Defending Trans Rights: A Film Screening and Community Action Session
2026-04-18 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, 07960
April 18, 2026
2-5pm
Morristown UU Fellowship
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The program hosted by Morristown UU Fellowship and the Gay Active Alliance in Morris County (GAAMC), begins with a screening of the 90-minute documentary Heightened Scrutiny, followed by a focused discussion on the specific legal and social challenges facing our community here in New Jersey. Beyond the film, this event serves as a call to action, offering attendees a direct opportunity to network with local organizations and join ongoing campaigns. Our goal is to move from witnessing to organizing—ensuring everyone leaves equipped with the tools, connections, and strategies necessary to turn inspiration into local impact.

Third Sundays Safe Space
2026-04-19 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:
2026: 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
2026-04-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-18 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.

Holding Local Government Accountable: Observer Corps 101 | LWVNJ Activist Training
2026-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
April 22nd, 2026
6PM
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The League of Women Voters has been an active champion of openness in government throughout its history. As our country faces threats to the fabric of our democracy, we prepare to fight back at the grassroots level. Join us to learn how to build an Observer Corps in your community.
Through an Observer Corps program, participants will:
– Gain an understanding of New Jersey’s Sunshine Laws
– Ensure their local government entities are following basic transparency and accountability procedures
– Observe and report on local government activity
– Build relationships with local government officials
– And more!

Friday Action Hour
2026-04-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-29 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.

USR Defending Democracy Series: Screening and Discussion of "The Librarians"
2026-04-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Ridgewood Public Library, 125 N. Maple Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450
Friday April 24 at 7 PM
Ridegwood Public Library
125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Join us for refreshments, a screening of this timely documentary highlighting the work librarians do to combat censorship, and a discussion led by a Jennie Pu, Director of Hoboken Public Library.

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2026-04-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-25 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.

Preparing for the Census | LWVNJ Activist Training
2026-04-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
April 29th, 2026
6PM
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This training will focus on the road to the 2030 Census and provide updates on recent federal changes affecting census implementation, including key challenges and opportunities ahead. Participants will also gain an overview of the redistricting process, learn about ongoing reform efforts, and explore the work the League is helping to lead to advance a fair, transparent, and community-centered redistricting process.
The session will include educational materials and concrete opportunities to get involved, ensuring participants understand how to plug in locally and statewide, and how to encourage local and state governments to fulfill their responsibilities for a fair and accurate census count.

The Woodlands 🌳🏳️‍⚧️
2026-05-03 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
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Deep Canvassing 101: The Power of Deep, Meaningful Human Conversations | LWVNJ Activist Training
2026-05-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
May 6th, 2026
6PM
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Join us for a training about the incredible power of deep canvassing. We will share raw data on its efficacy, dispel preconceived notions about the method, and discuss how we can utilize deep canvassing to increase voter turnout in the upcoming midterm elections.
This is a nonpartisan voter outreach training.

UU Solidarity Sessions
2026-05-07 16:30 - 17:30, 2026-06-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom
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Solidarity Sessions are an opportunity for folks working for immigrant justice to connect with one another and learn about the most recent changes in immigration laws and policies that impact the types of immigration relief available and who is eligible for that relief.
First & third Thursdays of the month, 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET starting February 5th.

First Thursdays will include top-level updates and time for connection and shared learning
Third Thursdays will be deeper dives into the administrative updates and the impact the changes they will have on folks seeking immigration relief. (Ex: Naturalization, DACA, asylum, TPS, victim’s services, etc.

The Gathering: Rooted in Love, Rising for Justice. A Monthly Gathering by Side With Love
2026-05-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Monday, May 11, 2026 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT, 5pm PT, 4pm AT, 2pm HT.
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Join us for The Gathering, a monthly virtual event from Side With Love designed to offer:

Spiritual Grounding – Strengthen your heart and spirit for the work ahead.
Political Analysis – Understand the threats to democracy and justice. Collective Action –
Organize with others to block anti-democratic forces and build a just and loving world.

This Month’s Focus:
This month, we’ll strategize about the specific roles congregations can play in building the organization and power we need to force our government to put our families over billionaire fortunes. Get inspired by stories of congregations running strike schools, mapping and mobilizing their resources; and strengthen your spirit with music from Soren Austenfeld. The Gathering is Side With Love’s monthly event to strengthen your spirit, make sense of the threats to democracy, and take meaningful action alongside others! Join us live or watch the recording later.
See you at The Gathering to strengthen your spirit, make sense of the threats to democracy, and take meaningful action alongside others!
If you are on staff or a board member of a congregation, we encourage you to ALSO attend Now What: The Gathering for Congregational Leaders

Environmental Justice Task Force monthly call
2026-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | 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 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm. All are invited.
For more info and to join the call, contact Environmental Justice Task Force EJTF (environment@uufaithaction.org), or administrator (admin@uufaithaction.org).

Monthly Congregational Liaisons Meeting
2026-05-13 19:00 - 19:45
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USR Defending Democracy Series: Activist Panel
2026-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood
Friday May 15 at 7PM
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, in Anderson
113 Cottage Pl #3213, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Hear from activists working on current issues in immigration, voting rights, and education. Youll learn about challenges in each area, strategies activists employ, and ways you can get involved.
Charles Loflin, the Executive Director for UU Faith Action New Jersey, our statewide advocacy group, will moderate the panel.
Sally Pillay is a New Jersey-based immigration justice advocate with years of experience supporting detained immigrants and asylum seekers through direct service, organizing, and community-based advocacy.
Deb Lee is a civic leader who serves on the Board of Directors for both the League of Women Voters of New Jersey and the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood.
Julie Larrea Borst is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the NJ Institute for Community Schools at Saint Elizabeth University and former Executive Director, Save Our Schools NJ Community Organizing.

TAKE ACTION
We will collect grocery gift cards to distribute to the families of detainees at Delaney Hall. $25 cards to ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Target, and Walmart are appreciated. Thank you for your generosity!

2026 Annual Meeting
2026-05-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, 07960
Registration is now open!

Third Sundays Safe Space
2026-05-17 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:
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

From Law to Liberty: Pro Bono Immigration Habeas Corpus Training
2026-05-19 09:00 - 18:00 | Rutgers Law School, 123 Washington Street, Newark
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Rutgers Law School Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102

This conference will help expand attorneys’ ability to represent detained adult and child immigrants, in particular by providing guidance on how to file habeas corpus motions in federal court. There will also be workshops on other statutory claims that can be brought, when detainees may be eligible for a bond hearing, and how to file for and represent clients at these hearings, and how to best advocate for detainees in prolonged detention.
We are calling on EVERY attorney in our congregations, our communities, our group chats, and our circles — especially those who believe in dignity, liberation, and doing what is right even when it’s hard.
📢 Please share this far and wide.
There is a powerful (and necessary) training happening:
**From Law to Liberty: Pro Bono Immigration Habeas Corpus Training**
This training will equip attorneys to:
✊🏾 Represent detained adults AND children facing immigration detention
✊🏾 File habeas corpus motions in federal court
✊🏾 Advocate for bond hearings and fight prolonged detention
✊🏾 Use legal tools to challenge unjust systems that cage human beings
Let’s be clear: people are sitting in detention right now who deserve representation, dignity, and a fighting chance. This is how we show up.
🔗 Register here
This work is being carried forward by incredible partners, including Rutgers Law School, Legal Services of New Jersey, American Friends Service Committee, Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice, and more committed to justice for immigrant communities.
💬 If your church has attorneys, SEND this to them.
💬 If you believe faith requires action, SHARE this.
Because liberation isn’t abstract.
It’s legal strategy. It’s advocacy. It’s showing up.
And we don’t leave our people behind.

UUA Central East Region BIPOC Monthly Gathering
2026-05-20 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!

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2026-05-20 19:00 - 20:30 | 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.

UU Solidarity Sessions: Deep Dive
2026-05-21 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom

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