UUSC - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Mission Statement
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies.

Vision Statement
UUSC envisions a world free from oppression and injustice, where all can realize their full human rights.

CHECK OUT UUSC's YOUTUBE account!!!
Check out our blog! Hotwire is the official blog of UUSC. Check it out to see a range of blogs on different human rights and social justice issues.
Become a Human Rights Defender!
Become a UUSC Human Rights Defender and join other activists who receive regular e-mail alerts about opportunities to advocate for justice on specific issues related to UUSC's major program and advocacy initiatives.
Attend a JustWorks camp!
JustWorks camps are short-term projects that help volunteers examine and understand the causes and damaging effects of injustice. Participants work directly with people in the communities they serve, experiencing social justice struggles firsthand.
Go on a JustJourney!
Share in the enduring hopes, daily struggles, and ultimate victories of human rights defenders in the United States and around the world. Go on a Just Journey.

My Interests

Watch this video on the human right to water in South Africa.
TAKING ACTION!!! You can take action on a variety of issues! Visit our legislative action center to get started!

Drumbeat for Darfur , JustWorks , Wage Justice , Guest at Your Table , Justice Sunday , Fair Trade , STOP Torture , Environmental Justice

I'd like to meet:

Human rights and social justice activists of all ages

Music:

U2, The Clash, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, State Radio, Keb Mo, Neil Young, Coldplay, REM, Youssou N'Dour, Angelique Kidjou, Pearl Jam, Calle Salud, Bebel Gilberto, The Fray, Pepper, Jamie Cullum, Orchestra Baobab, Toumani Diabate, Paris Combo, Fela Kuti, Los Hombres Calientes, Zap Mama, Zebda, Ozomatli, The Meters

Movies:

Watch this video about our JustWorks camp in New Orleans!

Television:

Rev. Dr. Bill Schulz, UUSC board chair, speaks about Darfur.

Books:

Witness to War, Searching for Everardo, The Grapes of Wrath

Heroes:

Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharp , Archbishop Oscar Romero, Dr. Ary Bordes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela

My Blog

Kenya Crisis, Up Close and Personal

The following post was written by UUSC President Charlie Clements. Clements writes from Kenya, where he is leading an emergency delegation to assess the political and humanitarian crisis that has engu...
Posted by UUSC on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:31:00 PST

Scenes from Kibera

Baseballs Era of Steroids, Americas Era of Guantánamo

Baseball is our national pastime, evoking long summer nights, the crack of bat meeting ball, shrewd attention to strategy over a long season, and an abiding sense of fair play. Here in Cambridge, Fenw...
Posted by UUSC on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:01:00 PST

Sorry, Santa Is Coming in a Bulldozer

Okay, let me get this right. There is a horrendous affordable housing shortage in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. According to Color of Change and human rights lawyer Bill Quigley, rents in New O...
Posted by UUSC on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST

The Fabric of Oppression

For some women, a scarf is a pretty piece of fabric, a fashion accessory. For others it's a symbol of religious devotion. However, for many women a scarf is a tool of oppression used against them in n...
Posted by UUSC on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:17:00 PST

A day in Soweto

We were excited this morning because our partners, Virginia Setshedi and Patra Sindane of the Coalition Against Water Privatisation (CAWP), had informed us that they were to get international news cov...
Posted by UUSC on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:16:00 PST

Kids Say Bathrooms Are at the Heart of Schools

Looking into the school bathroom is like taking the pulse of the school itself. Is the bathroom clean and stocked with soap? Students are probably safe and learning. Filthy, smoke-filled, and graffiti...
Posted by UUSC on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:25:00 PST

Election Observation in Guatemala

The following post was written by Linda McKim-Bell, a UUSC regional coordinator and participant in our recent Election Monitoring JustJourney in Guatemala.I just returned from a JustJourney delegation...
Posted by UUSC on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:24:00 PST

Tsunami and War Survivors are Strong

Natural disasters and wars are particularly difficult for women -- who often keep families and communities safe during the crisis and then pick up the pieces when the crisis is "over." Women in Aceh,...
Posted by UUSC on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:24:00 PST

Creating Space for Democracy in Guatemala

The following post was written by Carolyn Purcell, UUSC board member and participant in our recent Election Monitoring JustJourney in Guatemala.November 6, 2007Polling for the national presidential el...
Posted by UUSC on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:24:00 PST