opening words
Song of Peace
This is my home, the country where my heart is;
Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;
But other hearts in other lands are beating
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.
-- LLOYD STONE
"This Is My Song," copyright 1934, 1962 Lorenz Publishing Co.,
used by permission; hymn 159 in Singing the Living Tradition
JULY/AUGUST 2001 FEATURES
Transforming the Lives of India's Broken People
The UU Holdeen India Program empowers the "untouchables" — and helps them in the aftermath of a major earthquake. /BY DAVID ZUCCHINO
A New Realism for Human Rights
On the 40th anniversary of Amnesty International, its executive director — a former UUA president — presents a new case for human rights. An excerpt from a new book by Beacon Press. /BY WILLIAM F. SCHULZ
An Enviable Partnership
Outgoing UUA President John Buehrens and Moderator Denny Davidoff assess their eight-year shared administration. /BY TOM STITES
Campaign Enters Final Stretch
The General Assembly will draw several thousand people to Cleveland, where delegates will elect a new president, moderator, and other officers. /BY CHRISTOPHER L. WALTON
On the cover: Artwork (background) celebrating the daily lives of women of the Warli tribe who have been freed from bonded labor through the effort of a grass-roots union supported by the UU Holdeen India Program. Photo (foreground) of tribal people — former bonded laborers, now free — in the village of Avandhe in Thane district, by the Rev. Olivia Holmes. Cover design by Dennis Paiva.
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