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by Michael Wilson and Leslie McGeorge, Faith Action Ministry As Unitarian Universalists, we should all be interested in our democracy and how to make it work better for everyone. The word democracy means “the people rule.” If you think about it, all that we cherish and depend on for our freedoms, and a sustainable world, … Continue reading Democracy In Action Beyond Our Church Doors
Join UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry and Represent.Us as we welcome Senator Shirley Turner to UUCWC as she speaks about ending the county line ballot and ranked choice voting bills. Help get Sen. Turner’s bills — Ending the County Line for NJ’s primaries (S3546) and Supporting Instant Runoffs/RCV in local elections (S267) — out of committee and onto the floor for votes! Hear the … Continue reading Senator Shirley Turner to Speak at UUCWC 3/11/23
Details coming soon for this action on uujusticepa.org
at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair In person and via Zoom November 1, 2022, 7pm In the face of the radical dissolution of 50 years of precedent established in Roe vs. Wade, the Undoing Racism Team of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair is presenting a panel discussion on comprehensive reproductive justice, healthcare and abortion … Continue reading Reclaiming our Bodies – from Advocacy to Action Panel
by Mike Wilson “Love is creative and redemptive. Love builds up and unites; hate tears down and destroys. The aftermath of the ‘fight with fire’ method which you suggest is bitterness and chaos, the aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and creation of the beloved community. Physical force can repress, restrain, coerce, destroy, but … Continue reading Beloved Community: What Is It And How To Get There?
UU FaithAction NJ’s (UUFANJ) UU Justice Gala 2021 will be our fun annual fundraiser. We started out expecting to hold a gala dinner in Princeton, expanding on the first gala held in Summit. With the pandemic, we have shifted to a virtual event that will be presented via Zoom on Friday, March 5, from 7:00 … Continue reading UU Faith Action NJ (UUFANJ) Gala
by Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry’s UU the Vote efforts are ramping up in September and October! This month, we are making a big push to finish all our postcard and letter writing work for Reclaim Our Vote and Vote Forward. We only need to do about 2000 more addresses to … Continue reading UU the Vote Postcarding Volunteers Needed
Transforming Criminal Justice in Our Lifetime: Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow 10 Years Later Thursday, September 24, 2020 7:00 – 9:00pm You are invited to attend this conference sponsored by the Campaign to End the New Jim Crow – Greater Trenton Chapter. UUCWC is a co-sponsor of the event. Download the flyer (pdf). Keynote … Continue reading Sept 24: Transforming Criminal Justice in Our Lifetime (Online event)
by Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry “Are you registered to vote?” “Have you requested your vote-by-mail ballot yet?” These are questions that every UUCWC member and friend will be hearing in the near future — and perhaps you’ve already been asked. As with the CensUUs Texting Team this past May, 30 volunteers are helping the … Continue reading UU the Vote Update August 2020: Relational Organizing and Other Ways to Get Involved
In response to the national coin shortage (yes, it’s a thing), UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry (FAM) is partnering with our Religious Education (RE) to turn your extra coins into stamps to support our UU the Vote initiatives. Here’s how it works: email FAM@uucwc and let us know that you have Change for Change. We will … Continue reading Your Change for Change
