Statement of Support of Economic Justice 

On June 9, 2022, congregants at Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church attended a specially called Social Justice Call to Action meeting and overwhelmingly approved this Statement of Support of Economic Justice:

The continuing escalation of economic inequity and institutional racism are at the foundation of the injustices ranging from climate change to homelessness and hunger, from worker exploitation to scarcity of affordable mental and medical healthcare.

These issues touch on our Unitarian Universalist Principles and call us to journey toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.

Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church pledges to work together as a church to dismantle these systems of injustice and affirm and promote the rights of all people to lead healthy lives with economic stability, housing and food security, and racial equity. More than temporary help, this involves supporting fundamental changes to “the way we have always done it.” HVUUC supports the right of conscience, non-violent civil disobedience, and the use of the democratic process to create a more just world.