Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 7 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!
- MAY Outreach Collection through May 31: TRUERIDGE Crisis Response Fund
- EMPTY BOWLS — May 19 (2 seating periods), 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 – see website or text below
- UUSJ “Saving Democracy“ links
- IAAM Charleston trip is May 4-5. “Charleston Chat” newsletters sent to attendees
- GREEN DRINKS – May 9, 5:30-7pm “French Broad Paddle Trail” briefing
- And more…
MAY OUTREACH COLLECTION – through May 31
TrueRidge Crisis Management Fund for Migrant Workers
May is the month for the Outreach Collection to benefit the Crisis Management Fund for Migrant Workers at True Ridge.
This Fund has been active for about 2 years and has been invaluable in many crisis situations. Examples include:
- The fund has provided money for emergency medical treatment when none was available from local organizations.
- Money was quickly obtained to hold rental property as it goes as fast as it comes on the market.
- We are now working with a family whose mother is in hopes of getting some help for a botched leg amputation and they are living in one small room with only a one burner hotplate for cooking and no transportation until they can get tags and license plate. We are trying to help them get items to make their lives a little better. The father has been in the hospital but normally is a migrant agricultural worker.
100% of the money goes to help migrant workers.
If you would like your offering to go to this program, please write “Crisis Response Fund” 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 “Crisis Response Fund”. 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!
YOU CAN VOTE: VOTER EMPOWERMENT TRAINING sessions
For more information, see the You Can Vote website: youcanvote.org or the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News.
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
 Thursday, May 9th 5:30-7:00pm Trailside Brewery 873 Lenox Park Dr Hendersonville, NC 28739 Come learn about the history, present condition, and opportunities for growth facing the French Broad Paddle Trail in Henderson County and abroad. Placed in the context of challenges from proposed dams, degraded water quality, and short-sighted growth, the French Broad River is an ongoing success story due to the work of passionate local communities, well-organized advocacy campaigns, and strong partnerships between nonprofits, government agencies, and local businesses. The French Broad Paddle Trail focuses on recreational access, stewardship, and information along the river, led by MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper program, and this presentation will give an overview of the Trail in general, share updates on specific projects occurring here in Henderson County, and inform attendees on how they can get involved and support this work. |