SOCIAL JUSTICE & ALLIES FOR RACIAL EQUITY TEAM MEETINGS
We meet on the first TUESDAY of the month (Feb 7, 2023) 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.
ARE updates and news can be sent to Charlotte Corrigan for inclusion in emails, eBlasts and Justice Worker News.
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HIGHLIGHTS in this issue include:
- SEARCH FOR 2023-2024 CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT
- CONGREGATIONAL READ – update for February 26
- ARE FEBRUARY WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
- UU Justice NC news
- 2045 HC Comprehensive Plan – Mountaintrue updates and ACTION ALERTS – Jan. 30 Community Meeting
- PLUS MORE…
CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT SEARCH for 2023-2024
It’s January 2023 and for the UUFH Social Justice Team, it’s now time to begin the process of finding a Congregational Project for the 2023-2024 church year. Our current Allies for Racial Equity Project began in the summer of 2022 will expire, if not renewed, on June 30, 2023. Prior to the current project, we adopted an Environmental Justice Project.
The “Gardiner model” GARDINER model -2023.docx was introduced to the UUFH Social Justice Team in 2017. The model is adaptable for congregational needs and capabilities and unites the congregation – not just the Social Justice Team – around a chosen social justice issue.
Input from the congregation is vital for the selection process and participation is vital to implementation and success. Your attendance at this meeting is especially welcome; additional project meetings may be scheduled.
If you have a project that you would like to see adopted and are willing to be a leader, co-leader or major contributor to the effort, please submit a draft proposal to the Team for consideration at our February SJT meeting (via Zoom, noon, Tuesday, February 7).
Use the example in the Gardiner model link GARDINER model -2023.docx as the starting point for your submission. The Team will work with you to develop a project proposal for the Annual Meeting vote by the Fellowship.
UUFH OUTREACH COLLECTIONS:
UUSC – GUEST AT YOUR TABLE –
The collection ended on January 8 with the return of boxes and envelopes, donations totaled $900.00.
In February, we’ll have our annual DREAM SCHOLARSHIP COLLECTION. We have a current scholarship recipient who will talk at the collection launch service on February 12
UU Justice NC
Subscribe to UUJMNC to receive the monthly newsletter and action alerts at UUJusticeNC.org ( new link!– the NEW website is now live!)
DONATE to UU Justice NC HERE
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
SIGN-UP MAKES IT EASY: to receive weekly updates automatically. Click Here to Sign Up! Receive an email with all the details prior to Friday’s Action Hour
For more Justice opportunities, see the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News.
UUSJ Event with UUA President Rev. Susan Fredrick-Gray
Thursday, February 2nd at 8:00 PM ET UUSJ FUNDRAISER
Rev. Frederick-Gray will offer her reflections on the 118th Session of Congress and will then take questions from UUs across the country. At the start of this new congress, it is time to renew our commitment to engaging at a federal level. This event is a fundraiser to support the incredible federal legislative leadership of our friends at UUSJ. Tickets are $25;free tickets are available upon request. Register Here
Side with Love’s annual month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice, 30 DAYS OF LOVE will go from Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16) through Valentine’s Day (February 14).
This year’s 30 Days of Love is a love letter to our whole beloved community – families, religious professionals, partners and communities that embody our values and work for justice and liberation year round. Each week will feature a spiritual theme overlapping with one of Side With Love’s intersectional justice priorities, and we’ll share an array of offerings to help nourish your spirit and give gratitude and affirmation. Learn More Here
ACTION ALERTS: 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT
Delivering on Goals Requires Strengthening Recommendations
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| MOUNTAIN TRUE COMMUNITY MEETING Come learn more about ways to support the best possible plan for growth in Henderson County and advocate for our environment. Monday, January 30th, 5:30 pm Edneyville Community Center, 15 Ida Rogers Drive Questions? Contact Nancy Diaz nancy@nullmountaintrue.org, 828 290-9175 |
For MORE on this vital issue, see the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News.
Check out the IAM website for current PANTRY and CLOTHING needs or to volunteer:
www.iam-hc.org: CLICK on “Current Needs” or the banner link on the home page.
FYI:
An on-site DONATION “BOX” is located in the
ALCOVE leading to the UUFH Quiet Room.
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.