SJOT Update:

All members & friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team.  Date change for November-December Meeting: SJOT will not meet on the 1st Wednesday of November or December but will meet via Zoom on November 18 @ 1:00 PM.

Contact Charlotte Corrigan for access link to participate or observe

DATE CHANGE FOR Virtual Racial Justice WORKSHOP

Don’t miss the date change in this UUFH sponsored workshop:  One of our speakers had a conflict arise for the November 16 date and the workshop will now be held on November 9, 23 and 30.

CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT (CJCP)

VOTER EMPOWERMENT

Our CJCP efforts to get out the vote and to educate and empower voters continues through November 3, Election Day.  The UUA “UUtheVOTE” campaign is active throughout the country including key states such as North Carolina.  Vote your values – vote UU values.

Contact Kitten Bulen if you are interested in serving as driver for rides to the Board of Elections 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 and for any forms or links you may need.

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.

If you requested and received an absentee ballot but decided to vote in person, you will notified that your absentee ballot has been “spoiled” and cannot be used. Your absentee ballot or in person early voting ballots are pre-processed ready to be tabulated on Election Day.

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).

VOTER INFORMATION

EARLY VOTING “One-Stop” Plan is now underway

Early Voting begins Thursday, October 15 and ends October 31.  Come prepared with your PPE and for a socially distanced waiting line.  Henderson County registered voters can vote in person ahead of Election Day OR deliver completed Absentee Ballots to any of the four early voting sites (there are no drop boxes in North Carolina).

The DEADLINE to apply for ABSENTEE BALLOTS is October 27 but many advocates advise not to wait.

REGISTRATION or updates to your registration can also be completed in person during Early Voting.  You cannot register or change your existing registration on November 3, Election Day.

FYI:  North Carolina Boards of Elections begin processing incoming Absentee Ballots ahead of Election Day to be included in Election Day vote counts.

EARLY VOTING SITES in Henderson County:

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.

Racial Justice action 

Watch this video that helps contextualize the inter-sectional nature of the Women’s Suffrage movement.

Mark your calendars!

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

November 9, 23,30 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.