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Justice Advocacy Corner

Welcome to the Justice Advocacy Corner! Here is a central hub for information sent to the UUCB Office about what steps can be taken to stand up for justice - on both local and federal levels.

Postcards for Texas General Election

The next four Sundays, the Green Sanctuary will host postcard writing after each service (Sunday's 9/20, 9/27, 10/4 and 10/11) in the UU the Vote Action Hub, Room 106. Come on by and help get environmental voters in Texas to the polls.

Mark your calendars - Monday Voter Outreach Nights

Mark your calendars to join others from UUCB every Monday night from 6 to 7:30 pm (from August 17 through November 2) for a nonpartisan voter contact night. Activities will include phonebanking, textbanking, writing postcards, and door-knocking. We'll meet in Room 106, the UU the Vote Action Hub. For the latest plans ahead of each Monday night, join the Democracy Task Force email group and check Friday Updates.

Find Your Legislators!

Use the link below to find your legislators.
https://iga.in.gov/information/find-legislators

  • Also, consider using the "5-calls" app - Susan Swaney, our Director of Music, recently recommended this. It is an easy way to make 5-calls a day to your representatives and legislators covering the topics you would like to express. The team behind the app does research on policies and even writes scripts that are helpful to use when calling your legislators. Click this link to find out more: https://5calls.org/
  • Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray recently mentioned a very helpful tool for getting in contact with her representatives - her phone! She saves all of their numbers in her phone with their names, affiliations, and job title. That way, when you have an issue you would like to discuss with their offices, their phone numbers are already saved to your phone. Taking the time to do this once makes the effort much easier later!

Resources

From Side with Love

"Grounded, Resilient, & Responsible. Responding and Organizing In Authoritarian Times" Webinar Slides (PDF)

"Grounded, Resilient, & Responsible. Responding and Organizing In Authoritarian Times" Toolkit (PDF)

Information about Bills and Policies

This is a good overview of how federal cuts in workforce personnel harms our local communities: https://mailchi.mp/monroedems/action-alert-71022-call-houchin-no-doge?e=f94d1e7939