Social Action

2011-2012 Community Collection Schedule
(Schedule subject to change.)

Social Action and Justice work has been an integral component of the Unitarian Universalist Association since it’s inception.  Social justice work is the common denominator of all UU congregations. A few examples of advocacy positions the UUA has taken are: 

• rights of conscientious objectors to the war in Vietnam
• support of the Voting and Civil Rights Acts
• rights of gay and lesbian people, including marriage equality
• publishing the Pentagon Papers
• support of women’s rights
• spoke out against our country’s aggression when the first Gulf War started in 1991 and again ten years later when the US entered hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

A few of the issues our Fellowship has actively been involved with are: 

• Environmental issues such as recycling, sustainability, locally grown foods
• Community Collections to support local non-profit organizations
• Organizing community workshops on environmental topics
• Co-sponsoring the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration
• Supporting GLBT individuals and becoming a Safe Zone and Welcoming Congregation
• Sponsoring meals at the Salvation Army and House of Peace
• Creation of Green Sanctuary Committee
• Supporting the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

We will continue to work on social justice issues that effect our local Central Wisconsin community and the world at large.

Green Committee Garden Handouts