Activism for Congregations

Socially responsible investing is a key element in any congregation's social justice program.

One Congregation's SRI Story:
First Parish in Cambridge (UU)
" I just recently stepped down as Chair of the Investment Committee at First Parish in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have been asked to tell the story of how First Parish in Cambridge moved to a socially responsible investing approach." More...

Old But Still Useful: An SRI Process Guide for Congregations
This early 1990's SRI Process Guide for Congregations is old but still useful, containing many helpful suggestions, dos, and don'ts about starting an SRI program i your congregation. Find the guide here!

SRI Workshops for Congregations and UU Organizations
Community minister Rev. Dorothy Emerson and Donna Clifford, UUs and co-founders of Rainbow Solutions, Inc., offer SRI workshops to congregations and UU organizations. The timing is flexible and the content can be shaped to fit your goals. Find out more here!

Subscribe to SRI News for information about UUA shareholder activism, UUA community development loan fund activity, SRI resources for congregations, conferences, and workshops, congregational stories and more. SRI News is a broadcast only list (not a chat line) that comes out about 9 times per year. Members will be permitted to forward items to the manager for posting. Sign up at lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/sri-news

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For help in developing your congregation's social justice program, contact Bill Gardiner, Director for Congregational Justice-Making , at the UUA about holding a Social Justice Empowerment Workshop. Anti-oppression training and consultation is also available; for more information, contact Bill Gardiner.

Susan Leslie, Director of the Office for Congregational Advocacy and Witness, assists congregations and UU affiliate organizations with building interfaith coalitions, developing legislative and grassroots advocacy campaigns, working with local media, and other initiatives which move their work for social justice into the larger community. She also serves as staff for the UUA’s Socially Responsible Investing Committee. Contact her at:

Office of Congregational Advocacy and Witness
617-948-4607; fax: 617-367-4798
sleslie@uua.org

General Resources for UU Social Justice/Social Responsibility Committees

• Guidelines for Local Social Responsibility Committees by Dr. Loretta J. Williams
• From the Faith in Action Department, on "The Role of the Congregation and the Board of Trustees in Social Justice Ministry"
• Characteristics of an Effective Social Justice Program, from The Congregational Handbook: How to Develop and Sustain Your Unitarian Universalist Congregation, which includes socially responsible investing as one potential part of a congregation's social justice program.

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