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UUJO – Environmental Justice Update
May 17, 2022
Brian Hagemann
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 accessible to people in Ohio. Will you join us for a conversation about Solar Success in Ohio? Ohio State Representative, Mike Skindell (D-13), and Solar Power Advocate, Tom Smith will join us on Sunday. Two bills, HB450 & HB429 are now in committee in the Ohio General Assembly and are designed to pave the way for ...Read Full Article
OTHER RECENT JUSTICE NEWS
Justice Update: Nehemiah Action Tomorrow!
May 9, 2022
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 ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: Voter Registration Drive
March 19, 2022
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 ...Read Full ArticleAll Hands on Deck for Voter Registration
February 10, 2022
I’m excited to see some of you face-to-face again at the end of this month when we return to a hybrid format! Although living through a pandemic can be exhausting in ...Read Full ArticleUpdate from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
December 3, 2021
An update from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers U.S. Department of Justice indicts the “Patricio Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO)” on felony charges of “international forced labor trafficking,” money laundering; 54-count indictment paints ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: Democracy Action Hour
October 2, 2021
Dear First UU, The start of this church year has been full of change! From Zoom to Hybrid. From a summer of low COVID cases to an uptick with Delta. RE ...Read Full ArticleAntiracist Workshop 9-25-2021
September 22, 2021
How to Be an Antiracist in Ohio Saturday, September 25th, from 10:30-11:45 on Zoom Watch the Recording Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7Ayukolgg Join for a virtual presentation by Dr. Kevin McGruder. Dr. McGruder will start by ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: Join Eco-Justice + Fair Districts
June 26, 2021
Dear First UU, I’m hoping you’ve had the chance to tune into some of our virtual Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly (“GA”) this week, whether that be worship services, general sessions, or workshops. ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: B.R.E.A.D. Nehemiah Action May 11 & Police Accountability
April 23, 2021
Dear First UU, This has been an overwhelming week as the police officer who murdered George Floyd on camera was finally pronounced guilty. It feels like a move forward for racial ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: Feed & Read Ohio + Defending our Rights
March 31, 2021
Feed & Read Ohio, Gratitude, and Defending our Rights Dear First UU, There’s hope in the air with spring and the vaccine now available to everyone 16 and up in Ohio. But ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: Advocate for Vaccination
February 25, 2021
Hope you’re enjoying the warmer temperatures and blue skies this week, as well as the wonderful news that Edith Espinal and Miriam Vargas are now free to leave the churches ...Read Full Article