Category: Council for Faith in Action

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group – January 2018

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Our November 2017 Praxis Group meeting focused on Public Witness and Prophetic Voice. Basically, how are we as a community demonstrating our commitment to act to dismantle racial injustice as an integral part of our UU values? Our conversation at first focused on our practice of participating in public demonstration of our support for racial … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group – January 2018

Racial Justice Initiative Newsletter – Winter 2018

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UUCWC RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER – WINTER 2018 The latest Racial Justice Initiative newsletter is also available to download as a PDF or Word document. An 8th Unitarian Universalist Principle is Proposed Nathalie Edmond, Co-Chair of the Racial Justice Initiative I am writing this article from my multiple identities, values and commitments. Some of my identities- … Continue reading Racial Justice Initiative Newsletter – Winter 2018

Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group Update – January 2018

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Our November 2017 Praxis Group meeting focused on Public Witness and Prophetic Voice. Basically, how are we as a community demonstrating our commitment to act to dismantle racial injustice as an integral part of our UU values? Our conversation at first focused on our practice of participating in public demonstration for our support for racial … Continue reading Racial Justice Initiative and Praxis Group Update – January 2018

Workshop: What White People Can Do About Racism – Feb. 17

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What White People Can Do About Racism FUNDAMENTALS, Part 2 How to act against racism from a position of unearned (and unwanted) racial privilege Saturday, February 17, 2018 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd Titusville, NJ 08560 Presented by the Center for the Study of … Continue reading Workshop: What White People Can Do About Racism – Feb. 17

Annual HomeFront Holiday Party and Mitten Tree – Dec 18

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The annual HomeFront Holiday Party is Monday, December 18. We will give gift cards to our students who can use them in most any store, made possible by direct financial donations from church members and friends. Bernie Ruekgauer and Sarah Burke will be receiving donations during both coffee hours on December 10,and 17. Cash or … Continue reading Annual HomeFront Holiday Party and Mitten Tree – Dec 18

UU FaithAction NJ – Legislative Priorities for 2017-2018

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The following is a list of legislative priorities for 2017-2018 for each of UU FaithAction NJ’s task forces. This list was generated at our annual Fall Issues Conference. It is arrived at by consensus, generally, by those in attendance and in accordance with UU FaithAction NJ policies and practices.  (As a reminder, the UU Legislative … Continue reading UU FaithAction NJ – Legislative Priorities for 2017-2018

Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, December 2017

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by Dan Tuft, Co-Chair, Racial Justice Initiative The Praxis Group is a part of the overall Racial Justice Initiative and is taking this entire church year to assess/audit where UUCWC is currently in terms of living, or putting into practice our commitment to racial justice. Nine areas of focus are being examined, one each month … Continue reading Update from the Racial Justice Initiative Praxis Group, December 2017

Calling Community Volunteers! Information Needed!

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by Sallie Dunner, Chair, Council for Faith in Action “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – (Sherry Anderson) The living tradition of Unitarian Universalism calls some of us to participate or volunteer in local community organizations and causes outside of church. UUCWC has a long tradition of members giving … Continue reading Calling Community Volunteers! Information Needed!

New Political Realities for Justice Making in NJ and Beyond – Nov. 12

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New Political Realities for Justice Making in NJ and Beyond Sunday, November 12, 12:30pm – 3:00pm at the UU Congregation at Montclair Remember to cast your vote on Election Day, November 7th. Simply voting, however, is only the first step: the next one is to consider what we can do make sure that our votes … Continue reading New Political Realities for Justice Making in NJ and Beyond – Nov. 12