Where to Join the UU Climate Justice Revival in New Jersey

UU FaithAction NJ is a proud sponsor of the UU Climate Justice Revival: “Reimagine Together: From an Extractive Age to a New Era.” The Revival builds on decades of faithful and visionary UU climate and environmental leadership and is designed to equip congregations to collectively reimagine a spirit-filled and liberatory future. More than 350 UU congregations from 40 states will be participating in the Revival next weekend, September 28-29.

Post Abortion Care Kit Events—Coming to NJ Congregations This Fall!

Post Abortion Care Kit Events
Coming to NJ Congregations This Fall

By Jami Thall, Reproductive Justice Task Force Co-Chair


Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, many UU’s who support access to abortion care have been reaching out to ask how they can help.  Organizing, contributing to, or participating in a Post Abortion Care Kit Event is a meaningful way to support abortion patients.

Open Letter to the NJ Legislature on Public Transit

Originally published by Environment New Jersey

Photo by Adam E. Moreira


NJ Transportation Legislative Organizational Letter, Spring 2024

May 6, 2024

Dear Senate President Scutari, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, and Members of the NJ Legislature:

The undersigned 34 labor, social justice, transportation, environmental and community organizations write to urge you to: 1) halt the 15% NJ Transit (NJT) fare hike; 2) repurpose funds designated for the unneeded and unwanted expansion of the NJ Turnpike to replace the revenue that would be generated by the fare increase; 3) support and expand Gov. Murphy’s FY25 budget proposal for a corporate transit fee (CTF) to provide $800 million in dedicated funding for mass transit to avoid NJT’s upcoming fiscal cliff, which should include a full restoration of the Corporate Business Tax surcharge; and 4) end the raids on NJT’s capital budget and dedicate the Clean Energy Fund transfer to bus electrification to ensure that NJT can make desperately needed operational and infrastructure improvements.

Statehouse Environment and Energy News

By Michael Skelly, Environmental Justice Task Force member

Following hours of impassioned testimony on Monday, March 11, New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Chairman Bob Smith suddenly called a Thursday meeting of the Environment and Energy Committee. Advocates and the media were taken by surprise by the swift action.
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Three bills had made it onto the agenda as the result of a lengthy and arduous process of public meetings, study, and modifications that had stretched through the last two years and into 2024. At stake was whether the bills would be approved and released for further consideration to possibly become law or be defeated in committee.