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by Michael Wilson and Leslie McGeorge, Faith Action Ministry As Unitarian Universalists, we should all be interested in our democracy and how to make it work better for everyone. The word democracy means “the people rule.” If you think about it, all that we cherish and depend on for our freedoms, and a sustainable world, … Continue reading Democracy In Action Beyond Our Church Doors
at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair In person and via Zoom November 1, 2022, 7pm In the face of the radical dissolution of 50 years of precedent established in Roe vs. Wade, the Undoing Racism Team of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair is presenting a panel discussion on comprehensive reproductive justice, healthcare and abortion … Continue reading Reclaiming our Bodies – from Advocacy to Action Panel
by Mike Wilson “Love is creative and redemptive. Love builds up and unites; hate tears down and destroys. The aftermath of the ‘fight with fire’ method which you suggest is bitterness and chaos, the aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and creation of the beloved community. Physical force can repress, restrain, coerce, destroy, but … Continue reading Beloved Community: What Is It And How To Get There?
by Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry’s UU the Vote efforts are ramping up in September and October! This month, we are making a big push to finish all our postcard and letter writing work for Reclaim Our Vote and Vote Forward. We only need to do about 2000 more addresses to … Continue reading UU the Vote Postcarding Volunteers Needed
by Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry “Are you registered to vote?” “Have you requested your vote-by-mail ballot yet?” These are questions that every UUCWC member and friend will be hearing in the near future — and perhaps you’ve already been asked. As with the CensUUs Texting Team this past May, 30 volunteers are helping the … Continue reading UU the Vote Update August 2020: Relational Organizing and Other Ways to Get Involved
In response to the national coin shortage (yes, it’s a thing), UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry (FAM) is partnering with our Religious Education (RE) to turn your extra coins into stamps to support our UU the Vote initiatives. Here’s how it works: email FAM@uucwc and let us know that you have Change for Change. We will … Continue reading Your Change for Change
By Jamie Evanini and Barbara Schroeder Jensen UUCWC has been working hard to put our faith into action, especially since the pandemic. We celebrate the work of everyone who has helped out so much and invite you to take a look at all we have done in this challenging time, and what we aim to … Continue reading Looking Back and Looking Forward With the Faith Action Ministry
Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry The Faith Action Ministry invites you to participate in our 2020 UU the Vote activities, which are now underway! After a pause and reset due to the pandemic, we have focused our efforts on postcard and letter writing related to the Census, voter registration, and voter participation. (There may be … Continue reading Participate in UU the Vote!
UUCWC’s Faith Action Ministry (FAM) sends out a weekly email titled, “Actions From Home” and have received a great response. If you would like to be included the “Actions from Home” listserve, please email FAM@uucwc.org. Over fifteen people have donated food and gift cards for the families of the FAM English Program who are in … Continue reading Faith Action Ministry Update
by Jamie Evanini, Faith Action Ministry On Sunday, January 12, the Faith Action Ministry hosted a special gathering to celebrate, commiserate, and motivate by looking back on the fullness of 2019, and casting our visions for 2020. As part of the event, participants walked through a makeshift ‘labyrinth’ in the Crossings Room, with index cards … Continue reading Faith Action Ministry – 2019 in Numbers
