The Boulder County Chapter of the United Nations Association declares in the

strongest terms its support for the Black community and other minorities in the

struggle to achieve equality, security, and justice. Consistent with the United

Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we pledge to work toward

reforms and policies that will make the principles in the Declaration a reality in

the United States of America.

 

These principles include:

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 “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights;”

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 “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person;”

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“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”

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We fully support the Black Lives Matter movement and the use of protests to

advance the cause. We condemn in the strongest terms the police brutality and

discriminatory judicial systems that have oppressed, unfairly incarcerated, and

taken the lives of Blacks and other minorities. We will work to eliminate racism,

all forms of racial discrimination, unequal access to quality education and

economic opportunity, unequal treatment before the law, and the perpetuation

of segregation.

 

We will support the Black community and other minorities in their

pursuit of decent livelihoods, access to health care, financial security, adequate

housing, and safe and robust neighborhoods.

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Our support of this cause goes beyond a statement of concern.

 

We pledge that the Boulder County Chapter of UNA will promote societal reforms, new laws, and policies that will move us towards a more equal and just society.

 

Towards these ends we have established the following goals:

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1. Learn from members of disadvantaged groups what policies and reforms are

priorities for them in this battle for equal rights, so that we can better support

their goals; this includes organizing listening sessions with members of minority

communities.

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2. Increase the representation of minorities in our chapter, inviting participation as

interns or as members of our Board of Directors, who will perhaps take on a

leadership role as we chart a path toward racial equality and justice;

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3. Focus advocacy efforts on political action leading to policies that advance social

justice, and join with UNA-USA, Campaign Zero, and local advocacy groups to

strengthen these efforts.

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4. Influence local, state, and federal law enforcement legislation and

implementation of reforms;

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5. Promote minority-owned businesses through our members and our networks;

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6. Support organizations that are at the forefront of the struggle for racial

equality and justice by earmarking a portion of our annual budget to them and by

collaborating in fundraising for programs that are of mutual concern to the

organization and UNA-BC.

 

Black communities and other minorities have faced centuries of oppression,

racism, and unequal treatment before the law. Achieving social justice and

equality will not come overnight, nor will it be easy. The UNA-BC chapter is

dedicated to the task.