wfn.org | Unitarian Universalist Association President Meets Ahmadinejad

[Worldwide Faith News <wfn@igc.org>]

Last night, Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian 
Universalist Association, participated in a gathering of religious 
peacemakers in New York City with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of 
Iran as well as other Iranian state officials. In this gathering 
hosted by Fellowship of Reconciliation, delegations from more than 
150 organizations met with the Iranian leader. But only 12 delegates, 
including Rev. Sinkford, had the opportunity to ask a question.

Questions were asked about Iran's relationship with neighboring 
nations, Iran's search for nuclear energy, and the role of diplomacy 
with the United States in Iranian policies. Rev. Sinkford's question 
focused on the status of political dissenters in Iran, particularly 
women and the BGLTQ community. Today, at UUA.org, you can read the 
story about Rev. Sinkford's trip along with the rest of the UU 
delegation-including the UU United Nations Office (UU-UNO), UU lay 
leader activists and the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy's very 
own Acting Director, Adam Gerhardstein. Rev. Sinkford's question is 
available in its entirety, as well as President Ahmadinejad's answer. 
You can also read reflections from Rev. Sinkford and Bruce Knotts, 
Executive Director of the UU-UNO.

We would like to remind you that our October Action of the Month, 
"Publish for Peace," focuses on Iran. We are requesting UUs across 
America to participate in citizen diplomacy by writing to their local 
newspaper about America's relationship with Iran. We urge you to 
write about the importance of U.S. and Iranian diplomacy and the 
dangers of war with Iran. Please visit our campaign site at 
uua.org/socialjustice

Adam Gerhardstein - Acting Director

phone: 202.393.2255 x21 | email: agerhardstein@uua.org
Alex Winnett - Program Associate for Peacemaking | Mary Bonner 
Memorial Internship phone: 202.393.2255 x20 | email: awinnett@uua.org
UUA Washington Office for Advocacy
666 11th Street NW, Suite 800 | Washington DC, 20001
website: www.uua.org/socialjustice | fax: 202.393.5494