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Mission Statement

The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland (UULM-MD) is a statewide action network of Unitarian Universalists who work to educate, engage, and mobilize UUs to advocate for specific issues before the Maryland General Assembly. Working in coalition with local, state and national organizations, we as UUs promote and affirm the inherent worth and dignity of all, reverence for the interdependent web of all existence, and justice, health and equity in society. We approach each issue through an anti-racism/anti-oppression lens to deepen an understanding of the impact of policies on historically marginalized communities and people of color. [revised 5/20/2021]

Vision Statement

Our work is grounded in the belief that everyone should be able to exercise their basic human rights, to achieve their fullest potential, and to live in a healthy, sustainable environment. We are a covenantal faith, and we ascribe to a principle of supporting each other in our individual searches for truth and meaning. Upon this, a community may be created, one that aspires toward the Beloved Community that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed would achieve reconciliation among people and raise interpersonal relations to a level where justice would prevail and all would attain their full human potential. It is the community that supports, nurtures and helps to define each person’s individuality, and those individuals create, support and constantly redefine the community. [revised 5/20/2021]

Overall Goal

To build the community we seek, we will transform our world from one dominated by a culture of economic self-interest, competition, white supremacy, and paternalism to one that builds cooperative communities that promote the common good and reinforce a society built on mutual obligations. We remind ourselves of the values of our nation’s founders that guide people towards efforts in the public interest, rather than support individualist notions that define human life in terms of fame or material achievement at the expense of others and the environment. We will work to disrupt and dismantle structures that divide people from one another and create disadvantages for individuals and groups based on gender, race, religion, national origin, immigration status, economic status, disability, sexual orientation or identity. We will make space for everyone to participate in society, including its governance. [adopted 5/20/2021]

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