All members & friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team
The next Social Justice Outreach Team meeting is Wednesday, Aug 4th at 12:30 pm.
Contact Charlotte Corrigan for more information if you would like to participate. The session will be held in person and offsite.
UU Forward Together — The UU Justice Ministry of North Carolina
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UUJMNC: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, Executive Director Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of NC
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Join UU Forward Together every Friday at 11:00am for Friday Action Hour. Gather in community to recap the week and take action on issues impacting our state and country. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107
Does the Friday session not work for you? You can still act; the link below will give you the talking points, addressee contacts and actions for this week’s Action Hour session.
Action(s) of the Week –
TELL NC HOUSE TO INCLUDE HELATHCARE EXPANSION IN THEIR BUDGET.
We expect the NC House will release their budget proposal in the coming weeks, so now is the time to make one final push! Our legislators have the power to use federal funds to extend health coverage to over 600,000 North Carolinians and at the same time create more healthcare jobs and stimulate our state’s economy. This is an unprecedented opportunity to make bold investments that will fundamentally improve the lives of North Carolinians. Call your State Rep Today.
NOTE: Lisa’s Link above details this action including a link to your legislator and script suggestions and also links to further action you can take on this issue.
UUJMNC Is partnering this summer and fall with “All on the Line NC” for a campaign to ensure fair redistricting by our legislators in Raleigh.
This effort will be part of our 2021-2022 SJOT/CJCP/ARE action.
CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT RENEWAL
At the June 13 Annual Meeting, a Fellowship vote okayed another year for this vital project.
We’ll move forward with some of the on-hold activities and seek new opportunities for congregational education and action including use of UUA/ & UUJMNC resources and continue UUtheVote advocacy with a focus on fair redistricting and voter rights. We’ll add a new emphasis on the 8th principle:
The 8th Principle states: “We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountability dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
CLIMATE justice and RACIAL justice are inseparable. There is no climate justice without racial justice and the dismantling of white supremacy.
In our 2021-2022 budget submission, we allocated funds for the project to conduct educational workshops, film showings, book studies and onsite action.
JUSTICE WORKERS EMAIL LIST
We’ve created a new merged list “Justice Workers” as recommended by the leaders of the various groups (SJOT, ARE, Voter & Climate Justice) and approved by our UUFH Social Justice Team; our debut message “JUSTICE WORKER NEWS” was issued on Monday, April 12. The list is comprehensive and contains actions, events, and links that will inform and enable your justice efforts.
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.
To join the Justice Workers list, contact Charlotte Corrigan with your request to OPT IN.
For information on upcoming training sessions with UUJMNC partners such as You Can Vote and Democracy NC, contact Charlotte Corrigan and/or sign up for weekly Justice Worker News emails.