Muusja Mailing List: July 9 E-Event Update

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MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE JULY 9,  2005 
Metro UU Social Justice  Alliance--Bringing together 
UUs to work collectively for  social change. 
This update includes  announcements about: 
A. UU Events   
B. Community Events   
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A. UPCOMING UU EVENTS   
1. 
TUESDAY, JULY 12   
5:30  p.m.  Reception  
6:30  p.m.  Presentation  
AL GORE TALKS ABOUT GLOBAL  WARMING 
UU EcoMinds urges UUs to  hear this presentation!  
Science Museum of Minnesota Discovery Hall   
120 West Kellogg  Boulevard Saint  Paul  
Free. Seating is  limited! 
RSVP:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=278511196182 
FFI: 651 221 9444.   
JOIN BILL  SINKFORD"S  CYBER MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL  WARMING. See below. 
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2. 
MORAL  VALUES FOR A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY­­--
How might the moral and  ethical grounding of Unitarian Universalism be given 
greater voice in the  public square?  
This is the UUA’S new Study  Action Issue (SAI) and it fits well with 
MUUSJA’
s newest Working Group on  Worldview and Issue Framing, chaired by First 
Universalist member, Phyllis  Stenerson. Our goal is for UUs to effectively 
communicate the issues we  care about to decision makers, candidates, and the 
public. Contact Phyllis  for more information at _info [at] wisethoughts.com_ 
(mailto:info [at] wisethoughts.com) . Learn more  about the SAI at UUA’s 
website: 
_http://www.uua.org/ga/ga05/SAI_2005.html_ 
(http://www.uua.org/ga/ga05/SAI_2005.html) . 
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3.  
TUESDAY,  JULY 19, 2005 
9:00  AM to 12 Noon   
MUUSJA  encourages UUs to consider mobilizing voters for the 2005-2006 
election!  One of our key partners in our successful 2004 Metro UU Voter 
Registration  Campaign was the MN Participation Project. MPP is sponsoring a 
kick off  
workshop to help folks get ready. We encourage you to  attend! 
MPP KICK-OFF MINI-CONFERENCE: NONPROFIT  CAPACITY  BUILDING  FOR VOTER 
PARTICIPATION IN ’05 AND ‘06!     
Includes  the chance to assess your organization’s capacity for election 
activities  in ’05 and ’06, participate in mini-trainings on voter 
registration 
and  voter education, and receive updated info on changes to MN election  law.  
Carondelet  Center.  1890  Randolph Avenue,  St.  Paul 
FFI:  _www.mncn.org/mpp_ (http://www.mncn.org/mpp) .   
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B. COMMUNITY EVENTS OF  INTEREST 
1.  
WEDNESDAY,  JULY 13 
8  to 10:00  AM 
IMMIGRATION  AND REFUGEE ISSUES with Colleen Beebe, Director of Education, MN 
Advocates  for Human Rights.  
St.  Martin’s  Table 
2001  Riverside Ave. Corner of Riverside Ave. and  20th  Ave. S.  near U of M 
West Bank Campus, Minneapolis. 
FFI:  _www.justview.org_ (http://www.justview.org/)  _cmasters [at] 
bitstream.net_ 
(mailto:cmasters [at] bitstream.net)  
 

2. 
WEDNESDAY,  JULY 13 
6:30  PM   
POTLUCK/DISCUSSION  TO PRACTICE NONVIOLENT CITIZENSHIP. This is a new 
biweekly event sponsored  by MN Fellowship of Reconciliation,  
Home  of Joyce Bonafield, 3535  Druid Lane,  Minnetonka.  
Druid  Lane  is 2 miles west of 494 on Minnetonka  Blvd). 
FFI  952-473-3290 
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3. 
SUNDAY,  JULY 17 
1:00  PM

OPEN  POTLUCK MEETING of IMPACT…IDEAS TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE AGAINST CORPORATE  
TYRANNY. IMPACT is a grassroots organization. Its purpose is to raise  
awareness about the impact of corporations on our society, to promote  
sustainable 
lifestyles and to mobilize ourselves and our communities in  taking cooperative 
action.  IMPACT believes another world is  possible: a world where people and 
the earth are valued more than  profits. 

1015  Sibley Memorial Hwy, Apt. 343,  Lilydale, about 15 minutes from 
downtown St.  Paul. 
FFI:  Karen Redleaf at _kredleaf [at] comcast.net_ (mailto:kredleaf [at] 
comcast.net)  
or  651-283-3495.  
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4. 
MONDAY, JULY  18 
6:30-7:45  PM   
Free 
3RD MONDAY MOVIES: "THE OIL  FACTOR: BEHIND THE WAR ON TERROR" 
"The Oil Factor: Behind the  War on Terror," a 93 minute documentary narrated 
by Edward Asner, looks at  both the human cost and the greater geostrategic 
picture of George Bush's  "war on terror". Includes original footage shot on 
location. Discussion  follows. 
St Joan of  Arc Church 
Upper Room Parish  House 
4537 Third Avenue  South, Minneapolis 
Parking is close, free, and  easy.  
FFI: Call the WAMM office at  612-827-5364 
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5.   
THURSDAY,  JULY 21 
7:00  PM   
FULL  MOON TOUR AROUND THE HISTORIC COLDWATER SPRING AREA.  Learn about  
historic Coldwater – some of the legends and stories and what is happening  
today. 
 Henry Feldseth, guide.  
Meet  at south end of Minnehaha  Park  in the pay parking lot off of East  
54th St,  Minneapolis. 
FFI   _www.friendsofcoldwater.org_ (http://www.friendsofcoldwater.org/)     
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6. 
SATURDAY, JULY  23 
9:00 AM to  4:30 PM 
REFUSING TO FIGHT: WORKSHOP  FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR COUNSELING. Special 
Focus for Educators.   
Workshop will cover these  topics: claiming CO status, the possibility of a 
draft, Delayed Entry  Program, current Selective Service Act, proposed 
Universal Service Act,  and much more. Registration  limited to first 50.  
Experienced 
instructors are John Martinson of  American Friends Service Committee and Don 
Olson who has spent 3 decades  as a military and draft counselor. Sponsored 
by Every Church a  Peace Church, Veterans for Peace, and  WAMM. 
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 
28th Ave (between  Lake  St. and  31st  St.),  Minneapolis 
$25.00 includes materials,  morning coffee and afternoon snack. 
FFI: 612-721-6908 or  952-473-7839. 
 

7. 
WEDNESAY,  JULY 27  
8  to 10:00  AM 
SUPPORT  FOR AFRICANS IN MINNESOTA  with Elizabeth Namarra and Ephraim Olani 
of Sub-Saharan African Youth and  Family Services  
St.  Martin  ’s Table, Minneapolis   
FFI:  _www.justview.org_ (http://www.justview.org/)  _cmasters [at] 
bitstream.net_ 
(mailto:cmasters [at] bitstream.net)    
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8. 
SATURDAY, JULY  30 
7:00  PM 
"COURAGE TO CHANGE" with  speaker, Lila Lipscomb from Michael Moore's 
"Fahrenheit 911." Lila, the  Flint, Michigan mom whose son Michael was  killed 
in 
Iraq, moved audiences with her  poignant and powerful comments about war and 
loss.  
Black Dog  Café 
308 Prince  Street (4th and Broadway,  Lowertown), St.  Paul.  
Good will  donations. 
FFI: The Black Dog Café at  651-228-9274. 
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UUs JOIN CYBER-MARCH AGAINST  GLOBAL WARMING  
UUA president, Rev. Bill  Sinkford, who has signed on, says:    
"I join this Cybermarch Against  Global Warming, and  
encourage other Unitarian  Universalists to do so, because  
it is an act of faith to  speak out on behalf of our earth. For  
hundreds of years, our  theology has been radically  
incarnational-- we do not  understand the Holy to be  
separate from this life, on  this planet, made manifest in  
concrete acts of caring for  one another in our mutual  
vulnerability. As we sing  out praises for the beauty of the  
earth, we also sing out  commitment to protect that beauty."    
Add your signature under  Rev. Sinkford's name at  
www.stopglobalwarming.org.  Signal to our political leaders  
and the UUA Board of  Trustees the depth of our concern for  
Earth and for the threat of  global warming.    
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