Texts of proposed responsive resolutions
Here are the texts of the four responsive resolutions introduced during the final plenary session at the UUA’s 2010 General Assembly. These are unofficial versions, as presented to the delegates; final versions of the three approved resolutions will be published on UUA.org after they have been reviewed by the UUA’s legal council and have been [...]
Board meeting: Significant changes ahead for GA resolutions
The UUA board held its traditional post-General Assembly meeting on Monday morning, June 28. They conducted an informal evaluation of the board’s General Assembly workshops; discussed the possibility of reevaluating Responsive Resolutions and Actions of Immediate Witness; approved the Panel on Theological Education’s budget; revised a board policy to include the establishment of a site [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AIW approved: ‘Clean Up the Clean Energy Bill’
Delegates approved AIW 4, “Clean Up the Clean Energy Bill,” after debating an amendment to reinstate deleted language that would have advocated a halt to offshore oil drilling. Delegates rejected that amendment.
AIW approved: Gulf Coast justice
Delegates approved Action of Immediate Witness 3, “Gulf Coast Environmental and Economic Justice,” without debate.
AIW approved: ‘Oppose Anti-Immigrant Measures’
Delegates adopted Action of Immediate Witness 1, “Oppose Anti-Immigrant Measures at the State Level (Arizona Law SB 1070 and the Like) and Hasten Federal Immigration Reform,” after adjusting a line that had urged joining “tourism and product boycotts of Arizona.” As amended, the resolution recommends applying “such economic pressure to the state as is specifically [...]
Five Actions of Immediate Witness added to agenda
The General Assembly is running about an hour behind schedule, and Moderator Gini Courter is urging delegates to be selective in how much business they’ll postpone to later spots on already full plenary agenda. The Commission on Social Witness introduced five proposed Actions of Immediate Witness, which are timely public witness resolutions brought to the [...]
Final texts of Actions of Immediate Witness now online
The six social witness resolutions introduced by petition and adopted by the 2009 UUA General Assembly in Salt Lake City last month are now online: Action of Immediate Witness 1: Advocate Pending Legislation Toward Clean, Honest, and Fair Elections in the United States Action of Immediate Witness 2: U.S. Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test [...]
Delegates call for commission of inquiry into U.S. torture
Delegates to the UUA General Assembly have just adopted Action of Immediate Witness 5, “U.S.-Sponsored Torture: A Call for a Commission of Inquiry,” which endorses the National Religious Campaign Against Torture’s call for commission of inquiry.
