uusc overview 2010
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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
A Legacy of CourageA Legacy of Courage
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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UUSC’s Mission Statement
The Unitarian Universalist The Unitarian Universalist
Service Committee advances Service Committee advances
human rights and social justice human rights and social justice
around the world, partnering around the world, partnering
with those who confront unjust with those who confront unjust
power structures and power structures and
mobilizing to challenge mobilizing to challenge
oppressive policies.oppressive policies.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Universal Declaration of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human Rights
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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UUSC At a GlanceUUSC At a Glance• Environmental
Justice• Civil Liberties
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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UUSC At a GlanceUUSC At a Glance• Economic
Justice• Rights in
Humanitarian Crises
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Civil Liberties
Ensure the government does not abuse its power in the lives of others/ its citizens
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Building Bridges to Building Bridges to Protect Civil LibertiesProtect Civil Liberties
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Justice
Human Right to water
–Safe
–Accessible
–Affordable
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Activists Press for Human Activists Press for Human Right to Water in Right to Water in
CaliforniaCalifornia
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Economic JusticeEconomic Justice
• Workers’ Rights
• Living Wage vs. Minimum Wage
• Fair Trade
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
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Supporting Fair Trade
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Rights in Humanitarian Crises
Natural or Man-made disasters
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Responding to Political Responding to Political Unrest in KenyaUnrest in Kenya
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Weaving a Web of Weaving a Web of Protection for Women Protection for Women
and Girls in Darfurand Girls in Darfur
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
UUSC’s Partnership UUSC’s Partnership ModelModel
UUSC develops partnerships UUSC develops partnerships with organized, effective, with organized, effective, and transparently run and transparently run grassroots organizations of grassroots organizations of people who courageously people who courageously confront and challenge confront and challenge oppression and inequality.oppression and inequality.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
Community Water Ctr. & EJCW
Mass Global Action
FENTAP
A APRN
Coalition Against Water Privatization
Ctr. For Human Rightsand Environment
COMDA/HIC-AL
COPAE & Sipakapa
Mi Cometa
Hope in Crops
FEJUVETGNP
Rock Women &KENASVIT
KakamegaGrassroots Initiatives
Caritas
UNIFEM
MPOWER &NWAWJC
Afghan Center, Barakat& HAWCAASUDA
AIC/HAMSA
VFP, AFR, MFSO,WWW
SANRID
STITCH
SAAC
Muslim Advocates
AESE, Metta,
Let Justice Role
CEPRODEHL
AFSC
Civil Liberties
Economic Justice
Environmental Justice
Rights in Humanitarian Crisis
Grassroots HRE
North America: 12Central America:5South America: 4Africa: 9Middle East:5Asia: 5
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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UUSC and Experiential UUSC and Experiential Learning Learning
Learn by Doing
Just Journeys
Just Works
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
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Civil Rights JourneyCivil Rights Journey
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
Advancing Human Advancing Human Rights is the Work Rights is the Work
of Many Joining of Many Joining HandsHands
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
UNITARIAN UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST UNIVERSALIST
SERVICE COMMITTEESERVICE COMMITTEE689 Massachusetts
Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 info@uusc.org
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