Registration is now open for for the six session Common Read of The Social Life of DNA by Alondra Nelson, sponsored by the UUFANJ Reparations Task Force!
Emily Parker
Thrive NJ Coalition statement on new abortion rights bill
Thrive NJ Coalition statement on new abortion rights bill, challenges legislators to take real action to expand access in next session
While protecting our rights, new bill still leaves the most vulnerable New Jerseyans behind
We’re Hiring!
We are hiring a 30-40 hrs/wk Administrator to support the efficient operation of Unitarian Universalist FaithAction New Jersey. Starting salary range of between $20-25/hr. The position includes the option to work part of each week remotely.
Please help us to share this opportunity with your networks!
Save the Date: Spring Gala April 9th
Save the Date
Saturday, April 9th
for the
UU FaithAction New Jersey
2022 Spring Gala!
The Lame Duck Digest
We find ourselves in a liminal legislative time: the November elections have been called, yet the current New Jersey Legislature holds office until January 11th, 2022. This unique window, called the “lame duck session,” can represent a window of opportunity for bills that struggled to progress during the regular legislative session.
The “lame duck” also represents a closing window of opportunity. January 12th, 2022 will mark the beginning of the new Legislature, and all bills that have not passed will go back to square one. A bill that is not passed by the 219th New Jersey Legislature (2020-2022) loses all progress and needs to be reintroduced in the 220th New Jersey Legislature (2022-2024).
UUs for Reparations
Unitarian Universalists have a long history in the fight for racial justice, from advocating for the abolition of slavery, to supporting the Civil Rights movement, to participating in the Black Lives Matter movement. This history of combining hands-on work for social justice with the free search for truth and meaning continues in the work of our Reparations Task Force.
Reproductive Rights Week of Action
From our friends at NOW NJ/Thrive NJ Coalition, which includes our own UUFANJ Reproductive Justice Task Force, we urge you to participate in this Week of Action!
The clock is ticking on Reproductive Rights across the country! Take action NOW to help us pass the Reproductive Freedom Act and protect ALL New Jerseyans.
#GivingTuesday Spotlight: Reproductive Justice
Dear Friend,
There have been so many challenges this year. From a pandemic that has illuminated cruel societal inequities, to unceasing gun violence, environmental challenges, and systemic racism, our task forces have been hard at work addressing these issues on a legislative level to improve equity for all in our state. But the attack on reproductive freedom witnessed in other states as well as at the federal level is an especially urgent cause of concern for many. Our Reproductive Justice Task Force is focused on advocating for the passage of the Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848), which will ensure that all New Jerseyans have the right to make their own health decisions on issues of birth control and pregnancy related care, including abortion, as well as removing financial barriers to accessing such care.
#GivingTuesday Spotlight: Reparations
Dear Friend,
Our GivingTuesday campaign is well underway, with every gift up to our $2,500 goal between now and November 30, the National Day of Giving, matched 2 to 1. To give you an idea of how your gift to UU FaithAction NJ will make a difference, this week we spotlight the work of our Reparations Task Force.
Common Read: The Social Life of DNA
In The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome, Alondra Nelson details how DNA testing is being used to grapple with the unfinished business of slavery: “to foster reconciliation, to establish ties with African ancestral homelands, to rethink and sometimes alter citizenship, and to make legal claims for slavery reparations.”