Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, March 5 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, 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
CONGREGATIONAL READ
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” The book is an anthology of short chapters so it’s easy to browse and read chapters of special interest to you.
CONGREGATIONAL READ DISCUSSION SESSIONS
Session 2 has been RESCHEDULED: no session on Sunday, February 25
Our second of 4 planned discussions sessions has been rescheduled from February 25 to APRIL 7 and will be led by Charlotte Corrigan. Enjoy the Pledge Kickoff activities at coffee hour on the 25th.
Our previously scheduled sessions will be unchanged: Jan Partin will lead on MARCH 10 and Laura Early on MARCH 25 – all sessions are at noon in the Sanctuary (after service and after you’ve enjoyed your cup of tea or coffee). APRIL 7 will be led by Charlotte Corrigan.
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
HIGHLIGHTS in this issue: details are in the linked JW NEWS text!
- SAVE the DATE: UUMFE – SPRING for CHANGE – March 21 to May 2
- OUTREACH COLLECTION – DREAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND, thru E.O.M.: 2/25 is last Sunday
- Congregational Read: ALL WE CAN SAVE – 02-25 session postponed — next DISCUSSION session 03-10
- UU JUSTICE NC – news and Friday Action Hour
- UU JUSTICE NC — Thursday Feb. 22: CALL to ACTION – LEANDRO ADVOCACY DAY in NC
- UU the Vote / NC PRIMARY Election info — March 5 / YOU CAN VOTE info/links
- LWV seminar: FEB 22, 11:30am-1pm: Navigating Immigration Pathways To Legal Status
- BLACK HISTORY MONTH – Hendersonville
- GREEN DRINKS Hendersonville: Thursday, February 22, 5:30-7pm: Drought, Climate Change, and the Mystery of the Missing Western Water
2023-2024 OUTREACH COLLECTIONS
February: DREAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND Collection ENDS 02-29 / 02-25 is the last Sunday opportunity to donate
We dedicate our Outreach Collection to DREAM SCHOLARSHIPS during the month of February; a cause we have supported for more than a dozen years. These college scholarships – up to $2500 per year – have now helped well over 50 undocumented students brought to the US as children. These DACA recipients are now young adults seeking to improve their lives and those of their family members through higher education and employment.
Our guest on February 4, was Evelyn G. who shared her story at our Sunday service. She immigrated to the US from Mexico as a youngster as her family fled local corruption and sought a better, safer life. After entering 4th grade in Hendersonville with no English, Evelyn recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree and works as an accountant at Blue Ridge Health. The Dream Scholarship funding she received was essential to achieving her long held dream of a college education and profession.
If you would like your offering to go to this program, please write Dream Scholarship 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 “Dream Scholarship.” 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!
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
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 to view the materials for the current and previous sessions
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.
UU Justice NC’s 2/22 Leandro Day of Action – Car Caravan
As a part of Every Child NC’s Leandro Day of Action on Thursday, February 22, UU Justice NC is leading a morning car caravan to spread our powerful message through the streets surrounding the State Supreme Court. Participants will gather at 9:00am in the parking lot of the UU Fellowship of Raleigh (3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh) to decorate their cars with pre-made signs and then take our message to “Fund Schools with Leandro” to the streets of downtown Raleigh! You can Register Here.
If you won’t be in Raleigh, here’s a simple alternative action:
Call to Action for Thursday, February 22– Ask Your State Elected Officials to Sign-On to the Leandro Candidate Commitment Form.
See the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for detailed information
NC Primary Election DATE: MARCH 5, 2024!
Each of us has power. In a recent blog post from former US Attorney Joyce Vance, she noted the following: “A decision not to vote will have as much force in determining the outcome of the 2024 election as much as voting in it will.” She followed that up with this comment: “Think your vote doesn’t matter? It definitely does in small local elections where turnout is small. Decisions about who your mayor or sheriff is will definitely impact your life. But voting matters in national elections too. Remember Florida in 2000? George Bush got 2,912,790 votes, 48.8% of the total. Al Gore received 2,912,253, also 8.8% of the vote. The fate of the nation hung on fewer than 1,000 votes [actually 537]. Remind anyone who tells you they’re going to sit out the 2024 election of that fact.”
Here is the link to IMPORTANT date/deadline/location details for Henderson County: hendersoncounty elections: important dates
UUJustice NC partner organization You Can Vote has handy information and links:
WHEN, WHERE & HOW to vote
| Voting Guide — You Can Votewww.youcanvote.org |
Coming in March:
MIGRANT FARM WORKERS WELCOME BAG COLLECTION 2024
The 7th Annual collection and bagging of needed supplies to welcome arriving Migrant Farm Workers happens this year in March and April. At UUFH, we will have a donation location on site March 17 – through April 7 ONLY. We’re giving you a heads up now to increase your shopping window.
Locally thanks to your generosity and others in the community, we have gone from filling 100 bags in the first year to 600 bags last year. We are aiming to exceed that number in 2024.
See the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for detailed information on when, where, and what to donate.