"The Gooeyness of Change" | Guest Pulpit at Cherry Hill
2023-02-12 10:15 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | UU Church in Cherry Hill, 401 N Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 08034
Rev. Charles Loflin, Executive Director, and Laura Kushner, Ministerial Intern, will be guests in the pulpit at Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill on February 12th!

The Gooeyness of Change
February 12, 2023 at 10:15 AM
In-Person and on Zoom

Karen Hering in her book Trusting Change describes the transformative process of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly as living “through a time of goo.” For many that is an apt description for what feels like the times in which we live—an in-between space when familiar ways are dissolving (or already long gone) but where the new ways have not yet quite taken shape. Even when experiencing change we value, the process can feel overwhelming. How can we lean into the adaptive challenges we face while trusting change and all its “gooeyness?”
https://uuma.zoom.us/j/97631372315?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 976 3137 2315, Passcode: [REDACTED] By Phone: 1-646-876-9923

Environmental Justice Task Force monthly call
2023-02-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 | 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).

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2023-02-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-20 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.

Reparations Task Force Monthly Call
2023-02-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-21 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).

The 1619 Project Common Read
2023-02-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The UU FaithAction NJ Reparations Task Force is pleased to announce the common read of The 1619 Project, edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein.
The schedule will consist of five Wednesday evening meetings from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, all sessions via Zoom.
Our common read is free; the book costs $38. Please contact admin@uufaithaction.org if cost would be a barrier to your participation.
Sign-up below, and SHARE with friends and your congregation!

Bergen County EJ Community Engagement Session
2023-02-23 18:00 - 19:30 | NJ, United States
Date and Time: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Mellone-Mariniello Recreation Center,
116 Holt St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Livestream: via Zoom. Register for link
The community engagement session will provide residents, community groups, and other members of the public a chance to meet DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and EPA Region 2 Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor for Equity Olivia Glenn and discuss environmental justice issues in Bergen County.
Please share this announcement and flyers with community members and organizations concerned about environmental and public health conditions in Bergen County.

"So You're Working on the 8th Principle..." Conference
2023-02-25 12:00 - 18:00 | Online
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST | Webinar
Sponsor: Central East Region of the UUA

Congregations throughout the Central East Region have started work on adopting the 8th Principle, covenanting to affirm and promote journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. Some congregations have discussed it with no action, some have voted to adopt it, and some are using it to actively work on dismantling racism in their systems and communities. Every UU congregation is ready to take the next step in their process of furthering antiracism, whether they use the 8th Principle as a vehicle or not.
Join this year’s New Day Rising event to learn from neighboring congregations about what path they’ve taken with their 8th Principle and other antiracism work, and how your congregation might move itself forward.
Agenda:

Worship
Panel Conversation: What One Person Can Do
Identity Based Caucusing
Breakout Rooms by Congregational Category: for ex., How to get started, What to do after it’s passed, When conflict rises, Building momentum, Other Antiracism work
Breakout groups on other anti-oppression efforts
Implications of Article II Proposal

This conference will include pre-work and resources on the UU Institute. Instructions for accessing the UU Institute and the materials will be provided in your confirmation email.
Register Now
Can’t come but still want the recordings? There is a cap of 500 participants and presenters for this event. Please do not register if you cannot attend live on February 25th. After the conference, any recordings will be posted to the New Day Rising Resources page on the UU Institute which you can purchase at a later time.
New Day Rising Central East Region, 2023

For more information contact cer@uua.org.

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2023-02-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-27 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 (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.

Unitarian Society of Ridgewood - Social Justice Weekend 2023
2023-03-02 19:30 - 2023-03-05 12:00 | Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450, United States
Thursday, March 2nd at 7:30pmon Zoom
“What the Constitution Means To Me” – watch the film at
home beforehand (Amazon Prime) and join the Zoom
discussion with Jackie Nadler, 7:30 pm.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84080024570?pwd=[REDACTED]
V0JwaExaeGJIdz09
Meeting ID: 840 8002 4570
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Saturday, March 4th at 5:30pm in person only
Democracy:
Where is it in danger? Why is it in danger? What can be done?
Light supper*, doors open at 5:30, speakers at 7 pm.
$10 contribution payable at the door.
Bruce Knotts, former UU-United Nations Office representative, extensive work with international human rights, peace and security working groups.
Liza Weisberg, Attorney, ACLU Democracy and Civic
Engagement section
*Dinner reservations by February 26. Contact Marilyn Maney at
widerworld.usr@gmail.com to reserve.
Sunday, March 5 at 10am
All Welcome!
10 am Service on Democracy with Rev. Dr. Sarah Lenzi
11 am Coffee Hour – banned books, sex education, voting,
plus actions we can take.

Under The Bridge: The Need for Reparations in Selma and Beyond
2023-03-04 13:00 | NJ Institute for Social Justice, NJ, United States
On Saturday, May 4, NJISJ will lead their annual pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march, which led to the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What happened in Selma transformed democracy in America.
Within just one generation of its passage, the Voting Rights Act led to the election of more than 10,000 Black people, including the first Black president.
58 years after Bloody Sunday, it is time for reparations in Selma and beyond.
In partnership with our friends from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, we are co-hosting “Under the Bridge: The Need for Reparations in Selma and Beyond” outside the historic Brown Chapel, AME Church, where the Bloody Sunday March started.
The panel will feature Congressmembers Sheila Jackson-Lee and Terri Sewell and national partners.
If you will not be in Selma, please join the livestream of this event on Saturday, March 4 at 12:00 (CST)/1:00 PM (EST) here.

CER BIPOC Gathering
2023-03-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
If you identify as Black, Indigenous or a person of color (BIPOC), you’re invited to join us for the UUA Central East Region’s BIPOC gathering happening once a month on a Monday at 6:30pm ET.
In our gatherings we are joined by lay folks of color, lay leaders of color and/or religious professionals of color to be in community. Our conversations focus on topics like wellness and resilience and our goal is to center BIPOC experiences and create space to explore our UU experiences.
Please email Sana Saeed, ssaeed@uua.org or Paula Cole Jones pcolejones@gmail.com for Zoom information.
Event Info: https://www.uua.org/central-east/calendar/cer-bipoc-jan-22

Monthly UUFANJ Board Meeting
2023-03-06 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.

Coalition of UU Social Action Networks (CUUSAN) monthly conference call
2023-03-08 07:00 - 08:00
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

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2023-03-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-03-14 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, or board member Nick Lewis, at 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 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.

Taproot: A National BIPOC Gathering
2023-03-09 20:00 - 21:15 | Zoom
This space is explicitly for people identifying as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC).
Click Here to Register
The work of spiritual community is complicated in the 21st century. From busy schedules to the ever pressing tension brought on by systemic injustice, the need for faithful leadership that is grounded and resilient is imperative. This is all the more true for leaders within our communities and congregations who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC). All too aware of this need, Congregational Life is excited to explore and co-create a network with congregational leaders that support them in this time in emergent ways through Taproot: A National BIPOC Space. The organizing pillars of this collective is:

Rest & Renewal
Analysis Building
Leadership Development

BIPoC Leaders rooted in the Unitarian Universalist congregations are invited to take part in this monthly, virtual gathering as we explore these pillars in creating means by which to ground ourselves in resilient communities of care.
All participants are asked to register for this event, you will receive the zoom connection information in your confirmation email.
Contacts: Tyler Coles, tcoles@uua.org, Summer Albayati, SAlbayati@uua.org, Sana Saeed, ssaeed@uua.org
This groups meets the second Thursday of every month, September through May.

FAIR (Youth Group)
2023-03-09 20:30 - 21:30 | Zoom
F.A.I.R. is an interfaith group of youth in grades 8-12 from across NJ and PA. Our goal: To work to incorporate racial bias education into NJ and PA school systems and provide educational opportunities to our community’s on the topic of race.
We meet every other Thursday at 7:30 PM on Zoom. Sign up here!
Find us on Instagram @faithactionyouth_
Contact us at fair@uufaithaction.org if you have any questions or concerns!
Contact our adult advisors: Rev. Rob Gregson at rob@uufaithaction.org, or Laura Kushner at laura@uufaithaction.org.

Sen. Shirley Turner: Ending the County Line, Starting Ranked Choice Voting
2023-03-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, 08560, United States
Sen. Turner knows how to work State Government. She’s taking on the County Line Ballot and Ranked Choice.

Help get Sen. Turner’s bills—Ending the County Line for NJ’s primaries (S3546) and Supporting Instant Runoffs/RCV in local elections (S267)—out of committee and onto the floor for votes. Hear the Senator’s talk, join the Q&A, and contact your member of the State Senate and General Assembly.
Sign Up Here.
This event is sponsored by the Faith Action Ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, Titusville, NJ. Our commitment to social justice and democratic reform manifests itself through effective legislation and public advocacy.
Shirley K. Turner (D), New Jersey Senator for District 15

Congregational Liaisons Monthly Call
2023-03-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Held the first Tuesday of every month, our organizing call for all UU FaithAction NJ Congregational Liaisons.
If you are interested in our Congregational Liaisons program, please contact Administrator Emily Parker at admin@uufaithaction.org or at ‪(908) 767-5145‬.

Celebrate Our Victory on Criminal Justice Reform: Push for Expansion to Morris County and Statewide.
2023-03-15 15:00 | 654 Ocean Ave Jersey City NJ, 654 Ocean Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United States
On 3/15 Celebrate Our Victory on Criminal Justice Reform: Push for Expansion to Morris County and Statewide.
On March 15th at 3 PM hundreds of leaders from New Jersey Together will gather to celebrate a criminal justice reform victory.
Our Lady of Sorrows
Cinelli Center
654 Ocean Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
We will thank the Hudson County Correctional Facility Director, Becky Scott, the Public Defenders Office and other County Officials for agreeing to help currently incarcerated people resolve outstanding warrants, fines and detainers. We will also call on the State Department of Corrections and every county correctional facility in New Jersey to implement the same program. This will drastically reduce debt for returning citizens as well as their risk of re-incarceration and make reintegration much easier.
Please join us! Click here to register.

Reparations Task Force Monthly Call
2023-03-21 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 Dionne Ford and Rohn Hein (reparations@uufaithaction.org) or administrator Meera Rao (admin@uufaithaction.org).

Show Up For Trans Justice
2023-03-22 20:00 | https://mbl.ms/g4tgsaDnScy, NJ, United States
We need faithful UUs to show up for trans justice! Join us tomorrow for The Body Politic: Faithful UUs Showing up for Trans Justice at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT. We’ll hear stories from congregations and State Action Networks on the ground, and point toward ways you and your community can take meaningful action. https://mbl.ms/g4tgsaDnScy

UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering
2023-03-28 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

2023-03-31 20:00 - 21:30 | NJ, United States
UUA TDOV Virtual Party for Trans Families
Friday, March 31st @ 8pm-9:30pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm ET

As legislators pass harmful laws in states all across the country and as people of faith and no-faith fight back, we want to remind transgender/nonbinary families that they are not alone.

As Unitarian Universalists we believe that every body is sacred. This will be a time of reflection, celebration, and renewal as we prepare for what is and whatever is coming our way.

REGISTER HERE

*This will be a youth/child centered, multigenerational and accessible space.
