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Senator Cory Booker Takes Historic Stand as Unconstitutional Cuts Begin Hitting New Jersey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1st, 2025
April 1st, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, Senator Cory Booker has taken a historic stand on the Senate floor—speaking out against a government that prioritizes billionaire tax breaks over working families, veterans, and essential public services. As reckless, unconstitutional cuts on critical services like education and public health begin to hit home in New Jersey, his leadership could not come at a more critical moment. Eric Benson, For the Many NJ coalition comments:
UUs Lobby for the Immigrant Trust Act
How do we stand up to racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric and orders coming from Washington? By showing up in Trenton.
This month, UUs have been joining our coalition partners at the State House in Trenton, lobbying our lawmakers to advance the Immigrant Trust Act.
Mayor Ras Baraka Joins Advocates Calling for More Progressive and Sustainable Revenue Solutions in the New Jersey Budget
For Immediate Release: March 26, 2025
For The Many NJ
Newark, N.J. — This morning, outside of the New Jersey Senate Budget public hearing in Newark, Mayor Ras Baraka and dozens of leaders from For the Many’s coalition of statewide organizations called on state legislators to stand up for working families and protect essential services that keep N.J. affordable for working families and support the most vulnerable communities.
“We must seize this moment to its fullest potential” | Comments on the Energy Master Plan
By Mike Skelly, Dorothea Dix UU Community
On March 13th, Mike Skelly delivered verbal testimony, on behalf of the Environmental Justice Task Force of UU FaithAction NJ, to the Board of Public Utilities on the Energy Master Plan. You can read his remarks here.
Gala Cancellation and Our Enduring Commitments
By Rev. Charles Loflin, Executive Director
Earlier this month, in collaboration with our Gala planning committee, we made the decision to cancel the Reproductive Justice Gala that had been planned for February 8 at the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. I wanted to take a moment to offer some details around that decision as well as UU FaithAction’s plans for the rest of this fiscal year.
Community & Corrections Working Summit 2025: Setting the Reform Agenda for Next 20 Years
By Tom Moran, Criminal Justice Reform Task Force Chair
The 2025 Community and Corrections Working Summit was held on January 7 and 8 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. The weather was bitter cold and windy, which made navigating the various halls, breakout rooms, and the lunch hall a bit of a challenge.
Now More Than Ever
Now, more than ever, we as Unitarian Universalists living in New Jersey, are called to lean deeply into our core values. We are guided by our shared commitments to justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, and generosity – all of it centered in love.
New Jersey Community and Corrections Working Summit: January 7th-8th, 2025
Join us for the 2025 Working Summit — a powerful gathering of state leadership, returning citizens, advocates, families, and incarcerated voices from across New Jersey. Together, we’ll address the pressing issues that continue to affect African American and Latino communities in our state’s criminal justice system.
Seeking an Administrator
We are seeking our next Administrator, to join our collaborative staff team and join our mission to build a more just, compassionate society in New Jersey. Please help us to share this opportunity widely with your networks!
Administrator Job Description
To support the efficient operation of Unitarian Universalist FaithAction New Jersey (UUFANJ), the Administrator will provide 30-40 hours/week with a starting wage between $20-25/hr. The position includes the option to work part of each week remotely.