Approved: Request for covenant of ‘right relationship’
Jody Malloy, a delegate from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County in Media, Pa., offered a responsive resolution in response to the Moderator’s Report. The responsive resolution called on the Board of Trustees to “investigate how we might develop a Covenant of Right Relationships for all of our work together, and report back to [...]
Responsive resolution for ENDA passes
Allison Woolbert, a member of the UU Congregation of Princeton, N.J., proposed a responsive resolution asking for support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill now in Congress that would prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Woolbert, a transgender female, shared some of her own story about losing business clients [...]
Approved: Youth and young adult responsive resolution
Luke Lamar, a member of the UU Church of Brunswick, Maine, presented a responsive resolution asking UUs and UU congregations to focus on the development of youth and young adult ministry and the empowerment of youth and young adults. “The Board has stated that it’s eager to empower a younger generation of leaders,” he said. [...]
Message of sorrow for Transylvanian Unitarians
The Rev. Eric Cherry, director of international resources for the UUA, issued the following statement on Sunday in response to the news this morning of the murder-suicide of two children by a Transylvanian Unitarian minister in Medgyes, Romania. Unitarian Universalists at the UUA General Assembly in Minneapolis learned the news when the Rev. Harold Babcock [...]
Film: Rep. Keith Ellison’s address to General Assembly
The UUA has posted the speech Rep. Keith Ellison delivered to the General Assembly during Plenary 4 on Saturday.
AIW to end the blockade of Gaza fails
The Action of Immediate Witness to end the blockade of Gaza and growth of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory failed to achieve the needed majority to pass. Debate was at times, emotional. David Keppel, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Ind., argued that it was important to bring peace to Israel and [...]
Few respond to 2009 responsive resolution
UUA Secretary Tom Loughrey reported on the progress made on the responsive resolution on power, privilege, and oppression passed at the 2009 GA in Salt Lake City. The resolution comes from a section of the proposed revision to Article II (which includes the UUA’s Principles and Purposes) that didn’t pass at last year’s General Assembly. [...]
AIW fails: End the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In a close vote, AIW 6, “End the U.S. War in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” fell short of the two-thirds vote needed for approval. The sponsor of the resolution, Harvard Divinity School professor Daniel McKanan, told delegates that it was time to end the “longest running war in United states history,” which he said “has become [...]
Live from General Assembly . . . Al Franken
General Assembly was visited by several Minnesota elected officials this week, including Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (a Unitarian Universalist) and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. A third official made a surprise visit Sunday afternoon––well, a surprise to delegates anyway. Moderator Gini Courter interrupted a debate in plenary about censuring Israel over the blockade of Palestine, [...]
A moment of levity
UUA Moderator Gini Courter blesses the UU World team covering the 2010 General Assembly (from left): Editor Chris Walton, senior editors Don Skinner and Jane Greer, managing editor Kenneth Sutton, and assistant editor Sonja L. Cohen.
