UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE: Kioa Island Community Organization

Maina Talia

Located across Buca Bay from mainland Fiji, Kioa Island is resplendent with steep volcanic slopes and brightly wooded mountains. Fishing, handicraft, root farming, and copra processing for coconut oil generate just enough revenue to support the island.  Although Kioans are citizens of Fiji, they have a history and culture all their own. In 1947, residents […]

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE: Fighting to End Child Detention

March to End Child Detention Center

In 2020, UUSC’s collaborative campaign with the UUA, Love Resists, entered its third year funding local projects that build capacity for and mobilize UUs in solidarity with immigrant communities who are already organizing. In November, members of the Emerson UU Congregation in Marietta, Georgia, reached out to UUSC with concerns that a local business was […]

5 things you should know about Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

A group of people holding signs and flags attend a peaceful protest in front of a church.

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is guided by a simple phrase: all people have inherent worth, power, and dignity. Since its founding during WWII, UUSC and supporters have actively pursued innovative ways to address some of the most pressing human rights issues of the day —providing support to people confronting oppression, coordinating relief efforts […]

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE : Fighting to End Child Detention

March to End Child Detention Center

In 2020, UUSC’s collaborative campaign with the UUA, Love Resists, entered its third year funding local projects that build capacity for and mobilize UUs in solidarity with immigrant communities who are already organizing. In November, members of the Emerson UU Congregation in Marietta, Georgia, reached out to UUSC with concerns that a local business was […]