United First Parish Church Quincy, Massachusetts

UFPC Social Concerns Committee

UUA Commission on Social Witness

Statement of Conscience: Criminal Justice and Prison Reform

"Appalled by the gross injustices in our current criminal justice system, we the member congregations of the UUA commit ourselves to working in our communities to reform the criminal justice and correctional systems and effect justice for both victims and violators. We act in the spirit that we are indeed our sisters' and brothers' keepers. Love is our governing principle in all human relationships. Therefore, that we may speak with one voice in unity, though not uniformly, we commit ourselves, our congregations, and our Association to these congregational actions and advocacy goals."

Study Actions

2005 Actions of Immediate Witness:

1. United States Torture Must End
2. Support of the United Farm Workers' Boycott of Gallo Wines
3. Support for the Millennium Development Goal One: Ending Extreme Poverty
4. End Crimes Against Humanity in Darfur, Sudan
5. Defending and Expanding Freedom of the Airwaves
6. A Call for Support and a Fair Trial for Dr. Sami Al-Arian