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\"\"Day 1 – Honoring a Decade of Shared Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dear friends,<\/p>\n

Today we begin 10-for-10, a celebration of ten years of shared leadership under Executive Director Pablo De Jes\u00fas \u2014 and a 10-day campaign to fuel the next decade of UUSJ’s justice work.<\/p>\n

As a Board, we want to honor not only Pablo’s contributions, but the collective effort of volunteers, partners, congregations, and coalitions who have shaped UUSJ’s journey.<\/p>\n

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“Time is layered. You have to dig a little deeper, go back a little further, to really understand anything you see at a particular moment in time.” – Pablo DeJesus<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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As Unitarians and Universalists in Washington DC, we carry a justice lineage that stretches from the Civil Rights Era to today.<\/p>\n

UUSJ\u2019s organizational journey began in 1999\u20132000, responding to a growing desire for a loud, unified UU voice on public policy issues in DC, grounded in activism. Our earliest priorities focused on Civil Marriage and educational funding. In 2010, we underwent a further transformation, evolving into the organization we are today.<\/p>\n

Peruse our lineage overview here. <<insert link to timeline>> <\/span><\/p>\n

Pablo’s decade sits within that long arc \u2014 and we are grateful for the many hands that have carried this work forward.<\/p>\n

Over the next 10 days, we’ll share stories of:<\/p>\n