A Unitarian Universalist State Action Network
Delegates at the 2016 General Assembly in Columbus, OH, selected “The Corruption of Our Democracy” to be the 2016-2020 Congregational Study/Action Issue (CSAI) of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of Congregations.
Comments are being accepted on the draft statement of conscience and are due by February 1, 2019. Please check out the UUA CSAI site for additional information on the study and commenting procedures.
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Washington State Initiative 940, the Police De-Escalation Bill, will require law enforcement to receive training in de-escalation, in mental illness, and in providing first aid at the scene of police incidents. It also requires independent investigations of police shootings, mandates the inclusion of tribal governments when tribal citizens are shot, and, perhaps most importantly, makes it easier to prosecute police officers who misuse deadly force.
Members of Congress met with tribal leaders during a two-day Tribal Unity Impact Days event hosted by the National Congress of American Indians this week.
Tribal leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., carrying a list of concerns they wanted to speak with congressional members and staff about, such as water development, sacred sites, cultural resources, economic development, the opioid epidemic, funding, agriculture, domestic violence, reorganization of the Department of Interior, and self-governance.
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Over the four and half hours, congressional members stood at the podium providing their statements and answering questions. The three issues that came up often: The Farm Bill, the Violence Against Women Act and the court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.