- Summer 2022 News & Views
Check out UUJEC's work for UUA General Assembly--we've been busy!
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/News%20views%20sp...
- Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security
Noam Chomsky's Speech to the 2022 World Social Forum - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDkmZAbTx0&t...
- UUA Mayday statement in support of unionizing
Here is a statement from Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), honoring the dignity of workers and in support of the labor movement:
The UUA unequivocally sides with the inspiring labor resurgence happening in workplaces across the country.
As Unitarian Universalists, we have long believed that challenging inequity locally and globally for workers is a moral imperative.
https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/...
- Free Legal Help at FormsPal
Here are resources to help navigate the legal ins and outs of everyday living. Learn more about how their works supports minorities.
https://formspal.com/minorities-support/
- Spring 2022 News & Views
All the news and now our images are accessible for the visually impaired.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/News%20views%20sp...
- A reflection on the Ukranian War.
Password: sharp123
In light of this crisis in Ukraine, I want to share this free link to my film Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War. The password to access this link is " sharp123 ". I hope the story of my grandparents' humanitarianism will help to inspire you and everyone to be a part of the effort to alleviate suffering in Ukraine. For those interested in my book accompanying this film, it is available on Amazon here. If you would like a free PDF copy of my book, send me an email and I will share it with you. I am available to do Zooms in your community for free. Please share this with friends and family.
Artemis A. W. Joukowsky
https://vimeo.com/189176394
- AFL-CIO President's Thank You Letter to Rev Susan Frederick Gray.
A gracious letter thanking UUs for our support of the PRO Act, giving power to labor to balance the monstrous power of wealth.
https://uujec.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=X...
- Act for a Livable Climate 2022 Action of Immediate Witness
Calling on Congress to place diplomacy and peace above
militarism and war as essential to meeting climate goals
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/AIW%20military%20...
- UUJEC and United UU Fellowship of St. Petersburg, FL endorse an Action of Immediate Witness, AIW: Education; Meet the Moment
Seventeen historically Black colleges and universities
received bomb threats at the start of the 2022 Black History Month; and NOTING the violence, the censorship, and the other problems that Americans have seen in public education during recent months. Click link to see more.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/AIW%20on%20Educat...
- Veterans target US Military's Outsized Impact on Climate Change
Article by UUJEC Board Member Cindy Piester: With no mention of military emissions at COP26, a coalition is mobilizing to force the Pentagon to disclose and reduce its enormous carbon footprint.
https://peaceandplanetnews.org/military-clima...
- An argument for degrowth.
Through the Eye of a Needle: An
Eco-Heterodox Perspective on the
Renewable Energy Transition.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/Case%20for%20degr...
- The PRO Act
The enormous impact of eroded collective bargaining on wages
https://www.epi.org/publication/eroded-collec...
- How does the US compare?
Access and quality of health care varies greatly by country, but most countries offer some healthcare--the exceptions are mostly SE Asia, Central Africa, a few random other countries and the United States of America.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-ran...
- Information and Action on Medicare for All
It's about time our country joined less wealthy countries in providing comprehensive healthcare for our citizens. Medical care is the number on reason Americans go bankrupt and a lot of people die trying to navigate the system.
https://pnhp.org/the-medicare-for-all-act-of-...
- The PRO Act Explained
Why workers need the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
How the PRO Act solves the problems in current law that thwart workers seeking union representation.
https://www.epi.org/publication/why-workers-n...
- PRO Act Action: Call Your Senator
Take Action! This link will connect you to your Senator's office. A nice young person will answer the phone (even if they're not receptive to your message). Tell them extreme inequality is immoral and unions are the best vehicle to right this injustice.
In order of effectiveness, when you want to advocate: 1) a personal visit, 2) .a handwritten letter, 3) a phone call 4) a prewritten email, 5) a petition
https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/pro-...
- Have a passion for Economic Justice?
See if we have a fit--click on the link and figure out which task force would interest you! Thanks!
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/Survey--join%20a%...
- The Story of Stan Brock
BY WENDELL POTTER
The author will be joining us for a webinar in November.
The only reason you’re reading this essay is because of a man named Stan Brock, whose work inspired me to leave my old job as an insurance executive.
Few people in my life have been as consequential as Stan. And he’s been even more consequential to thousands of others.
A remarkable movie about him has just been released, and I hope you’ll watch it
https://www.medicinemanstanbrock.com/?link_id...
- UU Rev Robert Murphy writes about Religious Socialism
The roots of ecosocialist thinking go back to several places. History has many examples of worker and peasant uprisings. The Book of Exodus still inspires much of liberation theology. As the story goes, the government of Egypt collapsed after a series of plagues. Read the article and join Rev. Murphy and UUJEC's GA workshop on demand: Religion and Socialism.
https://www.religioussocialism.org/religious_...
- We can afford the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is more relevant than ever--especially with COVID-19 and the accompanying economic meltdown.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observat...
- How do you reach UUs when disaster hits?
UUs and Disaster: what we do and contact information to donate or find help.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/UUs%20and%20Disas...