Friday Action Hour
2025-08-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Gloucester CAT: Dobbs Dissent and Democracy
2025-08-19 18:00 - 19:30
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Gloucester County, Sewell, NJ (Register for location details)

Join us for a screening and discussion of Under G-d, a powerful PBS documentary that explores the growing national resistance to abortion bans through the lens of faith, freedom, and justice. After the film, we’ll have a conversation about the episode and share ways you can take action in the fight for reproductive rights. Bring a friend, join the conversation, and leave inspired to continue this work alongside like-minded supporters. We can’t wait to see you there!

Mercer County Movie Night "Zurawski v Texas"
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Mercer County, Princeton, NJ (Register for location details)

Join Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey and the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice for a powerful screening of Zurawski v. Texas, a documentary that follows a group of women denied necessary abortion care due to Texas’s extreme laws. This film night is more than just a viewing, it’s a space for reflection, solidarity, and action as we confront the real-life consequences of abortion bans. Stay after the film for a community conversation on reproductive freedom, justice, and how we can fight back together. Bring a friend, join the conversation, and leave inspired to continue this work alongside like-minded supporters. We can’t wait to see you there!

IJTF Monthly Meeting
2025-08-21 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-18 20:00 - 21:00
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Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2025-08-25 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.

Women's Equality Day Rally
2025-08-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 W 4th St, Plainfield, 07060, United States
WITH MIKIE SHERRILL & UNION COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Join Mikie Sherrill, NJ Victory team and partners from across the state to rally for Women’s Equality Day.
Register
Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
5:00-6:30PM
Shiloh Baptist Church
515 W 4th St
Plainfield, NJ 07060

Morris Movie Night "Preconceived"
2025-08-28 18:00 - 19:30
Thursday, August 28, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Morris County, Whippany, NJ (Register for location details)

Join us for a screening and discussion of Preconceived, a compelling documentary that investigates the rise and influence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers across the U.S. The film explores the role of deception, faith, funding, and privacy in these centers, and how they operate within an increasingly hostile legal landscape for abortion access. After the screening, we’ll come together for a discussion about the film and share ways you can take action to protect reproductive rights and combat misinformation in our communities. Bring a friend, join the conversation, and be part of a growing movement for truth, health equity, and reproductive freedom. We can’t wait to see you there!

PFLAG Morris Launch
2025-09-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Presbyterian Church Parish House, 65 South Street, Morristown, United States
Join us for the official launch of PFLAG Morris!
Wednesday, September 3
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Presbyterian Church Parish House
65 South Street, Morristown
Come meet our Board of Directors, learn more about our support groups, and discover ways YOU can help strengthen and support our community.
Plus, enjoy pizza and ice cream while connecting with new friends!
This event is open to everyone – whether you’re LGBTQ+, family, friend, or ally – you are welcome here.
Know someone who might want to attend? Please share this with them!

Court Witnessing + Accompaniment Volunteer Training with New Sanctuary Coalition
2025-09-04 17:30 - 19:00 | New Sanctuary Coalition Community Meeting, 110 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, NY, United States
9/4 Thursday
Community Meeting, 110 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, NY
5:30pm

New Sanctuary Coalition volunteers are now in immigration courthouses most days each week to support people at their hearings and check-ins. Whether we have arranged accompany Friends ahead of time or meeting friends for the first time in the court waiting rooms, we provide vital information and solidarity to those facing the system while sending a message to ICE, the courts, and the world that we see what is happening in the halls of injustice, we are holding the government accountable, and we will never stop standing with our friends.

All US citizens (non-citizens, please check with a lawyer before participating) are welcome to join us in our courthouse efforts. We are especially in need of bilingual individuals and faith leaders, so if you have any friends who fit this category, please refer them to the Get Involved page on our website.

Trans and Gender Diverse Voice Lessons with Garden State Equality
2025-09-05 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
September 5, 12, 20, and 26
4–5 pm
Zoom
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This September, we’re offering free virtual voice lessons for our trans and nonbinary community members, in collaboration with Jimmy Chen from Trans Voice Lab. You can pick one of our four sessions on 9/5, 9/12, 9/20, or 9/26.

ACLU People Power's Know Your Rights Training
2025-09-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Online
WHAT: ACLU People Power’s Know Your Rights Training
WHEN: Friday, September 5, 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Online (RSVP for the link)
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As we speak, President Trump has deployed thousands of National Guard troops, federal agents, and local police forces to the streets of D.C. to target Black and Brown residents, immigrants, and unhoused people — all in an effort to expand his power and sow fear in our communities.
This militarization is about control, not safety. And now they’re threatening to target people exercising their First Amendment right to protest.
Unfortunately, this is likely just the beginning as the Trump administration has threatened to deploy military troops into other beloved American cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York City.
We want to make sure you know your rights when protesting this extreme abuse of power by the administration. Join ACLU People Power’s Know Your Rights Training on 9/5 at 8 PM ET to get prepared before you take action.

This is our home. This is our community. These are our streets. We will defend them together.

Register now to make sure you Know Your Rights before you take action.

Notice of Accessibility: The ACLU strives to create inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals to fully engage with its programming. For this program, Translation will be available. We will have Spanish translation, as well as interpretation for American Sign Language. Traducción al español estará disponible así como interpretación en lenguaje de señas americano (ASL). If you need accommodations to be able to fully participate in this event, please contact info@peoplepower.org.

Bobby Jo Valentine in Concert
2025-09-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Christ Church, Summit, 561 Springfield Avenue, Summit
On Saturday, September 6 at 7pm, award-winning folk/pop singer Bobby Jo Valentine will present a concert in the sanctuary at Christ Church, 561 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ!
A member of our LGBTQ community and the UCC denomination, Bobby Jo’s thoughtful, spirit-focused lyrics and catchy melodies provide heart-opening moments of joy and insight. Here’s a sample of his music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW7lD3M6tnI
Suggested donation for the concert is $25 (or donate as you can), and there will be pizza and refreshments starting at 6pm. Please invite your friends and share the attached flier with your social networks!
Hosted by the Love & Faith Alliance (LGBTQ+) at Christ Church, Summit

The Woodlands 🌳🏳️‍⚧️
2025-09-07 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

The Gathering: Rooted in Love, Rising for Justice. A Monthly Gathering by Side With Love
2025-09-08 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.

Rally to Stop the NESE Pipeline Project!
2025-09-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Bayshore Waterfront Park, 719 Port Monmouth Rd, Port Monmouth, 07758, United States
Tuesday, September 09
4pm-6pm
Bayshore Waterfront Park•719 Port Monmouth Rd, Port Monmouth, NJ
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Join us at the Raritan Bayshore Waterfront Park to show our strength and solidarity in opposition to the newly-revived effort to build more harmful fossil fuel infrastructure in our area.
The Williams Companies is once again seeking permission to build a gas pipeline through the Raritan Bay – The proposal also calls for a dangerous compressor station in Somerset County and new pipeline in Middlesex County. We already defeated this dangerous and unnecessary fossil fuel project, but now that Trump is back in the White House, he’s pushing to fast-track it and we need to move quickly to stop it again.
We need Governor Murphy and his Department of Environmental Protection to deny the critical water quality permits that are required for this project to proceed, so this rally will take place the day before the DEP’s one and only public hearing, to raise awareness and draw attention to this fight.

Intro to the Legislative Process with League of Women Voters
2025-09-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Co-Sponsored by Garden State Equality Tuesday, September 9th
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Location: Zoom
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Join the Garden State Equality Volunteer Network as we partner with League of Women Voters of New Jersey (LWVNJ)! This training is perfect for anyone who is new to advocating for legislation or any veteran grassroots lobbyist looking for a refresher on how laws are made in the Garden State. We’ll provide an overview of the structure and powers of the New Jersey Legislature, explain how bills advance through each chamber, teach you how to research and track legislation, and help you get started lobbying your legislators.

Court Witnessing + Accompaniment Volunteer Training with New Sanctuary Coalition
2025-09-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
9/9 Tuesday
Zoom
7pm
To register, email: jonathanfluck@yahoo.com

New Sanctuary Coalition volunteers are now in immigration courthouses most days each week to support people at their hearings and check-ins. Whether we have arranged accompany Friends ahead of time or meeting friends for the first time in the court waiting rooms, we provide vital information and solidarity to those facing the system while sending a message to ICE, the courts, and the world that we see what is happening in the halls of injustice, we are holding the government accountable, and we will never stop standing with our friends.

All US citizens (non-citizens, please check with a lawyer before participating) are welcome to join us in our courthouse efforts. We are especially in need of bilingual individuals and faith leaders, so if you have any friends who fit this category, please refer them to the Get Involved page on our website.

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2025-09-09 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.

Monthly Congregational Liaisons Meeting
2025-09-10 19:00 - 19:45
Our monthly meeting for Liaisons is held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
Here is the Zoom Link:
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Our Flow, Our Power: Reproductive Health Summit
2025-09-13 10:00 - 16:00 | 99 Monticello Ave, 99 Monticello Avenue, Jersey City, United States
The Common Earth Company (99 Monticello Ave, Jersey City NJ
September 13, 2025 10am-4pm
Register
In partnership with Thrive NJ, sponsored by The Common Earth Company, The Flow Initiative, Screen NJ, and more, this summit weaves together grassroots organizing, ancestral wisdom, and public health strategy to uplift the reproductive justice movement in our communities.
Over the course of the summit, we will dive into conversations and workshops on menstrual health, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum care, womb trauma, abortion justice, menopause, and reproductive sovereignty. Grounded in culturally-rooted practices and community care, Our Flow, Our Power is a space to name our truths, honor our flows, and activate our collective strength.

Moving the Needle on Voter Participation. How Do We Reach More Voters? with League of Women Voters
2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Date: Monday, September 15th
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Location: Zoom
Register
During this training we will discuss the current landscape of voter participation in New Jersey. We will facilitate small group discussions to brainstorm new ideas for reaching more voters. We will also conduct training and provide resources for conducting traditional voter outreach including door-to-door canvassing.

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2025-09-15 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.

UUA Central East Region BIPOC Monthly Gathering
2025-09-17 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!

Progress Summit 2025: Guaranteed Income - Repair. Reimagine. Redistribute.
2025-09-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Princeton University – Carl Fields Center, 58 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, 08540
Thursday, September 18th
9am
Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, Princeton University

Register

Direct cash payments can save families in crisis, but only when programs provide enough support without confusing red tape.
Together with out partners from Princeton University’s Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing and SPIA in NJ, New Jersey Policy Perspective will explore how a statewide Guaranteed Income program could end poverty, create fairness for all races and income levels, and give families better chances to succeed.
Keynote: Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, President and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF and CDF Action Council
