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JUSTICE UPDATE BLOG POSTS
These Justice Update posts feature a main justice topic you can learn more about and describe justice opportunities available in the month they came out. To see the most up-to-date justice opportunities, check out our Take Action page
Justice Update: Ohio Voting Reforms?
November 19, 2021
Amanda Hays
How Can UU Take Action? If you haven’t yet, please check out our “Take Action” page. Just click on the “Justice” tab above, then click “Take Action.” We will keep it updated so that opportunities to take action that you see are current. Check it out: https://firstuucolumbus.org/justice-action-ministry/justice-action/ Featured Justice Opportunities November: Pet Food and Dandy Diaper Sundays Anytime in June, Feed & Read Ohio will be taking donations of dry cat and dog food or children’s and adult diapers. You can also always donate food or other high-quality items you no longer need. Donations go to populations in Columbus and Athens county who have the most ...Read Full Article
OTHER RECENT JUSTICE NEWS
Justice 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 For Zoom link, email contact-racialjusticeandimmigration@firstuucolumbus.org 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 ArticleJustice Update: Defund Fear
January 24, 2021
Tuesday January 26, 2021 Our Racial Justice and Immigration Focus Group hosted an opportunity to watch a webinar from UUA’s Side With Love and then gather in a Zoom meeting with ...Read Full ArticleJustice Update: December 2020
December 12, 2020
Hear farmworker Oscar from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and organizer Uriel from the Fair Food Alliance as they share an update on the Wendy’s campaign and discuss how ...Read Full ArticleBLM Perspectives
October 10, 2020
Justice Update #BLM – or Black Lives Matter – has different interpretations according to the audience. The message here is from the perspective of a long-time UU who tries to take a ...Read Full ArticleRacial Justice and Immigration
October 3, 2020
Today’s Justice Saturday is about the work of the Racial Justice and Immigration (RJI) JAM Focus Group, specifically its work for immigrant justice. We invite you to learn more about RJI ...Read Full Article