Seeking justice, equality and dignity for the people in Israel and Palestine.
Our Vision
A just peace in Palestine-Israel that reflects our UU values of respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and justice, equity and compassion in human relations.
Our Mission
To work within the First UU community to educate and mobilize individuals and leaders to recognize and counter inequality and injustice in Palestine-Israel and to support our allies in the San Diego area’s justice and anti-oppression communities.
Our Values
A just peace in Palestine-Israel that reflects our UU values of respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and justice, equity and compassion in human relations.
Our Mission
To work within the First UU community to educate and mobilize individuals and leaders to recognize and counter inequality and injustice in Palestine-Israel and to support our allies in the San Diego area’s justice and anti-oppression communities.
Our Values
- We oppose and seek to end all forms of racism, including anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Jewish bigotry.
- We strive to be an inclusive organization that reflects the diversity of perspectives within the First UU community, including generational, gender, ethnic, racial and socio-economic diversity.
- We believe in uplifting the voices of marginalized communities.
- We recognize that U.S. citizens have a special obligation to become informed about the injustices in Palestine-Israel because of the US government’s long history of economic, military and diplomatic support for Israel. This support has both contributed to extreme power imbalances in Palestine-Israel and created obstacles to efforts by the global community to use international human rights and humanitarian law to protect the vulnerable and powerless from grievous harm.
- We are guided by UU principles, as well as international law, UN resolutions, respect for human rights and religious freedom, and UU actions and statements.
Actions
We practice deep listening with one another and with our community and faith partners, with whom we work to recognize and counter all forms of racism, including anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Jewish bigotry. We believe the Palestine-Israel Justice group furthers our congregation’s justice work within our church and in the larger San Diego region. We acknowledge that we are not alone in this work. We plan to work closely with other Unitarian Universalist social justice organizations, as well as other faith and social justice allies. We look forward to engaging with you on this journey.
Upcoming Events
February 27, 4pm: Join us for a virtual book discussion of Children of the Same God: The Historical Relationship Between Unitarianism, Judaism, and Islam by UU Minister, Rev. Dr. Susan J. Ritchie. The discussion will be led by Reverend Omega. You can register for the discussion here and the Zoom link will be sent prior to the event. The book is only 75 pages long, and copies are available to borrow or purchase ($5). Contact us at pi.justice.team@gmail.com if you would like one of our copies. We offer emission-free bicycle drop-off at your door.
