SJOT Update:

All members and friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team.  We currently meet via Zoom on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm.  Contact Charlotte Corrigan for access link to participate or observe.

OUTREACH COLLECTION FOR CREATION CARE ALLIANCE

The SJOT Outreach Collection continues in support of the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina through October 18 and focuses on another aspect of our CJCP.

Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina is a network of people of faith and congregations who have united around a moral and spiritual call to preserve the integrity, beauty, and health of Mother Earth/God’s creation.  CCAWNC works to promote the protection of our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain environment by bringing practical and hopeful solutions to congregations in Western North Carolina and by engaging hearts and minds through education, service and advocacy.

Contributions can be made through the UUFH donation portal on the website or by mailing a check designated to CCA Outreach Collection to UUFH.

CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT (CJCP)

Voter empowerment efforts continue through November 3 Election Day.  Contact Kitten if you are interested in serving as driver for rides to the Board of Elections (through November 2) to drop off Absentee Ballots, rides to the polls (October 15-31 Early Voting and/or Election Day) or if you are interested in serving as a Poll Monitor.

VOTER INTERNET RESOURCES

A variety of websites provide the information you need to vote and to vote your UU values; your county Board of Elections and NC BOE website are good places to start for the mechanics of registration and voting.

The new website northcarolina.ballottrax.net/voter/ enrolls you in the NC Board of Elections program to track your absentee ballot status and notify you if any corrections are needed to ensure your vote is not rejected.

Non-partisan websites cover a wider scope of voter education.  These include vote411.org (the League of Women Voters resource for candidate information), democracync.org (voter rights) and youcanvote.org which empowers voters with detailed guides including how to register and vote and the “what’s on my ballot” guide to the elected officials involved across local, state and national government for key issues (healthcare, criminal justice, civil rights, education and climate change).

Skip the Post Office for your Absentee Ballots

You can deliver your completed Absentee Ballot directly to the Board of Elections Office (Henderson County:  75 E. Central Street, Hendersonville) now during their office hours.  There are no drop boxes in North Carolina.  You can also simply mail yours in but don’t wait too long or deliver it in person to Early Voting sites during ”One-Stop” voting.

EARLY VOTING “One-Stop” Plan

Early Voting begins in just two weeks on Thursday, October 15.

Henderson County registered voters can vote in person ahead of Election Day OR deliver completed Absentee Ballots to any of four early voting sites:

Board of Elections Office   75 E. Central St Hendersonville

Etowah Library   101 Brickyard Rd Etowah

Flat Rock Village Hall   110 Village Center Dr Flat Rock 

Fletcher Town Hall   300 Old Cane Creek Rd Fletcher

Early Voting Hours in Henderson County are 8:00 am – 7:30 pm M-F, Saturday 10/17 and 10/24 hours are 8 am to 6 pm and Saturday 10/31 hours are 8 am to 3:30 pm.  There are no Sunday hours in this county.

Registration or updates to your registration can also be completed in person during Early Voting.

Racial Justice action 

Watch this video featuring Mathew Kincaid, founder of Overcoming Racism, as he discusses the advice he would give to white people looking to incorporate anti-racism practices into their day to day.( 5 minutes) 

Mark your calendars!

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville (UUFH) is presenting a Virtual Racial Justice Workshop on three consecutive

Mondays; November 9, 16, 23 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.

The workshop will be presented by Rev. Michael Carter and Rev. Judith Long.

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Rev Carter is an anti-racism trainer and diversity consultant, receiving recognition from President Clinton for his anti-racism work.  He serves as the minister to the UU Congregation of the Swananoa Valley.

Rev. Long is the Executive Director of The Free Clinics of Henderson County.  She is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, earning her Master of Divinity from Harvard University Divinity School.  Rev. Long serves as Community Minister at UUFH.

Session 1.  The difference between “diversity training” and anti-racism efforts for institutions.

Session 2.  White privilege and white fragility

Session 3.  How to become an ally in the struggle for racial justice

Each session will include a discussion in smaller break-out groups.

If you are interested in joining this powerful workshop, please send your name, email address, and organization to judybonner1@nulloutlook.com with “workshop” on the subject line.

We will reserve your space and send you a reminder and the Zoom link before each session.