SJOT Update:
All members and friends are welcome to join the efforts of the Social Justice Outreach Team. We currently meet via Zoom on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm. Contact Charlotte Corrigan for access link to participate or observe.
VOTE LOVE DEFEAT HATE SERVICE
Watch the special nationwide service this Sunday, September 27 and then join the Q&A session with our Worship Team leader, Ron Partin, and SJOT Vote 2020 coordinator, Kitten Bulen.
CLIMATE JUSTICE CONGREGATIONAL PROJECT (CJCP)
Voter empowerment efforts continue through November 3 Election Day. Contact Kitten if you are interested in serving as driver for rides to the Board of Elections (through November 2) to drop off Absentee Ballots, rides to the polls (October 15-31 Early Voting and/or Election Day) or if you are interested in serving as a Poll Monitor.
OUTREACH COLLECTION FOR CREATION CARE ALLIANCE
The SJOT Outreach Collection continues in support of the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina through October 18 and focuses on another aspect of our CJCP.
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina is a network of people of faith and congregations who have united around a moral and spiritual call to preserve the integrity, beauty, and health of Mother Earth/God’s creation. CCAWNC works to promote the protection of our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain environment by bringing practical and hopeful solutions to congregations in Western North Carolina and by engaging hearts and minds through education, service and advocacy.
Contributions can be made through the UUFH donation portal on the website or by mailing a check designated to CCA Outreach Collection to UUFH.
VOTER INTERNET RESOURCES
A variety of websites provide the information you need to vote and to vote your UU values; your county Board of Elections and NC BOE website are good places to start for the mechanics of registration and voting.
The new website northcarolina.ballottrax.net/voter/ enrolls you in the NC Board of Elections program to track your absentee ballot status and notify you if any corrections are needed to ensure your vote is not rejected.
Non-partisan websites cover a wider scope of voter education. These include vote411.org (the League of Women Voters resource for candidate information), democracync.org (voter rights) and youcanvote.org which empowers voters with detailed guides including how to register and vote and the “what’s on my ballot” guide to the elected officials involved across local, state and national government for key issues (healthcare, criminal justice, civil rights, education and climate change).