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Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 09/02/2010 | Many Joining Hands in Action: Thanking Our Volunteers and Interns | From translating funding proposals to researching water utilities, UUSC's volunteers and interns contribute their time and talents to helping UUSC advance human rights around the world. |
| 08/24/2010 | UUSC, UUA Launch Pakistan Flood Relief Fund | The massive flooding in Pakistan continues to worsen, compelling UUSC and the Unitarian Universalist Association to launch the UUSC-UUA Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund. |
| 08/20/2010 | Kenya Referendum Produces 'People's Constitution' | Atema Eclai, UUSC's programs director and a native of Kenya, shares what Kenya's new constitution — recently passed by referendum — means for the future of Kenyans who have been anticipating a progressive document for decades. |
| 08/20/2010 | A New Day in Kenya: Citizens Vote Peacefully for New Constitution | On August 4, 2010, Kenyans approved a groundbreaking new constitution by a referendum vote of 67 percent in favor to 33 percent against, with the largest turnout for a national election in Kenya's history. |
| 08/10/2010 | UUSC, UUA Declare Support for Lower Manhattan Mosque | On Monday, August 9, UUSC and the UUA sent a letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg supporting the Islamic mosque and community center proposed for Lower Manhattan. Read the full letter, then raise your voice for religious tolerance. |
| 08/03/2010 | Congressional Black Caucus Hears Haitian Voices in Recovery Review | On July 27, the Congressional Black Caucus hosted "Focus on Haiti: The Road to Recovery — A Six Month Review," the first time Haitian civil-society leaders gave direct testimony to U.S. policymakers about recovery efforts and needs. |
| 07/29/2010 | United Nations Adopts Resolution Recognizing Human Right to Water and Sanitation | On July 28, 2010, the United Nations adopted a nonbinding resolution that recognizes the human right to water and sanitation. Passed by a vote of 122 to 0 with 41 countries abstaining, the resolution is a historic step towards water justice. |
| 07/12/2010 | Stand on the Side of Love, Stand against Violating Immigrants' Human Rights | As part of a Standing on the Side of Love campaign, Phoenix-area UUs and Puente, an immigrant-rights coalition, are organizing the National Day of Noncompliance with S.B. 1070, with activities July 28–30 to protest Arizona's anti-immigrant law. |
| 07/01/2010 | Building and Renewing Ties at GA: UUSC Brings UU Values and Human Rights Together | As General Assembly came to a close, UUSC wrapped up five full days of connecting UUs with human rights and social justice through motivating words, powerful workshops, and inspiring conversations — not to mention some cool swag. |
| 06/07/2010 | Differing Accounts of the Freedom Flotilla Raid | The details are still unclear around Israel's deadly attack on the international aid convoy that was attempting to break Israel's three-year blockade against the people of Gaza. |
| 06/02/2010 | Transforming the 'Republic of Port-au-Prince' in Haiti's Recovery | As rebuilding efforts develop in Haiti, local grassroots organizations are calling for decentralization and sustainable development of the country's rural areas. |
| 05/17/2010 | UUSC Volunteers Engage Youth to Support Afghan Human-rights Education | UUSC Volunteer Network Regional Coordinator Jeff Harper sought to involve Florida's young people in social justice by supporting human-rights education for their peers in Afghanistan. |
| 05/17/2010 | Sometimes a Sewing Machine Is Not the Answer | Relief organizations too often see the sewing machine as a solution for income generation for women. But the reality in Aceh is that most women farmed the land with their husbands. They don't need sewing machines; they need to get their land back. |
| 05/17/2010 | The Two-way Street of Technical Assistance: Sharing Experiences and Learning | UUSC provides technical assistance to partners along with financial support to advance human rights and social justice. And our partners also provide UUSC with technical support. But what does technical assistance actually mean? |
| 05/17/2010 | Double Vision in Haiti Saves Lives and Helps Ensure a Better Future | Double vision — seeing to immediate concerns while taking the long view — enables UUSC and its partners to reach people quickly and efficiently, ensure that the marginalized are not overlooked in relief efforts, and support a just recovery. |
| 05/17/2010 | The Road to Success: Visiting the Southern Alternatives Agricultural Cooperative | With your vital support, UUSC is helping SAAC to transition from a part-time processing and packing operation to a year-round business of growing and shelling pecans, producing pecan candies, and marketing and distributing these products. |
| 05/17/2010 | Working to Make History in California: The Human Right to Water Act of 2009 | While Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the California Human Right to Water Act, UUSC and its allies will continue to work on making the human right to water a reality in California. |
| 04/02/2010 | You Can Go Home Again: UUSC's Eye-to-eye Approach in Northern Uganda | With eye-to-eye support from UUSC, more than 6,000 people in northern Uganda are returning to their villages in an integrated, sustainable way after years of being displaced by brutal war. |
| 03/30/2010 | The Papaye Peasant Movement's Vision: A Haiti for Everyone | Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, leader of Haiti's Papaye Peasant Movement, paints a stark picture of the challenges facing the earthquake-ravaged country while outlining priorities for long-term solutions and sustainable recovery. |
| 03/25/2010 | Trauma-recovery Group Continues Work in Haiti | The Trauma Resource Institute continues its work in Port-au-Prince, providing training in body-based trauma-healing methods for UUSC partners and other Haitian organizations responding to the devastation of the earthquake. |
