All members & friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team
Social Justice and ARE Teams are now meeting in joint session. The s at 1 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Next meeting, Oct 6 Due to rising Covid-19 counts, we are returning to the ZOOM only virtual format.
All are welcome to attend; these meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH justice efforts. Contact Charlotte Corrigan for more information – i.e., agenda, prior minutes, Zoom link – if you would like to participate.
ARE updates and news can be sent to Charlotte Corrigan for inclusion in emails, eBlasts and Justice Worker News.
The monthly RACIAL JUSTICE FORUM series will resume in the fall.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, Executive Director UU Justice NC
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Every Friday at 11:00 UUs from across the state gather to recap the past week and take action on the issues impacting our state and country. In the coming month, we’ll be focusing on the upcoming municipal elections and will also keep the pressure on our elected officials to better promote the HOPE program. And we always have good music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones! Join us via this Zoom link. If you can’t make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time – just check our Weekly action list.
Action(s) of the Week –
FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT
Tell our US Senators: We want the Freedom To Vote Act
The FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT includes the most important parts of the FOR THE PEOPLE ACT, including ending partisan gerrymandering and protecting the right to vote for millions of Americans. It has the full support of Senator Manchin, the key senator needed to pass it. Click here to write to our Senators.
CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT
Having received UUFH approval to continue with this vital project, we can now move forward with some on-hold activities and seek new opportunities for congregational education and action, including use of UUA/& UU Justice NC resources, and continuing UUtheVote advocacy, with a focus on fair redistricting and voter rights.
We’ll add a new emphasis on the 8th principle per a separate congregational vote held at our Annual Meeting.
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 accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
Henderson County COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING – SURVEY
Henderson County is starting comprehensive planning. This is an important opportunity for you to have a voice in how our county grows and develops to meet the challenges of climate change, a growing population, and increased pressures on our built and natural environments.
This link is MountainTrue’s guide, information about the survey:
NOTE: UUFH Justice Worker NEWS also has more detailed information from Mountain True. ( if you wish to be added to the newsletter, contact Charlotte Corrigan hcorrigan@nullmsn.com )
LWV NEWS for CITY of HENDERSONVILLE voters
OCTOBER 5 – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY at your designated polling location for the Municipal Primary Election (only candidates for the Hendersonville City Council will be on this ballot)
VOTE411 became available on September 16 with responses from the candidates for the Hendersonville City Council.
Note: other County municipalities do not have contested primary races so they only vote in the November 2 General Election.
Candidate MEET AND GREET
The League will host a meet and greet for candidates in all of the municipal elections in Henderson County from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 9, at the large picnic pavilion in Patton Park, behind the swimming pool, 114 E. Clairmont Drive.
Voters on November 2 will elect officeholders in Hendersonville, Fletcher, Flat Rock, Mills River, Laurel Park, and Saluda. All candidates have been invited. Information about voter registration, municipal elections, absentee ballots, and redistricting will be available. The event is free and open to the public.
YOU CAN VOTE: VOTER GUIDE AVAILABLE
Make sure you are ready to vote in municipal elections! Early Voting has been underway in some places. Look up your voting information on YCV’s voter guide and use the State Municipal Tool to find elections in your county. Although many cities have postponed elections until 2022, the majority of NC cities and towns will hold elections this fall!
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.