Category: UUSJ Press Releases

Multifaith Coalition Calls on Congress To Avoid Shutdown

Faith organizations urge bipartisan agreement to avoid government shutdown For Immediate Release: September 27, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC –  On September 26,  53 organizations representing people of faith across religious traditions and denominations delivered a letter to the U.S. Congress urging bipartisan action to keep the government operational or risk severe consequences on the most vulnerable members … Continue reading Multifaith Coalition Calls on Congress To Avoid Shutdown

Voting Rights Strengthens American Democracy

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) introduced H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023. In response, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) issued the following statement: – # – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2023 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org  Voting Rights Strengthens American Democracy Congress must pass the … Continue reading Voting Rights Strengthens American Democracy

Congress and the Biden Administration must support DACA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2023 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org | Cruel and regrettable legal limbo Congress and the Biden Administration must support DACA   Last night, Judge Andrew Hanan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas again ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful. This … Continue reading Congress and the Biden Administration must support DACA