Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ
A UU voice for justice, equity and compassion in NJ
Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington We cry out with pain, rage, and despair. What can we do? In the wake of the racially motivated hate crime in Buffalo, NY, and the school shooting in...
#WearOrange Rally Friday June 3 5:00-6:00 PM Confirmed Speakers : US Representative Tom Malinowski NJ Senator Joe Cryan Summit Mayor Nora Radest Councilman Danny O'Sullivan The Rev. Vernon Williams, Fountain Baptist Church Logan Johnson of BRADY Campaign
The Rev Dr William Barber II and Rev Dr Liz Theoharis, Co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign, will speak at a rally against poverty and injustice on Saturday, June 4, 2022, 11am at the Lincoln Statue, 12 Springfield Avenue in Newark,...
Charles Loflin, Executive Director, and Laura Kushner, Ministerial Intern, will be guests in the pulpit at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ on May 29th! “Doing What Must Be Done” Sermon by Charles Loflin, Executive Director UU FaithAction NJ Social...
Members/supporters of UU FaithAction NJ are welcome to attend our monthly all-volunteer Board meetings. To access online meetings (all meetings from March 2020 to present time will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact the Board President,...
On Tuesday, June 7, 7PM, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, 67 Church Street, a group of Interfaith Clergy and Laity will present “Reading Scripture with Pride.” We will hear from LGBTQ people of faith on their experiences, and...
Rev. Rob Gregson joins other paid and volunteer staff on this monthly networking call. CUUSAN is the national organization that coordinates state-level UU social justice witness in 25 states across the U.S. If interested in joining the discussion, please reach...
Members/supporters of UU FaithAction NJ are welcome to attend our monthly all-volunteer Board meetings. To access online meetings (all meetings from March 2020 onward will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact Board President Mia Morse, at...
F.A.I.R. is an interfaith group of youth in grades 8-12 from across NJ and PA. Our goal: To work to incorporate racial bias education into NJ and PA school systems and provide educational opportunities to our community's on the topic...
Climate Change as Spiritual Practice Transforming Anxiety into Empowerment A powerful and unlikely spiritual teacher has arrived, sweeping everyone into the shadows of its cloak. This teacher has begun to interrupt life as we know it, showing us the impermanence...
Community Action Team Meeting Do you live in or near Middlesex County? Join Planned Parenthood and other reproductive freedom activists for bubble tea and action as we discuss SCOTUS and take action on abortion access in New Jersey. For security purposes, the...
Members/supporters of UU FaithAction NJ are welcome to attend our monthly all-volunteer Board meetings. To access online meetings (all meetings from March 2020 onward will be conducted online) via the Zoom conferencing platform, please contact Board President Mia Morse, at...
South Jersey Community Action Team Meeting Do you live in South Jersey? Join Planned Parenthood and other reproductive freedom activists as we discuss SCOTUS and take action on abortion access in New Jersey. For security purposes, exact location will shared...
On Thursday, June 16, 10:00am - 2:00pm, For the Generations will hold a NJ Last Stand Networking & Press Conference on the Annex Steps of the State House, Trenton. (Press Conference at 11 am) Join New Jersey activists, environment and...
We need your voice and passion to ensure that elected officials know we still have much to do to ensure access to abortion and improve sex education in New Jersey. Join us on Thursdays in the New Jersey State House, where...
Caffeinated Convo Series June 2022 Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET Join our Caffeinated Convo Series discussions, wherein we buy you a cup o' coffee (or tea!) and a pastry and we discuss the state of...
Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Montclair and their partners as they March and Rally for Reparations, Justice and Democracy on June 17 in Newark. Let us all raise our voices for voting rights, investment in New Jerseys youth, police accountability and...
Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly: Moral March on Washington and to the Polls On June 18, 2022 the Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will be a generationally transformative and...
"From its Galveston, Texas roots, the observance of Juneteenth as the African American Emancipation Day began in 1865 and has triggered a series of far-reaching events that continue to reverberate over the decades—through the present, to the future. The commemoration...
Community Action Team Meeting Do you live in or near Union County? Join Planned Parenthood and other reproductive freedom activists as we discuss SCOTUS and take action on abortion access in New Jersey. For security purposes, exact location will shared after...
IMAGINE MORE: Racial Justice Begins with Us 6-part series IMAGINE MORE: Racial Justice Begins with Us challenges us to imagine racial justice as integral to the future of New Jersey. CLICK HERE for information on the full series including the following...
The Reparations Task Force convenes monthly, for Unitarian Universalists to strategize around advancing reparations for New Jersey. Newcomers are warmly welcome! Read and sign the petition. For more info and to join the call, contact Task Force Chairs Rohn Hein...
General Assembly is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct business of the Association, explore the theological underpinnings of our faith, and lean fully into our mission and principles. That remains true even when we cannot gather physically....
CUUSAN (Coalition of UU State Action Networks) is an association of Unitarian Universalist state witness, advocacy, and action organizations from Florida to Washington and Maine to California that are working to give life the shape of justice. CUUSAN's annual conference...
We need your voice and passion to ensure that elected officials know we still have much to do to ensure access to abortion and improve sex education in New Jersey. Join us on Thursdays in the New Jersey State House, where...
If Governor Murphy and our State legislators are serious about their climate and environmental justice commitments to move our state off fossil fuels, they must: Stop the seven fossil fuel projects currently proposed or moving forward in NJ Implement regulations...
Today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn the precedent of Roe vs. Wade struck like a thunderbolt this morning. Today’s and yesterday’s Supreme Court decisions promoting concealed guns represent a radical turn for the Court – a clear abandonment of judicial...
This is a moving story about the real-life impact of Restorative Justice and how it can be transformative for all. For more information contact: embracing.race.conversation@gmail.com
The monthly conference call to update and strategize around reproductive justice and rights in New Jersey. Join us monthly on the fourth Monday, 7-8 PM. For Zoom invitation and agenda, please email reprojustice@uufaithaction.org attn. Carol Loscalzo, Task Force Chair. Carol...
Community Action Team Meeting Do you live in or near Mercer County? Join Planned Parenthood and other reproductive freedom activists as we discuss SCOTUS and take action on abortion access in New Jersey. Tuesday June 28th 6:00pm For security purposes,...
JOIN US TO TAKE ACTION ON ABORTION ACCESS IN NJ Wednesday, June 29, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET Location: Trenton, NJ It’s official: the Supreme Court has taken away our federal constitutional right to abortion. While abortion remains...
We need your voice and passion to ensure that elected officials know we still have much to do to ensure access to abortion and improve sex education in New Jersey. Join us on Thursdays in the New Jersey State House, where...
Did you attend our multiplatform UUA General Assembly this year? Do you live in Jersey, or are you a member/friend of a New Jersey congregation? Join us today, June 30th, 12-1PM for our NJ @ GA Gathering! For our many...