Nurul Amin Shah Alam survived persecution in Burma only to die alone in Buffalo after Border Patrol agents left him outside in freezing temperatures.
A Rohingya refugee seeking safety should not have faced neglect.
Everyone deserves dignity and protection.
https://bit.ly/4cLw1b8
Next week, we’re launching a new campaign with the UU Solidarity Initiative to defend asylum-seekers’ ability to work.
A proposed rule would make it harder for people seeking refuge to support themselves while awaiting their cases.
Stay tuned: uusc.org/network
#LetAsylumSeekersWork
“People say I want to be a voice for the voiceless. No. They have a voice. Let them be the voice.”
Check out this documentary by @fossiltreaty.bsky.social that tells the story behind the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. #ICJAO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVG2BN5MhCw
Let’s talk about money.
At UUSC, 70% of our grants go to general operating support, so grassroots partners can decide how resources are used. 97% of our donors are everyday people, keeping us accountable to the communities we serve.
Human rights work should be community-driven and trustworthy.
Today is the first day of #CSW70!
While governments gather at the UN to discuss gender equality, grassroots movements continue to drive the real momentum for change.
Alongside our partners, we are hosting side events you can join online or in NYC: https://www.uusc.org/csw70
The world’s highest court affirmed that governments have legal obligations to address the climate crisis. Now the UN General Assembly has a chance to act.
As one of the world’s largest historical emitters, the U.S. must support strong global cooperation and meaningful climate action. #ClimateICJAO
Today is International Women’s Day!
Later this week leaders from around the world will gather for the UN Commission on the Status of Women to advocate for dignity and equality for all.
UUSC will join partners hosting conversations on gender justice, migration, democracy, and faith: uusc.org/csw70
Today we remember Berta Cáceres, the Honduran Indigenous leader murdered ten years ago for defending her people’s land and water.
#JusticeForBerta remains unfinished. But her legacy lives on in the movements rooted in Indigenous sovereignty. #BertaVive #BertaCáceres
During the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women, UUSC in collaboration with partners are hosting a conversation with leaders from different faith traditions working to reclaim faith in support of women’s and LGBTQI+ rights.
Join us online or in NYC: https://bit.ly/4b4yeff
A feminist future demands migration justice. We are proud to partner with Women in Migration Network on their new Spotlight Report on Global Migration. It’s a must-read for everyone who believes in a more just world.
Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4bokHk6
#MigrationJustice #FeministFuture
When democracy is threatened, we rise together.
The SAVE Act would create new barriers to voting and could disenfranchise millions. This week, UU partners across the country are organizing national actions to defend voting rights and support immigrant communities.
https://bit.ly/3N4rXZ8
UUSC condemns the United States’ and Israel’s airstrikes in Iran. This violence has caused hundreds of casualties and risks escalating into a larger war.
We urge an immediate ceasefire and a return to diplomacy: https://bit.ly/4u5gEQY
Black History Month has drawn to a close, but the work of racial justice and Black liberation isn't confined to the calendar.
UUSC researcher Hülya Miclisse-Polat connects her work to Black rest and resistance across the diaspora. https://bit.ly/4bdj5cJ
Photo by Bradisha Fraser, Equality Bahamas
Learn more about what's happening in Kansas here: www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
UUSC's partner Pink Haven is poised to increase their support in the region in response to state terror. ✊ Read more about the partnership to address urgent issues from our April 2025 interview:
www.uusc.org/mutual-aid-a...
There is no grace period for trans residents, and those who drive with their existing, accurate IDs may be subject to fines and other legal consequences.
Notably, there are special elections across various Kansas counties next Tuesday, and without a new ID, trans residents will not be able to vote.
They recently passed Senate Bill 244, recognizing only male and female sexes recorded at birth as legally valid gender markers.
The state issued letters to all trans residents demanding that they forfeit IDs and purchase new with inaccurate, state-recognized gender markers at their own expense.
At UUSC, we know that trans, 2-spirit, and gender expansive people deserve safety, celebration, and dignity. 🏳️⚧️
Lawmakers in the state of Kansas have attacked the human rights of transgender people. 🧵👇
She refuses distance. “This is my childhood, still unfolding.” Then she turns to us: “So I call on you—yes, you who read these words tonight.”
Please read Myra's poem, share it with your networks, and remain in solidarity with the people in Karen State: english.dvb.no/returning-ho...
One scene is impossible to shake. She walks through “buildings built for healing,” then asks, “Where are the patients?” The answer comes anyway: “There—too dangerous inside.” She remembers hearing “the silver hum,” seeing “that glint I know too well... Fifteen minutes later came the bombing.”
In the poem, she returns to the hills where she was born “in jungle, fleeing bombs,” and she finds children living what she fled. She writes about a seven-year-old showing her the bunkers where he hides, and students asking, “What’s the point?”
Myra Dahgaypaw, our Senior Partnership Officer for International Justice and Accountability, wrote this poem after returning to Karen State in Burma. She is a former refugee from Karen State and has spent two decades advocating for human rights and democracy in Burma: english.dvb.no/returning-ho...
Wellness looks different everywhere, but everywhere it is essential for survival.
Read Hülya Miclisse-Polat’s full guest blog for more: www.uusc.org/rest-as-resi...
Haiti has long been treated as a site of labor: exploited, forced, revolutionary.
A nation marked by resistance and survival against systems designed to exhaust it.
And yet rest and wellness have always existed there. Not separate from resistance, but intertwined with it.
“The first time I remember truly experiencing rest, I was waking up to the sound of roosters in Haiti.” 🌤️
Summer mornings felt fuller. Fresh coffee. Conversation before the day began. People still had work and responsibilities, but the rhythm was slower. Intentional.
“This Black History Month, I am thinking about how our struggles are globally interconnected,” says UUSC researcher Hülya Miclisse-Polat. 🌎
From Haiti to the U.S., Canada, and across the diaspora, Black communities face systems that demand our labor and undermine our well-being.
Keep reading 👇
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples travels 70 miles every Sunday to hold a peaceful interfaith vigil outside “Alligator Alcatraz” until it closes.
Their witness is steady, public, and full of care: https://www.uusc.org/stories-of-resistance-alligator-alcatraz-weekly-vigil/
How can we maintain and actualize our shared vision of liberation, even while enduring structural violence? 🤔
Heather Vickery, UUSC's Senior Associate for Outreach, explores how joy is one secret to resistance. Read more in our latest blog: https://www.uusc.org/joy-is-the-secret-of-resistance/
What happens when grassroots groups and people of faith come together? They show up every Sunday to bear witness outside "Alligator Alcatraz."
Hear from Rev. Tony Fisher on how it all began and read our full blog: https://www.uusc.org/stories-of-resistance-alligator-alcatraz-weekly-vigil/
If you haven't already seen our #ICEOUT blog, we encourage you to check out the new updates, including five virtual Action Hours you can join this week.
More than 1,500 people attended last week's National UU Week of Action; will you join us this week?
https://www.uusc.org/iceout-solidarity-now/
