NJ Immigrants: Blessings and Benefits Rally
2025-09-28 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Camden County Park Veterans Memorial, North Park Drive, Pennsauken, 08109, United States
Sept 28, 2025 1:30pm-2:30pm
Camden County Park: Veterans Memorial
North Park Drive, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Discover the economic and cultural ways NJ residents benefit from contributions made by immigrants and refugees!
Learn the facts regarding the impact immigrants and refugees have on our state:
GUEST SPEAKERS
Rabbi Nathan Weiner
Rev. Eric Posa, Unitarian Universalist Church, Cherry Hill
Rev. Kenneth Hallahan, S.T.D.
Jessica Culley, CATA-The Farmworkers Support Committee
Plus special guests
Sponsored by the Multi-Faith Immigration Reform Committee

UUA Central East Region (Lay Leaders) Helping Our Communities Thrive
2025-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Meet the Moment Wave Cohort for Congregational Life Work

Lay leaders and congregants! Join a one-time wave cohort to ask what helps our communities flourish, and what the most effective offerings the Congregational Life Field Staff could provide towards that flourishing. This event is for lay leaders and congregants.
When: Monday, September 29, 2025
Where: Online
Time: 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Last date to register is 09/29/2025
REGISTER ONLINE
Email: mfoley@uua.org

Friday Action Hour
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-24 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.

Slavery In Bergen County
2025-10-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE RACIAL JUSTICE TEAM OF USR AND THE CENTRAL UNITARIAN CHURCH OF WESTWOOD
The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood 07450
Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30 – 9 pm, Doors open at 7pm

“Slavery in Bergen County” will be presented by the Glen Rock Borough Historian, Kathleen Walter. Ms. Walter is an experienced history teacher including Advanced Placement. She was appointed Borough Historian of Glen Rock, is a published author and President of the Glen Rock Historical and Preservation Society. Ms. Walter presents on this topic frequently to local community groups. She is currently scheduled to speak on two dates in the coming weeks in addition to her presentation at USR.
Light refreshments
Child care available on request by Monday, September 19th
For further information , contact 113cottage@gmail.com

Murray Grove Homecoming 2025: Living Love at the Center
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-05 | Murray Grove
Homecoming 2025 at Murray Grove: Living Love at the Center
Join the Murray Grove community on Saturday, October 4th for their annual Homecoming celebration: Living Love at the Center! The day will be filled with music, comedy, workshops, panels, and a local nonprofit showcase.
Register Today
The keynote speaker will be Charlene D. Walker, Executive Director of Faith in New Jersey, a powerful leader in racial justice, grassroots organizing, and interfaith collaboration. We’ll also welcome Rodney Salomon of KYDS (Konscious Youth Development & Service), a transformational speaker who empowers youth and families through mindfulness, wellness, and community connection.
Make it a full weekend!
Stay overnight at Murray Grove. We’ll share food, fellowship, and Saturday evening activities, then gather Sunday for breakfast and service with UUOCC. Rev. Charles Loflin of UU FaithAction NJ will lead the Sunday morning service.
Overnight lodging is available at a special Homecoming discount. Just call us to reserve! (609-693-5558)

The Links, Incorporated Luncheon
2025-10-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Harrah’s Resort – Conference Center, 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, 08401, United States
Saturday, October 4, 2025
12pm
Harrah’s Resort – Conference Center
777 Harrah’s Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Atlantic City (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated presents a LUNCHEON
featuring
Bishop William J. Barber II
Bishop Barber, author of White Poverty, is President/Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, Executive Board Member of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Professor in the Practice of Public Theology and Public Policy, Founding Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, and a Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow
Donation: $165.00
Checks payable to: The Links Foundation, Incorporated
Mail checks to: Atlantic City (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
PO Box 1945, Atlantic City, NJ 08404-1945
Proceeds benefit The Links Foundation, Incorporated, and the scholarships and programs of the Atlantic City (NJ) Chapter
Vendor Mall Opens: 11 AM – 4 PM
Faye Reese-Clark, Chair and Lena T. Fulton, Co-Chair Sanya G. Harris, President

The Woodlands 🌳🏳️‍⚧️
2025-10-05 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

Beyond the Binary: Mental Health Conference with Garden State Equality
2025-10-07 08:30 - 17:00 | Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ, United States
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:30 am–5 pm
Kean University STEM Building, Union
Register
Join us for a transformative and affirming gathering that marks a milestone in mental health advocacy—New Jersey’s first LGBTQ+ mental health conference centered on intersectionality. Beyond the Binary is a conference for mental health professionals and students, hosted in collaboration with Integrated Care Concepts.

NJCAEF’s 16th Annual Financial Justice Summit
2025-10-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Seton Hall University Center, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange
Join state and national advocates, officials and other policy experts to learn about the challenges, safeguards and solutions for housing, consumer protections and community reinvestment today and for the foreseeable future in New Jersey.
Stay tuned as they announce their list of distinguished speakers.

When
October 08, 2025 at 9:00am

Where
Seton Hall University
400 S Orange Ave
South Orange Village, NJ 07079
United States

Contact: Beverly Brown Ruggia · beverly@njcitizenaction.org
RSVP today!

Monthly Congregational Liaisons Meeting
2025-10-08 19:00 - 19:45
Our monthly meeting for Liaisons is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
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NAACP NJ State Conference 2025 Annual Convention
2025-10-10 00:00 - 2025-10-12 12:00 | Crowne Plaza Princeton, 900 Scudders Mill Rd, Plainsboro Township, 08536, United States
Time & Location

Oct 10, 2025, 12:00 AM – Oct 12, 2025, 12:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Princeton , 900 Scudders Mill Rd, Plainsboro Township, NJ 08536, USA

About the event

This is a tentative agenda and is subject to change.
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Discounted room rate of $149.00 per night at the Crowne Plaza Princeton will be good until September 18, 2025.
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Code: DDD or Call 1-877-666-3243 mentioning the group name of NAACP NJ State Convention and give them the dates. Please be sure to enter the stay dates before clicking ” Book Now”
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Youth & College will have a concurrent agenda held in separate meeting rooms. There will be a separate reception held for Youth & College attendees on Saturday evening. Please check back for more details.

Register today!

Power of Latinas: Your Rights, Your Voice, Your Future.
2025-10-10 09:00 - 18:00 | Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ, 07043, United States
Friday, October 10 · 9am – 6pm EDT. Doors at 8am
Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue Montclair, NJ 07043

LUPE Fund, Inc.—New Jersey’s oldest Latina-run organization—proudly celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. This year, we are thrilled to present the second annual Power of Latinas Conference with the theme: Your Rights, Your Voice, Your Future.
Join us for a full day of inspiration, empowerment, and connection as we bring together influential Latinas who are shaping the future of business, education, and public service. Our panel discussions are guided by LUPE Fund’s core pillars: Educate, Engage, Empower, and Civic Engagement.
Each panel will feature accomplished Latina leaders offering invaluable insights, personal stories, and practical tools for growth. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, student, public servant, or advocate, this conference is designed to elevate your voice and expand your future.
✨ Event highlights include:
Impactful Panel Discussions
Latiné-Owned Brands/Vendors and Federal Resources
Valuable Resources & Tools
Scholarship & Awards Presentation
Networking with Like-Minded Leaders
While this event centers on uplifting Latinas, all ethnicities, genders, and allies are welcome. We believe in building a stronger, more inclusive future—together.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of a movement empowering the next generation of Latina leaders!

Fletcher's Listening Room Presents: Dayna Kurtz
2025-10-11 20:00 - 21:30 | 67 Church Street Montclair, NJ 07042, 67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ, 07042, United States
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Doors: 7 pm, Concert: 8 pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair
67 Church Street, Montclair, NJ
Tickets
Internationally lauded “songwriter’s songwriter” Dayna Kurtz and guitarist Robert Maché (Continental Drifters, Steve Wynn) have played together for decades and stir our souls.
“Listening to Dayna’s voice was like a drug. It wasn’t just her tone or her range or her power, which I could praise at length. No, it was something emotional. Her voice sounded like desperation hurled into the world with exquisite control.” – Steve Almond (“Dayna Kurtz sings the World a Lullabye” in Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life)

UUMONTCLAIR.ORG/LISTENINGROOM
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Will and Harper Watch Party and Discussion
2025-10-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, 07960
October 13, 6:30pm
Morristown UU Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Rd,
Morristown, NJ 07960

Join MUUF and GAAMC (Gay Activist Alliance of Morris County) for a movie discussion of Will and Harper, an award-winning documentary that follows actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele, his old friend, on a road trip across the US after Steele’s gender transition. Monday evening, Oct. 13 at Morristown UU Fellowship at 6:30 pm. The movie can be viewed at MUUF Oct. 3 at 6 PM or on Netflix beforehand. For more information contact president@gaamc.org. Snacks will be served. Request for a small donation.
Will and Harper is a timely, poignant, and often hilarious documentary that explores themes of self-acceptance, personal lives, and how it feels to be transgender. They take a road trip across the US to see how friends, family and strangers react to transgender people. It is a rare comedy and a teaching tool that shows the challenges and joys of their friendship.

The Gathering: Rooted in Love, Rising for Justice. A Monthly Gathering by Side With Love
2025-10-13 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.

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2025-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 | 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.

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!

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
Zoom
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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.

IJTF Monthly Meeting
2025-10-16 20:00 - 21:00
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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!
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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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
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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

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.
