Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

STEARNS MATTHEWS IN CONCERT: An Evening of Cabaret and Song
2025-11-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, 07960
November 15, 7pm
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Concert to benefit the Mortgage Prevention Fund
Our member congregation, Morristown UU Fellowship, is inviting you to a Cabaret Night featuring Stearns Matthews on November 15 at 7 pm! $40 Early Bird rate till Sunday 11/9, then $50!
The Fellowship has been enjoying their recently completed Al and Minda Chu Family Hall, located in the Gateways Center opened last November. The upcoming concert is a showcase for that space – and also a way for the Fellowship to finish paying for its construction! The Fellowship also has invited our congregation to share our events with them, to build our UU community and to have fun together!
Stearns served as the Fellowship’s Music Director for a number of years, and he and his husband were members at the Montclair UU Congregation for many years. He now lives in Pennsylvania with his growing family and teaches musical theater at the university level.

NAACP From Coast to Coast: Data Driven Solutions for Health Equity
2025-11-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Medical Education & Research, 3500 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
Location: Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Medical Education & Research Building, Room 105
3500 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Community Reception starts at 11:00 AM ET; Program begins at 12:00 PM ET
RSVP to save your seat!
Join us in Philadelphia, PA, for the culminating event of the national “ACE Your Health” series, From Coast-to-Coast: Data Driven Solutions for Health Equity. This forum will move from national trends to local realities, diving into the results of the groundbreaking ACE Your Health Community Wellness Survey specific to Philadelphia, which collected over 22,000 responses nationally.
This can’t-miss forum is more than a data review—this is a strategic session for community shareholders and stakeholders, leaders, policymakers, and innovators. This discussion will focus on the survey’s core findings regarding neighborhood resources and assets, health and health care, neighborhood quality and affordability, and the people taking the survey—translating raw data into clear priorities for local action that create a roadmap to operationalize what’s important—the city of Philly.

November Community Defender Training: Habeas Corpus & Immigration Detention
2025-11-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Friday, November 14, 2025
9:00 am – 11:00 am PT | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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Calling all community defenders! Join us on Friday, November 14 for a free virtual training on how habeas petitions can be used to challenge unlawful immigration detention. Training participants will learn the basic elements of a pro se petition and common scenarios defenders may encounter. The session will be held in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation.
This training will help community defenders understand how habeas petitions are used in the immigration detention context and go over the basic elements of a pro se petition for the most common scenarios.
This training is for non-attorney advocates, including organizers, and others supporting detained community members. This training will be presented in English with Spanish simultaneous interpretation and is not eligible for CLE credit.
Questions? Please contact events@nipnlg.org.

Friday Action Hour
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Friday Action Hour” — Every Friday
Join us at 12 noon, on Zoom, to TAKE ACTION together!
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At our 2023 Fall Issues Conference, we officially announced the launch of a new initiative for UU FaithAction NJ—”First Fridays Action Hour.” Our Action Hour is inspired by and modeled after the successful program of our sibling state action network, UU Justice North Carolina.
UU FaithAction NJ now hosts a one-hour Zoom meeting on the every Friday, 12 noon to 1pm. During that time, we take action together, in real-time! For those who cannot join us at 12pm on Friday, we provide a Google Doc with all necessary instructions.
An action could be almost anything, like making a phone call to key legislators to express your support for a bill. We briefly outline the talking points, provide you with a sample script and then the phone number of the legislators to call. And you make the call right there—in real time.
You don’t have to prepare. You don’t have to commit to coming to every single Action Hour. This is not a committee, nor a commitment—it is a come-as-you-are-able opportunity!
Can’t join us on a particular Friday, or maybe noon is just never gonna work for your schedule? No problem! The Google Doc will have all the information you need so that you can take the action at a time convenient for you. Not only that— we hope you will share the action with your congregation or community, and our one little pebble can start to produce ripples.

SECOND Friday Action Hour
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Friday Action Hour” — Every Friday until the end of the Lame Duck session!*
*(Excludes Nov 28th)
Join us at 12 noon, on Zoom, to TAKE ACTION together!
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Join us on Zoom!
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Our Action Hour is inspired by and modeled after the successful program of our sibling state action network, UU Justice North Carolina.
UU FaithAction NJ now hosts a one-hour Zoom meeting every Friday until Dec 12th, 12 noon to 1pm. During that time, we take action together, in real-time! For those who cannot join us at 12pm on Friday, we provide a Google Doc with all necessary instructions.
An action could be almost anything, like making a phone call to key legislators to express your support for a bill. We briefly outline the talking points, provide you with a sample script and then the phone number of the legislators to call. And you make the call right there—in real time.
You don’t have to prepare. You don’t have to commit to coming to every single Action Hour. This is not a committee, nor a commitment—it is a come-as-you-are-able opportunity!
Can’t join us on a particular Friday, or maybe noon is just never gonna work for your schedule? No problem! The Google Doc will have all the information you need so that you can take the action at a time convenient for you. Not only that— we hope you will share the action with your congregation or community, and our one little pebble can start to produce ripples.

SNAP Funding Maneuvers: Have They Been Legal?
2025-11-13 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Thursday, November 13
8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT • 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT
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David A. Super, a professor at Georgetown University, will provide a clear-eyed and experienced assessment of the lawless actions taken by the Trump administration regarding SNAP benefits. He will offer UUSJ chapter and verse on the maneuvers the administration has been deploying, and suggest what we all need to be aware of as this policy circumstance continues to unfold. Even if the government shutdown ends, policy experts expect to see lots of SNAP funding maneuvers for the foreseeable future.
Super is among the foremost experts on SNAP in the U.S., and he is a Unitarian Universalist.

People's Agenda Launch & Virtual Press Conference
2025-11-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
More info to come.

Monthly Congregational Liaisons Meeting
2025-11-12 19:00 - 19:45
Our monthly meeting for Liaisons is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
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The Gathering: Rooted in Love, Rising for Justice. A Monthly Gathering by Side With Love
2025-11-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
What is The Gathering?
Throughout history, people of faith and conscience have come together to resist injustice and build a better world. Now, it’s our time.
The Gathering is a monthly virtual event from Side With Love designed to equip Unitarian Universalists and justice-seekers with the spiritual grounding, political analysis, and collective action needed to rise to the challenges of this moment.
Each month, participants will:

Strengthen their hearts and spirits through spiritual grounding
Gain a deeper understanding of the threats to democracy and justice
Organize with others to block anti-democratic forces and build a just and loving world

​​Join us every Second Monday of the month at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. We will skip July and come back in August

Register here.

NJ: Pass Immigrant Protections NOW Press Conference and Rally
2025-11-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Grundy Park, J Owen Grundy Park, Hudson St, 07302, United States
SATURDAY 11/8, 12PM
GRUNDY PARK, JERSEY CITY
With the conclusion of the election, we have a lot of work cut out for us to prepare for the incoming legislators. Come advocate for the Immigrant Trust Act with us. Co-sponsored by Lazos, League of Women Voters NJ, AAPI NJ, WadeIn NJ, Wind of the Spirit, First Friends, and more!

The Woodlands 🌳🏳️‍⚧️
2025-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
The Woodlands: a Monthly Trans/Nonbinary Pastoral Care Space
The Woodlands is a monthly online gathering designed for trans children, youth, and adults—as well as the parents and caregivers of trans people.
Each session will begin with a shared message and grounding ritual, followed by breakout rooms tailored to different communities within our circle, and we come back together for a release. Sessions will be about an hour and a half.
Each breakout room—co-facilitated by two chaplains—will offer space for meaningful check-ins where we can honor our grief, celebrate our joy, and support one another. The spirit of each room will reflect the people within it.
For example:

🌲 The Sequoias Room: for parents and caregivers of trans people
🌱 The Saplings Room: for trans children and youth
🌳 The Sycamores Room: for trans adults

Our first gathering will be on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at 4pm ET
REGISTER NOW

FIFTH Friday Action Hour
2025-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The monthly conference call to update and strategize around reproductive justice and rights in New Jersey. Join us monthly on the fourth Monday, 7-8 PM.
For Zoom invitation and agenda, please email reprojustice@uufaithaction.org attn. Carol Loscalzo, Task Force Chair.
Carol A. Loscalzo and Jami Thall are Task Force Co-Chairs. For more information on reproductive justice, please email reprojustice@uufaithaction.org attn. Carol Loscalzo and Jami Thall.
For general inquiries about our Task Forces, email admin@uufaithaction.org.

League of Women Voters Activist Training Program: Communicating to Win 101
2025-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Monday, October 27, 2025
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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Successful advocacy needs successful communication! In this introductory virtual training, participants will learn the essentials about drafting a communications plan designed to influence the public, stakeholders, and lawmakers. This is the first in a multi-series communications training.

For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in NJ
2025-10-25 18:00 - 21:00 | The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood
Saturday evening, October 25, 2025
Doors open: 5:45 pm, Light Dinner 6 pm, Program starts at 7 pm
The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ
Anderson Hall

Suggested donation : $15
RSVP strongly encouraged: please send email to 113cottage@gmail.com
The Racial Justice Team of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood invites you to an evening with Dr. Jean – Pierre Brutus of the NJ Institute for Social Justice
Jean-Pierre Brutus, Senior Counsel at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, is the primary organizer of the study done by the New Jersey Reparations Council, which was established in 2023 and recently completed its two-year study. Their report tells the story of New Jersey’s deep but often overlooked history of slavery and its enduring impact on the contemporary life of Black people in our state. It draws a throughline from New Jersey’s deep embrace of slavery, through its own Jim Crow period and the state’s systemic racism in more modern times, to the two New Jerseys today, which are characterized by a staggering $643,000 racial wealth gap between Black and white families and one of the most segregated school systems in the nation.

2025 ARMHA-NJ Conference: Making School Mental Health Interventions Effective
2025-10-25 08:30 - 15:00 | Science Park High School, 260 Norfolk St, Newark, 07103, United States
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025
8:30AM – 3PM
Science Park High School, Newark, NJ
Registration + Pricing
Regular In-Person: $220/Virtual: $175
Non-professional parents of public/charter school children: Free virtual + Limited in-person scholarships
What to Expect
Expert Keynote Speakers:

JOANNA WILLIAMS, PH.D., M.S.ED.
TARA KIRTON, ED.D.

Interactive Workshops
Breakouts

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS
HEALING-CENTERED ENGAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONALS
ADVOCACY FOR PARENTS

Join parents, educators, and mental health professionals for a powerful day of learning and connection. Explore strategies to support student wellness, reduce suspensions, and build strong family-school partnerships.

Will the Parties Survive a New Ballot Design? With Dr. Julia Sass Rubin
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00 PM
Zoom
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Hear Dr. Julia Sass Rubin, a leader in creating fair and equitable ballot designs, speak on the impact of the first primary election in NJ without the Ballot Line.
Dr. Julia Sass Rubin
Ph.D., MBA
Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick

RAMP General Meeting
2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | The Presbyterian Church of Morristown, 65 South Street, Morristown, 07960, United States
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Sign-In and Meet & Greet: 6:45 pm
The Presbyterian Church of Morristown
65 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

Join Refugee Assistance Morris Partners, a local nonprofit that has resettled refugees for the last 10 years in Morris County. Hear from Church World Services Director of Policy, Danilo Zak about the current state of play for refugees trying to enter the country. Church World Services is one of the resettlement organizations that works with the State Department as a sponsor of refugees. ENDING refugee resettlement was the first act of the administration in the immigration space. There are thousands of refugees who were ready and approved to enter the country who have been in limbo these last 10 month. Hear about the legal challenges, what can be done and how changes in services are impacting those already here.
Learn how you can get involved as there are still refugees here who need our help!

info@rampnj.org

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2025-10-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join us on the third Monday of the month from 7–8 PM for our UU statewide Criminal Justice Reform 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 admin@uufaithaction.org.

Third Sundays Safe Space
2025-10-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Beacon (Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit), 4 Waldron Avenue, Summit, 07901, United States
LGBTQIA+ 9th-12th Graders and their Allies
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation
4 Waldron Ave, Summit, NJ
3 blocks from the Summit Train Station

Sundays 4-6pm:
2025: 10/19, 11/16, 12/21,
2026: 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19 and 5/17

Come as you are. Bring a friend or make a new one. There will be a hot meal and good conversation. Relax in a supportive, understanding community.
Contact Us: Administrator@SummitBeacon.org

No Kings Rally, Princeton
2025-10-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Monument Park, Monument Dr, Princeton, 08540, United States
Saturday, October 18, 2 – 4pm EDT
Monument Park
Monument Dr
Princeton, NJ 08540
RSVP
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Grow our movement and join Indivisible Princeton on October 18.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.

Fall Issues Conference: Meet the Moment
2025-10-18 10:00 - 13:00 | UU Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, New Jersey
Mark your calendars for this not-to-miss fall event at our Princeton, NJ member congregation! The keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer, Executive Director of Salvation and Social Justice.
Register here.

Third Friday Action Hour
2025-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
“Friday Action Hour” — The 1st & 3rd Friday of every month!
Join us at 12 noon, on Zoom, to TAKE ACTION together!
➱➱ bit.ly/1st-fridays

Join us on Zoom!
Topic: Friday Action Hour
Every month on the First Friday, 12 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
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At our 2023 Fall Issues Conference, we officially announced the launch of a new initiative for UU FaithAction NJ—”First Fridays Action Hour.” Our Action Hour is inspired by and modeled after the successful program of our sibling state action network, UU Justice North Carolina.
UU FaithAction NJ now hosts a one-hour Zoom meeting on the first & third Friday of every month, 12 noon to 1pm. During that time, we take action together, in real-time! For those who cannot join us at 12pm on Friday, we provide a Google Doc with all necessary instructions.
An action could be almost anything, like making a phone call to key legislators to express your support for a bill. We briefly outline the talking points, provide you with a sample script and then the phone number of the legislators to call. And you make the call right there—in real time.
You don’t have to prepare. You don’t have to commit to coming to every single Action Hour. This is not a committee, nor a commitment—it is a come-as-you-are-able opportunity!
Can’t join us on a particular Friday, or maybe noon is just never gonna work for your schedule? No problem! The Google Doc will have all the information you need so that you can take the action at a time convenient for you. Not only that— we hope you will share the action with your congregation or community, and our one little pebble can start to produce ripples.

IJTF Monthly Meeting
2025-10-16 20:00 - 21:00
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League of Women Voters Activist Training Program: Reaching Marginalized Voters
2025-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Thursday, October 16, 2025
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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Join us for a virtual training and discussion about reaching groups of voters that are often overlooked or face barriers to voter participation. Hear from experts working with the unhoused community, returning citizens, and new citizens. Leave this training with tools, connections, and a plan to empower voters.

UUA Central East Region BIPOC Monthly Gathering
2025-10-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC), you’re warmly invited to the UUA Central East Region’s monthly BIPOC gathering—a virtual space for connection, reflection, and spiritual grounding. We meet on Zoom every third Wednesday at 6:30pm ET. All BIPOC lay folks, leaders, and religious professionals are welcome.

Register today!
