Opinion Articles on Social Justice topics
by Steve Eckstrand, co-convener, UUSJ Immigration Team As a great-grandchild of immigrants on my mother’s side of the family and a grandchild of immigrants on my father’s side of the family, I heard the stories of how my ancestors fled from poverty or political instability in their homelands and made the journey to Ellis Island … Continue reading The Long Path Forward on Immigration
A Word about UUSJ… For nearly 25 years at UUSJ, we have been building our strength for this fight, even if we did not know it was coming during our lifetimes. As a UU faith movement, we have grappled with injustice and pejorative politics. Our history of defying oppression goes back even further if we … Continue reading Opening Remarks by Pablo DeJesús, January 27, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org — # — As Trump Takes High Office, Our Focus Remains We have already pledged fealty to a just, compassionate, and sustainable world community Washington, D.C. — Following coverage of the 2025 inauguration and the various statements of intent with Executive Orders … Continue reading Press Release: As Trump Takes High Office, Our Focus Remains
We have a long history of striving to make our system more inclusive, fair, and equitable. President John Adams (a Unitarian) said, “Government is instituted for the common good: for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class … Continue reading Experiment in Self-Governance
Michael Thoryn 11/18/2024 My despair over the re-election of Donald Trump is painful and deep. I cannot make my thoughts flow smoothly from one horror to the next. First note: I had the perfect election night. I went to bed at my normal time, soaking in the bad but not definitive news. And then I … Continue reading Nine notes in the key of despair
Share link: https://bit.ly/Anne_Anderson A plea to UUs nationwide from one UU in Washington, D.C. by Anne Anderson Your votes up and down the ballot in the November election are critical in our struggle to protect and expand democracy! I am calling on all Unitarian Universalists in the U.S. to join D.C. residents and voters to … Continue reading Cherish and use your vote this upcoming Election Day!
We all see the risks to what we love and our democracy, imperfect as it may be. The question is how we will respond to this national crisis now and in the future. Certain politicians are toying with autocracy; Congress continues to champion bad policies; the Middle East is in profound crisis; Ukraine is sucking … Continue reading How Will We Respond?
Meleah Houseknecht Fresh off of the inspiring and energizing events of the UU Climate Justice Revival, with its message of hope and reimagined possibility for our relationships with the earth and with each other, I can’t help but think about what it means to ground our relationships at all scales in love, equity, and justice. … Continue reading Theological Grounding for UU Commitment to Democracy
If “nobody’s free until everybody’s free,” shouldn’t we be… Advocates for Collective Liberation? In our recent 2024 Annual Report, you may have noticed mention of Collective Liberation, a term I’ve been using with, and introducing to, UUSJ supporters for several years. However, while related to that mention, this post comes in happy response to the … Continue reading Advocates for Collective Liberation?
A note from Dale Anderson, 2024-2025 UUSJ Board Chair The ultra-conservative assault on our constitutional democracy and the clear intent of Project 2025 to create an authoritarian state at the federal level represents the greatest threat to our union since the Civil War. In the introduction to his book, Rebellion, author Robert Kagan states, … Continue reading The Greatest Threat to Our Union Since the Civil War
