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SOCIAL JUSTICE at UUCEGiving Life the Shape of JusticeCharge - SJUUCE Email Lists SJUUCE Chair: SJUUCE Projects 2010Policy: If you have something you wish to be supported or endorsed by the Social Justice Committee, please contact the chair to request placement on the SJUUCE agenda, then come to the committee meeting to present it for acceptance. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. Usually committee support or endorsement is unanimous; if not it may not be formally endorsed. The person, group, or task force with the idea is then responsible for carrying it out. The SJUUCE committee cannot do the organizing, though some members may agree to help. The planning may involve publicity, publication within and without the church, reserving a space, checking with the custodian for set up, finding a person to do sound, communicating with the presenter or event people. The SJUUCE Committee welcomes both new members and new ideas! UUCE GROUPS TO HOST TABLE & WORKSHOP AT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY SUMMIT UUCE will join other groups to engage the larger community in social justice issues at Lane Community College on Saturday, April 10, from 9:30am to 6pm. The morning program will begin with a keynote speaker and facilitated discussion, “What Local Human Rights Issues are Most Pressing to You?” Lunch includes a group art project, entertainment, and opportunities for networking. In the afternoon, from 1 to 5pm, attendees can join several of 18 different 75-minute workshops on a wide range of topics. A social hour, with more opportunities for networking, will follow. UUCE’s “Just Say No To Bottled Water Task Force,” along with a representative from Food & Water Watch, will present an interactive workshop on the destructive effects of privatizing water, in bottled water form and in municipal water systems. Following excerpts from the documentary film, Blue Gold, discussion will center on local initiatives participants can take to combat corporate efforts to extract and control Oregon’s water. You can register for the conference online at [<waiting for information>] or simply come to LCC at 9am on April 10th to register. Registration fee is $10, which includes a box lunch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GREEN SANCTUARY AND BOTTLED WATER TASK FORCE PRESENT BLUE GOLD, APRIL 16TH, 7 PM, AT EWEB PLAZA Blue Gold, The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water, documents the rise of a rapidly proliferating enterprise enabled by recent international trade agreements: the privatization and commodification of water. Based on the book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, this PBS documentary shows how transnational corporations—namely, Perrier, Evian, Naya, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle—are laying claim to the world’s dwindling fresh water supply. For more information about getting involved at the local level, contact Judy Sawyer, Chair, Bottled Water Task Force, at jsawyer@rio.com or 541-685-0731. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOTTLED WATER TASK FORCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOIN INTERFAITH CROP HUNGER WALK AT 2PM, OCTOBER 3RD Come walk a mile (or 3 miles) to consider what it’s like to face hunger daily—and to raise money to alleviate that hunger. Sponsored by OFRAH (Oregon Faith Roundtable Against Hunger) and our own SJUUCE, the Crop Hunger Walk will benefit Food For Lane County and people in poverty around the world who have to walk three or more miles just to get food and water. Berry Broadbent will be a “Recruiter” for UUCE. She’ll be looking for church members to “walk the talk” and get others to sponsor them on what we know will be a glorious October afternoon. So stay tuned! Judy Sawyer and Diane Wooldridge, CROP Walk Leadership Team Members ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THAT'S MY FARMER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other UUCE Social Justice-Related Activities at UUCE Accessibility Committee Other UU Social Justice Links
Human Rights Project (Study and Action) Group (Currently on hold) Opportunities we are considering, with Grounding and Accountability in mind. 2. Education 3. Other Projects that are worthy and will be worked on as we plan. |
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