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Listed here are resource materials that provide additional information about UUSC topics and areas of work. You'll find materials such as fact sheets, policy positions, slideshows, curricula and training materials, publications, and links to other organizations and news sources.
| Title | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Programs Flyer | An overview of UUSC's work as approached through its four focus areas or programs. | Publication |
| Background Information about the Human Right to Water in California | A brief history of human-right-to-water legislation in California. | Campaign and Action Resource |
| Storytelling, Mobilization, and Social Media | A workshop conducted at General Assembly 2012 | Campaign and Action Resource |
| Values into Action: UUs Reclaiming Democracy | A workshop conducted at General Assembly 2012 that examines issues and opportunities in the 2012 US elections. | Campaign and Action Resource |
| California Water Legislation Brief | Descriptions of five water-related bills being considered in the California State Legislature (Summer-Fall 2012). | Campaign and Action Resource |
| UUSC Partners and the Arts | As UUSC advances human rights around the world, we support people as they draw strength from their own experiences and cultures. | Multimedia Resource |
| Blue Revolution | We were privileged to host a national call on U.S. water scarcity, which featured a live interview and Q&A with Cynthia Barnett author of Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis. | Multimedia Resource |
| Who Is UUSC? (Full Version) | This video provides a clear understanding of UUSC's approach to human rights by giving an overview of who we are and what we do. | Multimedia Resource |
| UUSC Situation Report: Drought and Famine in Eastern Africa | On July 20, the United Nations declared catastrophic famine in Somalia, with 3.2 million people at immediate risk of death from starvation. UUSC is consulting with partners and sister agencies in the region to determine the best course of action. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Patricia Jones discusses World Water Day on KGNU Morning Magazine | Multimedia Resource | |
| Hope in Crops Sample Lesson Plans for Religious Educators | Sample lesson plans for religious educators about the Hope in Crops project of the SoilFarm Multi-Culture Group, a UUSC partner organization in Kenya. | Campaign and Action Resource |
| UUSC Expresses Concern about Killing of Water-District Union Leader in Philippines | UUSC expresses concern about the killing of Carlo "Caloy" Rodriguez, president of the workers' union of the Calamba Water District in the Philippines who was shot dead by unidentified men while on his way home on November 12, 2010. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Video: La Mina | The film La Mina effectively describes the problems with the Marlin Mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacàn, Guatemala, and the San Andrés Mine in Honduras. | Link |
| Video: Mazibuko Water Rights Journey | The story of the Mazibuko water-rights case in South Africa. | Multimedia Resource |
| UUSC Statement on Oil Drilling Disaster | UUSC is deeply concerned about the catastrophe created by the April 20, 2010, explosion and capsize of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, leased by the multi-billion dollar corporation BP and located in the Gulf of Mexico. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| UUSC Partnership Map | A Google map that details the locations of UUSC's program partner organizations. | Multimedia Resource |
| Equal Representation on UN High Level Advisory Board on Climate Change Financing | UUSC signed on to letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressing the need for an equitable representation of women and men on the UN High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Support for President Obama's International Aid Budget | UUSC signed a letter with InterAction groups to be sent to Congress in support of President's international aid budget request. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| UN Human Rights Council Study on Water Practices | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Contentious Mining Operations by Newmont Mining | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| To Encourage Meaningful Usage of Federal Funds in Gulf Coast | UUSC signed a letter to senators of states in the Gulf Coast to support using the upcoming jobs bill to redirect unused Katrina/Rita funds for projects promoted in the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Say Yes to Life! | Here, former MIT Fellow Hazel Bright talks about the impact that Mel King, UUSC's 2009 Rights Night honoree, had on her. | Multimedia Resource |
| Video: Rights Night 2009 | A short video with excerpts from UUSC's 2009 Rights Night. | Multimedia Resource |
| Intel Corporation, Regarding a Policy Affirming the Human Right to Water | UUSC submitted to Intel Corporation a shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of a comprehensive policy articulating respect for and commitment to the human right to water. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Exxon Mobil, Regarding a Policy Affirming the Human Right to Water | UUSC submitted to Exxon Mobil a shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of a comprehensive policy articulating respect for and commitment to the human right to water. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| ConocoPhillips, Regarding Reduction of Toxic Pollution | UUSC submitted to ConocoPhillips a shareholder proposal regarding adopting stringent goals to significantly reduce toxic pollution. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| To Support the People's Protocol on Climate Change | UUSC signed on to the People's Protocol on Climate Change, developed in part by partner the Asian Pacific Research Network. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| To Urge the United States to Take a Lead against Climate Change | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Thank You Video | This Thanksgiving, UUSC wants to thank you, our members and supporters, for all you do to help us advance human rights at home and abroad. Watch our short video to learn about what YOU did this year! | Multimedia Resource |
| To Urge Strengthening the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act | UUSC signed on to a letter urging Senator Barbara Boxer to strengthen the emission-reduction standards of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| To Encourage Support of Green Jobs and Recovery Aid for the Gulf Coast | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| To Request Increase in Federal Foreign Aid to Support Human Right to Water | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Fact Sheet on AB 1242 - California's Human Right to Water Act of 2009 | Fact sheet on AB 1242, a California state bill that would guarantee the human right to water for every human being in the state. | Campaign and Action Resource |
| To Thank the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for Addressing Gulf Coast Coastal Restoration | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| To Urge the Senate to Pass a Strong Climate Bill and Improve Financing of Projects to Improve the Environment | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Water Is Ours | This video chronicles the case brought by five Soweto residents challenging the city of Johannesburg's discriminatory prepaid-water-meter system. The highest court in South Africa will hear the final appeal on September 2-3, 2009. | Multimedia Resource |
| To Urge the Drafting of a Stronger U.S. Senate Bill on Climate Change | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of the Optional Protocol for the ICESCR | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Seeking Clarity on the U.S. Position at Negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| To Urge an Investigation of the Assassination of Community Leader Gustavo R.M. Moreno | UUSC signed on to a letter that calls for an an impartial, exhaustive, and effective investigation of the murder of Gustavo R.M. Moreno in San Isidro, El Salvador. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Liquid Assets - Responsible Investment in Water Services | This ICCR report on socially responsible investing in the water services sector for faith-based communities includes a chapter by UUSC on human-right-to-water legal risks. | Publication |
| To Encourage the Inclusion of Sustainability Indicators in Reports to Securities and Exchange Commission | UUSC signed on to a proposal to be sent to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking the mandate of sustainability indicators in companies' annual reports to the SEC. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| To Urge Increased Funding for the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act | UUSC signed on to a letter urging Congress to increase funding for clean drinking water and adequate sanitation internationally. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| To Urge Strong Action on Climate Change | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of Investments Addressing Adaptation to Climate-change Impacts | Letter to Rep. Henry Waxman, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| In Support of Language Being Added to the Water for the Poor Act to Help Ensure that Appropriations Actually Benefit the Poor | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of Significant and Sustained Public Investment as a Stimulus to the U.S. Economy | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Water Justice Taizé Ritual | The Taizé community is an ecumenical monastic order with a strong devotion to peace and justice through prayer and meditation. This Taizé water ritu | Campaign and Action Resource |
| In Concern about the Relaxing of EPA Standards Regarding Radioactive Nuclides in Drinking Water | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| Environmental Justice Listen. Reflect. Act. | Pass it on. Download this handout about how ordinary people are taking action to defend human rights and give them out or e-mail them to 60 of your | Campaign and Action Resource |
| In Support of Protecting Ground Water in Massachusetts | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of a Water-justice Event in Central Massachusetts | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of H.R. 6066: the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of Amending the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act | In support of an amendment to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act which would increase allowances provided to the International Climate Chan | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Statement by Socially Responsible Investors to the U.N. Human Rights Council | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| In Support of the International Adaptation Funding in the Climate Security Act of 2008 | Policy/Shareholder Position | |
| PepsiCo Shareholder Resolution Statement | This statement to PepsiCo shareholders was delivered by UUSC Associate for Environmental Justice Rebecca Brown at the PepsiCo annual shareholders me | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| Shareholder Advocacy Powerpoint Presentation | PowerPoint presentation about shareholder activism. | Campaign and Action Resource |
| Stop Pre-Paid Water Meters | Image: A mural in Johannesburg calls for an end to exploitative pre-paid water meters. Photo by Rebecca Brown. | Multimedia Resource |
| Murky Waters | Murky Waters documents the history of water services and the struggle to advance the human right to water in Guayaquil, Ecuador. | Publication |
| Covenant Group: The Right to Water | Small ministry group discussion module about the human right to water. | Publication |
| Briefing on the African Water Crisis: Blumenauer's Testimony | Video: Rep. Earl Blumenauer gives testimony to the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health at a hearing on "Africa's Water Crisi | Multimedia Resource |
| Letter to the Coca Cola Company Regarding Water Scarcity in India | UUSC urges the Coca-Cola Company to conduct studies on the environmental impact of extracting resources from areas of water scarcity in India. | Policy/Shareholder Position |
| UUA Statement of Conscience on Global Warming | Statement of Conscience on the threat of global warming issued by the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations on June 26, 2006. | Publication |
| Right to Water: Guayaquil, Ecuador | Video: In May 2005, UUSC took a fact finding trip to Guayaquil, Ecuador to investigate the 2005 Hepatitis-A poisoning of 158 children via the water se | Multimedia Resource |
