The Maui fires have had a significant impact on the Indigenous Peoples on Maui. Current federal government responses will be inadequate. UUSC has researched responsible organizations which are “on the ground providing aid and care for communities most impacted” by the Maui fires to which First U members can contribute....
Please take a few moments to read part 3 of a series by UUSC sharing UUSC’s efforts to support communities impacted by climate change. In Nunapitchuk, Muñoz heard from residents about how the climate crisis forces many Alaskan Native communities to relocate from places they have occupied for generations. Entire...
The UU Service Committee’s Congregation of the Year Award honors outstanding congregations who have partnered with us to advance human rights and dismantle oppressive systems. For the 2022-2023 church year, we selected the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington, Delaware, as UUSC’s Congregation of the Year! First UU Wilmington has been...
Many large international aid agencies have moved on from the Ukraine region — while the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) committed to doing the exact opposite. Ten new UUSC partners in Eastern Europe are providing welcoming support and dignified relief to Ukrainian refugees fleeing war and fighting against the long-term...
Climate Change is Destroying the Choctaw Nation’s Home in Louisiana. The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is there to help. First Unitarian will be sharing with you personal stories in e-news monthly about the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), which is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization. UUSC advances human...
A new report from the Surgeon General says the USA has an “epidemic of loneliness” with serious health effects that can be linked to increased rates of high blood pressure, diabetes, infectious disease and dementia. One of the report’s key recommendations is to “Strengthen social infrastructure in local communities.” As...
General Assembly continues to be a time for us to gather, in body and spirit, to honor our history, celebrate who we are, and forge our future together. The General Assembly and Conference Services Team leads the initiative to ensure that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are woven throughout,...
A UUSC partner since 2015, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) is the largest, oldest, and currently, the only non-governmental organization in Hungary aiding asylum seekers and refugees. Zsolt Szekeres, the legal coordinator of HHC’s Refugee Program, says that the invasion of Ukraine transformed their work almost overnight as Hungary became...
November 20 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.; Sanctuary & Zoom Plan to stay! Plan to stay!! Come to church, enjoy lunch, and then learn something new!!! Please bring a vegan dish to share for the lunch at noon (details above). The Human Rights Task Force (HRTF) invites you to an informative workshop following...
For decades, the people of Burma (Myanmar) have experienced discrimination, persecution and violent oppression by the military junta directed against ethnic and religious minorities. In February 2021 the military attempted to wrest control from the duly elected civilian government. In the face of public protests, the military has killed more...
“When was the last time you saw a butterfly?” This is the question that climate advocate Ineza Umuhoza Grace asks children in Rwanda. And their answer? “I saw it on television.” Memories of the destruction of her childhood home by rain and wind and images on the tv news of...
Over the next few weeks, the stories of some of the partners of the UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, will put a human face on the work the Service Committee is doing with its partners here at home and around the world. One of those partners is Ian Zdanowicz....