I started looking around for how we can make a difference I became deeply interested in voting rights after January 6th. In discussing the issue and my concerns with my congregational leaders they asked me to start a group focused on preserving our democracy. And I did. Once the group was formed I started looking … Continue reading Deborah Bauder
Volunteering with people who share my values has been wonderful Finding UUSJ’s Democracy Action Team (DAT), which I’ve been active with since February, has been a gift for me. I’ve been deeply concerned about the state of our democracy, which is in a crisis, and about the voting rights situation in our country. Frankly, I’m … Continue reading Dee Ellison
PRO Act Expert Opinion Briefing Tuesday, Dec. 7: 7 pmET/ 6pm CT/ 5 pm/MT/ 4 pm PT Register Here Join us to learn more about the PRO Act (Action Alert) and how it protects the right to organize in the workplace and connects to workplace safety and healthcare policies. Guest speakers from the AFL-CIO, Public … Continue reading PRO Act
The Defending Our Democracy Action Team last month stepped up its advocacy for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by focusing on moderate Republican senators. The team met with staff from senators in Alabama, Alaska, Maine, Louisiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. All the senators agreed that voting is a … Continue reading Voting Rights and Senate Staffers
The Immigration Action Team (IAT) continues meeting with offices of key members of Congress to advocate for immigration rights. This month, the team is working on arranging meetings with Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH). In November, the IAT pushed for pathways for citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders, farm workers, and … Continue reading Listening, Learning, and Discussing Immigration with Senate Staffers
What’s next for environmental activists once the fog clears on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (factsheet) and Build Back Better Act (framework)? The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure measure that passed includes $550 billion in new spending, encompassing more than “classic” investments in hard infrastructure for the environment. It also calls for bike lanes, wildfire mitigation … Continue reading Beyond Infrastructure and Build Back Better: Prospects for 2022
Monday, December 13 12pm ET Washington DC near the US Capitol (exact location TBA) UU RSVP Both the UUA and UUSJ have endorsed this urgent upcoming action with The Poor People’s Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival. UUSJ has been an endorser since 2018. Can we help showcase fusion organizing by bringing all the issues … Continue reading Will You Help Stand for Economic Justice, For Fusion Politics?
Charlotte Jones Carroll, Immigration Action Team Convenor (cjonescarroll@aol.com) April brought concerns about the lack of progress on two important immigration goals: creating legal paths to citizenship and raising the cap for incoming refugees. Success for President Biden’s comprehensive immigration reform bill appears doubtful as the legislation remains stalled in House and Senate committees. Advocates are … Continue reading Immigration Bills in House & Senate
Charlotte Jones Carroll, Immigration Action Team Convenor (cjonescarroll@aol.com) Join the Immigration Action Group Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm ET, for its Town Hall zoom meeting focusing on UUSJ’s national immigration advocacy priorities and strategies for educating and engaging UUSJ members. Register HERE. UUSJ continues to urge its members to support the “US Citizenship Act … Continue reading Immigration Action, Education, and Information
UUSJ is joining other advocacy organizations in supporting national legislation expediting pathways to citizenship for essential workers during the pandemic and their families. If passed, it would provide over five million undocumented workers and families with immediate legal permanent residence status, including a million Dreamers. Late last month, Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Ted Lieu … Continue reading Immigration Legislation
