Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, June 4 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.
The meeting on June 4 will be our last of this fiscal year.
We will then hold an Annual Planning Session (date TBD) to plan for next year’s activities. Your inputs are welcome. Contact any team member or join the team to carry out your suggestions.
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
North Carolina UU the Vote LAUNCH – Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00pm
Join UU Justice NC and UU’s across the state for the official kick-off of our 2024 UU the Vote Campaign.
We will be joined by National UU the Vote Organizer, Nora Rasman, Carolina Jews for Justice Executive Director Abby Lublin, and other guests from our partner organizations across NC. This year, our moral legacy is on the line. Together, we can organize the largest activation of UUs in our state’s history. Let’s get ready to UU the Vote! Register Here!
Your UUFH leads for UU the Vote have had a sneak preview of the major campaign actions; everyone will have multiple opportunities to contribute to this effort.
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
- GREEN DRINKS – May 9, 5:30-7pm “French Broad Paddle Trail” briefing
- IAM Volunteer for our UUFH goods collections
- 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.
North Carolina UU the Vote LAUNCH – Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00pm
Join UU Justice NC and UU’s across the state for the official kick-off of our 2024 UU the Vote Campaign.
We will be joined by National UU the Vote Organizer, Nora Rasman, Carolina Jews for Justice Executive Director Abby Lublin, and other guests from our partner organizations across NC.
This year, our moral legacy is on the line.
Together, we can organize the largest activation of UUs in our state’s history. Let’s get ready to UU the Vote!
The REGISTRATION LINK is in the attached JW NEWS document!!
MAY 19: 2024 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.
Tickets will be available for purchase on SUNDAY, MAY 12 at Social 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
ONLINE tickets are SOLD OUT for the 12-2PM seating – purchase yours at Social Hour after services on May 12 and May 19 while they last.
 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. |