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
Virtual Racial Justice WORKSHOP
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)
At time of this submission on Wednesday morning after a long election night, there is still much to be done defending our UU values on democracy, UUA and UUJMNC will be following events closely and are your best sources for the latest information about any events or actions.
News from UUJMNC ( uuforwardtogether.org )
FRIDAY 11/6: Post Election Action Hours “Ready to Defend our Democracy”
Join Forward Together and UUs across the state in our post-election Action Hours. Fri, 11/6 at 11:00 am .On the home page of the website (uuforwardtogether.org), just click on the blue button on the “Join us this Friday for Action Hour feature (look for Zoom faces array) for the Zoom link.
Whatever is needed, let’s gather on Zoom and be ready to take action.
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.