UUSC Overview 2010

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A Legacy of CourageA Legacy of Courage




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.




Universal Declaration of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human Rights




UUSC At a GlanceUUSC At a Glance• Environmental

Justice• Civil Liberties




UUSC At a GlanceUUSC At a Glance• Economic

Justice• Rights in

Humanitarian Crises




Civil Liberties

Ensure the government does not abuse its power in the lives of others/ its citizens




Building Bridges to Building Bridges to Protect Civil LibertiesProtect Civil Liberties




Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Justice

Human Right to water

–Safe

–Accessible

–Affordable




Activists Press for Human Activists Press for Human Right to Water in Right to Water in

CaliforniaCalifornia




Economic JusticeEconomic Justice

• Workers’ Rights

• Living Wage vs. Minimum Wage

• Fair Trade




Supporting Fair Trade




Rights in Humanitarian Crises

Natural or Man-made disasters




Responding to Political Responding to Political Unrest in KenyaUnrest in Kenya




Weaving a Web of Weaving a Web of Protection for Women Protection for Women

and Girls in Darfurand Girls in Darfur







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.




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




UUSC and Experiential UUSC and Experiential Learning Learning

Learn by Doing

Just Journeys

Just Works




Civil Rights JourneyCivil Rights Journey




Advancing Human Advancing Human Rights is the Work Rights is the Work

of Many Joining of Many Joining HandsHands




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UUSC Overview 2010