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.
Do you need to reference an Action Alert that was deleted from your computer? Or would you like access to the information to pass along to other like-minded individuals? Now there is an easy way to access past Alerts! Click on the following link and you will be directed to the most recent Action Alerts issued by UU Faith Action NJ.
From our “Love Resists!” partners at our denominational HQ, the Unitarian Universalist Association and UU Service Committee, this webinar series.
Please join us on Thursday, July 12th at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT for a Webinar on UUs Mobilizing Towards Electoral Justice: Strategizing for the 2018 Mid-Terms & Beyond.You will hear from Adam Eichen, democracy strategist and activist and co-author of Daring Democracy (Beacon Press 2017), one of this year’s UUA Common Reads. UUA justice staff, UU State Action Networks, and UUSJ (UUs for Social Justice: Your Voice in the Capitol) will join him. Please RSVP here.
Here is our latest edition of the Red Hot Minute! Why “red hot?” Because it provides our supporters with a short, focused overview of the hottest social justice issues facing New Jersey.
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.
Introducing our new monthly e-newsletter: The Red Hot Minute. Why “red hot?” Because it provides our supporters with a short, focused overview of the hottest social justice issues facing New Jersey.
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.
Registration for April Plenary is now open! We hope you will join us for the annual UU FaithAction NJ business meeting and social justice advocacy sessions across our 6 Issues Areas: Environment, Economics, Immigration, Gun Violence Prevention, Criminal Justice Reform and Reproductive Justice.
Tickets available now for our annual celebration of social justice and song!
Saturday, March 10th, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
UU Church at Washington Crossing, Titusville, NJ
(Updated by vote of the Board of Trustees Sept. 2017)
Grounded in our Unitarian Universalist faith, we are confronting systemic injustice and building a more compassionate society in New Jersey by:
Educating ourselves and others on social and political issues Mobilizing individuals and congregations to act for justice Advocating for equitable and sustainable public policy
Thanks to the ongoing participation and financial support of our 21 member congregations and individual donors, UUFaithAction provides both the advocacy and legislative leadership that both makes a real difference on issues of equity and justice, but also helps us build wider alliances between front-line communities, advocacy groups, legislators and key coalitions across the state.
Vision Statement
We envision a just New Jersey free from systemic oppression and greed, full of engaged people committed to each other, to our communities, and to the earth.
Please direct all press inquiries to:
Rev. Rob Gregson, Executive Director
Phone: (973) 908-0211
Email: execdir@uufaithaction.org
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UU FaithAction NJ coordinates grassroots advocacy and works to establish public policy that is consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles and purposes. We put this into practice by letter writing and providing testimony to legislators, grassroots lobbying and providing witness.
Thanks to the ongoing participation and financial support of our 21 member congregations and individual donors, UU FaithAction provides both the advocacy and legislative leadership that makes a real difference on issues of equity and justice and also helps build wider alliances between front-line communities, advocacy groups, legislators and key coalitions across the state.
UU FaithAction NJ takes a leadership role on three important statewide initiatives, all of which have been shared nationwide with other UU State Advocacy Networks, as models for UU social justice organizing:
All Faiths Justice Alliance (formerly Local Policing/Black Lives Matter) Congregational Toolkit
January 23, 2018
A measure to restore state funding for family planning services is making its way through the New Jersey legislature. On January 23, 2018, Rev. Rob Gregson, Executive Director of UU FaithAction NJ, was quoted on WBGO FM radio: “We want to stand as a religious faith voice to say that we think women’s reproductive needs need to fully addressed and fully funded in a way that they haven’t been in the last eight years in this state.”
