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| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:06:37 -0800 (PST) | |
Anyone interested in helping to prepare our weekly update? Contact Betsy at _erallis [at] aol.com_ (mailto:erallis [at] aol.com) . MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE November 18, 2005 (See Walmart Movie tonight!) 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 **** A. UPCOMING UU EVENTS 1. UU ECOMINDS RENEWABLE ENERGY, CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN. EcoMinds is working to engage metro UUs in achieving two goals: passage of a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) in partnership with the United Steelworkers and initiation of congregation-based campaigns to conserve energy. FFI: co-chairs Madalyn Ciocci,joemadalyn [at] earthlink.net or Chris Burda,cburda [at] earthlink.net. ** 1a. SUNDAY, NOV 20 12:30 PM Meeting of First Univeralist’s EcoMinds Group. Agenda includes the RES campaign, ways to conserve energy and improve water quality at First U, holiday gift exchange. All are warmly invited to attend. Includes refreshments. First Universalist Church, Cummins Rm 3400 Dupont Ave. Mpls ** 1b. SUNDAY DEC 4 7:00 PM POLAR MELTDOWN with WILL STEGER, renowned polar explorer, educator, writer and photographer. Steger has led the most significant feats in dogsled exploration in history. Includes discussion and suggested actions for reducing the risk of global warming. Minnesota Valley UU Fellowship 10715 Zenith Ave. S., Bloomington FFI: Lisa Hershberger at mlfe [at] aol.com **** 2. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 7:00 PM WAL-MART: THE HIGH PRICE OF LOW COST. Robert Greenwald's eye-opening documentary on Wal-Mart. 95 minutes. Refreshments and discussion of movie and upcoming local actions follow with guest organizer from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union/WakeUpWalmart. The showings are part of UUJEC’s national campaign to engage UUs in working with community partners to hold Wal-Mart and other big box retailers accountable in their local area. First Universalist Church Sanctuary 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis FFI: Betsy Allis at erallis [at] aol.com. ** 3. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 1:00 PM FREE SHOWING OF "INVISIBLE BALLOTS: A TEMPTATION FOR ELECTRONIC VOTE FRAUD", a 50-minute documentary film outlining the risks and potential for vote fraud from electronic voting machines. Discussion follows with reps from Citizens for Election Integrity MN, a non-partisan, non-profit group. Cosponsored by FUS Social Concerns. First Unitarian Society 900 Mt. Curve Avenue, Mpls FFI: ElectionIntegrityMN.org or 612-724-1736 or UU Jenny Thomas at jjthomas [at] skypoint.com. **** 4. MONDAY NOVEMBER 21 7:00 to 9:00 PM ORGANIZING MEETING: UU'S OUT FOR MARRIAGE, a new MUUSJA working group. Goal is to organize UUs across Minnesota to convince legislators to keep an anti-marriage constitutional amendment off the ballot. Join us in bringing our UU moral voice into the coalitions forming for the 2006 legislative session. We need your ideas and help! Monica Meyer, Public Policy Director at OutFront Minnesota will be our guest speaker. White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church 328 Maple St., Mahtomedi MN FFI: Ralph Wyman.612.728.3921.ralph- longfellow [at] earthlink.org or Peter/Carole Lawson. 651. 340.2694 twolawsons [at] comcast.net. For directions go to: www.whitebearunitarian.org. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! JANUARY 19: UU EcoMinds Quarterly Meeting JANUARY 22: MUUSJA Quarterly Meeting **** B. COMMUNITY EVENTS 1. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 7:00 PM FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ on “DEMOCRACY’S EDGE” and her pioneering work on the global issues of food, land, and democracy–and why there is real hope for progressive change. The event is a fundraiser for the Land Stewardship Project. Lappé is the author of fifteen books, including her first, “Diet for a Small Planet” and co-founder of two national organizations that focus on food and the roots of democracy. She is the fourth American to receive the Right Livelihood Award, the “Alternative Nobel.” Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church 4537 Third Ave. South, Minneapolis FFI: Mike McMahon at 612.722.6377 or mcmahon [at] landstewardshipproject.org NOV 4-DEC 29 **** 2. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 7:00 PM FILM: Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop. 80-minute documentary uncovers a growing movement toward “local” in communities across the country. Hear the voices of economists, activists, political leaders, union members, concerned Americans. Refreshments. $5 donation encouraged. Macalester College, St. Paul 1600 Grand Avenue Basement of John B. Davis Hall (Dayton Campus Ctr) FFI: **** 3. NOVEMBER 17-DECEMBER 31 HOME SWEET HOME AGAIN: AN EXHIBITION OF ART AND POETRY An exhibit created by nearly 75 local artists and poets who have created artwork or poetry around the issues of affordable housing, homelessness, or the meaning of home. The Family Housing Fund is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing for families with low and moderate incomes in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The Fund sponsored "Home Sweet Home" to help strengthen its public education efforts and evoke positive social change. Learn more at www.fhfund.org St Paul City Hall - Lower Level Gallery 15 Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul. **** 4. NOVEMBER 19 and 20 HOMELESS CUT-A-THON Help the homeless by getting a hair cut at MOXIE Hair Salons in St. Paul and Minneapolis. They will be doing a sleep out in Minneapolis and a cut-a-thon at both their locations on the 19th and the 20th. Minneapolis MOXIE. 2649 Lyndale Ave. Sleep out and cut a thon from 6 pm Saturday Nov. 19th to 6pm Sunday Nov. 20th. St. Paul MOXIE. Corner of Snelling and Minnehaha. 8 hour cut a thon on Sunday Nov 20. 10 am-6 pm. FFI: moxiesalon.com. **** 5. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 3:00 PM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEETING. Join us as we hear updates from our sub-groups about specific human rights cases and projects, share actions alerts, and build the worldwide human rights movement. All are welcome at the meeting. Includes refreshments. Center for Victims of Torture 717 E. River Rd. SE, Minneapolis Corner of E. River Rd. and Oak St.) Park on street or in the small lot behind center FFI: http://www.twincitiesamnesty.org/meetings.html. **** 6. ART EXHIBIT: A LEAP OF FAITH: AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH AND POLITICS. A national group of 22 artists from all faith traditions were asked: How do faith & politics interact? Should they interact? How does one affect the other? Artists responded with painting, sculpture, books, mixed media & video. These artists share a great concern about the narrowing gap between church and state. Susan Hensel Gallery 3441 Cedar Ave. S, Mpls http://www.susanhenseldesign.com **** UUs TAKE ACTION NOW! JOIN CYBER-MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING 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. Pass this on to your friends, UU or not! There are lots of other leaders collecting signatures in their name. * GET INVOLVED IN UUA STUDY/ACTION/ISSUE PROCESS Check out the following SAI materials online at http://www.uua.org/csw. Global Warming Draft Statement of Conscience. Comments are due March 1, 2006. Moral Values for a Pluralistic Society Study/Action Issue Resource Guide. Comments due March 1. LET JUSTICE ROLL LIVING WAGE SUNDAY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.WEEKEND, JAN. 15, 2006. The UUA and the UU Service Committee have joined with over 50 faith based and community organizations in the LET JUSTICE ROLL Living Wage Campaign launched on Nov 7th. FFI: www.LetJusticeRoll.org <outbind://108/www.LetJusticeRoll.org>
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