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ICUU Program Guide

The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) will hold its biannual Conference and Council Meeting January 28-31, 2014 at the beautiful and inspiring campus of the UU congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, New York. More than 140 Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists from...

By Nicole McConvery | December 10, 2013 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
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On Thursday October 4, 2012, the Second International Convocation of Unitarian*Universalist Women kicked off its three day conference in Marosvásárhely, in the Târgu Mureş region of Transylvania. Drawing over 240 participants from Transylvania, the United States, India, Hungary, Japan, England,...

By Nicole McConvery | October 5, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Women
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By Nicole McConvery | April 27, 2012 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles

UUSCUnitarian Universalist Association on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, December 3–10. In the post below, trip-leader-in-training Nicole McConvery of the UUA reflects on lessons learned in Haiti....

By Nicole McConvery | December 16, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism

On Saturday October 22, a delegation of twenty-three Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for the day. Leading the group on an East Coast tour was the former chairman of Rissho Kosei-kai, Rev. Norio Sakai, who presented gifts and greetings to President Rev. Peter Morales and Gini Courter, on...

By Nicole McConvery | October 27, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism
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Since August 15, 2011, more than 1,500 Bolivian indigenous men, women, and children have embarked on a 350-mile trek, from the Amazonian lowlands of Trinidad to the highlands of La Paz, in opposition of a national highway construction project that would cut through a protected rainforest reserve...

By Nicole McConvery | September 15, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Indigenous Rights, Social Justice

That fateful summer, 8:15. The roar of a B-29 breaks the morning calm. A parachute opens in the blue sky. Then suddenly, a flash, an enormous blast—silence—hell on Earth... August 6th marks the 66th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The UUA's International Office has a helpful...

By Nicole McConvery | August 4, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Hiroshima Day

The 50th anniversary of the UUA's General Assembly was a hub of activity on the international front. With guests from over ten countries in attendance and numerous events, workshops, and celebrations, this year's proceedings were
By Nicole McConvery | July 8, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism

In keeping with a historied tradition of honoring individuals who have had a transformative impact on society, Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study bestowed this year's Radcliffe Institute Medal upon Ela Bhatt, founder of the UU Holdeen India Program partner....

By Nicole McConvery | June 1, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism
ENSS/SUTRA A Family of One's Own

UU Holdeen India Program partner Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan (SUTRA), as a winner of their "Property Rights: Identity, Dignity, & Opportunity for All" competition at last week's annual a pilot program of five naya sasurals, comprised of 10 single women and their children, to demonstrate the value ...

By Nicole McConvery | April 28, 2011 | From International Unitarian Universalism

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