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
Heads Up! Here’s what is coming next from the GS team:
- Join us for a WORLD CAFÉ SERVICE focused on climate justice on Sunday, January 7th, led by Rev. Terry Davis! PARTICIPATE!
- Get started on our Congregational Read! Rev. Terry will offer a service based on this book on February 11th.
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson Available from the publisher and Amazon ” A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?”—The New York Times” Stay tuned for more details about group book discussions to follow the service!
Did you miss this GS announcement in the holiday crush: LINK to UUFH GS team CONGREGATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS: survey results Let us know your thoughts and what additional questions come up by emailing Laura Early (laura.early87@nullgmail.com).
Want more NEWS?
Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the UUFH jUUstice WORKERS NEWS email list, OR use this link for this week’s news: JW NEWS JAN 3, 2024.docx
HIGHLIGHTS in this issue: details are in the linked JW NEWS text!
- UUFH World CAFÉ service – Sunday, January 7, a Green Sanctuary service w/ Rev. Terry
- Saving Democracy – a UUSJ Webinar, January 10 (W), 8 pm
- MLK DAY UNITY BREAKFAST & DAY OF SERVICE events – January 15
- Congregational Read – Sunday February 11 service w/ Rev. Terry – All We Can Save
- UU JUSTICE NC – news, Friday Action Hour
2024 UNITY BREAKFAST – 8:15 am, Blue Ridge Community College
The Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast Committee is pleased to announce the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast to be held on Monday, January 15, 2024. The event will take place at Blue Ridge Community College, in the Technology Education & Development Center. Food will be served beginning at 8:15 AM with the program beginning at 9:00 AM. This year, our theme is “Never Forget”, and our speaker is Robert “Zack” Zachary
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. $15 for adults, $5 under 18.
2024 MLK DAY OF SERVICE: 12 noon – St. James Episcopal Church
Sponsors – including UUFH – look forward to seeing all of you along with your families and friends on MLK Jr Day at St James Episcopal Church. Following the program, those attending will “work the tables” rebagging bulk (50#) bags of beans and rice for needy families to provide nutritious meal portions. It’s a fun time for all and is multi-generational & kid-friendly!
No admission charge.
PROGRAM WELCOME: Fr David Henson and Laurie Parkerson
- OPENING PRAYER honoring Dr. King — Rev. Terry Young, new pastor at St Paul AME Zion
- TRIBUTE TO DR KING – Rev Eric Gash, pastor at Speak Life Community Church (former educator and award winning football player at Hendersonville High and UNC-Chapel Hill).
DONATIONS IN ADVANCE ARE ENCOURAGED – those made at the door are also welcome. Make your checks payable to St James with MLK day (acct # 29408) on the memo line. Mail to St James Episcopal Church, 766 N Main St, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
DECEMBER OUTREACH COLLECTION:
Guest at Your Table – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Proceeds for December should be available soon; January is a Pass the Plate Congregational Collection for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County. These SJT Outreach Collections and the Congregation/Board’s “Pass the Plate” Collections put our UU values into actions in our local community and beyond.
UU JUSTICE NC
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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
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 2023
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.
January 5th – When the Lights Went Out in Moore County.
One year ago, a domestic terror attack incapacitated utilities to 45,000 households for 5 days in Moore County, NC. At least one person died as a direct result of this malicious act, and many more residents were harmed. To date, no one has been held accountable for this attack and nothing has been done to prevent future attacks. Our partners at Blueprint NC teamed up with the Laura Flanders Show (PBS) to break this silence. This Friday, we will watch the brand new 30-minute episode that tells this story.
Online, Wednesday, January 10 8:00pm ET via Zoom: RSVP to join
Author David Pepper will challenge and guide us in playing a more active and effective role in lifting democracy than you might have imagined. UU advocates and activists have received Pepper’s book well, especially those engaged in pro-democracy legislative and voter mobilization efforts.
Saving Democracy details how we all can and must play a role in saving democracy at this fraught time; it explains how all levels of the pro-democracy side, from national political leaders to grassroots activists to everyday Americans, must switch to offense; and it shows how to stay on offense and win on offense.
Join the UUSJ Democracy Action Team to hear directly from author David Pepper.