All members & friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team 

SOCIAL JUSTICE & ALLIES FOR RACIAL EQUITY TEAM MEETINGS

CHANGE NOTICE

At our December 1 joint meeting, we were unable to agree on a suitable evening session schedule. Instead, we approved a SWITCH to the meeting day from first Wednesday to the FIRST TUESDAY of Month at the same time (1:00pm – 2:30pm), via ZOOM only. 

Our next meeting will be on TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2022 at 1:00pm.

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.

Want more JUSTICE NEWS? Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the email list for UUFH JUSTICE WORKER NEWS (weekly).

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YOUTH HUNGER OUTREACH COLLECTION

The Youth Hunger Outreach Collection ended on November 30.  UUFH Bookkeeper, Liz Curtis reports that your generous contributions totaled $2753.00.

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! FEED THE KIDS COALITION and BACKPACK will each receive $1376.50.

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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 Keeping the pressure on our elected officials to better promote the HOPE program. 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. 

ONGOING e-mail sign up

You can now sign up to receive UU Justice NC’s NEW Friday Action Hour Weekly E-mail that will include a promo of the week’s actions, the Zoom link, and the link to our Actions Google Doc. Click Here to Sign Up! 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION

UU Justice NC – “LETTER TO THE EDITOR” Action Hour:  Friday, December 17, 11:00am.

Together, we’ll call on Governor Cooper to pardon Howard Dudley, Michael Parker and Glen Edward Chapman, three men who have already been exonerated after being imprisoned for at least 15 years. During the event, you’ll receive a briefing and all the tools and resources you’ll need to write to your local papers. You can register here. 

CALL TO ACTION:

Tell Senators Tillis and Burr to Pass Build Back Better!

Call Sen. Burr – 202-224-3154 and Sen. Tillis – 202-224-6342. 

Basic Script – We urge you to vote YES on the Build Back Better Act. This bill would make historic investments in child care, home care, affordable housing, education, health care and address climate change. We are counting on you to bring these life-changing new policies and investments home to our state. 

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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.” 

For more information about the 8th Principle, see 8thprincipleuu.org/background.  This UUA site is organized by responses to these key questions:

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The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.