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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/ReneeNMGood The Killing of Renee Good Renee was killed by federal systems of oppression, not just a single ICE officer. Washington, DC – On January 8, 2025, the press began reporting the death of Renée Good as a consequence of … Continue reading Statement on the Killing of Renee Good by ICE
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
A recent Wednesday was an especially hard one for my spirit. Not for personal reasons. The day started off like most others, with me curled up on the couch with a mug of hot coffee in hand, scanning the trees and field out my back window for signs of wildlife awakening with the rising sun. … Continue reading “Active Hope” by Rev. Jennifer Beth Johnson, First Parish in Concord
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
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
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
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)
