Social Justice News: UUSJ Statement, Spring Street Initiative, UUSJ Webinar, Smithsonian Exhibit,

Justice is what love looks like in public.

SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT)

Our next SJT monthly meeting will be held online (Zoom) on Tuesday, February 11 at 6:30 pm.
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.

Join Social Justice Team (SJT)

We meet the second Tuesday of each month.

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.

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Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the email list or click the link to the current edition: jUUstice Worker’s NEWS

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

January OUTREACH COLLECTION: SPRING STREET INITIATIVE
UU JUSTICE NC – News and Friday Action Hour, and more
UUSJ: Statement on Trump Retaking High Office (link). Webinar January
UUSJ upcoming WEBINAR: The Path Forward… Congresswoman (and UU) Judy Chu (MONDAY, January 27, 8 PM)
UUSJ: learn about the 5^th Circuit DACA Ruling, WEDNESDAY, January 22, 7-9pm
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America: Remembrance Ceremony: Saturday, January 25, at 3 pm
Civil rights Trip planning – Selma & Montgomery (March 6-9)
Library Exhibit: VOICES & VOTES – a Traveling SMITHSONIAN Exhibit: December 9 through January 25, Henderson County Main Library – – ENDS SATURDAY!

DECEMBER OUTREACH COLLECTION:

Guest at Your Table – UU Service Committe To date, proceeds total $1324. All outstanding boxes / donations should now be turned in.

JANUARY OUTREACH COLLECTION: SPRING STREET INITIATIVE

On Sunday, January 5, your UUFH Social Justice – Green Sanctuary Team begins our first Outreach Collection for 2025. All proceeds of the Collection will go to the SPRING STREET INITIATIVE, a community-driven initiative, begun by contractor Will Avery following Hurricane Helene.

The Spring Street Initiative (SSI) focuses on rebuilding homes and providing safe housing to displaced residents in our community. With 43 properties on the list for repairs. The Initiative is prioritizing safety and structural integrity. Funding is now needed for interior rebuilds like insulation, sheet rock, and flooring just as needed material costs have surged. SSI is committed to providing these repairs at no cost to the homeowners – people of color historically segregated into low lying, flood-prone “Green Meadows” land in Hendersonville.

The Spring Street Initiative’s goal is to provide full, turn-key renovations for these homes, allowing families to move back into newly rebuilt homes at no cost to them. This approach will enable homeowners to use their FEMA funds to replace lost possessions and begin rebuilding their lives without incurring additional debt. By covering the cost of materials and volunteer trades doing the labor, SSI ensures that families are not burdened by the financial strain of rebuilding.

To donate please visit https://uufhnc.org/ and click the donate button. Attendees may also designate donations made. during the offering at Sunday services through January.

UPDATES:

The UUFH ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE has voted to match this collection $ for $ up to $3000. Let’s max out the match and then some! The local NAACP Chapter has also donated $3000.

If you missed the SSI slide show shown on January 5, you can view it at this link Green Meadows Slideshow or on the monitor during Sunday Coffee Hours through January 26. Plus, Tom now has updates showing at coffee hour highlighting progress on the 3 homes.

To volunteer your skills please sign up in the foyer – before and after services or in Fellowship Hall during coffee time. Painters will be needed soon.

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!

Join via this Zoom. Link: NEW ZOOM LINK If you can’t make it on Fridays, just check out our Action Hour Link: Google Doc This link permits viewing, at your convenience, all the links & materials – including the Actions List – for the current and any previous sessions for 2024.

BONUS: Sign up for the Weekly Friday Action Hour community listserv Email Each email includes a promo of the week’s actions, the Zoom link, and the link to our Actions List (Google Doc) direct each week to your inbox. Click here to sign up! Review this week’s resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.

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UUSJ: Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice: UPCOMING WEBINAR

Via Zoom, Hear from U.S. Congresswoman (and Unitarian Universalist) Judy Chu

The Path Forward To Meet The Moment

Let’s hear her insights on the path forward as we endeavor to “Meet the Moment” (GA 2025 theme).

This fundraiser event will support UUSJ’s work toward mission fulfillment, advancing equitable national policies and actions aligned with UU values through engagement, education, and advocacy as we seek a just, compassionate, and sustainable world community.

Monday, January 27, 8:00 p.m. ET (This ZOOM event is closed to the press)

Join UUSJ via Zoom to hear from Congresswoman Judy Chu, who will advise us in our fight for justice in the federal forum. See the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for more information including REGISTRATION.

Moms Demand Action: REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY FOR GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS Saturday, January 25 at 3:00pm

From UUFH member John Owens, Moms Demand Action:
For the past several years, we have gathered together to put faces and stories behind the tragic victims of gun violence. Trinity Presbyterian, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, and First Methodist Church have hosted this moving ceremony in past years.
This year we will gather at Grace Lutheran Church (1245 6th Ave W) on Saturday, January 25 at 3:00pm as part of Gun Violence Survivors Week. Mark this date on your calendar!