Justice is what love looks like in public.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT)

Our next SJT monthly meeting, is TUESDAY, May 13 at 7:00 pm 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.  Your inputs are welcome.  Contact any team member AND join the team to help carry out your suggestions. Contact Charlotte Corrigan for the Agenda, minutes and meeting LINK and current schedule 

GS2030 Green Sanctuary Renewal is included in our SJT meetings per the Fellowship’s approval of our UUFH Congregational Project for 2024-2025. 

“RECONNECTING TO EARTH” WORKSHOP, April 26, UUFH Fellowship Hall

The Green Sanctuary Team and Social Justice Team invite you to share your thoughts on our future focus. Join us for the “Reconnecting with Earth” Workshop, designed to foster a collective understanding of how we can best direct our time and energy. We will: Imagine the future we want for our community in 2050 Identify our Challenging Realities Build capacity for Community Care Chart a Course for Transformative Action All while Keeping Love at the center.

We encourage you to sign up using the link:  Sign Up Here

For any questions, feel free to reach out to Rhodeena Gonzalez at rhodeena@nullaol.com.

Your voice matters, and we look forward to hearing from you!

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This week’s highlights: details are in the text!

• “Committing to Earth” Green Sanctuary workshop, Saturday, April 26
• UU COMMON READ:  Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families:  discussion session #2 is May 4, #3 is May 18, and the final session is June 1.  JOIN US!
• April Outreach Collection:  ENDS APRIL 30: MIGRANT WORKERS EMERGENCY FUND (True Ridge), plus January Outreach Collection update:  home restorations resume.   
• UU JUSTICE NC – News and Friday Action Hour (NEW LINKS to Zoom, Google doc and list serv)
• Side With Love:  ACTION CENTER WEEKLY UPDATE (LINK updated each week) – actions & resource materials plus THE GATHERING – a monthly event  on 2nd Mondays(
• LVHC:   FRANCEE SHERMAN STUDENT AWARD $1000 = apply by May
• MountainTrue: Action Alert – Tell NCDEQ that North Carolina Needs an E.coli Standard plus upcoming events for April – May
• Backpack of Flat Rock annual EMPTY BOWLS fundraiser –– SAVE THE DATE:  Sunday, MAY 18

UU Common Read

Rev. George invites you to participate in this year’s UU Common Read. The book is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families edited by Peggy Gillespie. 

A monthly four-part discussion series on these remaining dates:  May 4, May 18, and June 1, 12-1:30pm  — in Fellowship Hall — bring a bag lunch. Attend the ones you can —

You can order it here. (UU bookstore $22.00, Amazon $17.10 / ebook $9.99)  Please sign up HERE. The discussions will be Zoom accessible also.

APRIL OUTREACH COLLECTION:  TRUE RIDGE MIGRANT EMERGENCY FUND

ENDS April 30 / last Sunday service is April 27 
True Ridge (trueridge.org) began as an organization to help the Latin and Migrant Worker communities with domestic violence but has expanded to provide bilingual and culturally appropriate support in three key areas:

• ADVOCACY – Court accompaniment, case management, interpretations, document translations with notary services, assistance with Mexico legal documents and Hurricane Helene Relief services.
• EDUCATION – Information and referrals to education resources, support for educational scholarships, 
• IMMIGRATION – By appointment only consultations, Immigration legal services for a low-bono fee, document translations, and notary services.

True Ridge serves the Hispanic community in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties.  Our guest on Sunday, April 6 was Melisa S. Escobar, Executive Director at True Ridge; she spoke briefly about the work of True Ridge.

Our April Outreach Collection is dedicated to the True Ridge MIGRANT Emergency Fund which aids migrants in crisis situations and is led by Anne Backer, UUFH volunteer.  

All families face emergencies from illness, accidents, loss of employment or housing, domestic violence and other crimes, etc.  The True Ridge Emergency Fund provides financial aid to complement the various support services offered and understands the cultural needs of Hispanic families in crisis.

Your donations support families and this community in a time of family crisis or emergency.  

• Please note MIGRANT EMERGENCY FUND in the memo line on your check or on your donation envelope (available in the foyer).  
• You may also click “donate” on our website, then select “Outreach Fund”. 

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! 

FRIDAY ACTION HOUR Every Friday at 11:00

Join UU Justice NC for our Weekly Friday Action Hour.  

Every week, UU’s and justice partners across the state gather to recap the past week and take action on the issues impacting our state and country.   And there is always great music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones! 

UU Justice NC now has New Friday Action Hour Links 

for the Google Doc, Zoom Registration, and to sign up for our Weekly Email.

We are in a critical moment. Power is being consolidated in the hands of the few, while attacks on democracy, bodily autonomy, and human dignity escalate. But nothing is inevitable. Justice movements are powered by people like you—people who organize, resist, and build a loving and liberated world. That’s why we have launched the Action Center Weekly Update—a resource to keep you informed, equip you with immediate actions, and help you strengthen your organizing skills. Each Tuesday, find our newest update at our Action Center as well as the archive of past updates. Check out this week’s update:  sidewithlove.org/actioncenter There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.     Audre Lorde