These are the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations:

They will be in place for the next fifteen years. You can go to the following website to find out more about the goals: sustainabledevelopment.un.org

Time To Act:

In light of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals , the following “Time to Act” suggestions are related to the First SDG:

End poverty in all its forms everywhere Raise the Minimum Wage: Help the UUSC and UUA lobby for a fair minimum wage by signing on to their statement at http://actnow.uusc.org/site/PageNavigator/Newdesign_UUA_UUSC_Minimum_Wage_Statement.html

Campaign for worker’s rights: Our partners at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee have information on “Fight for $15”, “Justice in the Food Chain”, and “Compassionate Consumption” at http://www.uua.org/economic/livingwage

Tell the CEO of Wendy’s fast food chain to join the Fair Food Program at: https://secure2.convio.net/uusc/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=3BB6BE617298278C07DB7E41AFCE6FF0.app267a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=438&autologin=true&AddInterest=1023

Host a screening of the film “The Dark Side of Chocolate” or sign petitions to promote the rights of workers at http://www.laborrights.org/action-center

Thanks to Jeanine Little, our UU UNO liaison, for sharing this.