Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Abbreviation	UUSC
Formation	May 1940
Type	Non-profit human rights organization
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Website	www.uusc.org

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is a

disaster relief and promote human rights and social justice

around the world.

UUSC was founded in May 1940 as the Unitarian Service Committee with the intended purpose of assisting European refugees endangered by Nazi persecution.

Righteous among the Nations.^[3]

The organization’s first board of directors was chaired by

Price Waterhouse and future budget director for President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Louise Wright, chairwoman of the voters department of government and foreign policy for the League of Women Voters.^[4]

Today, UUSC is involved in coordinating humanitarian efforts and documenting human rights abuses worldwide. Its programs focus on Migrant Justice, Climate/Disaster Justice, and International Justice and Accountability. In recent years, the organization has been active in addressing a range of issues, including U.S. immigration policies, climate change and environmental justice for Indigenous communities, supporting civil society organizations in Haiti, providing aid to communities affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and advocating for accountability for human rights abuses and war crimes committed by the Burmese military against ethnic minorities, including the Rohingya population.

References

^ Unitarian Service Committee Minutes, May 29, 1940, bms 16185, Box 1, Andover Harvard Theological Library
^ Susan Elisabeth Subak, Rescue and Flight: American Relief Workers who Defied the Nazis, University of Nebraska Press, 2010, https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803225253
^ "This story is no longer available - Washington Times". www.washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
^ "The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee" Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, by Roger Fritts, February 9, 1997, Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda, Maryland

External links

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee web site
Recent press coverage of the UUSC
UUSC's latest news & press releases
"Unitarian Service Committee. Administrative Records, New York office, 1944–1949". A Finding Aid.
Harvard University Library
. October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013. The bulk of this collection documents the activities of the New York office of the Unitarian Service Committee. The records cover 1944–1949. Includes digital images

[1] Unitarian Service Committee Minutes, May 29, 1940, bms 16185, Box 1, Andover Harvard Theological Library

[2] Susan Elisabeth Subak, Rescue and Flight: American Relief Workers who Defied the Nazis, University of Nebraska Press, 2010, https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803225253

[3] "This story is no longer available - Washington Times". www.washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.

[4] "The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee" Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, by Roger Fritts, February 9, 1997, Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda, Maryland

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Israel United States

See also

References

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