Social Justice is a cornerstone of our Unitarian Universalist faith and a driving force in our church.
Our Sunday worship services focus on faith, often pointing to social justice and action.
We support groups in our community, offering space for their gatherings, showing up at their events to learn and make support visible.
Each month, we donate our full Sunday worship collections to a community group.
At the January 27, Vigil for ICE victims, the Governor, Mayor, Speaker of the House, numerous senators, representatives and clergy stood strong to ensure that our community of Aloha is not disrupted by these forces. First Unitarian Church showed up in force. See Social Action leaders Francine Less and Marie Anne meeting Gov. Josh Green afterwards. See also Gov. Josh sharing with Rev. Deborah that his parents were married in a UU church!
On January 20, we hosted the ACLU of Hawai‘i conversation about collective resistance in the face of increasing attacks on our democracy and civil rights. Emily Hills, ACLU Senior Staff Attorney tackled questions such as:
What can we do to resist the rise of a dictatorship?
What must be protected to prevent democratic backsliding?
How can we stay safe in a system that increasingly punishes dissent?
RESOURCES SHARED:
Training slides
The Checklist for Ending Tyranny
Breaking Down Pillars of Support for Democratic Backsliding
Effective Strategies to Resist Democratic Backsliding
Important partners and recipients include:
ACLU of Hawai‘i
PLAG O‘ahu
Planned Parenthood of Hawai‘i
Community Alliance on Prisons
League of Women Voters of Hawai‘i
The Interfaith Alliance of Hawai‘i (TIAH)
Hawai‘i Power & Light (HIPL)
The Legal Clinic
Family Promise
Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center
Youth Outreach (YO)
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)
Caican Congregations, Unitarian Church in the Philippines
Hawaii Food Bank
Helping Hands Hawaii
and our Church Emergency Fund
Issues we support:
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY and ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Democratic Process
Immigrant rights
Support for legal services for those in need
Prison reform
Economic Justice
Peace
LGBTQ RIGHTS
Expansive gender affirmation
Defend and expand transgender rights
Anti bullying
Health care
RACIAL and ETHNIC JUSTICE
UUA 8th Principle, 2nd church to affirm in the nation
Repudiating The Doctrine Of Discovery
Black Lives Matter
A Dialog On Race And Ethnicity (A.D.O.R.E.)
Jubilee Anti-Racism Training
Recognizing and Interrupting Racial Micro-aggressions Workshop
`AINA AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Land, Water
Climate
Cultural Connections
Interdependent Web
EDUCATION EQUITY & TRANSFORMATION
Access to Quality Schools, Exemplary Teachers, Connectivity And Devices for all
Learning Transformation – Support On Both Sides Of The Digital Divide
Nurture- Attention To Each To Enable Learning
Adequate Teacher Pay
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Our Whole Lives (OWL) – elementary, middle and high school, adult and senior
Healthcare
Choice
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Population
Disabilities – Visible And Invisible
Accessibility
Our Social Justice Committee (SJC) welcomes your inquiries Email Us!
