Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is FRIDAY, JANUARY 5– NOON @ UUFH
NOTE the special date & agenda:
Our January meeting will consist of a brief business meeting, optional brown bag lunch and then we will set up the Sanctuary for our January 7 World Cafe Green Sanctuary service with Rev. Terry Davis.
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.
UPDATE: The book is an anthology of short chapters so it’s easy to browse and read chapters of special interest to you. The link above takes you to the project website where you can purchase the book directly as well as link to an excerpt. Rev. Terry Davis is planning a service based on the book on Sunday, February 11. Add the book to your reading list now. Stay tuned for additional updates and details!
2023-2024 OUTREACH COLLECTIONS:
DECEMBER OUTREACH COLLECTION:
Guest at Your Table – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
On Sunday, December 3, your UUFH Social Justice Team began a new Outreach Collection with our annual Guest at Your Table Collection supporting the work of UUSC – the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
This year we are delighted to have a guest speaker for the service, Julian Sharp. Julian is the Senior Associate for Congregational Support at the UU Service Committee. In this role, he works to strengthen relationships between the UUSC and UU congregations. Julian manages the Guest at Your Table program, UUSC Sunday, and other congregational philanthropic initiatives.
To direct your offering to these programs, please write “GAYT” in the memo line of your check. Or, if you are giving cash, please use an GAYT envelope or GAYT box. 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 Outreach Collections and the Board’s “Pass the Plate” Collections put our UU values into actions in our local community and beyond.
UPDATE: YOUTH HUNGER OUTREACH COLLECTION
Proceeds for the November Youth Hunger Collection totaled $1881.00 thanks to your generous contributions throughout the month.
This translates to $940.50 each for BACKPACK OF FLAT ROCK and FEED THE KIDS COALITION. Thanks to all who contributed.
If you would like to join UUFH volunteers for either (or BOTH!) of these community endeavors, contact Charlotte Corrigan for additional details and information to sign on to the team.
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 for December: UUSC – Guest at Your Table – started 12-03
- UU JUSTICE NC – news, Friday Action Hour
- DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE ACTION ALERT: December 7, 2 pm – “Comment Party“
- Hendersonville Green Drinks – December 14, 5:30 pm – MountainTrue co-sponsor
- LWVHC updates: MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION – links
- IAM HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE – ends December 15
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
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OPPORTUNITIES for ACTION
UU Justice NC’s Friday Action Hour
Join UU Justice NC this Friday, December 8th at 11:00am for the 184rd Gathering of Friday Action Hour. This week, our guest Hibah Elawad will speak to us about the campaign to Free James Richardson, a wrongfully convicted man from Greenville, NC. We’ll also write Letters to the Editor about the state-wide death penalty commutation campaign, and this past weekend’s Rally for Commutation, Community and Compassion in Raleigh. Join via this Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107 and sign up for the weekly Friday Action Hour promo email here.
Recognizing & Resisting Fascism as People of Faith
Tuesday, December 12, 8:00pm,
Hosted by UUSJ. Rev. Cecilia Kingman, the author of the 2023 Berry Street Address, titled “My Little Pony Was Right: Reflections on Fascisms Without and Within,” will share her thoughts on how to recognize the less well-known characteristics of rising fascism, as well as her conviction that our faith as Unitarian Universalists compels us to resist it in all its forms. Get your Ticket Here
Hendersonville Green Drinks – December 14, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Considering Tradeoffs: A Growth & Development Mapping Exercise
City Planning Staff will lead participants through a mapping exercise where you will be tasked to balance housing growth and economic development with choices related to transportation, quality of life and conservation. You will have to earn points to unlock game pieces and strive to avoid “raising taxes” in order to “win” the game.
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by Conserving Carolina, MountainTrue and Trailside Brewing Co. Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people. This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome. You don’t have to drink at Green Drinks, just come and listen. Trailside Brewing Co. offers beer, wine, cider, prosecco and non-alcoholic beverages. A limited food menu will be available.
About the presenter: Matthew Manley is an accredited City Planner through the American Planning Association’s American Institute of Certified Planners. He is the project manager for the City of Hendersonville GEN H Comprehensive Plan. Matthew has been with the City of Hendersonville since December of 2020 and helped to shepherd the city through a time of unprecedented growth.
