Stories of Justice
Vision Quest for Justice at ERUUF
As the recent positive response to “Thirty Days of Love” this past winter showed us, Social Justice and Earth Justice are extremely important to most ERUUF members. In fact, for many, making a difference in the world is the main reason they come to the fellowship. But we know that all of us want our justice ministry to be the best it can be, so that together we can make a maximum impact in the world.
Moral Mondays
UUs from around North Carolina and several members of ERUUF have been involved with the protests called "Moral Mondays" at the NC Legislature organized by the NC NAACP. Videos of the protests can be found on the NC NAACP webpage. There is a great and powerful uprising taking place to protest laws being considered (and in some cases passed)
NC Migrant Farm Workers
For the past 12 years, ERUUFians and our Farm worker Support Action Team have supported the efforts of NC migrant farm workers to improve their living and working conditions. Tremendous progress was made – and the lives of 7,000 H2A farm workers improved – when a contract was signed in late 2004 with Mt. Olive Pickle. Since then farm workers have been trying to get the attention of an even larger corporate entity which indirectly controls all aspects of 30,000 farm workers' lives on the farms which supply its tobacco product – RJ Reynolds (RJR).
Workshop: Immigrant Voices
February 7, 2012, 7-9 pm (Fellowship Hall)
Led by Kendall Jones and Paula Cole Jones. Often times we hear about the history of historically marginalized people through the words of the privileged. Understanding demographic change is often told through a story of statics void of emotion and experience. The words of immigrants can shift our perception of history and give way to a new reality.
Multicultural Conference (4)
Transformations: Building a Multicultural Beloved CommunitySat., Feb. 11, 2012
8:30 am - 3 pm
Led by UUA's Multicultural Congregations Program Coordinator Rev. Alicia R. Forde (keynotespeaker), the conference also included breakout groups to consider issues in depth.
