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. 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. 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.
Coming NEXT WEEK (10/15): Special UU Justice NC Friday Action Hour
Friday October 15 at 11:00am, as part of Green Faith’s Faiths for Climate Justice Global Days of Action. We’ll be calling on President Biden to live into his faith and halt permits for fossil fuel infrastructure. You can join via this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107
Action(s) of the Week –
Any day now, the NC General Assembly will send their budget to the Governor’s desk. Our faith calls us to join others across the state in telling Governor Cooper to Fight for Medicaid Expansion and the Leandro Plan in state budget negotiations. Click here to take action!
We are anxiously waiting for the NC General Assembly to bring their state budget to the Governor. The budget drafts we’ve seen so far don’t include Medicaid Expansion, but they do include the elimination of the corporate income tax. At the same time as the General Assembly is saying “We can’t afford to give people healthcare”, they’re also saying “We have too much money in the bank, and we need to give corporations a break.” The budget drafts also have failed to fully fund the Leandro Plan — the court-ordered Comprehensive Remedial Plan to ensure that NC meets the minimum standards for a sound basic education for our youth.
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
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.
BLACK HISTORY IN HENDERSONVILLE
Tuesday October 12, 3:00pm via Zoom
Ronnie Pepper and Suzanne Hale, Speakers
Black History Research Committee of Henderson County
The Black History Research Committee of Henderson County was created over 25 years ago to document the contributions of Blacks in Henderson County. The Committee’s mission is to gather information concerning the lives, contributions, and achievements of local Black residents, past and present, and to share that information with the broader Henderson County community, particularly young people. Information collected by the project includes photographs, video recordings, records, family histories, and records of both male and female Black war veterans. The Committee looks at local history to see how it relates to national events, such as the Great Migration and the Great Depression.
This program will be held remotely via Zoom; register in advance to attend here. You will receive a link to attend the program.
Check out the amazing website of this committee at the link above.
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.