Join us as we organize to help each other, our neighbors, and our planet in this time of social distancing. Our Justice News highlights the work of our Justice Action Ministries (JAM) and offers discussion on how we can Live Our Values Everyday – LOVE – in a time when we need it most.
Spread the Word! Fund for Immigration Legal Assistance (FILA) Faithify Campaign First UU’s Fund for Immigration Legal Assistance (FILA) just kicked off a crowdfunding campaign through the UUA’s Faithify site. We need your help! Please share this campaign with everyone you know! This exciting campaign will increase FILA’s capacity to help immigrants in … Continue reading FILA Faithify Campaign
Our Liberation is Fractal Dear First UU, As Fall begins, I have been reflecting on adrienne maree brown’s Principles of Emergent Strategy. Small is good, small is all. Less prep, more presence. Never a failure, always a lesson. Brown’s work reminds me that the whole is more than the sum of the parts, and that … Continue reading Justice Update: October 2023
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio P.O. Box 980 Worthington, OH 43085info@uujo.org Donate to UUJO Beloved, Please take a look below at some things that might be of interest to you and your communities. This is a long one because there is an awful lot of nonsense and shenanigans happening in Ohio right now. Hopefully the subheadings … Continue reading UU Justice Ohio Spring News
Sign Up for Living the Pledge Anti-Racism Training Sign up now for our Spring Intensive Sessions! First UU’s anti-racist program, called Living the Pledge, will be offered for the third time this spring, with more sessions to come next year. Living the Pledge workshops are in-depth workshops that delve into various aspects of racism. Developed … Continue reading Sign Up for Living the Pledge – Spring Sessions Open
November elections are coming up with Election Day next Tuesday, November 8, and so many issues that matter to our UU values will be on the ballot! We believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every person, including the rights of pregnant people to make decisions about their own bodies. We believe in respecting … Continue reading Justice Update for November: Elections
Midterm elections this November will affect every justice issue we care about, from abortion rights to global warming to whether teachers can speak truthfully about race, sexual orientation, and gender. Let’s get active to make sure every person’s voice is heard this November. The Voter Registration Deadline is October 11! What we can do together, … Continue reading Last Week for Voter Registration!
Living the Pledge trainings happen twice a year with fall and spring sessions! If you would like to be notified when registration is available, please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/R1v5W4tmuiMkLS6e8
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio P.O. Box 980 Worthington, OH 43085 info@uujo.org Connecting the Dots: Planet, People, Power Our Connecting the Dots education and action event is back on Sunday, May 22 at 5pm Eastern Time. This month we are focusing our conversation on Solar Power and efforts to make it more … Continue reading UUJO – Environmental Justice Update
Dear First UU, I hope your Mother’s Day weekend was peaceful, healing, restful, and joy-filled, in whatever ways you needed it to be for you. I am looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow evening, Tuesday May 10 from 6:45-8:30 at the Celeste Center for our BREAD Nehemiah Action! (Bus leaves from First UU at … Continue reading Justice Update: Nehemiah Action Tomorrow!
Dear First UU, I’m super excited about this spring! It’s getting to be sunny and warm and COVID numbers are down for now. Best of all, I am so proud of our Justice Action Ministry Team and the great new opportunities for justice work we have coming up, as well as continuing our faithful mainstays: … Continue reading Justice Update: Voter Registration Drive
