Defending Democracy and Civil Liberties Against Escalating Attacks
This past weekend's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and Trump's subsequent deployment of the national guard have shown how far the U.S. administration will go to manufacture chaos, undermine human rights, and suppress dissent.
Support for the People of Burma (Myanmar) in the Wake of 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
On March 28, 2025, a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Burma (Myanmar). Millions of people are in urgent need of assistance - including emergency medical care, safe shelter, clean water, food, and other essential services.
Trump’s freeze on USAID funding “Morally bankrupt”
On Monday, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), ActionAid USA, and RESULTS filed an amicus brief with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the litigation brought by Democracy Forward and Public Citizen on behalf of Oxfam America and two labor unions to block the Trump administration from shutting down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
UUSC Statement in Response to the Arrest Warrant for Top Burma Military General
On November 27, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Karim A.A. Khan KC issued a warrant for the arrest of Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Defence Services for the persecution and displacement of the Rohingya people in Burma.
UUSC Response to U.S. Presidential Election Results
We are sending deep care for you and for us. Though we knew that the election of Donald Trump was a very real possibility, we are still experiencing this news as a shock to our bodies and our hearts and our minds.
As Floridians endure Hurricane Milton and as communities in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee continue the long process of recovery in the wake of Hurricane Helene, UUSC, its staff, and members are keenly aware of the debilitating impacts storms like this have on local communities-both in the immediate aftermath and in the medium- and long-terms.