Justice News
UU Justice NC May 16, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Friday May 16th at 11:00am. This Friday, our partners from Carolina Migrant Network, Muslim Women For, and the ACLU of North Carolina will brief us on the upcoming Immigrant Rights Week of Advocacy from May 19th to May 23rd. Join us and learn how your congregations can help push back against the slate of bills attacking the immigrant community that have been introduced in the State General Assembly. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC May 2, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Friday May 2nd at 11:00am. Introducing Blueprint NC's New Faith Table This week, Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson will offer a presentation on Blueprint NC's new Faith Table that will officially launch on May 7th in Raleigh. This new interfaith formation aims to organize the human, spiritual and physical resources of progressive faith communities in North Carolina in service to our movement for justice. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC April 25, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Friday April 25th at 11:00am. The Anti-Antisemitism Trap: Fighting the Deportation Machine. This week, Abby Lublin, Executive Director of Carolina Jews for Justice will discuss the strategy of using antisemitism to advance authoritarianism, and how we can build a better story of safety, and take action to stop Trump’s dangerous deportation machine. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC April 18, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Protecting Sacred Places. Friday, April 18th at 11:00am. This week, we will be joined by our partners at 7 Directions of Service, an Indigenous-led collective rooted in environmental justice and community organizing. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC April 11, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Federal Legislative Briefing with UUSJ. Friday, April 11th at 11:00am. This week, Pablo DeJesus, Executive Director of UUs for Social Justice (UUSJ) will give an in depth federal legislative briefing and let us know which members of our NC delegation are most crucial in blocking harmful legislation in Congress. We'll also have an update on the Riggs/Griffin State Supreme Court race following last week's Court of Appeals ruling.Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC April 4, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Protest Safety. Friday, April 4th at 11:00am. This week, on the eve of the national Hands Off Day of Action, we will offer a deep dive into protest safety using Side With Love's new Grounded, Resilient and Responsible Toolkit. Then we'll take action, sharing these safety best practices with our wider community. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
UU Justice NC March 28, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Our Money, Our Future. Friday March 28th at 11:00am. This week, The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center will join us to offer a briefing on the ongoing state budget process. Then we will take action, calling on our state legislators to pausing state income tax cuts so that we can fund public education, child care and so much more. We'll also be joined by our friends at You Can Vote. They will roll out their spring schedule of electoral trainings and actions, because every year is an election year. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
Kick-Off Earth & Climate Justice Month 2025
Come by the Earth Justice table in Fellowship Hall
Sunday, April 6–20
Members of Earth Justice announce the formal kick-off of Earth & Climate Justice Month 2025 on Sunday, 4/6 during the Worship Weaving Beloved Community segment of our worship services. Members and friends are invited to consider taking the annual "Pledge to Act for Earth and Our Children" and to participate in various events throughout the month (watch this ERUUF ENews space for forthcoming event announcements!). “Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power that can transform the world.” Howard Zinn
UU Justice NC March 21, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Friday March 21st at 11:00am. One is four people in NC depend on Medicaid for affordable healthcare. Any federal funding cuts to this program would be catastrophic for our state. This week, we'll take action writing Letters to the Editor calling on congress to defend Medicaid. We'll also continue to call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and call our state legislators about a series of bad bills moving through the General Assembly. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
Chance to Lobby Your Legislators!
Cosponsored by ERUUF Reproductive Justice and Pride+
Tuesday, March 25
9:00 am–4:00 pm (can leave earlier)
Downtown Raleigh
Rainbow and Repro Advocacy Day
Registration is required. Register here
We will be gathering at a location in Raleigh in the morning near the Legislative Office Building to prepare for the day. The morning meeting location will be shared before the event. No experience is required to participate. Our staff will provide an overview of current relevant state policies and training.
We encourage you to sign up by the 19th to make sure you’ll have an opportunity to speak to your legislators, given their busy schedules.
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