Oregon Unitarian Universalist Voices for Justice is a statewide advocacy network that mobilizes Unitarian Universalists and their congregations to work for public policies in the state of Oregon that embody our UU principles of justice, equity, compassion in human relations and global stewardship.
OR UU Voices for Justice annual meeting followup
(these At the 2023 annual meeting, attendees broke into breakout sessions focused on the four OR UU Voices for Justice campaigns - Deepening Democracy, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, and Human Rights. Each of those sessions produced lists of issues of importance to them that they wanted OR UU Voices for Justice to focus on during the coming year. Here are those lists and other resources from the annual meeting: * Deepening Democracy * Economic Justice * Environmental Justice * Human Rights Video recording of the two guest speakers (these will be available soon - 11-10-23) * Rev. Alison Miller from 1st Unitarian Church in Portland whose topic was "Coming Together for Change" Video of Rev. Miller's presentation * Brenda Smith from High Desert Partnership, whose topic was "Fostering a Culture of Collaboration, the Harney County Way. " Video of Brenda Smith's presentation Copy of her slides used during her presentation here.
UUA Statement on the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza and Israel
Oct. 17, 2023. Statement on the current crisis
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