Our Statement

The University Interfaith Council (UIC) strengthens the rich spiritual life at UCSC through cooperation and community. With recent reports of hate crimes against and harassment of religious and other protected groups, the UIC is united in expressing its opposition to all acts of violence or harassment against people of any faith or spiritual tradition.

We, the member groups of the UIC, consider any acts that belittle, intimidate, endanger, or harm someone based on their faith or spiritual practice to be contrary to our shared mission. We are also opposed to mistreatment of people based on age, national origin, race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental ability.

The UIC’s member groups come together from diverse backgrounds to serve the needs of UCSC’s students and, as a group dedicated to openness, understanding, and education, we encourage the leaders of the UC system to continue supporting the rights and well-being of all students. We seek to integrate spirituality with academic life and promote tolerance, peace, and understanding toward all faiths and spiritual traditions. We achieve these goals through events sponsored by the UIC and activities sponsored by the individual member groups.

If you would like to partner with us in this work, or if you see a way in which we can serve the students of UCSC in accordance with our mission, please reach out to us at uic@ucsc.edu or visit us at ucscuic.org.

Published in City on a Hill, January 19, 2017