Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ
A Unitarian Universalist voice for justice, equity and compassion in NJ
Join us in Princeton Sat. March 9th, 2 – 4 p.m. for a celebration of our faith, equality, compassion and justice through song and music. Choral, folk and ukulele (!) ensembles from congregations across the state will showcase their finest at this All-State UU extravaganza! Our 5th Annual event–a key fundraiser for justice ministry in the Garden State–is hosted this year by the UU Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton NJ. Get your tickets early!
On Tuesday, November 27, please think of UU FaithAction NJ, during the nation-wide day of giving! 
Donations can be made on-line at here, through the mail, or in person by stopping by our office at 4 Waldron Avenue. Your donation allows for the continued social justice work of UU FaithAction alongside, and on behalf of, UUs and our allies across the Garden State.
A last minute press conference called by NJ Governor Phil Murphy, with State of New Jersey Attorney Generals Office AG Gurbir Grewal to announce a new push on gun violence prevention legislation following the Pittsburgh massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue. Pleased to be in the company of longtime GVP activist, Kathy Allen Roth, UU FaithAction GVP Task Force and Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit member.
On Monday, October 29, Executive Director Rob Gregson, along with fellow Immigration Task Force Chair, Ted Fetter, and Eileen Bird (Princeton), Clara Haignere (Princeton), Jasmine Ueng-McHale (Washington Crossing), Hannah Gallo, and Barbara Jensen attended a rally at the New Jersey State Assembly to show Unitarian Universalist support of issuing undocumented immigrants a New Jersey driver’s license.
Register Here!UU FaithAction’s Fall Issues Conference takes place on Saturday Oct. 20 from 10:00 am until 4:00 p.m. Hosted this year by our member congregation, Beacon UU Congregation of Summit in Summit summitbeacon.org, the conference features Senator Raymond Lesniak as our keynote speaker, issues-related break out groups and a working lunch. The Summit congregation is active in antiracism and immigration justice work and we are very pleased to partner together in support of a more just and hopeful New Jersey.
For those UUs and our friends who live in the 7th and 11th congressional districts an interfaith nonpartisan candidates forum on October 14, 2018 might be of interest. (If you aren’t sure in which district you live, District 7 covers Hunterdon, most of Somerset, and a portion of Morris counties; Leonard Lance (R) is the current congressman for the 7th. District 11 touches on District 7 to the east and represents the bulk of Morris Co. and includes parts of Essex, Passaic and Warren counties. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) is the retiring representative from the 11th.
The October forum is a collaborative interfaith effort to introduce voters to the major candidates running for the 7th and 11th congressional districts and for the US Senate seat from NJ. Attached is a draft of the plan for the event which we hope will gather a broad range of faith communities. Our intention is to be heard by the candidates, as well as to be heard by them. We are looking to highlight the issues of gun violence prevention, immigration, and environmental responsibility.
Please join UU FaithAction, colleagues, friends and peers from around New Jersey for our Annual Fall Issues Conference! This year’s conference will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Beacon Congregational Fellowship in Summit, NJ. The address is 4 Waldron Avenue, Summit, NJ. 07901. Registration will open soon!!
Come Grow Your Voice! Come Grow the Voice & Visibility of FaithAction!
UU FaithAction NJ is sponsoring a workshop to help lay folks learn the art of sermon writing and how to lead worship. Our goal:
Workshop in Two Parts
Part I focuses on generating written texts, takes place at any UU congregation that accepts the invitation to schedule it. Curriculum is provided for the 2.5 hour workshop.
Part II folks come together from all NJ on Saturday, November 10, 10 -4 at The Unitarian Society in East Brunswick. The second builds on the first, so attendance at the first is required in order to take part in the second.
Has your minister scheduled one of the workshops to take place before the statewide one in November? Check in with them to find out if it will be on your congregation’s schedule. Maybe you can help make it happen.
We hope you will scan through the article titles and short descriptions, following the links to go deeper on a subject that catches your eye.
Sept. Rally Save the Date – Thurs. Sept. 6th 2018
UU FaithAction, along with many of our immigration rights allies, faith and human rights groups, will come together at 12 noon on Thurs., Sept. 6 in front of the Statehouse in Trenton to protest the continuing harsh “crackdown” on undocumented immigrants in NJ and across the US.
One important protection we can offer here in NJ is legislating a legal process (as they have already done in California, D.C. and elsewhere) for people with limited documentation to prove who they are, take the driver’s exam, purchase insurance and get back out on our roads safely and LEGALLY.
With a valid license, residents with an otherwise unblemished (or very minor) record can’t be detained and deported–simply because of a routine traffic stop.
We hope many of you will join us on Thursday, Sept. 6th at 12 noon at the NJ Statehouse. Buses will be leaving from various locations across the state to help make transportation there and back easier–more information on that will be forthcoming.
