Charlotte Jones-Carroll, UUSJ Board Chair Private sector corporations are accountable to their owners – usually their shareholders.  And governments are accountable to those they govern, usually voters. To whom are non-profit organizations accountable?   Some say it is to the stakeholders – anyone with an interest in the non-profit, such as beneficiaries of its services, donors, … Continue reading Thoughts on Moral Owners

PRO Act Expert Opinion Briefing Tuesday, Dec. 7: 7 pmET/ 6pm CT/ 5 pm/MT/ 4 pm PT Register Here Join us to learn more about the PRO Act (Action Alert) and how it protects the right to organize in the workplace and connects to workplace safety and healthcare policies. Guest speakers from the AFL-CIO, Public … Continue reading PRO Act

The Immigration Action Team (IAT) continues meeting with offices of key members of Congress to advocate for immigration rights. This month, the team is working on arranging meetings with Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH).  In November, the IAT  pushed for pathways for citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders, farm workers, and … Continue reading Listening, Learning, and Discussing Immigration with Senate Staffers

What’s next for environmental activists once the fog clears on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (factsheet) and Build Back Better Act (framework)? The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure measure that passed includes $550 billion in new spending, encompassing more than “classic” investments in hard infrastructure for the environment.  It also calls for bike lanes, wildfire mitigation … Continue reading Beyond Infrastructure and Build Back Better: Prospects for 2022

Monday, December 13 12pm ET Washington DC near the US Capitol (exact location TBA) UU RSVP Both the UUA and UUSJ have endorsed this urgent upcoming action with The Poor People’s Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival. UUSJ has been an endorser since 2018.  Can we help showcase fusion organizing by bringing all the issues … Continue reading Will You Help Stand for Economic Justice, For Fusion Politics?

UUSJ has advocated for reduced funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, especially their detention and other enforcement activities, after several years of significant increases.  The FY22 budget proposal just out May 28 for all of DHS is $52 billion, unchanged from last year. That may seem disappointing but the truth … Continue reading Flat Funding for the Department of Homeland Security FY22 

David Shilton, Environmental Action Team Convenor The EPA Announces Phase Out of HFCs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced proposed rules to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over the next 15 years. HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases that are used in most refrigerators and air conditioners, and they tend to leak out into the atmosphere over … Continue reading Good News for Stopping Climate Change

Join in Widening the Circle of Concern By Rev. Karen Lee Scrivo I was familiar with the highlights of Widening the Circle of Concern, but it wasn’t until I joined some Unitarian Universalist ministers recently that I really delved into the UUA Commission on Institutional Change’s nearly 200-page report.    As you may know, the commission’s … Continue reading Join in Widening the Circle of Concern