Justice Updates
Board Challenge – Black Lives of UU
As you may have read in the UU World, the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees voted unanimously to designate Black Lives of UU as the recipient of a the Saturday special offering at GA this year and set a goal of $60,000 to be raised. The UUA board is working in partnership with UUA administration to “ensure a successful offering.”
Videos from May 3 Press Conference
Here are videos of Rev. Cayer and Shawn Trimble at the press conference held on May 3 where they had the chance to tell the media why they engaged in nonviolence protest at the NC General Assembly for the repeal of HB2.
Pictures from Moral Monday, April 25, 2016
Here are some pictures from Monday, April 25, 2016 in Raleigh, NC
Letter to the Editor against HB 2
The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the Thursday, April 21 printed edition of the Durham Herald Sun. (It was also sent to the N&O but has not yet been published.) ERUUF’s Board carefully weighed the need to speak out on this moral issue against the constraints the congregation has as a non-profit not to lobby for or against a particular piece of legislation.
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: As people of faith we are angry and distressed by North Carolina’s new Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB 2). This hastily written, poorly conceived legislation attempts to solve social problems that we do not have. There is no current epidemic of men invading women’s bathrooms or children’s locker rooms.
Statement of Immediate Witness by the Justice Ministry Council
This statement by the Justice Ministry Council of ERUUF has been sent to the News and Observer, Equality North Carolina, NAACP-NC, the Human Rights Campaign, UU congregations in North Carolina and our UU Southeast Region.
Statement of Immediate Witness - April 25, 2016
The Justice Ministry of the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durham, North Carolina rejects in its strongest terms both the spirit and the likely unconstitutional intent of the new Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB 2), the so-called discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation that has now become law in our state of North Carolina.
Read more: Statement of Immediate Witness by the Justice Ministry Council
ERUUF raises $2770 for CROP WALK!
Despite it being cold and rainy, nine ERUUFians joined in the Durham CROP's Hunger WALK this past Sunday, March 20. Many more signed up and contributed online as part of TEAM ERUUF for a very successful effort to raise money for Church World Service to stop hunger in Durham and in the world. You can still contribute at ...
Canvassing Against Islamophobia
by David Oh
Following Manzoor Cheema's talk on Dismantling Racism and Islamophobia, I felt moved to make a difference. I was glad to learn that exactly one week after Mr. Cheema's talk at ERUUF, I had an opportunity to canvas with the Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP) and the Movement to End Racism and Islamophobia (MERI).
Justice Council Resolution on Faculty Unions at Duke
The Justice Council has approved a Resolution Supporting the Right of Contingent Faculty at Duke University to Organize a Union. The text of the resolution can be found here.
Statement of Immediate Witness on Islamophobia By the Justice Council and Multicultural Team
December 2015
After some hateful, anti-Islam statements on social media in Burlington, NC, the ERUUF Justice Council and Multicultural Team sent a statement of support to the NAACP and related groups. For a copy of the complete statement and the responses from the local NAACP and the Movement to End Racism and Islamophobia, click here
Community Edible Landscape Program breaks ground for fruit trees and berry bushes
“Greenacres is the place to be” broke out in chorus among the dozen-plus ERUUFians 
gathered in the grassy space next to the Fellowship Hall. Maybe it was having a pitchfork, rake, or shovel in hand on a beautiful November day that led to the singing (mimicking the classic 60s TV show), happy with our efforts and time spent together. We had just completed a project to plant fruit trees and berry bushes, part of the Community Edible Landscape Program (CELP).
Read more: Community Edible Landscape Program breaks ground for fruit trees and berry bushes
