All members & friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team
SOCIAL JUSTICE & ALLIES FOR RACIAL EQUITY TEAM MEETINGS
We meet on the first TUESDAY of the month 1:00 to 2:30pm. via ZOOM
Our next meeting is TUES, April 5, 2022
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.
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UUFH WORKSHOPS
“OUR PLACE IN THE WEB OF LIFE”
This multipart series from the UUA continues through April 2.
“GIVE LIGHT: SPIRITUAL SUPPORT for CLIMATE ACTIVISM”
The Web of Life series culminates with our workshop from Rev. Fred Small on April 9.
Watch for REGISTRATION information in the coming weeks.
Rev. Small will also lead our(UUFH) service on April 10.
For more information about Rev. Small, see his website: revfredsmall.com
OUTREACH COLLECTION for DREAM SCHOLARSHIPS; UPDATE
A member‘s online contribution was delayed in the Vanco system; the new total is $4,083.
Once again the members of UUFH have given generously to this our 10-year anniversary collection.
THANK YOU for encouraging and supporting DACA Dreamers who continue their education beyond high school.
Feed the Kids Coalition — Resumption of “normal” meal service
The target date for resuming served meals is late April. Members of the 3 congregations in Team #3 -Trinity, Unitarian Fellowship of Hendersonville, and Agudas Israel – are invited to serve with the cooking team or the serving team – whichever they prefer. Delivery help is also needed (some lifting required).
Past volunteers have been contacted by e-mail, but NEW VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for cooking, delivery, and/or serving are welcome and should contact Charlotte Corrigan. This is a scheduled event occurring about 8 times per year in rotation with other FTK teams.
We all look forward to seeing those delightful kids at the Boys & Girls Club and their smiling faces too! Contact Charlotte Corrigan if you like to join FTK Team #3.
More information can be found in the current UUFH Justice Workers NEWS
Migrant Project Action – DRIVE Through Collection.
Saturday, March 19, 2-5 pm – UUFH Parking Lot
This year, Agudas Israel and UUFH will host a joint drive-through event for you to drop off items to be given to migrant worker coming to our community to labor in fields, warehouses, and orchards putting food on our tables.
Contact Anne Backer to volunteer for the drive-through. A date for assembling the Gift Bags is pending at Agudas Israel; a brown-bag lunch and socializing is planned. This event will also need volunteers.
If you can’t make it on the 19th to volunteer or drop off items, Anne has alternate drop-off location information.
The items to be collected this year are:
- toothbrushes & toothpaste.
- bar soaps,
- razors,
- Neosporin ointment, ( or generic)
- ball caps & bandanas (Sherman’s on Main Street in Hendersonville is ordering basic, reasonably-priced ball caps along with nice cotton large bandanas),
- laundry soap & laundry softener.
Any monetary donations can be mailed to: True Ridge 110 Edney Street, Suite A Hendersonville, N. C, 28792 You must designate “For Migrant Workers” on the memo portion of the check Contact Ann Backer for additional information.
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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.
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MORE Opportunities for Action
Per UPDATES from Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson, Executive Director, UU Justice NC:
Join via this Zoom link and sign up for the Weekly Friday Action Hour ListServ e-mail here.
8TH PRINCIPLE EVENT FOR NORTH CAROLINA UUs
This spring, UU Justice NC is teaming up with DRUUMM to offer a virtual event for North Carolina UUs interested in learning more about the 8th Principle. We’ll have the incredible opportunity to hear directly from the co-author of the 8th Principle, Paula Cole Jones. We’ll also learn more about the process of adopting the 8th Principle from two lay-leader panelists who have led this work in their own congregations. Register Here!
NOTE: UUFH will have a MOTION on the 8th Principle on the Agenda at our upcoming Annual Meeting. This Zoom event is recommended for all members to study and learn about this important issue.
CALL TO ACTION – STOP FORMOSA PLASTICS
Formosa Plastics is trying to build a massive 14-facility petrochemicals complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana – a majority-Black community where people are already dying at a rate 50 times higher than the national average — in large part due to pollution. If Formosa succeeds, it would double toxic emissions in this area that is already referred to as “Cancer Alley”. Join Rise St. James and Green Faith in fighting to stop Formosa Plastics.
Sign their petition here.
POSTCARDS UPDATE:
A new postcard campaign is about to begin, and UUFH has made a commitment with UU Justice NC to complete 40 kits for 1000 postcards to encourage voter registration in Union County, NC (southeast of Charlotte). These kits of 25 postcards each will be shipped the week of February 28-March 5.
SIGN UP FOR YOUR KITS:
Contact Charlotte Corrigan to sign up for one or more kits. Stamps but not pens will be provided. Signees will be notified when the kits arrive regarding pick up/distribution options.
CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT
In the coming months, we’ll add a new emphasis on the 8th principle and offer 3 climate justice workshops. As you can see from our coming events, Racial Justice and Climate Justice are inseparably linked.
The proposed 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.”
Events specific to the 8th principle are coming soon, including a special service on May 1st. We’re waiting for the date to announce an 8th principle virtual program from UU Justice NC for NC congregations across the state.
For more information about the 8th Principle, see this UUA site
The site is organized by responses to these key questions: What is the origin?
Why now? Why single out racism? What is beloved community?” What does it mean to be accountable?
Other resources can be found on the UUA website and in the UUFH Justice Workers NEWS
REV. FRED SMALL WORKSHOP
Don’t miss our workshop from Rev. Fred Small, “GIVE LIGHT: SPIRITUAL SUPPORT for CLIMATE ACTIVISM”, on April 9, 10:00 am-12:45 pm
“As we come to understand the gravity of climate disruption, it’s easy to become disheartened. How to maintain equanimity and compassion for ourselves and others while sustaining effective activism? In this interactive workshop, welcoming all faith traditions and spiritual orientations, Rev. Fred Small will invite us into guided meditation, reflection, conversation, and song, fortifying our spirits and deepening our resolve in the struggle for climate justice.”
Watch for REGISTRATION information – to be announced soon.
Spaces are limited so you’ll want to sign up right away. We are allocating some spaces to attendees from the community and to other UU congregations in NC.
Rev. Small will also lead our service on April 10.
For more information about Rev. Small, see his website: revfredsmall.com
The more that we work together, the greater impact we have.