Social Justice/Just Peacemaking Committee

This is a TUUC committee that supports and promotes causes consistent with our UU principles. Under the leadership of the committee, TUUC members and friends sometime participate in rallies, marches, vigils, and educational programs relating to peace, equal rights, good government and other social causes. The chair of the TUUC Social Justice/Just Peacemaking Committee is Karen Forchione.

Current UUA Study/Action items are:

Immigration as a Moral Issue

Delegates at the 2010 General Assembly in Minneapolis, MN, selected "Immigration as a Moral Issue" to be the 2010-2014 Congregational Study/Action Issue (CSAI) of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.

The Congregational Study/Action Issue is an invitation for congregations and districts to take a topic of concern and confront it, reflect on it, learn about it, respond to it, comment on it take action—each in their own way. A CSAI is NOT a statement—it is a question.

• Read the complete text of the CSAI, "Immigration as a Moral Issue."
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• Key Dates in the "Immigration as a Moral Issue" CSAI Process.
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• The Immigration Resource Guide for individuals and congregations, including the six-week Study Curriculum is available here.
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• The Immigration Worship Resource Supplement is available here.

For congregational stories, partner organizations, and more resources including Welcoming Our Neighbors see our Immigration pages.

Green Team

This section will include articles about, and of interest to, the Green Team.

Local Charitable Activities

This category will include information about our local charitable activities including Sandwich making; Yes We Can food drive; and Hospitality Kitchen volunteers.

Washington State UU Voices for Justice seeks to: 
empower Unitarian Universalists in Washington State to give voice to our values in the political arena.

We Strive To:

• Create a politically informed statewide network
• Maintain a regular and effective UU presence in the legislative process
• Promote clear priorities and focused, effective statewide action
• Do our part to create a just and sustainable world community

Social Justice through the Unitarian Universalist Association

The Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) provides programs and materials to enable effective social justice action by congregations and individual members. The Social Justice pages are maintained by the Advocacy & Witness staff group.They exist to represent Unitarian Universalist (UU) values in public discourse and to help congregations be more effective in their social justice work. Current iniatives and information include:

• Standing on the side of love
• The Real Rules
• Inspired Faith
• Social Justice Empowerment programs
• Congregation-Based Community Organizing (CBCO)
• Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
  

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is a nonsectarian organization that advances human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world. We envision a world free from oppression and injustice, where all can realize their full human rights.

Through a combination of advocacy, education, and partnerships with grassroots organizations, UUSC promotes economic rights, advances environmental justice, defends civil liberties, and preserves the rights of people in times of humanitarian crisis.

UUSC also engages local communities through two experiential-learning programs, JustWorks and JustJourneys, which introduce participants to the work of our domestic and overseas partners — who are often on the front lines of addressing social-justice issues.

The work of the UUSC is built on the conviction that all people are entitled to basic human rights, which transcend divisions of class, race, nationality, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and gender.

UUSC is an associate member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), but receives no general financial support from the UUA. Nor doe it receive funding from federal or state governments or institutions, ensuring an independent voice