Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, December 8th at NOON via Zoom
The Social Justice team is a self-selecting group open to all UUFH Members and Friends. We welcome all active participants. Whether your social justice interests are one or many, you can contribute to our SJT efforts. Please contact Charlotte Corrigan for the Zoom link if you plan to attend this meeting.
Join Social Justice Team (SJT)
We meet the first Tuesday of each month from 12-1:30pm via Zoom.
All are welcome to attend. These meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH Justice efforts. To participate, please e-mail Charlotte Corrigan for the agenda, prior minutes, and Zoom link.
GS2030 (Green Sanctuary Renewal) is included in our meetings per the Fellowship’s approval of our UUFH Congregational Project for 2023-2024
GS2030 UUFH Congregational Project: CONGREGATIONAL READ
We are looking forward to continuing to learn and grow together, and we invite you to join us in our Congregational Read: All We Can Save: Truth Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine Wilkerson. Discussions and other activities will start after the holiday season. Stay tuned for details!
2023-2024 OUTREACH COLLECTIONS: UPDATES
October OUTREACH COLLECTION for MOUNTAIN TRUE
In our first Outreach Collection for 2023-24, your generous donations for Mountain True totaled $1896.07 Thank you for your generosity!
NOVEMBER OUTREACH COLLECTION: YOUTH HUNGER FEED the KIDS & BACKPACK
On Sunday, November 5 your UUFH Social Justice Team we began a new Outreach Collection with our ongoing inclusion of a collection for Youth Hunger.
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 not just to grow strong healthy bodies but also 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.
If you would like your offering to go to these programs, please write “Youth Hunger” in the memo line of your check. Or, if you are giving cash, please use an envelope (provided in the Foyer), write your name on it, and mark it “Youth Hunger.” You may also contribute through your Vanco account via the UUFH website. Click “Donate” at the top of the website home page and select “Outreach Fund.”
Thank you for your generosity!
These collections and the Board’s “Pass the Plate” Collections put our UU values into actions in our local community and beyond.
SAVE THE DATE: DECEMBER 3 SOUP SUNDAY
Following the start of our Guest at Your Table / UU Service Committee Outreach Collection at the December 3 service, the Social Justice Team and Family Ministries will co-host a Soup Sunday event.
Always a favorite, watch for more details soon on how you can contribute. We’ll need SOUP plus breads, desserts and VOLUNTEERS.
Want more NEWS?
Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the UUFH jUUstice WORKERS NEWS email list. Use this link for this week’s news compilation: JW NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS in this issue: details are in the linked JW NEWS text!
- OUTREACH COLLECTION NEWS: MountainTrue (OCTOBER) proceeds, Youth Hunger (November ) in progress, and SAVE the DATE for SOUP SUNDAY (December)
- UU JUSTICE NC – news, Friday Action Hour
- Love Reaches Out: Children of Migrant Families Christmas
- Pro-Choice NC WEBINAR – Thursday, November 9 at Noon
- Gen H survey ends November 14 and OPEN HOUSE November 20 ENDS SOON
- IAM HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
And more…
UU JUSTICE NC
Subscribe to receive the monthly newsletter & action alerts in your inbox at UUJusticeNC.org DONATE to UU Justice NC via this link: You Can Donate Here!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia Sampson, Executive Director, UU Justice NC: see the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for additional specific actions you can take.
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Every Friday at 11:00 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. And we always have good music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones!
Join via this Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107
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 the weekly update in your inbox automatically. Click Here to Sign Up! Receive a listserv email with all the details prior to Friday’s Action Hour.
City of Hendersonville COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURVEY
Take the Gen H Survey! ENDING SOON
The Gen H survey will be live from now until November 14th.
This community survey is an important and easy way for you to help shape Hendersonville’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. We encourage you to provide your feedback and encourage your friends, coworkers and neighbors to do the same. More information can be found on the Hendersonville City website.
NEW: Comprehensive Plan OPEN HOUSE – NOVEMBER 20
The city of Hendersonville is inviting the public to an open house as part of the Gen H Comprehensive Plan development process on Monday, Nov. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Kaplan Auditorium at the Henderson County Library, 301 N. Washington St. Participants can drop in during that time to meet city representatives and provide their input on the future of Hendersonville.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Review the existing conditions analysis which includes an overview of Hendersonville’s demographic data, geography, transportation network, land use patterns, community character, and much more
- Participate in planning exercises to help prioritize community needs
- Take home information about the plan to share
- Share ideas for the future of Hendersonville, including parks and greenways and downtown
- Enjoy light refreshments
The input received from residents (through the survey, stakeholder meetings, mapping exercises, Council Comp-versations, and Open House) is combined with the existing conditions to set the framework for recommendations on how the City should plan for the future.
Kids are welcome to attend the open house. Activities will be provided, along with some Gen H Comprehensive Plan giveaways. Free parking available in the library lot.
The Gen H Comprehensive Plan is Hendersonville’s strategy for how growth and development are managed over the next 20+ years. The plan will be used as a tool for prioritizing resources and future planning efforts. City Council can also use the Gen H Plan as a guide for budgeting, strategic planning, and making policy decisions. To learn more about the comprehensive plan, please visit www.hvlnc.gov/GenH.
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.
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