Thread by @UUYACJ

YA introducing the responsive resolution right now.

"As @YoungAdultsatGA, we are distressed & disturbed that our faith organization the UUA through its Common Endowment Fund, is still invested in corps that drive & profit off of fossil fuels & are violators of human rights."

@YoungAdultsatGA "Anishnaabeg & other Indigenous leaders in climate justice mvmt have explicitly asked for allies to divest from the banks & stakeholders funding Line 3 tar sands pipeline, as part of upholding Indigenous treaty rights, stopping extraction & creating a more just world for all."

"Divesting from banks funding climate chaos is an important strategy in aligning UU actions & values, would build off momentum mentioned at beginning of this GS of several UUs taking direct action & even being arrested for stopping construction of the Line 3 pipeline...."

"...This pipeline is being built right now as we speak & the UUA divesting would not only honor commitments to justice within our faith but also potentially have wide impact within the broader interfaith movement to stop Line 3 and create climate justice."

"We call on the UUA to fulfill its obligation to its congregational members and to society at large. These investments go against our principles and our faith as UUs. We remain committed to our central values and we know that the people are holier than the process...."

"The planet is more important than procedure. We submitted a RR which calls for the UUA Common Endowment Fund to divest from these human rights violating companies immediately & also include Young Adults in the processes of determining these and future divestments ..."

"As young people, the world that we are living in and inheriting is literally on fire. If the UUA is committed to the 2020 Responsive Resolution to support Youth and YA, listening & responding to this year’s resolution is one immediate action our faith can take today ..."

"It is over 100 degrees in many parts of the West Coast today. Pipelines are under construction. We are in a climate emergency & the urgency to divest from fossil fuels could not be more urgent. Divesting from fossil fuels is a faithful action. We call on delegates to vote yes."