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Can Ranked Choice Voting Strengthen Democracy?

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Voters in multiple states will choose whether to adopt nonpartisan reform to broaden democracy. UUs in Idaho are among those who are backing these measures.

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Unitarian Universalists Defend Bodily Autonomy in Florida and Texas

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Legal oppressions of vulnerable people motivate UUs to organize, state by state. The Unitarian Universalist Association’s UU the Vote initiative has joined the effort.

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UUs to β€˜Reimagine Together’ During First-Ever Climate Justice Revival

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The Revival takes place September 28-29 and will unite UUs from across the United States on caring for the planet and advancing justice.

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Video: How Can UUs Advocate for Disability Rights and Make Spaces More Accessible for Everyone?

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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In this conversation, UUA Disability Justice Associate Rev. Amanda Schuber shares insight on progress being made, challenges that remain, and current advocacy priorities.

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Five Ways UUs Can Defend and Advance Democracy

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Β A quick guide to getting involved in the 2024 election and beyond.

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β€˜Carrying Forward the Work’: UU the Vote Grows into a Democracy Movement

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Since launching in early 2020β€”a year before the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitolβ€”a maturing UU the Vote is focusing on more than elections.

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North Carolina UUs Celebrate Successful Push for Life-Saving Medicaid Expansion

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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To help sway lawmakers, the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina leaned into its partnerships, developing a blueprint others can follow.

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Uniting for Choice: How UUs and Interfaith Partners Helped Secure Reproductive Rights in Ohio

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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To overrule anti-abortion legislatures and courts, reproductive rights advocates are turning to citizen-led ballot measures in states where that power exists.

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A Guide to Supreme Court Cases Concerning Unitarian Universalist Justice Priorities

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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We’re closely watching these cases that affect voting rights, abortion access, and public safety.

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We Should Advocate for Crucial Voting Rights Bills

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Many states are exploiting the opportunity created by the U.S. Supreme Court having gutted the Voting Rights Act. UUs believe democracy must be both accessible and equitable.

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UUs at the Front Lines of Atlanta’s β€˜Cop City’ Resistance

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Massive complex would train area police, firefighters, and emergency responders

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Letters Can Help Shift Hearts and Minds in Your Community and State

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The UUA's Side With Love team offers a variety of tools to help with public communication in the name of justice.

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Defeating Fascism

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
Rev. Cecilia Kingman delivers the Berry Street Essay at Ministry Days

Jeff Milchen

The 2023 Berry Street Essay urges UUs to recognize and confront an imminent threat.

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Let’s End a Decade-Long Legal Travesty

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
a crowd in masks stand in a city holding Count Every Vote signs

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Unitarian Universalists must work to defend voting rights for all.

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Hypothetical Argument, Real-life Harm

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Jeff Milchen

Unitarian Universalists have worked consistently toward equality for all LGBTQIA+ people and, more recently,Β UUs are defending against escalating attempts to nullify civil rights advances.

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U.S. Supreme Court Cases that Impact UU Principles

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The Unitarian Universalist Association and UU World are following several U.S. Supreme Court cases that address core UU principles and affect the rights of oppressed groups.

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Citizens Use Direct Democracy to Secure Reproductive Rights

By: Jeff Milchen β€”

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As voters successfully fight repressive laws, more GOP legislatures attempt to stifle citizen initiatives.

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In 2022 Elections, UU the Vote Built on Prior SuccessΒ 

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The campaign helped reach more than two million potential voters before midterms.

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UUs Defend Transgender Americans from State Attacks

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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All of our voices are needed to stop a wave of hateful bills.

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UUs Help Protect Hidden Black History in New Jersey

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
An African American woman in an all-black outfit holds a set of house keys. She is standing in front of a multiracial group of people in the front yard of a house.

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A Montclair coalition rallied the community to save the town’s first Black-owned home.

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From Prosecution to the Ministry: Rev. Viola Abbitt in Conversation

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Rev. Viola Abbitt's unconventional path from DA's office to the ministry is a story of UU faith and principle.

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Pump the Brakes: USPS Reverses Course on Fleet of Gas Trucks

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Ten months ago, we critiqued the ill-advised and damaging plan by U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy to purchase tens of thousands of gas-guzzling delivery trucks.Β We’re excited to report the USPS changed course.

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Achieving Reproductive Justice Requires Both Urgency and Patience

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
a group with signs protests the SCOTUS ruling about abortion

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Responding to the effects of the June ruling that voided key elements of Roe v WadeΒ requires us to build a lasting movement focused on cultural transformation and justice.

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Serious Challenge to Fair Elections Lands at Supreme Court

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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In Moore v. Harper, the U.S. Supreme CourtΒ will make crucial choices regarding limits to partisan manipulation of our elections.

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From Remorse to Action

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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First Parish in Portland, Maine, wins Bennett Award for work to support Wabanaki sovereignty.

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Meet the UU the Vote Fellows

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The Legacy Fellowship program builds leadership capacity to advance democracy in 2020 and beyond.

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UU the Vote Organizes in States Facing Threats to Democracy

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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The mobilization campaign organized events in Michigan and Georgia, where voter rights are most threatened.

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After Big Win in Kansas, Can Pro-Choice Advocates Prevail in Kentucky?

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
Woman in Kansas after abortion vote win

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Kansas organizers succeed through inclusive leadership and seeking dialogue with potential opponents.

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Rescuing Democracy from the Brink of Collapse

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
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Jeff Milchen

The January 6 Committee is doing its job admirably. Now we must make sure its work results in action.

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Bringing Justice to Law Enforcement Requires Relentless Pressure

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
Two Black demonstrators at a vigil in honor of Jayland Walker who was shot by police

Jeff Milchen

The case of Jayland Walker reminds us that, despite modest reforms at some departments, killings by police remain pervasive.

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The Rising Threat of Minority Rule

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
Police place a barricade in front of US Supreme Court. People protesting reversing of abortion rights

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To save reproductive choice and preserve previous civil rights advances, it’s essential to recognize the need for structural change.

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Sowing Justice: UU the Vote Rises Again

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
UU leaders march in a Count Every Vote demonstration.

Jeff Milchen

As threats to democracy grow, we’re determined to make 2022 the year love and justice regain the upper hand.

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Sowing Justice: β€˜Voter Fraud’ Conspiracists Reveal Their Hypocrisy

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
Stock image depicting a hand moving through a maze to get to a ballot box, symbolizing voting challenges, election problems, and voter suppression.

Jeff Milchen

An effective tool exists to minimize the chance of illegitimate votesβ€”those who fail to embrace it show professed concerns about voter fraud are false.

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Sowing Justice: Slam the Brakes on Plan for USPS Fleet of Gas-Guzzlers

By: Jeff Milchen β€”
US postal truck driving quickly

Jeff Milchen

Our personal transportation choices matter, but significant emission reductions must also involve large-scale institutional change.

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