updated February 23, 2019 We offer periodic information session on the UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps. See information below for the next scheduled sessions. Our Advocacy Corps makes regular visits to Members of Congress and their staff on the second Tuesday of the month at 9:30am-12:30pm on priority issues of immigration, environmental and climate justice, … Continue reading UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps Information Sessions
Urge Congress to pass a conferenced Farm Bill that will protect and strengthen SNAP August 4, 2018 On June 12, the UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps will go to the Senate to urge support of SNAP (formerly Food Stamp program). The Senate Agriculture Committee released its version of the 2018 Farm Bill – the Agriculture Improvement … Continue reading Farm Bill Should Reduce Hunger and Improve Nutrition
I was listening to a 2015 speech by former California congress member and former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums, who died recently of cancer, called “Vietnam: The Power of Protest.” He shared how young people have asked him about the difference between his generation–the generation of the Black Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War protests–and … Continue reading Elisabeth Geschiere on “Why I Believe Nonviolent Direct Action* is Imperative”
Sitting in the hot tent I could feel the damp air rising from the ground while I held my two-week old baby. I found myself in an unintentional sauna in DC. Just two hours before, 25,000 people gathered across the National Mall for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (PPC: NCMR). … Continue reading Rev. Tanner on “I Was A Wearied Kind of Ready: Lessons from Poor People’s Campaign”
There are many versions of the Grail legend. In one of them, Percival, the original Grail knight, sees the Grail when he is an adolescent. However, he fails to ask the critical question: Who does the Grail serve? He does not ask because his parents have taught him that it is impolite to ask questions. … Continue reading Rev. Koteen on “Discovering the Roots of Injustice: How Political and Economic Inequity Are Foundational to All Oppressions”
Action Alert: Urge Senators to stop family separation and detention On June 30, we marched. Now we must take the next step and act. #FamiliesBelongTogether has become a rallying cry against forcible family separation and President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Members of Congress need to continue to hear that detaining families together is not a … Continue reading #FamiliesBelongTogether – Stop Detaining Children and Families
Urge Senators to support and strengthen SNAP (updated June 8, 2018 11pm) On June 12, the UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps will go to the Senate to urge support of SNAP (formerly Food Stamp program). The Senate Agriculture Committee released its version of the 2018 Farm Bill – the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – … Continue reading SNAP Helps 40M from Being Hungry
Right now – if you are from Kansas, Michigan or North Dakota, your UU advocacy voice and witness are especially needed to help keep hunger at bay for 40 million children, and elderly and disabled adults. Your Senators play important roles as the 2018 Farm Bill is being considered. Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Continue reading Local UU Action to Support SNAP
I was asked to tell you why I felt called to support the Poor Peoples Campaign and participate in its direct action at the U.S. Capitol. The ground work was laid when I started going to Cedar Lane and my consciousness was raised on one social issue after another, sermon after sermon, reflection after reflection. … Continue reading Why I Took Direction Action with the Poor People’s Campaign
UUs across the nation are getting organized to join with the Poor People’s Campaign– a National Call for a Moral Revival — beginning in May and continuing for 40 days. Endorsed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and joined by dozens of other faith groups, the Campaign features witness and advocacy events beginning on Mother’s Day, … Continue reading UUs to Participate in Poor People’s Campaign
