Programs

  • UU Social Justice Coordination

    UUSJ serves as a social justice coordinator enabling collaboration and cooperation among UU congregations affiliated organizations and individuals nationwide as part of civic engagement. Available to the public UUSJ maintains a website with information a calendar of events and lists of resources for UU and interfaith social justice activities. The UUSJ website includes links to such activities related resources and speakers. Materials are intended for related services or presentations on congregational policies or programs regarding social justice issues and to inform the public of UUSJ's work. UUSJ has four priority policy issues: immigration environment and climate economic justice and healthy democracy. UUSJ publishes a monthly e-newsletter and periodic alerts highlighting social justice programs initiatives and opportunities particularly those of member congregations and interfaith activities. UUSJ holds periodic awards ceremonies to honor recognized UU social justice activists in the community.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $36.2K

  • UU Advocacy and Training Programs

    Our ultimate goal is to help prepare UU congregations and individuals to achieve a just compassionate and sustainable world community and to be able to conduct more powerful efforts and increase UU visibility in the public arena on matters of social justice concern reflecting our principles and sources. Continued the UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps. through a fifth year into the start of a sixth making virtual visits to convey UU views on our priority issues; Conducted virtual webinars briefings and training to build skills pertinent to activity on our priorities and for social justice outcomes or build awareness on the nuance of issues. These have been open to the public to UU congregations as well as our friends and and members. Our programming has highlighted the intersectionality of justice concerns to strengthen our ability to "connect the dots." Favorites have focused on non-partisan voter mobilization equity mapping and our issue priorities; Built closer relationships with UU and non-UU organizations on various initiatives in particular supporting immigration social safety net climate issues and for a healthy democracy; Continued operating under a formal covenant with the Coalition of UU State Action Networks to foster collaboration and support mutually-beneficial efforts and learning.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $36.2K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    UUSJ serves as a social justice coordinator enabling collaboration and cooperation among UU congregations affiliated organizations and individuals nationwide as part of civic engagement. Available to the public UUSJ maintains a website with information a calendar of events and lists of resources for UU and interfaith social justice activities. The UUSJ website includes links to such activities related resources and speakers. Materials are intended for related services or presentations on congregational policies or programs regarding social justice issues and to inform the public of UUSJs work. UUSJ has four priority policy issues: immigration environment and climate economic justice and healthy democracy. UUSJ publishes a monthly e-newsletter and periodic alerts highlighting social justice programs initiatives and opportunities particularly those of member congregations and interfaith activities. UUSJ holds periodic awards ceremonies to honor recognized UU social justice activists in the community.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $30.6K