FAIR Planning Meeting
2021-03-09 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
FAIR Co-leaders meeting

Coalition of UU Social Action Networks (CUUSAN) monthly conference call
2021-03-10 07:00 - 08:00, 2021-04-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2021-05-12 08:00 - 09:00
Rev. Rob Gregson joins other paid and volunteer staff on this monthly networking call. CUUSAN is the national organization that coordinates state-level UU social justice witness in 25 states across the U.S. If interested in joining the discussion, please reach out to Rev. Gregson at execdir@uufaithaction.org

FAIR
2021-03-11 19:30 - 20:30
Faith Action Youth Inclusivity Representatives

Weekly internship Zoom call
2021-03-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-05-04 13:00 - 14:00 and 1 more date | NJ, United States
For more information, please contact Rev. Rob Gregson execdir@uufaithaction.org

Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Monthly Conference Call
2021-03-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-21 13:00 - 14:00 | NJ, United States
The monthly statewide conference call for Unitarian Universalists and our friends to get the latest news and to strategize around Gun Violence prevention, advocacy and legislative action in New Jersey.
To join the GVP Task Force call, held the third Weds. of every month from 1 to 2 p.m., please follow the video/call in information listed below.
For more information and to receive the call agenda in advance, please email GVP Task Force chair, Liandra Pires at: gvptfchair@uufaithaction.org
Topic: Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
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Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2021-03-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-26 19:00 - 20:00 | NJ, United States
The monthly conference call to update and strategize around women’s reproductive justice and rights in New Jersey. To join the call via phone or video, please see details below.
Carol A. Loscalzo (The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood) Task Force For more information, please email reprojustice@uufaithaction.org attn. Carol Loscalzo, TF chair
Topic: Reproductive Justice TF monthly meeting
Time: Every month on the Fourth Monday 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Community Partner Spotlight: Black Community Watchline & Moms Demand Actoin
2021-03-22 19:30 - 21:00
Please join Moms Demand Action and the Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, as we welcome the Founder and Executive Director of Black Community Watchline. We will share information about this important community partner and how we can support their work in reporting and ending anti-Black racial violence and bias. This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom.

Passover Seder
2021-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Please join with our UUCM community as we share together in our Passover Seder, which will be on Monday, March 29, 2021 (the 3rd night of Passover, 2021) at 6 pm. We will gather virtually via Zoom for an evening to celebrate our freedom and the hope of emancipation of all peoples!
You can prepare your own Seder plate and enjoy the ceremonial foods as we read together, along with wine/grape juice and matzo, or you can follow along and watch. No need to have a fancy Seder plate either – you can even create one on paper. To learn more about the Seder plate, please visit: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-seder-plate/.
All are welcome to our Passover service which will help us reflect together about our past and to think about our future.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ybnb26uy

Environmental Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2021-04-01 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-06 12:00 - 13:30 | NJ, United States
Would you like to join in the conversation, find out what’s going on *now* in New Jersey around environmental justice? Then join our statewide call held the 1st Thursday of every month at 12 noon sharp. All are invited.
To join this call please contact co-chair, Peggy Middaugh, at peggymiddaugh@gmail.com or 508-864-3489 for the call in information. Seeing each others’ faces on video link is our preferred way to conduct the call. You can join using your desktop, laptop or smartphone camera and the free, downloadable Zoom app.
Call hosted by Environmental Justice Task Force co-chairs, Peggy Middaugh (UU Congregation of Ocean County) and Ray Nichols (UU in Princeton Congregation).

Congregational Liaisons Monthly Call
2021-04-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | NJ, United States
Held the first Thursday of every month (except for July and August 2021, see calendar for new dates/times) organizing call for all UU FaithAction NJ congregational liaisons. An agenda is sent out in advance; please contact the Office Administrator at admin@uufaithaction.org for a copy (which includes the Zoom sign on information) if you are a new liaison.
Led by the Executive Director, an interactive call and advocacy/legislative/justice update with and for our “on the ground” representatives to UU congregations. If you are a liaison, please join in using either your telephone, smartphone or (ideally!) from a laptop or computer with a camera so we can see one another.

Monthly UUFANJ Board Meeting
2021-04-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | NJ, United States
Members/supporters of UU FaithAction NJ are welcome to attend our monthly all-volunteer Board meetings. To access online meetings (all meetings from March 2020 to present time will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact the Board President, Mia Morse or Vice President, Nick Lewis, ozballnick@gmail.com and request the “Zoom login” code. You must give at least 48 hours notice to request the code to allow our volunteer board members enough time to reply.
In the event that you do not hear back prior to that 48 hour cut off, please contact the Executive Director, Rev. Rob Gregson, execdir@uufaithaction.org or on the office phone, 908-376-6535.
As per our bylaws, the board leadership reserves the right to call an executive session of the board to discuss matters not appropriate for a more public conversation.

Showing Up For Each Other's Mental Health
2021-04-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Do you or someone you love have lived experience with mental health problems? Today about 20% of the adult population are diagnosed with a mental health problem. Yet, even now, mental health is often viewed through the lens of intolerance, ignorance, and fear.
We are pleased to host UU Rev. Barbara Meyers for the workshop “Showing Up for Each Other’s Mental Health.” This online Zoom presentation and discussion will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM (with a 10 minute break in the middle).
Rev. Meyers is a UU community minister with a mental health ministry based in Fremont, California, and President of the Board of the UU Mental Health Network (https://uumentalhealth.org/). She is the author of a mental health curriculum, videos, TV shows, publications for congregations, and the book HELD – Showing Up for each Other’s Mental Health, published by Skinner House Books in August 2020 (available through the UUA bookstore and Amazon).
In this workshop, Rev. Barbara Meyers will discuss
–Stories from her mental health ministry – both how-to stories and how-not-to stories – giving guidance for congregants in the pews who want to help make a difference.
–Show the importance of spiritual resources and peer groups
–Discuss the impact that COVID is having on mental health and what people can do to mitigate it
–The Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network and it’s recent survey of mental health in the denomination
A $20 per person donation is welcomed but not required.

Re-envisioning Community: Exploring Restorative Justice
2021-04-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair for a series of conversations with New Jersey Advocates for Restorative Justice starting April 29 for six Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 8:45 via Zoom.
Restorative justice is a set of principles and practices based on the values of respect and accountability. These practices, with roots in Indigenous societies, are used to build and maintain relationships, and to repair harm. They can be applied at the personal, interpersonal, community and a societal level and in various institutions such as the criminal legal system and schools.
To attend, register at: https://tinyurl.com/UUCMERJ. Participants may attend one, a few, or all of the sessions.
Series of conversations meets 7:30-8:45 p.m. on Thursdays:
April 29: Jessica Laus, NJ Restorative Justice Network
May 6: Gayl Shepard and Colleagues. Montclair Public Schools
May 13: The Rev. Brenda Wheeler Ehlers, Morrow Church, Maplewood and SOMA Peace and Justice
May 20: Retha Onitiri, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
May 27: Tia Ryans, F.O.R.T.E. House and Dr. Jason Williams, Montclair State University
June 3: Community Gathering
Sponsored by the UU Montclair’s Social Justice Coalition and developed in collaboration with the New Jersey Restorative Justice Network (NJ-RJN). For more information, email socialjustice@uumontclair.org.

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2021-05-04 20:00 - 21:00 | NJ, United States
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month from 8 – 9 pm for our UU statewide call where we strategize around issues like racial justice, mass incarceration, prison conditions and more.
For the Zoom or phone dial-up information to join the call, and/or to get on the email list for upcoming meetings and events, please contact Susan M., Co-Chair (UU Congregation in Princeton) at criminaljustice@uufaithaction.org or Anne H., Co-Chair (UU Congregation of Monmouth Co., Lincroft) at annehoule0102@gmail.com

Pinelands Commission Meeting
2021-05-14 09:30 - 11:00 | NJ, United States
From the Pinelands Alliance Web site:
“The Pinelands Commission is the state agency that oversees conservation and development within the Pinelands boundaries. Their regular monthly meetings are held on the second Friday on the month and are open to the public.
“They need to hear from you! The public is allowed to comment during the General Public Comment portion of the agenda.
“You can find the agenda for each meeting on their website: https://nj.gov/pinelands/home/meetings/.
“Because of COVID-19, their meetings are live-streamed on their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgpC8sbR3Acrjo7ppxs3Uw/featured) with a phone number (609-894-7300) for the public to call and share comments during that part of the agenda.
“If you have questions about attending a meeting contact Policy Advocate Rhyan Grech. She can be reached at RhyanG@pinelandsalliance.org.”
For info from the PInelands Commission itself, use this e-mail address: info@pinelands.nj.gov
