Justice is what love looks like in public.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT)

NOTE our new 6:30PM meeting time:  

• We hope this new time encourages participation by those in the workforce or with young children.   
• We have a mix of on-site or  Zoom meetings planned.

Our next SJT monthly meeting will be September 3 at 6:30 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 meetings per the Fellowship’s approval of our UUFH Congregational Project for 2023-2024

Want more NEWS? 

If you’re not following the UUFH jUUstice WORKERS NEWS, you’re missing out on events and actions that support our UU values.
Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the email list.

link to the current edition:  JW NEWS

his week’s highlights:

• UU JUSTICE NC – News and Friday Action Hour, NC Abortion Rights phone-banking 
• UU the Vote:   
• UUFH Democracy in Action Plan 
• You Can Vote: on-line training sessions   Updates – Phone-banking  Postcards SIGNUP & KIT DISTRIBUTION 
• UUSJ :  Voter Mobilization webinar (September 10)  
• UUSJ:  links for information and analysis about Project 2025 
• Plus more:  PSS, Moms Demand Action, Election Integrity tour,  VOTE 411 (LWV) 

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 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

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!

UU Justice NC’s Friday Action Hour — Friday, August 16 at 11:00am – You Can Vote! 

This week, we will be joined by Caitlin Metzguer, Deputy Director of You Can Vote. She will be speaking about new voting resources available to distribute in your local community as well as some upcoming phone banks to North Carolinians who have pledged to vote! We will also be calling on our General Assembly Leadership to include $300 million for Childcare Facilities in the state budget. Review this week’s resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.

North Carolina Abortion Rights Interfaith Phone Bank. 

Join Side With Love, UU Justice NC, Pro-Choice North Carolina, and Carolina Jews for Justice for this three-part phonebank series calling North Carolina voters.   The future of abortion access in North Carolina is on the line this election! Even though there isn’t a ballot initiative, abortion is absolutely on the ballot in NC, because those we elect will either defend and advance abortion access or keep banning it.  People of faith are coming together to send a powerful message that reproductive rights are aligned with our values, so let’s get on the phones and turn-out pro abortion voters this fall!

• Tuesday, August 27 7:00 – 9:00PM – Register Here
• Tuesday, September 24 7:00 – 9:00PM – Register Here
• Tuesday, October 8 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM- Register Here

UUFH has a strong history of involvement in the UU the Vote Campaigns in 2020 and 2022.  This requires many hands – not just those of the SJ Team. members.  

This requires many hands – not just those of the SJ Team members.  We have 2 new SJT volunteers, Richard Lottenberg and Elizabeth Ritchie, who are working with guidance from Kitten Bulen to spearhead UUFH efforts for 2024. 

As Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, 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.” 

NC UU the Vote LAUNCH of 05-14-24

Over 90 people – the largest in UU Justice NC history – joined this Zoom launch open to all but primarily for campaign leaders and congregational liaisons. 

UUFH:  INTRODUCTION TO OUR UU THE VOTE PLAN FOR 2024

UUFH Democracy in Action

We launched our UUFH Democracy in Action Plan on May 26.  Our Plan sets out a course of actions from now until the General Election with lots of options and actions to choose from beyond Postcards. Every time you complete an action, fill out a report slip and drop it in the box in the foyer. Our goal is 300 actions by November 5. Additional Democracy in Action Plan copies and report slips are in the foyer.

“UUFH Democracy in Action” 

Handouts were distributed  (plus additional copies are now on the Foyer table):

• PLAN outline:    UUFH Action Plan SS.xlsx FINAL 4.xlsx 
• Tracking FORM:  UUFH ACTION REPORT.docx FINAL.4 docx (1).docx   

Current UUFH Democracy in ACTION items: 

[1]  FRIDAY ACTION HOUR  – weekly at 11AM 

with Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, UU Justice NC

Join Action Hour via this Zoom. Link: NEW ZOOM LINK 

And if you can’t make it on Fridays, just check out our Action Hour Link:  Google Doc

This link permits viewing, at your convenience, the links & materials f

or the current and any previous 2024 sessions.

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!

[2]  YOU CAN VOTE:  VOTER EMPOWERMENT TRAINING  sessions

See YCV website youcanvote.org  for additional sessions as they are scheduled.  

Training sessions online are scheduled for multiple dates.

Virtual Voter Empowerment Training – – – August 11 — 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

YCV’s 2024 Voter Empowerment Training is an hour-long virtual webinar designed to mobilize volunteers with how to educate and empower the community for upcoming elections. This comprehensive training educates participants in You Can Vote’s work and key messages, a thorough understanding of how to properly fill out a voter registration form, best practices and the voter ID rules for this year! This training is for those looking to learn more about You Can Vote, updated voting rules, best practices in voter registration, and those interested in volunteering with YCV!

Sign Up Now

Virtual Voter Empowerment Training – – – August 27 — 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM  Sign Up Now

Virtual Voter Empowerment Training – – – September 7 — 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM  Sign Up Now

NOTE:  the YCV website also includes materials on  why voting matters:

Lawmakers and local elected officials make decisions about education, climate and the environment, the economy, public safety, civil rights, reproductive rights, public health, housing, and more. 

To learn how local, state, and federal officials impact the issues you care about click here to download a printable versions.  Your county commissioner or school board member may impact your daily life more immediately than elected Federal officials.

[3]. Write letters with Vote Forward to encourage voters to register and vote. 

Writing personalized, handwritten letters to voters is a proven and effective way to help increase voter turnout and strengthen our democracy.   You can write letters right now from your home. Letter writing is a great way to turn anxiety into action!  You can access this action by going to VoteForward.org.

Coming SOON:

Your first chance to SIGN UP AND RECEIVE postcard kits is at Coffee Hour on Sunday, August 25.  

Kits of 30 cards will also be available Sundays into September.

Contact a Democracy in Action team member  – R. Lottenberg,  E. Ritchie  or Kitten Bulen or SJT Chair, Charlotte Corrigan if this does not work for you and we’ll work something out if that’s more convenient for you.

We have signed up with UU Justice NC to do 3000 postcards.  UUJNC has now sent us materials such as voter name & address list text and “EARLY VOTING” information label text.  We have purchased the needed postcards, postcard postage stamps, Avery labels and colored pens.  

HOW MANY WILL YOU DO?  

Our assigned names are  all in Carrabus County.   We are also planning a POSTCARD PARTY for generating cards in a group setting for even more fun.

POSTCARD mailing period:  OCTOBER 1 through October 15.  

This is timed to target the early voting period October 17 – November 2.  Mailing early or late is a NO-NO!

NC Trusted Elections Tour – coming to Hendersonville on AUGUST 19

A bipartisan group of individuals and organizations have come together to form the North Carolina Network for Fair, Safe, & Secure Elections, a grassroots project initiated by The Carter Center with a mission to create healthy dialogue and build consensus around election security and voting access in our state.

 Recognizing an urgent need to enhance trust in our elections, through Oct. 6, the network is hosting the Trusted Elections Tour, a series of 14 town halls across the state – one in each congressional district – to provide information on the electoral process, build trust in our voting system, and strengthen civil discourse. 

These 90-minute town halls will feature cybersecurity experts, election officials, and election law attorneys from both sides of the aisle. They will address public concerns about electronic voting machines and hacking, explain the secure process for collecting and counting votes, and advise on how challenges, recounts, and fraud allegations are dealt with through proper legal channels.

Click on the link for the flier with 

DETAILS &  REGISTRATION for Hendersonville  —  AUGUST 19 , 6:30 – 8:00 PM, at BRCC