Justice is what love looks like in public.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING

Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, April 2 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.

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

Laura Early will lead the discussion on MARCH 24.  The Final Session will be led by Charlotte Corrigan on April 14.

All sessions are at noon in the Sanctuary (after service and after you’ve enjoyed your cup of tea or coffee). 

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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!

• UU JUSTICE NC – news and Friday Action Hour
• · UU the Vote / NATIONAL LAUNCH recording link + more
• · IAAM Charleston trip REGISTRATION & DEPOSIT — by March 24
• · SAVE the DATE: UUMFE – SPRING for CHANGE – March 21 to May 2  – World Water Day 03-22
• · Congregational Read: ALL WE CAN SAVE – next DISCUSSION 03-24
• · MIGRANT FARM WORKERS WELCOME BAG COLLECTION 2024– March 17 thru April 7
• · UUSJ Webinar 8pm, April 4:  Keep Calling & Writing…

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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.

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Coming to UUFH March 17 – April 7:

MIGRANT FARM WORKERS WELCOME BAG COLLECTION 2024

The 7^th 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. 

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.

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UU the Vote Launch: RECORDING & SLIDE SHOW links

Last week,  over 700 folks joined our UU THE VOTE 2024 LAUNCH. Thank you. Check out the slide show and recording of the launch below. We are joining State Action Networks and local and national partner organizations – and it will require more of us. As Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson with UU Justice NC reminded us, “It is time to go deeper. For most of us, postcarding should only be the appetizer before the meal. This year our moral legacy is on the line. And if we can go further than postcarding, we have a moral responsibility to do so.” JOIN UU the VOTE 2024Start by downloading our 2024 UU THE VOTE LAUNCH GUIDE.You can find the full RECORDING and SLIDES of our launch here. UUFH has a strong history of involvement in the UU the Vote Campaigns in 2020 and 2022.  But we need your help – this requires many hands not just the SJT members.  Kitten Bulen, who led past UUFH campaign efforts. is seeking one or two people to take over leadership under her guidance.

UUFH & NAACP Trip to International African American Museum,

Charleston, SC — May 4 and 5, 2024 UUFH SJT and the NAACP are co-sponsoring and subsidizing this trip to IAAM.

Join Rev. Terry Davis and Judy Bonner!

As part of our congregation’s commitment to work for racial justice, equity, and reconciliation, UUFH will be hosting a weekend trip to Charleston, South Carolina on May 4 and 5 in partnership with the Henderson County NAACP.

In addition to visiting the new International African American Museum, we will have a community dinner and attend Sunday worship services at Mother Emmanuel Church, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the southern United States. All transportation aboard a luxury coach is included. There will be some free time to explore on your own.  We have negotiated a good rate with an area hotel.

The cost of the trip, including museum admission and the Saturday dinner, is $100 per person; $50 per student. Scholarships are available. If you are interested, we need your reservations as soon as possible. Please call or email Social Justice Team Member Judy Bonner to obtain an application or get more information. Judybonner1@nulloutlook.com   561-706-1339.

More information can also be found in the current JW NEWS.