FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2023 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org UUSJ Applauds The Reintroduction Of The Afghan Adjustment Act Congress should pass this bi-cameral, bi-partisan bill quickly Washington, D.C. – Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) strongly supports the Afghan Adjustment Act (S.2327 and H.R.4627) reintroduced on July 14, 2023, by a bipartisan … Continue reading PR Afghan Adjustment Act
“True national unity can only emerge with acknowledgment of harm. It’s one of the first steps in pursuing restorative justice. For that reason, UUSJ supports serious discussions of reparations. Rep. Cori Bush’s resolution provides a much-needed framework for the federal reparations commission to begin. It allows us to start sacred dreaming and imagine what repair … Continue reading Serious Discussions Concerning Acknowledgement Of American Slavery
This year, we have a critical opportunity to advocate for a climate-smart agricultural sector that advances justice. We have an essential role in showcasing that faith advocates see a moral imperative for a proposal that shifts to a greener, more sustainable, more regenerative approach. This is in deference to our relationship to the interdependent web … Continue reading Called By Our Faith To Act For A Climate-Smart Farm Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s endorsement of the Senate Electoral Count Act (ECA) reform proposal is a significant victory toward reforming the vaguely written 19th-century law that opened the door for those denying the results of the 2020 Presidential vote. And while it falls far short of the comprehensive approach UUSJ believes is needed to … Continue reading We Need ECA Reform While Also Fighting For Voting Rights
Date Posted: October 6th, 2022 Title: Communications Assistant Reports To: Executive Director Collaborates with an Administrative Assistant and a communications-minded Trustee Location: Open, must be willing to collaborate with Eastern Times in mind Position: Part-time; 10 hrs/week at $20 – $25/hour. Time and days of work are flexible Application Deadline: Initial candidate pool deadline 10/26, … Continue reading Communications Assistant, Wanted
“It takes deep faith and a lot of hard work to keep a democracy vibrant.” – Rev. Wm. G. Sinkford, Former UUA President “In our religious lives, the democratic process requires trust in the development of each individual conscience—a belief that such development is possible for each of us, as well as a commitment to … Continue reading Devastating Dereliction of Duty
As Unitarian Universalists, we hold sacred the inherent worth and dignity of every person. In the practice of our values, this means we care for those suffering from society’s indifference and marginalization, with an eye and ear for those facing the most egregious harms. The Build Back Better legislation does take bold action as a … Continue reading Start With Build Back Better, End In Justice
From the 2005 Statement of Conscience: Criminal Justice and Prison Reform Not all prisoners who enter the system leave. One of the most shameful aspects of our current criminal justice system is the death penalty. Many countries have abandoned the practice of capital punishment. Studies fail to demonstrate that the death penalty actually deters crime. … Continue reading UUSJ Statement: Federal Executions and the Death Penalty
You and your passion for social justice, systems change, and dismantling the interlocking injustices of federal policy has kept me going. Especially when the tragedy of this pandemic and the travesty of police violence and racial injustice have put me on my back, psychically, spiritually. Thank you. Just this week I had another one of … Continue reading Throughout 2020, you have buoyed my spirits when life and politics got me low.
At the heart of UUSJ’s economic justice work are three values–inclusion, equity, and opportunity–that interact closely with our UU principles. These values dovetail what early thinkers in the field such as Louis Kelso and Mortimer Adler, identified as “three essential and interdependent principles: Participative Justice (the input principle), Distributive Justice (the out-take principle), and Social … Continue reading Pablo DeJesus on Our Principles Inform Our Economic Justice Work
