A federal appeals court has delivered a major blow to tribes and parents who have been seeking stronger enforcement of the Indian Child Welfare Act in South Dakota.The Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and three Indian parents went to court more than five years ago, alarmed by the large … [Read more...]
UUSC – First Peoples’ Convening on Climate-Forced Displacement
https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/first-peoples-convening-on-climate-forced-displacement/ UUSC’s Environmental Justice & Climate Action work focuses on advancing and protecting the rights of populations at risk of climate-forced displacement caused by slow-onset climate impacts. … [Read more...]
Hunger strikers sue to prohibit forced feeding at Tacoma immigration detention center
BY ALEXIS KRELL - Tacoma News Tribune September 18, 2018 05:51 PM Hunger strikers, including one who reportedly hasn’t eaten for nearly a month, have sued to prevent being force-fed as they protest conditions at the immigration detention center on the Tacoma Tideflats. Northwest Detention … [Read more...]
Angry at plight of southern-resident orcas, speakers rebuke NOAA in public meetings
Mon., Sept. 17, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Samish Nation member Leslie Eastwood, center, raises her arms with others at Deception Pass Park’s Bowman Bay on Sunday after completing a love song performed for those gathering for a vigil to remember the dead baby orca and her mother, Tahlequah, as … [Read more...]
‘Justice for Jackie’ gets police use of deadly force bill onto Washington ballot
byFrank Hopper Sep 10 Puyallup supports the law limiting the use of deadly force by law enforcement in Washington state. When Puyallup Tribal member Jacqueline Salyers was killed by a Tacoma Police officer in January 2016, her cousin Chester Earl made a promise to Salyer’s … [Read more...]
Tribal leaders pitch Congress on farm bill, Violence Against Women Act
Tribal leaders pitch Congress on farm bill, Violence Against Women Act Sen. Mazie Hirono speaks to a packed room about issues in Indian Country. (Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye) by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye (4 days) Members of Congress met with tribal … [Read more...]
Climate Displacement, Climate Justice and Indigenous Communities
The following text is from the UU Service Committee report on climate displacement (see Resources for the link to the full report). Also see Climate-forced Displacement Initiative for more info. The threat of climate-forced displacement is disproportionately acute in small developing states and … [Read more...]
Environmental Justice and Climate Change in Greensboro, NC
Rev. William J. Barber II, a Baptist minister who addressed the Unitarian-Universalist Association’s General Assembly in 2017, is fighting for environmental justice in Greensboro. A coal-fired power plant is polluting the waters of a lower-income colored community with coal ash, disposed in unlined … [Read more...]
Death Penalty Reform
UU perspective on Capital Punishment - as early as 1974 BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1974 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association continues to oppose the death penalty in the United States and Canada, and urges all Unitarian Universalists and their local churches and … [Read more...]
The 2018 Summit – Truly a Moment to Evolve for Justice
These are not ordinary times. So, this year, Northwest UU Justice Network and Washington UU Voices for Justice are planning a justice summit targeted towards evolution — organizationally and individually. … [Read more...]
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