Washington Office for Advocacy
The primary mission of the Washington Office for Advocacy is to affect public policy decisions made by the US Congress and Administration on issues of concern to the Unitarian Universalist Association. This work is accomplished through lobbying in Washington and educating and mobilizing congregations and individual UUs to take action. The Office also provides resources to congregations and individuals seeking to create change in their communities and states.
Office of Congregational Advocacy
and Witness
The Director of 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. The Director
also serves as staff for the UUA’s Socially Responsible
Investing initiative. This office is located in Boston.
Office of Information and Public Witness
The Director of Information and Public Witness coordinates all relationships with the media, arranges interviews with the UUA President and other key leaders, convenes the Association's Public Witness team, and manages the UUA’s public presence in the wider world. The Information Officer does proactive media outreach, develops resources for ministers and congregations, and consults with constituents on dealings with the media. The staff of the office provides information of all kinds to congregations and individual Unitarian Universalists. They arrange tours of 25 Beacon Street and answer inquiries regarding the Association and its history. They can arrange for archival research to be performed on a fee-for-service basis at Andover-Harvard Theological Library and other research facilities. This office is located in Boston.
Office of
International Relations
The Office of International Relations nurtures indigenous
Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist communities
throughout the world, and works in support of organizations like
the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists and
the Partner Church Program which also support the growth, work
and presence of our faith in the world.
The Director of International Relations works closely with the
President, representing the UUA in our commitment to working for
world peace through and with the international interfaith community.
This office is located in Boston.
UU Holdeen India Program
The Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) works with key leaders and organizations of India’s most excluded and oppressed peoples, primarily untouchables, tribals, and minorities, in their efforts to participate fully in the social, economic, and political life of India. UUHIP focuses especially on groups that promote women’s rights, leadership, and decision-making in all areas.
Social Justice
Internship Program
The goal of the UUA Social Justice Internship Program is to combine service,
learning, and faith development in order to produce energetic young adults
with the professional skills and strength of character to be lifelong leaders
in Unitarian Universalism and working for social justice. Interns invest their
time and energy in three main areas: Advocacy, Community Service, and Theological
Reflection. The term is one year, though a second year may be possible. Applicants
must be US citizens, Unitarian Universalists, and 18 years old by the start
of the internship.
