SOCIAL JUSTICE & ALLIES FOR RACIAL EQUITY TEAM MEETINGS
We meet on the first TUESDAY of the month (Dec 6th) 12:00 to 1:30pm. via ZOOM
All are welcome to attend; these meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH justice efforts. Please e-mail Charlotte Corrigan for additional information – i.e., agenda, prior minutes, and Zoom link – if you would like to participate.
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HIGHLIGHTS in this issue include:
- ARE ACTION ITEMS — 3 web links
- Youth Hunger Outreach Collection – begins Sunday, 11-06.
- UU JUSTICE NC: Friday ACTION HOUR – information, links, Action items – UU the VOTE and MORE
- UUSJ: Moore vs. Harper – November 16 – educational briefing, ECA
- Video – October 11 Pisgah Legal services Justice Forum
- IAM Holiday Food Drive and November needs
UUFH OUTREACH COLLECTION: YOUTH HUNGER
On Sunday, November 6 your UUFH Social Justice Team begins a new Outreach Collection with a collection for Youth Hunger. The sermon for Sunday is “How the Other Half Eats” by Rev. Terry Davis.
In this time of year when we celebrate our blessings, food insecurity remains a significant issue for many in our community. We all recognize that hungry children struggle to learn and to develop social skills. Not the futures we would wish for any of them.
Providing additional nutritious meals and snacks is the goal of both Collection recipients: our Youth Hunger Collection is split between the Feed the Kids Coalition and the Flat Rock Backpack Program.
Your donations have provided funding for these 2 organizations each year for more than a decade. The 11/06 Sunday collection will be dedicated to Youth Hunger. Donations may also be made by check to UUFH (write “Outreach-Youth Hunger” in the memo line) or on your UUFH website account. The Collection ends in 4 weeks on November 27.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, Executive Director UU Justice NC
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Every Friday at 11:00am UUs from across the state gather to recap the past week and take action on the issues impacting our state and country. In the coming month, we’ll be focusing on the upcoming municipal elections and will also keep the pressure on our elected officials to better promote the HOPE program. We always have good music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones! Join us via this Zoom link.
And if you can’t make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time – just check out our UU Justice NC – Friday Action Hour 2022
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We were made for this moment.
Let’s UU the Vote!
Voting is in full swing and across our state and country we are already seeing huge voter turnout! But there is much more work to be done! In these final days, we need everyone in the game, phone banking text banking, canvassing and contributing to safety and fairness at the polls.
The future of abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, climate justice, and our democracy in on the line.
Beloveds, we were made for this moment. Let’s get out there and UU the Vote!
Rev. Lisa
HENDERSON COUNTY UPCOMING ELECTION – VOTER INFORMATION
Find key dates, voting locations, your precinct and such at this Henderson County websiteFor absentee Ballot information, see https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/elections/page/absentee-voting-information
| CHECK OUT OUR NEW VOTE411 PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS Our voter services team has created two powerful and persuasive videos designed to reach an audience that is younger, more diverse, and possibly discouraged or disaffected, to encourage these potential voters to learn more about the voting process.VOTE411 – NOW! shows the anguish and anger of many who not only feel neglected but also mistreated by the system that governs them. The video points to VOTE411.org as a means of empowerment. VOTE411 – BECAUSE! celebrates the value of voting and encourages viewers to use VOTE411.org to get tuned in to the voting process and their local issues, candidates, and voting options. |
ONE STOP EARLY VOTING starts October 20 at any of these 4 sites:
HENDERSON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE 75 East Central Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792
ETOWAH LIBRARY 101 Brickyard Road, Etowah, NC 28729
FLAT ROCK VILLAGE HALL 110 Village Center Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731
FLETCHER TOWN HALL 300 Old Cane Creek Road, Fletcher, NC 28732
SAME DAY REGISTRATION is available during One Stop Early Voting
Hours of Operation (same for all 4 SITES):
Friday, Nov 4: 8:00 am – 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov 5: 8 am – 3 pm (only Saturday date — ends at 3 PM
Check out the IAM website for October’s PANTRY and CLOTHING needs or to volunteer:www.iam-hc.org
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.