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.
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.
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. (Nov 9)
Session 2. White privilege and white fragility (Nov 23)
Session 3. How to become an ally in the struggle for racial justice (Nov 30)
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.
CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT (CJCP)
VOTER EMPOWERMENT
Election Day is mere days away. You have just a few more opportunities to vote early or turn in your absentee ballot OR you can vote on election Day, November 3. Be prepared to stand in line; voting is slowed somewhat by Covid-19 measures.
Vote your values – vote UU values. Be sure to check out the special 10/22 announcement “A Message from the UUA President: UU Theology Calls Us to Defend Our Democracy” from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray.
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.
VOTER INTERNET RESOURCES
A variety of websites provide the information you need to vote; your county Board of Elections and NC BOE website are good places to start for the mechanics of registration and voting, for any forms or links you may need, and for sample ballots based on your address.
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 be notified that your absentee ballot has been “spoiled” and cannot be used.
In North Carolina, 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 and 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 ends October 31. 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).
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.
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
Take 5 minutes to watch this video about the history of voter suppression within North Carolina and the Black leaders who strove for change.