Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

Environmental Justice Task Force monthly call
2023-11-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-18 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Monthly Environmental Justice Task Force meeting to discuss current issues, updates and strategies

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.
For more info and to join the call, contact Environmental Justice Task Force co-chairs, Peggy Middaugh and Ray Nichols (environment@uufaithaction.org), or administrator Emily Parker (admin@uufaithaction.org).
Call hosted by Environmental Justice Task Force co-chairs, Peggy Middaugh (UU Congregation of Ocean County) and Ray Nichols (UU in Princeton Congregation).

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2023-11-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom
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 onward will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact Board President Mia Morse, at mia.morse19@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 you do not hear back with 48 hours notice, please contact Executive Director Charles Loflin, at execdir@uufaithaction.org or at (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.

Show Up for LGBTQ+ Students in Old Bridge Twp.
2023-11-14 18:00 - 20:30 | Old Bridge High School, 4209 Country Rd. 516, Matawan, NJ
WHEN
Tuesday, November 14th
Policy Meeting (open to public) – 6 PM
Old Bridge Board of Ed. Meeting (open to public) – 7:30 PM
WHERE
Policy Meeting
Old Bridge High School – Cafeteria
4209 Country Rd. 516, Matawan, NJ
Old Bridge Board of Ed. Meeting
Old Bridge High School – in the TV Studio
4209 Country Rd. 516, Matawan, NJ

The Policy Committee meeting (open to public) is to discuss NJ policy 5756. A vote to rescind the policy or not will be made.
** Public comments at both meetings are strongly encouraged. **

You are welcome to use our Policy 5756 statement for reference in your remarks.
Check the district website for updates, agendas, minutes, etc.
Follow @saygaynj on Instagram for updates.

UPLIFT Trans/Nonbinary+ Pastoral Care Small Group
2023-11-10 20:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-13 20:00 - 21:00
What is pastoral care, exactly? Pastoral care is support with navigating life—big and small things, joys and hardships and all those mixed together. It’s not therapy, but a way for us to be in community together, supporting each other. This is a space to share the hard stuff and to hold the hard stuff that others are navigating in their lives. To read more about pastoral care and find some resources to locate pastoral care, check out this post by UU Youth Ministry.
During our time together, our lead chaplain/facilitators will share opening and closing words, and in between, there is time for everyone to share what’s on their heards, and receive what others are sharing about their own lives. It’s a supportive, judgment-free place to connect with other trans/nonbinary+ people.
Registration
Join our pastoral care community–register here!
This year, the pastoral space is for adults only. If you’re a child or a youth and you’d like to have a space to talk about the hard stuff, let us know by registering for the pastoral space and putting a note in the comments. When we have enough children and youth registered, we’ll plan for opening additional spaces for different ages. And stay tuned for additional opportunities for children and youth to connect—we’re working on this!
Accessibility Information
Closed captioning will be available, and any common chat content will also be spoken aloud. Please be mindful of processing and communication access, and speak one at a time. Meeting will not be recorded, and participation, as well as what is shared, will be confidential. There is no requirement to appear on video or to otherwise maintain “conventional” appearances. Any additional accessibility needs? Let us know by emailing lgbtq@uua.org or aballou@uua.org! We’ll do our best to ensure you can fully access the space.
Who is this space for?
This is a closed event specifically for trans/nonbinary+ people. Anyone who is trans, nonbinary, metagender, multigender, genderfluid, agender, demigender, genderqueer, and otherwise not wholly or entirely cis is welcome to attend.
You do not have to be UU to attend, as long as you are comfortable with this space having a UU flavor/focus.
This pastoral small group is for ages 18 and older. Note: anyone who is a legal adult but is enrolled in high school and/or their congregation’s youth group is asked to attend the youth space.

For more information contact lgbtq@uua.org.

Ask Governor Murphy
2023-11-08 19:00 - 20:00 | WNYC
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy spends an hour answering our questions and yours about what’s going on in the Garden State.
The discussion is hosted by WNYC Senior Reporter Nancy Solomon, in cooperation with partner stations WBGO and WHYY — and with you.
Tell us what you’d like us to Ask Gov. Murphy by using this Google form, or tweet during the show using #AskGovMurphy. And you can call (844) 745-TALK — that’s (844) 745-8255 — during the show to join us live on air.
Listen live on WNYC.org or on the radio on WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio.
Ask Governor Murphy airs the second Wednesday of most months at 7 p.m., dependent on schedule availability. Upcoming installments are scheduled for Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13, 2023 (watch this space for updates and adjustments).
wnyc.org/shows/ask-governor-murphy

Resources for UU Leaders Engaging on Israel and Palestine
2023-11-06 20:00 | https://secure.everyaction.com/AeLxTzmTAUWZe_-HCnlPkA2?emci=e3caf3c4-2c78-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=809e7550-2e78-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=23620107
Why We Cannot Turn Away: Resources for UU Leaders
Engaging on Israel and Palestine
Webinar
Monday, November 6 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET

Join us for this session for religious professionals, where we will invite multiple expert voices to help us deepen our understanding in truth and possibility.

Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and hosted by Muslim and Jewish UU professionals, this session will feature guest appearances by experts who will share about the history of the region, how our world arrived at the current moment, some history about UU engagement with these issues, and what we as people of faith might do in response to it. In this time of collective fear and grief, let us form a community willing to learn, struggle, and heal together.

This event is geared toward anyone who serves as a UU religious professional or in a lay leadership capacity in their congregation.

This session will be recorded and made available as a resource for congregations after the live event, and you may register even if you are unable to attend live.
We will also be introducing a template for congregational conversations to be used by religious professionals in their settings; all who register for this event will receive a zoom link to the live event as well as follow up communications including the video recording and congregational conversation template.

Youth Retro Con
2023-11-04 09:00 - 2023-11-05 09:00 | UU Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Rd, Manhasset, 11030, United States
Retro Con will be held from November 4th, 2023 through November 5th, 2023, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock and is themed around the late 1900s! There will be activities, games, fun, and decor themed around the 60s to the 90s. Come to the Con excited and ready to express your retro spirit!
Retro Con is a single overnight event that includes all high schoolers from UU congregations in the Metro New York area. The activities at the Con will include discussion-based programming, sports, art, and general fun and silliness. Cons are run by the youth and for the youth with adult supervision, but the youth are the central focus in decision-making, planning, and leading.
The registration forms for youth and their adults are live here:
Youth Registration Form: https://forms.gle/1uBXcf5LFN3QkLda7
Adult Registration Form: https://forms.gle/BAMSBRWLkjb4vpVg9
Confirmation emails will be sent once you submit your registration with additional forms that you need to fill out in order to attend.
Reach out to Jamie jwalowitz@uucsr.org with any questions.

First Friday Action Hour
2023-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
First Friday Action Hour — The 1st Friday of every month!
Join us at 12 noon, on Zoom, to TAKE ACTION together!
bit.ly/1st-fridays
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.
Here’s how it will work: UU FaithAction NJ will host a one-hour Zoom meeting on the First Friday of every month, at 12 noon. During that time, we take action together, in real-time! For those who cannot join us at 12pm on Friday, we will 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. In that example, we’d briefly outline the talking points, provide you with a sample script and then the phone number of the legislators to call. And you’d make the call right there—in real time. Or, maybe the action is writing a letter to the editor about a justice issue. Again, we’d provide the key talking points, some sample language and the contact information and during that zoom meeting, we’d collectively write our letters. Another possibility for an action is that we invite a key coalition partner to guide us in taking an action. The possibilities are almost limitless.
You don’t have to prepare. You don’t have to commit to coming to every single First Friday. 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.

Join us at Action Hour!
Topic: First Friday Action Hour
Every month on the First Friday, 12 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94313960594?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 943 1396 0594
Passcode: [REDACTED]
—
One tap mobile
+16469313860,,94313960594#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US
+19292056099,,94313960594#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (New York)
—
Dial by your location
• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Immigration Justice Task Force monthly call
2023-11-02 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Join our monthly Immigration Justice Task Force call, where we share updates, strategize and organize to promote immigration justice in our state.
For the Zoom login information and/or to be added to our task force mailing list, contact Chair Ted Fetter (immigration@uufaithaction.org) or Administrator Meera Rao (admin@uufaithaction.org).

"No One Walks Alone" A documentary about clinic escorts in NJ.
2023-11-02 19:00 | Zoom

Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions
2023-10-31 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
Recently there has been much discussion about microaggressions, the subtle acts of exclusion that many people routinely experience. This interactive, virtual training will explore the ways that implicit bias – including microaggressions – manifest in our lives and impact our relationships with others. Through case studies and discussion, participants will deepen their understanding of implicit bias, learn how to identify microaggressions, and investigate strategies for responding effectively to microaggressions that they experience and commit. Participants will also learn about the NJ Law Against Discrimination and how microaggressions can contribute to a hostile work or school environment.
Register for October 31 from 9:30am-11:30am

DCR Anti-Discrimination Trainings
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) offers trainings aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination through its Education and Training Unit. These interactive sessions educate participants about their rights and responsibilities under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the Fair Chance in Housing Act as well as raise awareness about current anti-bias issues.
All trainings are currently being offered for FREE to the public.

"From Rhetoric to Reality: Green Amendments as a New Path for Environmental Protection"
2023-10-26 19:00 - 20:15 | UU Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville, 08560
“From Rhetoric to Reality: Green Amendments as a New Path for Environmental Protection”
with Maya K. van Rossum
Thursday, October 26th
@ 7 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing
268 Washington Crossing PE Rd
Titusville, NJ 08560
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3959677233
If you have been curious about “the Green Amendment”, here’s the perfect opportunity to learn about it:
Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, founder of the Green Amendment for the Generations Movement and author of The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight For A Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment, will present a talk on Thurs. October 26th at 7 pm in the UUCWC Sanctuary.
Hosted by the Earth & Climate Ministry, the event will include opportunities to buy her book, enjoy refreshments, and ask questions about such an amendment in NJ and PA.
The presentation will also be accessible by Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3959677233
For more information email : earthministry@uucwc.org.

Understanding Implicit Bias
2023-10-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
This interactive, virtual training will introduce participants to the concept of implicit bias. Participants will consider how implicit bias manifests in our interactions with others and explore strategies for addressing implicit bias in ourselves and in the workplace. Participants will also learn about how the NJ Law Against Discrimination protects individuals from discrimination and bias-based harassment in the workplace.
Register for October 26 from 9:30am-12:30pm

DCR Anti-Discrimination Trainings
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) offers trainings aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination through its Education and Training Unit. These interactive sessions educate participants about their rights and responsibilities under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the Fair Chance in Housing Act as well as raise awareness about current anti-bias issues.
All trainings are currently being offered for FREE to the public.

Navigating the Language of Diversity
2023-10-25 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
A study by the organization, More in Common, shows that 80 percent of Americans believe “political correctness is a problem in our country.” Many people feel cynical about what they feel are the excesses of “wokeness” and “cancel culture.” Yet bias incidents are on the rise in many communities, and talking about issues related to diversity is more important than ever. In this training, participants will explore current research on inclusive language and why it is an important part of dismantling bias. Through interactive exercises, participants will unpack current terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and practice strategies for using the “language of diversity” in ways that promote understanding rather than division.
Register for October 25 from 9:30am-11:30am

DCR Anti-Discrimination Trainings
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) offers trainings aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination through its Education and Training Unit. These interactive sessions educate participants about their rights and responsibilities under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the Fair Chance in Housing Act as well as raise awareness about current anti-bias issues.
All trainings are currently being offered for FREE to the public.

UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering
2023-10-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
UPLIFT
Monthly Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space
Join the UPLIFT monthly gatherings for trans, nonbinary, and other not-entirely-or-at-all-cis UUs. Join us to connect with other trans/nonbinary+ UUs and co-create support and community across our faith. All you need to bring is yourself (and other trans/nonbinary friends, if you’d like)!
These gatherings focus on getting to know each other and on sharing our collective dreams, ideas, and talents for this space. Expansive definitions of trans, nonbinary, and UU all apply. Non-UUs are welcome if they are OK with being in a UU-focused community. If you are interested in this space, and you aren’t (entirely or at all) cisgender, it’s a space for you.
Register to Attend

NOTE: This space is intentionally multi-generational. It is open to and welcoming of trans/nonbinary elders as well as children, youth, and young adults. Standard UUA online safety measures apply to ensure all people under 18 are able to attend. We’re glad to have you here!
Accessibility Notes: Closed captioning will be available, and any common chat content will also be spoken aloud. Please be mindful of processing and communication access, and speak one at a time. Meeting will not be recorded, and participation, as well as what is shared, will be confidential. There is no requirement to appear on video or to otherwise maintain “conventional” appearances. Any additional accessibility needs? Let us know by emailing lgbtq@uua.org or aballou@uua.org! We’ll do our best to ensure you can fully access the space.

To Register as a Child/Youth: Children 13 or younger: please bring with you a parent/guardian, or a trusted adult who is approved by your parent/guardian (it is OK if that parent/guardian/other adult is not trans/nonbinary). Please have your parent/guardian send an email to aballou@uua.org to let us know who will be coming with you.
Youth (ages 14+ up to bridging out of high-school-age Youth Group): please fill out (and have parents/guardians sign) the permission form on the UUA webpage for youth drop-in spaces.
If you’d like to chat directly about this event, please contact Adrian Ballou at aballou@uua.org.

For more information contact lgbtq@uua.org.
Register to Attend

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2023-10-23 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 (The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood) is Task Force Chair. For more information on reproductive justice, please email reprojustice@uufaithaction.org attn. Carol Loscalzo.
For general inquiries about our Task Forces, email admin@uufaithaction.org.

FaithAction Fall Issues Conference
2023-10-21 10:00 - 14:30 | UU Church in Cherry Hill, 401 N Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 08034
↓ ↓ ↓ Scroll down for Zoom ↓ ↓ ↓
Advance Justice in NJ! Be a part of our Fall Issues Conference on October 21st!
Our UU FaithAction NJ 2023 Fall Issues Conference will be on Saturday, October 21st. This will be a multi-platform event, at the UU Church in Cherry Hill and online.
Register Here
Learn about the current work of our five task forces, and be a part of the conversation as we set our priorities and strategy for the coming year. The Issues Conference is also an opportunity to connect with UU justice-makers from across the state!
Our annual Issues Conference is free and open to the public, and all New Jersey UUs are encouraged to attend!
We hope you will join us as we prepare for a new year of education, advocacy and mobilization in the Garden State.

UU Church in Cherry Hill is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82289138212?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 822 8913 8212
Passcode: [REDACTED]
—
One tap mobile
+13092053325,,82289138212#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US
+13126266799,,82289138212#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (Chicago)
—
Dial by your location
• +1 309 205 3325 US
• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
• +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
• +1 646 931 3860 US
• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
• +1 305 224 1968 US
• +1 507 473 4847 US
• +1 564 217 2000 US
• +1 669 444 9171 US
• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
• +1 689 278 1000 US
• +1 719 359 4580 US
• +1 253 205 0468 US
• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
• +1 360 209 5623 US
• +1 386 347 5053 US
Meeting ID: 822 8913 8212
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcdiV9kDlr
—
IF JOINING FROM THE ZOOM APP, YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THE PASSWORD. IF YOU JOIN THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK, THAT IS NOT NEEDED.

Online Reparations Forum
2023-10-19 19:00 | UU Church in Cherry Hill, 401 N Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 08034
New Jersey was one of the first states to put anti-discrimination laws into their state constitution. Why then, is New Jersey one of the most segregated states in the nation when it comes to schools and housing? Why is the wealth gap among races so wide?
Find out by participating in our Fall Forum on October 19, 2023, at 7PM on Zoom.
Our speakers will be Dr. Walter Greason, Macalester College, who was a speaker with us earlier this year and Jean-Pierre Brutus, Senior Counsel at the New Jersey Institute of Social Justice.
For more information, please email reparations@uucch.org.

Click here to register

Want to find out more about the topic?
New Jersey Institute of Social Justice (NJISJ) The Two New Jerseys by the Numbers Data Brief – brochure
NJISJ Say the Word: Reparations in New Jersey – 3 minute video
The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice by William Darity (Editor), A. Kirsten Mullen(Editor) and Lucas Hubbard(Editor)
IIImatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of Critical Race Theory by Walter Greason (Editor), Danian Darrell Jerry (Edito), Stacey Robinson (Contributor)
For more information on the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, please check out our website at uucch.org

Reparations Task Force Monthly Call
2023-10-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Reparations Task Force convenes monthly, for Unitarian Universalists to strategize around advancing reparations for New Jersey. Newcomers are warmly welcome!
Read and sign the petition.
For more info and to join the call, contact Task Force Chairs Rohn Hein (reparations@uufaithaction.org) or administrator Emily Parker (admin@uufaithaction.org).

Affirming LGBTQIA+ Identities in School
2023-10-17 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
This training explores the ways in which LGBTQIA+ people are silenced in school life, and examines strategies for fostering greater visibility and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ people and topics at K-12 schools. Through interactive exercises, video and audio clips, and large and small group discussion, participants will deepen their understanding of LGBTQIA+ identities and terminology, identify ways to respond effectively when anti-LGBTQIA+ bias is expressed, and integrate LGBTQIA+ content into instruction. Participants will also learn about how the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination protects the rights of LGBTQIA+ students.
Register: October 17, 2023 – 9:30am-11:30am

DCR Anti-Discrimination Trainings
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) offers trainings aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination through its Education and Training Unit. These interactive sessions educate participants about their rights and responsibilities under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the Fair Chance in Housing Act as well as raise awareness about current anti-bias issues.
All trainings are currently being offered for FREE to the public.

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2023-10-16 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.

LGBTQ+ Intersectional Allyship Development
2023-10-15 11:30 - 14:00 | UU Congregation of Montclair, United States
Sunday, October 15, 2023, in the Peierls Room
Lunch: 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Training: 12:15 to 2:00 PM

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Come explore what it means to be an ally during this time of urgent need within the LGBTQ+ Community on Sunday, October 15, 2023 in the Peierls Room. The training will be facilitated by Jahmila Smith from Garden State Equality. Lunch will be served from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM with the Training to follow from 12:15 to 2:00 PM.
We will learn information about trans and non-binary identities, the state of trans and non-binary rights and infringements on these rights in NJ, how to handle different scenarios of oppression as an ally, and more.
Before attending this event, we ask that everyone please read this document, which provides some basic terms and information that will be helpful to be familiar with before the training.
If you have any questions you would like answered for the training, please submit them to outfront@uumontclair.org and put “Oct 15th question” in the subject line.
This event is sponsored by Out Front, the Social Justice Coordinating Team, Undoing Racism, Allies for Racial Equity, and the Mental Health Task Force.

Rev. Charles Guest Pulpit at UUOCC
2023-10-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center, 431 US Highway 9 at Church Lane, Lanoka Harbor,, NJ, NJ 08734-0246, United States
Rev. Charles Loflin, Executive Director of UU FaithAction NJ, will be a guest in the pulpit at Unitarian Universalist Ocean County Congregation on October 15th.
Please check their calendar for details on each week’s schedule.
Sunday Services at 10:30 AM ​at Murray Grove:
Murray Grove
431 Route 9 (N. Main Street)
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88586781741?pwd=[REDACTED]

Humanitas Meeting
2023-10-14 15:00 | Online
The Africana Ethical Society meeting on Saturday, October 14, 2023, 3:00 PM Eastern will be a discussion on:
“Colonialism and the Doctrine of Discovery in Africa and Beyond” by Dr. Kole Ade-Odutola
Dr Kole Ade-Odutola is a Nigerian Yoruba poet, photographer, and academic. He has published several books of poetry, including The Poet Bled and The Poet Fled. He was critical in the founding of the Coalition of Nigerian Artists (CONA), which advocates the Nigerian government for better visibility of the arts.
In our usual follow-up discussion, we welcome the exchange of ideas. Your presence, thoughts, and perspectives are of the utmost importance.
HUMANITAS: The Africana Ethical Society is a naturalistic organization committed to deconstructing metaphysical and pseudo-scientific misconceptions regarding the human experience and affirming that humanistic ethical values can be found in Africana traditions and the struggles of Africana peoples.
J Everet Green is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Everet@verizon.net
Topic: Colonialism and the Doctrine of Discovery in Africa and Beyond
Time: Oct 14, 2023 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mercy.zoom.us/j/92529949300?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 925 2994 9300
Passcode: [REDACTED]
–
One tap mobile
+16465588656,,92529949300#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US (New York)
+16469313860,,92529949300#,,,,*[REDACTED]# US

Winds of Change Documentary Screening
2023-10-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Time
Wednesday, October 11
6 – 7:30pm EDT
Location
Virtual event
Join from anywhere
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/582111/
About this event
Join us for a captivating virtual film screening of “Winds of Change,” on October 11th from 6pm-7:30pm. This is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the potential impact and benefits of Offshore Wind farms in the state of New Jersey.
This groundbreaking audiovisual masterpiece aims to bridge the communication divide between developers and our local communities, shedding light on the transformative power of renewable energy. After the screening, there will be Q&A discussion with our distinguished panelists: Capt. Paul Eidman, Sunni Vargas, and Dr. Pankaj Lal.
This event promises an enlightening exploration of the potential environmental, social, and technological transformations that Offshore Wind energy can bring to New Jersey. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experts, ask questions, and gain a deeper understanding of the Winds of Change. Bring along family and friends, reserve your virtual seat today!
Event cosponsors
The NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club, Unitarian Universalist Faith Action NJ, Pinelands Preservation Alliance, New Jersey Environmental Lobby, National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Education Fund, New Jersey Sustainable Business Council
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/582111/

Winds of Change - Virtual Documentary
2023-10-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Sign-up HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/582111/
Here’s your chance to learn more actual facts about Off Shore Wind in New Jersey with a soon to be released documentary by our partners at League of Conservation Voters and co-sponsored by UU FaithAction
Sign-up HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/njlcv/event/582111/

Understanding the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Youth
2023-10-11 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
New Jersey has been at the forefront of fostering equality for its LGBTQIA+ young people, including strong protections in the NJ Law Against Discrimination, incorporation of LGBTQIA+ content in school curricula, and the extension of rights for transgender people. Yet LGBTQIA+ youth remain at disproportionate risk for bullying, harassment, homelessness, suicide, and involvement in the foster care and law enforcement systems. This interactive training will introduce participants to the varied identities and experiences of LGBTQIA+ youth, explore the types of bias and discrimination they face, and offer strategies for protecting their rights in various settings.
Register for October 11 from 9:30am-11:30am

DCR Anti-Discrimination Trainings
The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) offers trainings aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination through its Education and Training Unit. These interactive sessions educate participants about their rights and responsibilities under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the Fair Chance in Housing Act as well as raise awareness about current anti-bias issues.
All trainings are currently being offered for FREE to the public.

UUFA NJ Board Meeting
2023-10-10 19:30 - 21:00
UUFANJ Board Meeting

October 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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 onward will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact Board President Mia Morse, at mia.morse19@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 you do not hear back with 48 hours notice, please contact Executive Director Charles Loflin, at execdir@uufaithaction.org or at (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.
