Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 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.
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
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!
- Outreach Collection through April 30: Exploring Diversity through Literature Fund
- EMPTY BOWLS — May 19 ( (2 seatings), on site UUFH ticket sales start 05/05
- UU JUSTICE NC – news and Friday Action Hour
- UU the Vote:
- North Carolina UU the Vote LAUNCH – Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00pm.
- LWV Voter Registration Training @ UUFH 3 pm – JUNE 1 (Saturday)
- You Can Vote: training sessions
- UUSJ “Saving Democracy“ links
- IAAM Charleston trip REGISTRATION & DEPOSIT — seats may still be available
APRIL OUTREACH COLLECTION – FINAL SUNDAY!
Our APRIL OUTREACH COLLECTION launched SUNDAY, April 7, 2024 in support of the UUFH Exploring Diversity through Literature Fund. This Collection ends April 30.
This UUFH project, Exploring Diversity through Literature Fund, donates books that feature the many cultures, distinct traditions and realities of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to local schools and other institutions.
This project nurtures the potential of children in Henderson County by providing literature that reflects and honors their lives and experiences. We believe that our community will be enhanced by helping children appreciate themselves and others. Visit our website at: https://uufhnc.org/justice/exploring-diversity-through-literature/
If you would like your offering to go to this program, please write “Exploring Diversity through Literature” 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 “Exploring Diversity through Literature”. 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 2024 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 the Vote Launch: RECORDING & SLIDE SHOW links
| 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 2024 *Start 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. |
Your SJT is making plans with partners such as the Henderson County League of Women Voters and You Can Vote.
Public Registration opens soon. SAVE the DATE!
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!
SEATS on the bus may still be available!
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.
Save the Date – MAY 19:
EMPTY BOWLS Fundraiser for BACKPACK
BACKPACK is one of 2 recipients of the Social Justice Team’s Youth Hunger Outreach Collection held each November. This fundraiser is another opportunity for you to contribute to this community effort: have a soup-based meal and take home a pottery bowl from local artisans.
The 2024 event will be on May 19; seatings are 12-2 pm or 4-6 pm at St. John in the Wilderness Social Hall.
SJT members will be selling tickets on Sundays in May at Coffee Hour. Tickets are $30 per person or $50 for a family of two adults and children under 12.
For more information and online ticket purchase see this link: https://www.stjohnflatrock.org/empty-bowls