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Fault Lines of Injustice
This special issue of UU World examines how we can create a more just, equitable, and antiracistsociety, reflecting fundamental values of theUnitarian Universalist faith tradition.
by Christopher L. Walton and Lisa Gregory in From the Editor
Our Commitment to Democracy is Theological
Unitarian Universalist values call us to audaciously imagine a world where no one is disposable and where everyone can thrive. They also call us to the struggle that brings these ideals to fruition.
by Susan Frederick-Gray in From the president
![© 2020 Caroline Gutman The Rev. Abbey Tennis (left), of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, and UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray march in a November 4 “Count Every Vote” rally in Philadelphia](/sites/default/files/styles/max_320x320/public/gutman_uua_philadelphia_100783_024-cropped.jpg?itok=j2Z3cVYv)
© 2020 Caroline Gutman
Part 1: Showing Up for Justice
‘Our Community Has Power’
UU the Vote reached millions of voters.
by Andrea Dulanto
UUs Who Made a Difference
Unitarians and Universalists have a long history of advocating for justice. Here are just a few who left their mark on the world.
Q&A: Sam Ames
Civil rights attorney on strengthening trans rights.
Media Roundup: Faithful Responses to Election Day
Unitarian Universalist congregations in the news
Defining Citizenship by Taking It Away
Citizenship stripping exemplifies the bundle of contradictions that is the United States of America.
by Amanda Frost
UUA Condemns Anti-Asian Violence
Moment of Reflection: Witness and Protest
![© 2020 Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Spiking unemployment during the pandemic has resulted in long lines at food pantries (here, in Brooklyn), with Latinx and Black households more than twice as likely as white households to report being food insecure.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_320x320/public/gettyimages-1223677105-cropped.jpg?itok=7Na3qlQd)
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Part 2: We the People?
Pandemic Reckoning
Six experts on deep fissures the past year has revealed.
by Joshua Eaton
Q&A: jessie little doe baird
Wampanoag leader on challenges facing Native Americans.
Media Roundup: Pandemic Memorials, Promoting Diversity, Grants for Community Service
Unitarian Universalist congregations in the news.
Moment of Reflection: Incongruous
Poem by Everett Hoagland
![© 2020 AP Photo/Darron Cummings State Rep. Attica Scott talks to reporters after spending a night in jail.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_320x320/public/attica_scott.jpg?itok=_DIXiKOT)
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Part 3: Policing Crisis
Sanctuary for Change
First Unitarian Church of Louisville harbors protesters demanding police accountability.
by Elaine McArdle
Roots of the Crisis
Notable guides to the roots of white supremacy in American policing.
Congregations Reaffirm Black Lives Matter
Unitarian Universalist congregations targeted by police or by right-wing protesters remain steadfast.
by Elaine McArdle, 10/13/20
Q&A: Justice Gatson
Community organizer on ending cash bail.
Moment of Reflection: Memorial for People Killed by Police
Unitarian Universalism Today
Improvisations for a Pandemic Year
Congregations continue to evolve to foster faith and worship online.
by Sherri Daye Scott
Media Roundup: Congregations Engage with Their Communities
Unitarian Universalist congregations in the news.
UUA Seeks to Build on 2020’s Success with Second All-Virtual General Assembly
Commission Prepares to Revise Principles and Sources
UUA Will Present Five-Year Institutional Change Plan
In Memoriam: President O. Eugene Pickett
by Tom Stites
In Memoriam: Co-Moderator Elandria Williams
by Elaine McArdle
Clergy Deaths
Death notices in UU World’s Milestones section are abridged for print from the full obituaries published by the UU Ministers Association.
Families Weave a Tapestry of Faith
Love Over Walls (PDF)
Four-page insert adapted from Tapestry of Faith lifespan faith development programs.
by the UUA Faith Development Office in Families Weave a Tapestry of Faith