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UU Justice NC October 4, 2024
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, Friday, October 3rd at 11:00 - Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief. We are all heartbroken by the devastation that Hurricane Helene has caused in Western NC. UU Justice NC is in close communication with our beloved neighboring congregations in the west and we are working around the clock with our movement partners to get desperately needed aid into the region. Join us on Friday for a full briefing on Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief. We will offer specific actions that your congregations can take to offer support. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC October 11, 2024
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, Friday, October 3rd at 11:00 - Hurricane Helene Recovery & NC Budget & Tax Center. We continue to work in close relationship with our impacted UU congregations in the west and our movement partners who are getting aid into the region daily. Join us on Friday for a briefing on Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief. We will offer specific actions that your congregations can take to offer support. This week, we are also excited to be joined by the NC Budget & Tax Center. They will be sharing their new Election Guide! Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC October 18, 2024
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, Friday, October 10th at 11:00 - Leandro Candidate Commitments. This week, we will be joined byRebecca Trammel, Lead Advocate and Founder of Community Conversations. She will be talking with us about the ongoing #IamLeandro campaign and the current effort to get NC candidates to sign onto the Leandro Pledge. We will also continue to call on key elected officials in the General Assembly and urge them to sustain Governor Cooper's veto on the anti-immigrant and anti-public schools bill, HB10. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC September 6, 2024
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, September 13th at 11:00 am - This week, the NC General Assembly was called back into session to vote on legislation HB 10. This bill would siphon public funding to private schools and wealthy families and establish anti-immigrant measures that are costly and don’t make us safer. On Friday, we will take action in response to this dangerous legislation. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
Anything with a Plug Hard to Recycle Collection Event
Saturday, October 5
1:00-4:00 pm
ERUUF Back Parking Lot
Earth Justice invites members and friends to take advantage of a FREE hard to recycle collection event on Saturday, October 5, 1-4 pm, at the back ERUUF parking lot. Items collected include, LCD, LED, or Plasma Flat Panel TVs/Monitors ONLY, *UP TO 4 INCHES THICK (no CRT TUBE) televisions and monitors, computers, printers, copiers, and related items, game console, kitchen appliances (small to LARGE), cords, cables, and stereo equipment, kids toys (plastics, bikes, powerwheels), and more! For a full list of accepted and non accepted items, please visit https://www.anythingwithaplugrecycling.com/
Activity point of contact, Denise.
We Invite You to Get Involved in the 2024 Election!
ERUUF’s UU the Vote Team and Showing Up for Democracy Action Group: Lonna Harkrader, Nancy Couts, Sandy Hochel, Trisha Lester, and Julie Welch are working hard to provide opportunities for members and friends of ERUUF to get involved in nonpartisan activities for the 2024 election. There’s postcarding, driving folks to the polls in Granville and Person counties during Early Voting, phone banking, texting, canvassing, and offering home hospitality for other UUs coming from out of state to help canvas. Let’s Do Something! Watch E-News and check the website (under Justice>>>Justice News) for more information.
Read more: We Invite You to Get Involved in the 2024 Election!
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Families Moving Forward - September 4 Meal
Provide a Meal/Serve a Meal: Help prepare dinner for residents on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 5:00 pm; N. Queen Street
We need a vegetable platter and dip for 15. Watermelon/cantaloupe slices for 15.
Stay and help serve if you’d like, or drop it off.
Interested? Contact Jane Hewitt.
Donate Needed Household Supplies: Residents need household supplies for their transitional quarters: All-purpose cleaners, bathroom cleaners, hand soap. Bring these to ERUUF by Sunday, Sept 1; deposit in the bins marked Families Moving Forward in the corner of the office. Thank you!!!
UU Justice NC August 16, 2024
