Immigration Crisis Focus of July 9 Advocacy Corps Visit to House The worsening humanitarian crisis along the southwest border and threat of expanded ICE raids is the issue for UUSJ’s Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps (AC) on July 9, reflecting the “call to action” by UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and the newly-passed Action of Immediate … Continue reading Advocacy News and Events
The new Statement of Conscience (SOC), Our Democracy Uncorrupted, calls on us to live out our 5th Principle, “…use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” The SOC was adopted with amendments, and will be available in final form soon but you can read the draft pre-GA SOC HERE. It … Continue reading “The Power of We” – General Assembly Social Justice Highlights
Many people tell UUSJ they appreciate the opportunity to convey their views to their elected officials and even get their children involved in public advocacy through our “Write Here! Write Now!” campaigns. Here’s a recent one:“Our family has talked about racism and protecting the environment, and it means something to see that our kids can … Continue reading Message of Appreciation from Parents
Tell Your US Senators to Take Urgent Action to Address the Climate Crisis – Letter-Writing Documents & Resources Following are all the letter-writing materials you’ll need for your letter-writing event and some issue resources to customize your message to your senators based on state data. If you have questions, contact advocacy@uusj.org or call or text … Continue reading 2019 Earth Month Write Here! Write Now! Letter-Writing Information
In a survey distributed last Fall, our members told us they want UUSJ to focus our priorities in four policy areas: New – Defending Our Democracy – New Economic Justice Environmental and Climate Justice Immigration Reform At the January 2019 meeting, the UUSJ Board approved these four as our Priority Issues for the next two … Continue reading UUSJ Adds A New Priority: Defending Our Democracy
Does your congregation want to help prevent plastic bags and other thin plastic materials from ending up in our oceans, landfills and in the stomachs of our wildlife? UUCF Climate Action Group (CAG) is partnering with Unity of Fairfax, 350 Fairfax and Woodburn Homes Civic Association, to launch a campaign to send these items to … Continue reading UU Congregation of Fairfax Launches a Community Partner Plastic Bag Recycling Campaign.
(Editor’s note — these are the edited remarks of UUSJ Board Chair Bob Denniston at the occasion of the Dec. 2 UUSJ fundraising event featuring Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin.) Just 20 years go, Apple unveiled I-Mac, the US had its first Federal budget surplus in 30 years, and Google was founded by 2 Stanford students. … Continue reading A UUSJ Progress Report and Call to Action: “Don’t Stop”
Highlights of UUSJ’s Get Out the Vote Efforts Interest in this year’s midterm elections was unusually high all across the nation. UUSJ’s voter mobilization and Get-Out-the-Vote project contributed to UU engagement by expanding partnerships, connecting individuals and congregations with justice initiatives, and preparing a new resource to support dialogue with candidates on key issues. The … Continue reading Highlights of UUSJ’s Get Out the Vote Efforts
Action 1: Submit public comment on proposed rule and voice your concerns on open regulatory issue: Methane Rule Rollback by December 17, 2018 by 11:59 pm ET. Click HERE to go to regulations.gov for details and the proposed rule summary, and click HERE to go to the online comment form. Comments should be your own. … Continue reading Actions to Take to Support Climate Justice
Information and Training Webinar Phone Banking for Electoral Justice Thursday, October 18th at 8:00 PM EDT Click here to sign up. As the 2018 midterm elections draw near, we are keenly aware of the UU commitment to electoral justice! Join this webinar, sponsored by UUSJ and the Reeb Voting Rights Project (All Souls Unitarian), … Continue reading Phone Banking for Electoral Justice
