerful and wealthy   Washington, DC – With the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson, House Republicans passed two bills this week, … Continue reading Press Release: Statement on House passage of Save Act and Budget Resolution