Environmental Justice Task Force monthly call
2023-07-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-08-16 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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).

History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice
2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Planned Parenthood
History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in
Join Planned Parenthood’s National Volunteer Program on Wednesday, July 19th from 7-8:30 p.m. ET for a teach-in to discuss Planned Parenthood’s history with racial justice, including areas where Planned Parenthood is reckoning with its past and present. Participants will learn tools and resources to support having conversations with colleagues, supporters and the public about Planned Parenthood’s history through a racial justice lens. Join us to honor and celebrate the Black women of the reproductive justice movement, to uplift their voices, to learn about Planned Parenthood’s history, and to confront the racism and discrimination so that we can build the most equitable future possible. Closed captioning will be available.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
https://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/history-planned-parenthood-and-reproductive-justice-teach?sourceid=1015346&ms=3NALzzzzzz1N1V

Food Choices and The Climate
2023-07-24 19:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qF7tKpYlRfqcgIN6xaIpiw#/registration, NJ, United States

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2023-07-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-28 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.

UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering
2023-07-25 20:00 - 21:00, 2023-08-22 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

NOTE: This space is intentionally multi-generational. It is open to and welcoming of trans/nonbinary elders as well as children, youth, and young adults. Standard UUA online safety measures apply to ensure all people under 18 are able to attend. We’re glad to have you here!
Accessibility Notes: Closed captioning will be available, and any common chat content will also be spoken aloud. Please be mindful of processing and communication access, and speak one at a time. Meeting will not be recorded, and participation, as well as what is shared, will be confidential. There is no requirement to appear on video or to otherwise maintain “conventional” appearances. Any additional accessibility needs? Let us know by emailing lgbtq@uua.org or aballou@uua.org! We’ll do our best to ensure you can fully access the space.

To Register as a Child/Youth: Children 13 or younger: please bring with you a parent/guardian, or a trusted adult who is approved by your parent/guardian (it is OK if that parent/guardian/other adult is not trans/nonbinary). Please have your parent/guardian send an email to aballou@uua.org to let us know who will be coming with you.
Youth (ages 14+ up to bridging out of high-school-age Youth Group): please fill out (and have parents/guardians sign) the permission form on the UUA webpage for youth drop-in spaces.
If you’d like to chat directly about this event, please contact Adrian Ballou at aballou@uua.org.

For more information contact lgbtq@uua.org.
Register to Attend

Stop TotalEnergy's Crude Oil Pipeline in East Africa
2023-07-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Linden Train Station, 2 S Wood Ave, Linden, NJ, United States

Green Jobs!
2023-07-31 10:00 | Mount Olive Baptist Church, 404 Avon Ave., Newark, NJ, United States

Congregational Liaisons Monthly Call
2023-08-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-05 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.

Women of Color Summit
2023-08-03 08:00 - 17:00 | NJ, United States
Eleversity’s Women of Color Summit!

Purpose/Overview:
This summit will provide an uplifting environment for, by and about Women of Color that promotes equity, education, and professional development. The summit focuses on and prioritizes the voices and experiences of women and college students who identify as Women of Color.

Eleversity’s theme this year is: I.C.U.: Intentionally, Commitment, and Urgency – Pushing the Needle Forward and Upward, will address the complexities that have impacted women of color and the challenges across systems.

Register Here!

Free Farming Workshops
2023-08-07 09:00 | Sage Farm, 290 Rte 206 S, Andover, NJ, United States
Free Field Day!

Join us for a fun-filled day of farming workshops about…

Pollinator Habitats with the Xerces Society
Soil Sampling with North Jersey RC&D and NRCS
BCS walk behind tractor demo with NOFA-NJ
Regenerative Cover Cropping Practices & Plant Diversity with Sussex County Community College Agriculture Program!

plus networking time, and more surprises! Don’t miss out on a fun-filled day of farming & gardening education! (Geared towards beginning farmers, but ALL are welcome!)

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2023-08-08 19:30 - 21:00 | NJ, United States
Monthly UUFANJ Board Meeting

August 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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 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. Charles Loflin, 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.

Food As Medicine
2023-08-09 19:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LGBuUgDiSE2PBBsTyg1OeQ#/registration, NJ, United States
Join us for a discussion about FRESH, LOCAL FOODS AS MEDICINE: CONNECTING THE SOIL TO HUMAN HEALTH with Saul Bautista MD, MPH the Director of Lifestyle Medicine Education & Community Engagement with Ethos Primary Care
Wednesday August 9, 7pm

REGISTER HERE

Webinar: Supreme Court Ethics Reform
2023-08-09 20:00 | https://bit.ly/scotus-ethics, NJ, United States
Are you concerned about Supreme Court Ethics? So are we!

Check out this online webinar with Brie Sparkman, Policy Counsel, of
@CREWcrew

Wednesday, August 9
8:00pm ET • 7:00pm CT • 6:00pm MT • 5:00pm PT
Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/scotus-ethics
11:09 AM · Jul 30, 2023

Our #UUfaith centers around a healthy, inclusive democratic process in our congregations and our country.

We believe that all branches of government are subject to clear and binding ethics rules that assure fairness, impartiality, and transparency.

Please take a minute to write your representatives and ask them to support Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, S. 359, H.R. 926.
Link Here: http://bit.ly/Scotus_Ethics

Join UUs for Social Justice as we host Brie Sparkman, Policy Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington—former counsel to Congressman Hank Johnson, the lead sponsor of the SCERT Act.

Learn more about the political and legislative landscape for ethics reforms focused on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discover what actions we as citizens, voters, and Unitarian Universalists can take to shape a healthy, inclusive democracy our faith calls us to champion.

Brie is a lifelong UU. Do show your support!!

The Black Liberation Movement: African American Nationalism and Internationalism since Garvey.
2023-08-12 15:00 | Zoom
A Talk “The Black Liberation Movement: African American Nationalism and Internationalism since Garvey.” By Professor Yusuf Nuruddin.
HUMANITAS: The Africana Ethical Society is a naturalistic organization committed to deconstructing metaphysical and pseudo-scientific misconceptions regarding the human experience and affirming that humanistic ethical values can be found in Africana traditions and the struggles of Africana peoples.
Professor Onaje Muid will also speak on “Mutula Shakur and Health Self Determination”
In our usual follow-up discussion, we welcome the exchange of ideas.
Your presence, thoughts, and perspectives are of the utmost importance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mercy.zoom.us/j/98495197721?pwd=[REDACTED] ID: 984 9519 7721Passcode: [REDACTED]

WATCH THE COURT: End Immigrant Detention in NJ!
2023-08-14 09:00 | 402 E State Street, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ, United States
CoreCivic, the world’s largest private prison corporation, is seeking an injunction that would prevent New Jersey from enforcing its ban when the Elizabeth Detention Center is set to expire. Oral arguments for the preliminary injunction is set for August 14th.
Join us as we pack the courtroom and demonstrate outside the courthouse. It is possible the judge may issue a ruling on this day.
We will gather outside 402 East State Street in Trenton beginning at 9:00 am. Outside activities will include a press conference with community voices, invited electeds, and a community art build.

We are also requesting volunteer note takers who are comfortable presenting valid ID to observe the hearing from inside the courthouse and summarize arguments and decisions for advocates, activists, and media on the outside.

Transportation, Logistics:
There are trains from Amtrak, NJ Transit, and SEPTA that will take you within a few blocks of the federal courthouse.

NJAIJ has a limited transportation stipend pool to help offset costs for organizations who are carpooling and bringing others. If you would like to apply for this support, please contact Aidee Pascual at apascual@njimmigrantjustice.org.
Volunteers who wish to support the Court Watch should bring valid government ID and be prepared to surrender cell phones, tablets, and laptops at security. Volunteers who wish to remain outside at the demonstration are advised to wear clothes suitable for the outdoors. Water will be provided!
Please consider joining us. Additional details about the impact of this decision are below. Thank you again for your leadership and continued fight!
Solidarity,
Team NJAIJ
Learn More:
CoreCivic filed a lawsuit in February to keep NJ’s anti-detention bill AB5207 from going into effect and to keep the notorious Elizabeth Detention Center open past its contract end date of 8/31/2023.
Unfortunately, the Biden administration has chosen the side of the private prison company and filed an amicus brief in favor of the EDC staying open.
We intend to be there to show that a broad range of constituencies are opposed to the for-profit prison company CoreCivic’s ICE detention center being allowed to remain in our state.
Throwing ICE detention out of our state is part of a grassroots effort to keep our neighbors safe from detention and deportation.
In 2022 the Immigrant Legal Resources Center and Detention Watch Network issued a report called “Build It and They Will Fill It”. It showed that a detention facility with the capacity of the EDC meant that immigrants in the surrounding communities were over 2.6 times more likely to be detained by ICE.

Reparations Task Force Monthly Call
2023-08-15 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).

Memorial Service for Environmental Champion Ed Lloyd
2023-08-16 11:00 | Nassau Presbyterian Church , 61 Nassau St Priceton, NJ, United States
New Jersey has lost an irreplaceable environmental icon.
The passing of Ed Lloyd is the end of an era and more than 50 years of his tireless work to protect New Jersey’s natural world. There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church at 61 Nassau Street in Princeton, with a reception to follow at the Nassau Inn.
Please RSVP directly to Abby Lloyd at abbylloyd2015@gmail.com Thank you for paying respects.
Ed Lloyd’s Obituary: https://www.matherhodge.com/obituaries/Edward-L-Lloyd-III?obId=28637811
NJ Globe write-up: https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/memorial-services-for-ed-lloyd-set-for-august-16/

Webinar: Why NJ Needs Its Own Voting Rights Act
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | NJ, United States
We hope you’ll join us and our partners on Aug. 16 at noon for a webinar discussion about our new report and why New Jersey needs its own state voting rights act.

Register Here

NJ Transit Access Link 's customer feedback forum
2023-08-23 10:00 - 12:00 | John T. Gregorio Recreation Center 330 Helen Street Linden, NJ 07036, 330 Helen Street, Linden, 07036, United States
IN-PERSON
Location: John T. Gregorio Recreation Center
330 Helen Street
Linden, NJ 07036
When: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023.
10 to noon and again from 5 to 7 pm
Virtual Meeting Link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_ZDQxMTMyOWEtYTY0OS00NDZjLTljODQtZmMyMjlkNmVhNGFi%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252215c7a12b-240a-455e-9cef-3cac02e3d42a%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%25222c614e6a-fefa-4b8b-b9f4-2cb06e645857%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=8d7636ac-9c38-4bde-b4e4-92afb7880806&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=false&suppressPrompt=true

Online Dialogue Circles on Race
2023-08-27 00:00 | NJ, United States

NJ Board of Education Testimony Hearings
2023-09-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Department of Education, 100 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ
The NJ State Board of Education Meeting will feature a public open testimony period from 2-4 PM. The registration is closed but we are asking supporters to show up to encourage those who will be speaking out against policies exclude LGBTQ+ .

More details in this article: NJ Spotlight News NJ September BOE Meeting

FaithAction "Justice For All" Gala
2023-09-09 12:00 - 15:00 | UU Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, New Jersey
Our UU FaithAction NJ 2023 “Justice For All” Gala will be on Saturday, September 9th, 12 noon to 3 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton.
More information and tickets available at: uufaithaction.org/justice-for-all-2023-gala/
Our Annual Gala is also our biggest bursting-with-joy fundraising event of the year!
Join us as we celebrate our statewide action network and steward the future of our justice-seeking faith. We would love to see you there!
uufaithaction.org/justice-for-all-2023-gala/

UUFANJ Board Meeting
2023-09-12 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, 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.

Embracing the LGBTQ+ Community: A Symposium of Inclusion and Understanding
2023-09-14 | The Palace at Somerset Park, NJ, United States
Join RWJUH Somerset to learn about providing equitable health care,
DE&I initiatives and challenges that face the LGBTQ+ community every day.

DETAILS
Registration & Networking starts at 8:00 am
Breakfast & Welcome starts at 9:00 am
Breakout sessions start at 9:30 am

AMA PRA CREDIT DESIGNATION: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACCREDITATION: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide CME for physicians.

New York, NY: March to End Fossil Fuels
2023-09-17 13:00 - 16:00 | United Nations Plaza, New York, New York, NY, United States
Join us on September 17th* in New York City as we march, rally, and protest to demand that President Biden take bold climate action!

Time

Sunday, September 17
1 – 4pm EDT

Location
Broadway & West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019

SIGN UP NOW: https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/568309/
This march will come just before the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit. To show real climate leadership, Biden must reject new fossil fuel projects, phase out fossil fuel production, and declare a climate emergency.
More details about march schedule and location will be announced as we get closer to the date.
We need a big crowd to make a big impact on September 17! There’s also a lot to do to get ready, and we need volunteers for many roles leading up to the march and on the day of. If you are interested in volunteering, please check the box on this form and an organizer will be in touch to get you plugged in.
SIGN UP NOW: https://www.mobilize.us/fww/event/568309/

*We recognize this mobilization is planned for the second day of Rosh Hashanah. There were a number of factors that led us to choose this date, and we did not make this decision lightly. We deeply respect that Jewish communities have different relationships with protest and social action during the High Holidays. We honor and affirm that many Jewish communities and organizations will be praying at this time and celebrate their observance.

Accessibility
Have accessibility questions? Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information.

Criminal Justice Reform Monthly Conference Call
2023-09-18 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.
