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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.

Indianapolis Action

Faith in the face of fear flyer

Faith Voices for Justice is a new initiative organizing Indiana faith communities committed to social justice. On Thursday, January 8th, they aim to bring together more than 1,000 Hoosiers from diverse religious traditions to Indianapolis for a day of inspiration, advocacy training, and public witness. Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray will be one of the featured speakers at the rally at the statehouse from 10-11:30am. Optional workshops will follow from 1-4pm. There is no cost to attend. More details and registration here. The UUCB Democracy Task Force will organize a group from the church to attend. If you'd like to join a carpool or meet up with us there, please send an email to democracy@uubloomington.org and we will be in touch in early January to coordinate.

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