Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

Monthly UUFANJ Board Meeting
2021-11-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Vote By Mail Application Deadline (in person)
2021-11-01 08:00 - 15:00 | NJ, United States
Vote By Mail Application Deadline (in person):

November 1, 2021 by 3:00pm at your County Clerk’s office
Locate your County Clerk’s Office here

"Say Reparations Now" Interfaith Event
2021-10-30 10:00 - 11:00 | St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 188 Rector Street, Perth Amboy, NJ, United States
Say Reparations Now
Help support Reparations in New Jersey. We need Speaker Craig Coughlin to say “Reparations” and to bring A711/S233 to the Assembly Floor.
Join us:
Monday, October 11, 7PM on Zoom https://bit.ly/ReparationsAction
Saturday, October 30, 10AM at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church,
188 Rector Street, Perth Amboy
Sponsored by NJ Institute for Social Justice, NJ Episcopal Diocese, and UU FaithAction NJ

FAIR (Youth Group)
2021-10-28 19:30 - 20:30 | 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 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: Liandra Pires at gvprevention@uufaithaction.org, Emily Parker at emily@uufaithaction.org or ‪(908) 767-5145‬.

Reparations Task Force Monthly Call
2021-10-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-09-28 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
The monthly conference call for Unitarian Universalists to strategize around advancing reparations for New Jersey. Join us monthly on the fourth Tuesday, 3:30-5:00 PM.
Read and sign the petition.
For more info and to join the call, contact Task Force Co-Chairs Rohn Hein and Dr. Mahdi ibn-Ziyad (reparations@uufaithaction.org) or administrator Emily Parker (admin@uufaithaction.org).

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2021-10-25 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 (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.

In-Person Early Voting Period
2021-10-23 10:00 - 2021-10-31 20:00
In-Person Early Voting Period:

October 23rd, 2021 to October 31st, 2021
Polls will be open from 10am – 8pm weekdays and Saturdays, and from 10am – 6pm on Sundays
Find early voting polling locations in each county here

Haitian Immigrant Rally in Newark
2021-10-22 12:00 - 15:00 | 970 Broad Street, 970 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, United States
UU FaithAction New Jersey is joining other faith-based organizations to support a rally this Friday, October 22 at noon at 970 Broad Street in Newark. The rally is organized to support Haitian and black immigrants.

We all saw the way the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) enforced the border against the thousands of Haitians on the Texas border in September. That encounter clearly showed the importance of our First Principle of the inherent worth and dignity of every person as well as UU values of compassion and equity for all. Let us raise our voices in support of these migrants. If you are able, please come to Newark on Friday, and if not, please use the Facebook link to watch a livestream — https://fb.me/e/13Ya94vx7

FAIR (Youth Group)
2021-10-21 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-10-14 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-10-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-09-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-09-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2021-09-16 19:30 - 20:30 | 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 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: Liandra Pires at gvprevention@uufaithaction.org, Emily Parker at emily@uufaithaction.org.

Issues Conference
2021-10-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960
The Issues Conference will be held virtually from 10a-2p on Saturday, 10/16. We will have a coffee hour beginning at 9am, and Sen. Loretta Weinberg is our honored speaker.

Register at https://uufaithactionnj.salsalabs.org/2021-issues-conference

Activist Training: Meeting with Decision-Makers
2021-10-14 18:00
LWVNJ Activist Training Program
The LWVNJ (League of Women Voters of New Jersey) Activist Training Program is a program designed to equip members and volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to carry out dynamic organizing strategies that can effectively influence public policy and the state of democracy in New Jersey.
Meeting with Decision-Makers
This training will go into detail about crafting lobbying materials, talking points, and thinking through potential strategies for gaining support on policy issues. You will learn the process for scheduling meetings with decision-makers, how to coordinate with LWVNJ staff, and how to prepare yourself for these important meetings. Folks that complete this training will be eligible to meet with their own representatives about certain LWVNJ policy issues through the Lobby Corps and under the direction of LWVNJ staff.
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Sign up for this training on Thursday, October 14th from 6:00pm-8:30pm
Sign up for this training on Friday, November 12th from 2:00pm-4:30pm

Date with Death Club
2021-10-13 18:30 - 21:00
Date with Death Club

October 13th | Resistance & Acceptance: The Mortal Dance

Exploring Mortality in Community — Attend one, some, or all sessions!

A non-dogmatic exploration of our mortality in community, ranging from philosophical to spiritual, humorous to informational, Date with Death Club (DwDC) provides a brave and covenantal space to explore the taboo topic of our mortality and the possibility of living a more awake life by facing the reality of our death.
This online monthly gathering (mostly 2nd Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9pm Eastern) is specifically for Unitarian Universalists. While UUs anywhere are welcome to attend, some of the information and an optional field trip on April 30 is really geared towards folx who live in New Jersey.
An email with the Zoom link will be sent 24-48 hours in advance of each session to all who register here.

Facilitated by Rev. Karen G. Johnston, MSW, M.Div., you can learn more about DwDC at datewithdeathclub.com.
The 2021-22 calendar:

Sept 8 Getting Comfortable with Death Talk
Oct 13 Resistance & Acceptance: The Mortal Dance
Nov 10 Circle of Life: Loving & Losing, Learning & Living
(6:30 – 9:30 – bit longer than the other workshops)
Dec 8 Good Life & Good Death
Jan 15 Planning Your Own Memorial Service // Writing Your Own Obituary
Saturday workshop (10 am – 3pm)
Feb 9 Owning Your Dying
March 9 What to Do with a Dead Body?
April 13 Facing Extinction: Processing Eco-Grief
April 30 Saturday field trip, Steelmantown Cemetery
May 11 Hospice, Palliative Care, & End of Life Documents, Oh My!
June 8 Medical Aid in Dying/Death with Dignity

Coalition of UU Social Action Networks (CUUSAN) monthly conference call
2021-10-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2021-09-08 08:00 - 09:00
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

Reparations Virtual Forum
2021-10-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

Environmental Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2021-10-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
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
2021-10-05 20:00 - 21:00, 2021-09-07 20:00 - 21:00 | NJ, United States
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month from 8 – 9 pm for our UU statewide 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 Susan M., Co-Chair (UU Congregation in Princeton) at criminaljustice@uufaithaction.org or Anne H., Co-Chair (UU Congregation of Monmouth Co., Lincroft) at annehoule0102@gmail.com

Women's Rights March
2021-10-02
Public March for Women’s Rights, including Reproductive Freedom
There are currently 13 events scheduled in NJ. Check https:/map.womensmarch.com/ for the one nearest you.
UU FaithAction NJ is an official sponsor of the North Jersey Women’s March (Montclair, NJ)

North Jersey Women’s March — Register
March outside of the Montclair Municipal Building
WHERE:
205 Claremont Ave.
Montclair, NJ 07042
WHEN:
Saturday, October 2
10:00 a.m.

Reproductive Justice Task Force Monthly Call
2021-09-27 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
Topic: Reproductive Justice TF monthly meeting
Time: Every month on the Fourth Monday 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Environmental Justice Task Force monthly call
2021-09-23 12:00 - 13:30 | 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 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).

Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Monthly Call
2021-09-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
The monthly statewide conference call for Unitarian Universalists and our friends to get the latest news and to strategize around gun violence prevention, advocacy and legislative action in New Jersey.
New advocates are always welcome! The GVP Task Force call is held the third Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m.
For more information, and to receive the Zoom invitation and agenda for the next call, please email GVP Task Force chair, Liandra Pires at: gvprevention@uufaithaction.org

All SANs Calls
2021-09-08 08:00 - 17:00
CUUSAN (Coalition of UU State Action Networks) hosts video conference calls for all SANs (State Action Network) leaders via Zoom at noon (Eastern time) on the second Wednesday of each month from September through May featuring updates from our national UU justice partners and presentations about the work that we’re doing and how we’re doing it.
Information about the All SANs Calls is provided to SANs via the CUUSAN Discussion Forum.
