Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

Stop the Fracked-Gas Compressor Expansion! Rally & State Hearing
2018-07-29 04:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | West Essex Regional High School, 65 W. Greenbrook Rd, North Caldwell
The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection has agreed to demands of Roseland against the Compressor Station, supported by the district’s state legislators, to hold a public hearing on the proposed Gateway Expansion project. If approved, the project would create a massive new fracked-gas compressor station immediately next to an existing compressor in Roseland New Jersey, and would increase the amount and pressure of fracked-gas through a 60+ year old pipeline in Roseland and 15 other Essex County communities.
The company behind the project, Williams Transco, is a major fossil fuel corporation with a long history of environmental violations and deadly explosions. Williams Transco currently has several new fracked-gas pipeline and related infrastructure expansion projects proposed all throughout New Jersey and the region. This public hearing is an opportunity to unite all our individual fights against Williams Transco, and send a clear message to NJDEP and Governor Murphy: No more pipelines through our communities and water sources! Our health and safety must be prioritized over fossil fuel industry profits!
The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 7th at 6pm at the West Essex Regional High School, located at 65 W. Greenbrook Rd. in North Caldwell, NJ.

UU FaithAction Leadership Retreat
2018-07-28 09:00 - 2018-07-29 10:00
Annual leadership retreat for Board members, Task Force chairs, Committee chairs and staff. This year at the UU retreat center, Murray Grove in Lanoka Harbor NJ.

Church Hurts: Sexuality and Religion Film Showing
2018-07-27 15:00 - 17:00 | First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ, 07060, United States
Film showing

Reproductive Task Force Monthly Conference Call
2018-07-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-06-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-05-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-04-23 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

Welcome to the Reproductive Justice Task Force monthly call!
Time: this is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
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Meeting ID: 153 587 254
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=K4sSO3ip6lRKzBkWCjs05g64KmjSSP3Q

Environmental Justice Monthly Call - SEPTEMBER CALL CANCELED
2018-07-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2018-06-20 15:30 - 16:30, 2018-05-16 15:30 - 16:30
Use this link to join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/712490459

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Meeting ID: 712 490 459

Queen City Pride Film Showing
2018-07-13 15:00 - 17:00 | First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ, 07060, United States

*Special* Immigration Justice TF call
2018-07-09 13:30 - 14:30
A call for all interested in immigration support following up on the June 30th Keep Families Together! marches across NJ and the country.
The call starts at 5:30 p.m. and will end by 6:30. Click on the links below (if you have never used the Zoom conference call app, please try it ahead of the call to make sure your computer/phone is properly set up.)

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/633581209

Or Telephone:
Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)

Meeting ID: 633 581 209

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International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=ndMbSaEc_-CASmHE_zW9LDbxDueqU9Wc

Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Monthly Conference Call
2018-06-27 09:00 - 10:00
The monthly conference call to update and strategize around Gun Violence Prevention Justice in New Jersey. To join the call via phone or video, please see details below.
Jeannine Clayton-Coyne (Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill) Chair
For more information, please email gvprevent@uufaithaction.org, attn. Jeanine Clayton-Coyne, TF chair
Welcome to the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force monthly call!
Time: This is a recurring meeting
Topic: Gun Violence Prevention
Every month on the Third Wed
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/534117495/ics?icsToken=[REDACTED]
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Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 534 117 495
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=XS4j1ZYhW3pJ_STOR5GgzI6LoEgVnnjE

Rev. Rob G. @ UUMA/UUA General Assembly
2018-06-16 - 2018-06-23 | UUMA Days/General Assembly, Kansas City, MO, United States
Rev. Rob G. will be away Sun. 6/17 until Sat. 6/23 at the annual UU Ministers’ Association, CUUSAN (Council of UU Social Action Networks) and General Assembly of UU Congregations meeting held this year in Kansas City MO.

End Torture: End Solitary Confinement
2018-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1140 Greenwood Ave, Trenton,, NJ, 08609, United States
Following a successful event in Newark on February 25, 2018, NJ-CAIC and its members/partners are planning to host another, similar event in Trenton on June 3rd. The event will be a free program to discuss the issue of solitary confinement in New Jersey. The event will feature testimonies of survivors, statements from legislators, opportunities for involvement, and a virtual reality solitary cell.
The program will be held from 2:00 to 6:00pm at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 1140 Greenwood Ave, Trenton, NJ 08609. Tickets are free, but registration is required.
Light refreshments will be served, and the event is open to the public. Seating is limited, so please register.

Turn the Village Orange!
2018-06-02 04:00 - 13:00 | Ridgewood, NJ, Van Neste Park, East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, 07450
Join us in Ridgewood on June 2 as we turn the village orange in honor of victims of gun violence. Hear the reading proclamation of the Village Council declaring June 2 Gun Violence Prevention Day. LIsten to speakers from Moms Demand Action and Sandy Hook Promise. Spend the morning strolling the orange bow-bedecked main street.

Ridgewood Memorial Day Run -- Join #WearOrange Team!
2018-05-27 - 2018-05-28 | Ridgewood, NJ
We’ll be wearing orange to commemorate the victims of gun violence and to kick off Gun Violence Awareness Month. Please join us! It’s a fast 5k run or walk (there’s a fun run, too, for kids), lots of cheering spectators and a beautiful course!
https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Ridgewood/TheRidgewoodRun

Electric Vehicle (EV) Blessing Ceremony
2018-05-21 08:00 - 10:00 | Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 401 Avon Avenue, Newark
Greenfaith and Newark Baptist Ministers are working with electric charging station firms and EV owners to educate urban faith and community leaders about the benefits of Electric Vehicles and buses and to learn about how to push for more electric vehicles for our cities.

Guns or Glitter: White Masculinity and a Culture of Violence
2018-05-20 06:00 - 07:00 | Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450, United States
Sunday service at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
Please join Guest Speaker Katie Byron for her sermon on “Guns or Glitter: White Masculinity and a Culture of Violence”
The Plate Collection will go to support Moms Demand Action, a grassroots gun violence prevention group that lobbies for common sense gun laws.

The Slave Next Door - Human Trafficking
2018-05-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960
New Jersey ranks 6th in the nation for human trafficking incidents. Learn what you can do to stop this.

Poor People's Campaign: 40 Days of Moral Action
2018-05-12 - 2018-06-21 | Across New Jersey, United States
From May 13 until June 21st, in at least 25 States and Washington D.C. 40 days of moral action to highlight the issues that poor people and their allies still confront that we could prevent or ameliorate if we made low income people one of our state and national priorities.

Poor People's Campaign Nonviolence Training
2018-05-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Turning Point United Methodist Church 15 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08608
To sign up visit this link on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/378627459307976/

“Sing For Our Lives”
2018-05-02 04:00 - 13:00
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.

Moms Demand Action Panel
2018-04-29 10:00 - 11:00 | De Hart Community Center, 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood, 07040
On Sunday, April 29th, the Essex County chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will host a panel of three local survivors of gun violence, where they will share their stories, and discuss gun violence from a firsthand perspective.
The three panelists – Charlene Hoverter, Tiffany Starr, and Katy McClure – will not only speak about the incidents which they survived, but also about the ways in which Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety have supported, connected, and advocated for survivors everywhere.
All three are participants in the Everytown Survivor Network, a community through which survivors can talk with and empower one another as they tell their stories, and get help from those who truly understand what they have endured.
Following the panel, attendees will be invited to stay and write letters to local survivors of gun violence, showing their support and dedication to helping them, and all those who have been victims of gun violence in America.
The event starts at 2 pm and will be at the De Hart Community Center, 120 Burnett Avenue, Maplewood, NJ. Questions on the event can be directed to momsdemandessexnj@gmail.com.
To RSVP directly, click here: https://northeast-moms.ngpvanhost.com/ngpvanforms/12823

First Annual North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival
2018-04-26 - 2018-04-28 | Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450, United States
SAVE THE DATE for the First Annual North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival
A juried film festival held at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ
Festival Dates:
Friday April 27, 2018
Saturday April 28, 2018
(schedule TBD)
Entry Deadline:  Midnight March 1, 2018
From the time of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood’s founding in 1896, social justice has been a cornerstone of our congregational life. In keeping with this tradition, the films shown at the North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival will be grounded in the principle that all people have inherent power, dignity and rights.
Entries may focus on any theme that fosters social justice and works toward a world free from oppression, including (but not limited to):
Economic Justice
Education Justice
Environmental Justice
Immigration Justice
LGBTQI Rights
Racial Justice
Reproductive Justice
and
Voting Rights

Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity -- An Evening Event with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
2018-04-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, 432 Scotland Road, South Orange
Join us for a night out with a purpose! The author of “Periods Gone Public” and leading voice and advocate for equitable menstrual policy in America, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the co-founder of Period Equity, the first national legal and policy organization committed to menstrual access, affordability and safety. The event will include dessert and coffee. This is a great event for teens!

All Life Depends on Clean Water!
2018-04-23 15:30 - 17:30 | DeCorso Center, 15 East 4th Street, New Providence NJ
Overview of how the NY/NJ Baykeeper programs address clean water issues in the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary.

All Life Depends on Clean Water!
2018-04-23 15:30 - 17:00 | DeCorso Center, 15 East 4th Street, New Providence NJ

Workers Memorial Day March & Rally
2018-04-22 09:00 - 11:00 | New Brunswick NJ, New Brunswick NJ
Jersey Renews is sponsoring a workers march on Earth Day, and is asking for a big, intersectional turnout to demonstrate that our struggles are linked – climate justice is worker justice!

UU FaithAction Plenary
2018-04-21 11:00 - 16:30 | The Unitarian Society, A Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, 08816, United States
The statewide UU social justice annual meeting, hosted this year by The Unitarian Society in E. Brunswick. Come learn about the 6 main issue areas we cover, help us recognize those congregations making an extra effort to stand with immigrants for fair and compassionate treatment in the Garden State, get the most up-to-the-minute updates on social justice work in the state and pending legislation in Trenton, and enjoy lunch and networking with other UUs and our friends from across the state.
