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 [...]
Passed: Remaining bylaw amendments
In quick succession at the end of Sunday’s first plenary session, delegates approved three bylaw or rule amendments that had been postponed from earlier in the GA agenda. The General Assembly approved amendments that: removed “continental” references in the sections of the UUA bylaws and rules relating to the General Assembly social witness process; authorized [...]
Delegates approve changes to election process
In Sunday’s first plenary, delegates approved a complex set of bylaw amendments that would change how the UUA president and moderator are elected. (Text coming soon.) An attempt to amend the proposal so that delegates could debate and vote on the process for electing a president separately from the process for electing a moderator failed. [...]
Sad news: Murder-suicide among Transylvania Unitarians
The Rev. Harold Babcock spoke at the opening of Sunday morning’s plenary session to announce the tragic news of the murder of two children and the suicide of a Unitarian minister in Transylvania. He did not provide names of the victims, the minister, or the community. Babcock invited people who wished to gather in response [...]
Film: ‘Standing on the Side of Love in Arizona’
During the presentation Saturday afternoon that preceded the debate and vote about holding a General Assembly in Arizona, the UUA introduced this six-minute video about Unitarian Universalists and Arizona SB 1070. The film, “Standing on the Side of Love in Arizona,” includes footage of the May 29 protest and march opposing SB 1070 and interviews [...]
A time of potential, Morales says
The UUA is at a critical juncture, “a time filled with both potential and threats,” UUA President Peter Morales told the General Assembly Saturday afternoon. Morales, elected a year ago, gave his first President’s Report, an annual event at GA. He noted that, after years of very slight growth, the UUA membership was now shrinking [...]
Delegates resoundingly approve resolution on Ariz. GA
The 2010 General Assembly has just approved the substitute business resolution that calls for a “Justice General Assembly” in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2012 “for the purposes of witnessing on immigration, racial and economic justice . . . in which business is limited to the minimum required by our bylaws.” The vote was overwhelmingly in favor of [...]
Delegates focus debate on substitute resolution
As delegates to the 2010 General Assembly debate a business resolution about meeting in Arizona in 2012, they have rejected a proposal to return to the original resolution as introduced by the Board of Trustees. Instead, they are keeping the debate focused on the substitute resolution developed in two mini-assemblies over the last two days. [...]
Amending rules and bylaws about setting GA agenda
In Saturday morning’s plenary, delegates approved a body of amendments to the UUA bylaws and rules that formally transfer authority for setting the General Assembly business agenda from the GA Planning Committee to the Board of Trustees.
