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SUMMARY:UNDOING RACISM™ AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Undoing Racism is an intensive 2.5 –day workshop designed to train\, educate\, challenge and empower people to undo the racist structures that hinder effective social change.  The training is based on the premise that racism has been systematically constructed and that it can be undone when people understand where it come from\, how it functions\, why it is perpetuated\, and what we can do to dismantle it. \n \nThe workshop is offered by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (www.pisab.org)\, a national\, multiracial\, anti-racist collective of veteran organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement for social change.  Since 1980\, the People’s Institute has trained over 400\,000 people in hundreds of communities throughout the United Stated and internationally. It is recognized as one of the most effective anti-racist training and organizing institutions in the nation. \nLOCATION \nRutgers New Jersey Medical School  (formerly UMDNJ)\, Rosemary Gellene Room \n185 South Orange Ave (Medical Science Building)\, Newark\, NJ 07103 \nSCHEDULE \nFriday\, November 30\, 2018 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm \nSaturday\, December 1\, 2018 – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm \nSunday\, December 2\, 2018 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm \nREGISTRATION \nhttp://www.antiracistalliance.com/ARA-training.html \nCOST \n$350 per person;$175 Student rate; scholarships\,  sliding scale and group rates available \nINFORMATION \nRenee: (973-476-3359) or antiracistalliancenj@gmail.com
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/undoing-racism-and-community-organizing-workshop/
LOCATION:Rutgers Medical School\, 185 South Orange Ave\, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07103
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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SUMMARY:Rally for the 94%
DESCRIPTION:Please stand with us on Saturday\, October 27\, at 12:00 PM at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church\, located at 231-251 Seymour Avenue in Newark\, NJ.  \nDr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. visited Mount Calvary 50 years ago to build support for the Poor People’s Campaign. \n \nNinety-four percent of Black voters cast their ballots for Governor Phil Murphy in 2017. Without this support from the Black community\, it is unlikely that Phil Murphy would be New Jersey’s governor: Fifty-three percent of white voters supported his opponent. But nine months into his administration\, Governor Murphy has not focused on critical issues facing the 94%. The Institute and its partners call on Governor Phil Murphy to take action on the following racial justice issues: \n  \n\nTransforming the Youth Justice System: A Black child in New Jersey is 30 times more likely to be incarcerated than a white child — the highest disparity rate in America. Thus\, even though research shows that Black and white young people commit most offenses at similar rates\, just 22 white kids are incarcerated in New Jersey.\nIn the wake of the historic youth prison closure announcements\, Governor Murphy must dedicate his time\, platform\, and resources to prioritizing the fundamental transformation of New Jersey’s failed youth justice system. This will require Governor Murphy to commit to addressing the structural racism that devours young Black and Brown kids in the current system. \nMurphy should convene a youth justice commission with a mandate to create and oversee a comprehensive youth justice plan that\, with meaningful community input\, addresses the policies and practices that drive the racial disparities\, prioritizes alternatives to incarceration and rehabilitation\, and invests the anticipated $20 million closure cost savings into community-based programs in neighborhoods most impacted by incarceration. The commission should also develop a plan and timeline for the closure of New Jersey’s three youth prisons\, including its most secure youth prison — the Juvenile Medium Security Facility. No construction should commence before the commission issues its recommendations. \nGovernor Murphy must also hold public hearings throughout the state to provide updates on the status of the youth prison closures and to seek meaningful input on next steps. The construction of the new youth rehabilitation centers should not commence until the task force issues its recommendations.\n\n\nClosing the Racial Wealth Gap: The median net worth for New Jersey’s white families is $271\,402 — the highest in the nation. But the median net worth for New Jersey’s Latino and Black families is just $7\,020 and $5\,900\, respectively.\nMurphy should champion the effort to close the racial wealth gap by supporting a statewide plan for individual development accounts (IDAs)\, which would provide matched savings for low-income residents. Murphy should also lead the effort to empower poor residents in communities segregated by race through deep government infrastructure investments that will raise the property values in communities of color\, thereby raising the value of most families’ largest asset — their home. This investment should support and protect current homeowners from losing that asset\, as well as expand homeownership among residents of color\, including through providing grants for down payment assistance and ensuring access to low-interest\, fixed-rate mortgage loans.\n\n\nRestoring the Right to Vote to People with Criminal Convictions: New Jersey denies the vote to nearly 100\,000 people who are in prison\, on parole\, or on probation. Half of those denied the right to vote are Black\, though Black people comprise just 15 percent of the state’s population.\nGovernor Murphy must commit to signing and using the power of his office to urge the passage of S-2100/A-3456\, historic legislation that will restore the precious right to vote to people in prison\, on parole\, or on probation. New Jersey first denied the right to vote to people with criminal convictions in 1844\, the same year it adopted a constitution that restricted voting to white men. By continuing to link the right to vote to a racially discriminatory criminal justice system\, New Jersey is today accomplishing the same racial exclusion that was commonplace in 1844 and meant to be eradicated by the 15th Amendment. \nNew Jersey’s most stark and pressing racial disparities are calling out for courageous leadership and Governor Murphy can and should make clear that he is as committed to the 94 percent as they were to him. \nWe stand ready to work with him when he does.
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/rally-for-the-94/
LOCATION:Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church\, 231-251 Seymour Avenue\, Newark\, New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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SUMMARY:Voter Disenfranchisement Rally
DESCRIPTION:A rally and march during the Month of Resistance against Mass Incarceration \n Thursday\, Oct. 18th  Rally and March at Church Street Plaza (GPS: 12 Church St.\, Montclair) \nMany externals invited: ministers\, Solidarity Singers\, leaders of NAACP\, ACLU\, POP. Anti-Racist Alliance of North Jersey \n \nRally Time: 5-6 pm \nMarch to UUCM:  6-6:15 pm \nDiscussion at UU:  6:15-7:30 pm Peierls Room \nConfirmed Ron PIerce\, Democracy and Social Justice Fellow of NJ Institute for Social Justice\, formerly incarcerated for 30 years\, to answer questions on voter disenfranchisement.
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/voter-disenfranchisement-rally/
LOCATION:UU Congregation at Montclair\, 67 Church Street\, Montclair\, New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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SUMMARY:Rally for Justice\, Stand for Fair Wages
DESCRIPTION:Show your support for an increase to minimum wage – currently farm workers and tip-earners may be excluded. \n \nOctober 9\, 2018 at 6:00 pm at the Bethel AME Church located at 32 Courtland Street\, Woodbury\, NJ. 08096.  Farm workers and tip-earners are overwhelmingly people of color and women.  Our brother and sisters are hard-working New Jersey’s who are struggling to raise their families in this high-cost state.  Everyone deserves an increase in minimum wage!
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/rally-for-justice-stand-for-fair-wages/
LOCATION:Bethel AME Church\, 32 Courtland Street\, Woodbury\, New Jersey\, 08096
CATEGORIES:Economic Justice,Racial Justice
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SUMMARY:“Sing For Our Lives”
DESCRIPTION:On May 12th\, Mother’s Day Eve\, Vanguard Theater Company will host a benefit\, “Sing For Our Lives”. “Sing For Our Lives” will include storytelling\, spoken word poetry\, theater scenes\, choral performances\, and other live music\, and is appropriate for all ages. Student artists from Rutgers University and the Montclair area will be joined by Broadway performers. They will also be joined by two of the speakers from Newark’s March for Our Lives\, Princess Sabaroche and Elijah Brown. The proceeds of the event will go to co-sponsors\, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America\, Students Demand Action\, and Everytown for Gun Safety.
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/sing-for-our-lives/
LOCATION:New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Gun Violence Prevention,Racial Justice
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SUMMARY:Candlelight Vigil To Pay Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Celebration Committee of Ridgewood and Glen Rock is joining with the Bergen County Martin Luther King Birthday Committee and the Bergen County NAACP to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. A vigil will be held on April 4 at 6 PM at the King Monument in Hackensack. \nLocation: At the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Monument
\, Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Hackensack River Pathway 
Hackensack\, NJ\nClick here to view the flyer: http://www.uuridgewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MLKVigilv2018.pdf
URL:https://www.uufaithaction.org/event/candlelight-vigil-to-pay-tribute-to-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/
LOCATION:New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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