Unitarian Universalist Association

Unitarian Universalist Meetings and Initiatives and Collaboration with other NGOs

Unitarian Universalist Meetings and Initiatives and Collaboration with other NGOs

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) contributes to the development aims of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations through the work of its associate organization, the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU UNO), located on site at the Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, Suite 7 G, in New York.

Presented workshops at the Canadian Unitarian Council Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, on MDGs and the Every Child Program, and What the UN Does (May).

Raymond B. Bragg, the associate editor of The New Humanist , sought to consolidate the input of Leon Milton Birkhead, Charles Francis Potter, and several members of the Western Unitarian Conference.

C. M. Kirtland is probably Caroline Matilda Kirkland, editor of the Union Magazine of Literature and Art from 1847 to 1851 and the Unitarian weekly Christian Inquirer from 1847 to 1852.

The UU UNO facilitated a Community Needs Assessment in Arkos, Romania in cooperation with the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council, First UU church of Houston, and the UU Church of Arkos.

On 17 April 1774, Lindsey held the first Unitarian service in Britain, at the newly formed Essex Street Chapel in London he had even designed his own liturgy, of which many were critical.

Since his arrival in America, Priestley had continued to defend his Christian Unitarian beliefs now, falling increasingly under the influence of Thomas Cooper and Elizabeth Ryland Priestley, he was unable to avoid becoming embroiled in political controversy.

The UU UNO conducted a Youth conference at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset, NY, for participants to discuss and process their feelings following the events of the 9 11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon (October).

The UU UNO acts both as a voice for the religious denomination of Unitarian Universalists (UUs) in the world forum of the United Nations, and as a venue for education, advocacy and outreach on UN related issues, particularly among congregations in North America.