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| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:00:45 -0700 (PDT) | |
MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE AUGUST 12, 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.
JOIN A NATIONAL UU CAMPAIGN TO UNMASK WAL-MART---SIGN UP TO HOST THE NEW
WALMART MOVIE!
UUs for a Just Economic Community (UUJEC)is a close partner of MUUSJA’s and
a faith-based sponsor of the new Wal-Mart movie: The High Cost of Low Price
from director Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed" and "Uncovered”). With the
support of the UUA, also a sponsor, UUJEC is taking the lead in organizing
100s
of congregations around the county to host a screening of the new film as
part of its new Economic Justice Campaign: UNMASKING WAL-MART AND OTHER BIG
BOX RETAILERS. The week long movie launch starts in November, but we urge UUs
to sign up NOW to be a host at
_http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec_
(http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec) . Please put
UUJEC under “organization.” Showings can be at your congregation, in
homes,
public places, wherever makes sense. Watch for details in the fall about
ordering the discounted DVD. Learn why UUs should get involved and how at
_http://www.UUJEC.org_ (http://www.uujec.org/) or by contacting Campaign
chair,
Betsy Allis, at _erallis [at] aol.com_ (mailto:erallis [at] aol.com) .
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2.
MONDAY, AUGUST 29
7:00 to 9:15 PM
MEETING of UU ECOMINDS Leadership Team. Help draft our proposed campaign to
pass a renewable energy standard and promote energy conservation for
discussion at our next Metro EcoMinds meeting in September. Includes
fellowship and
refreshments! Contact Madalyn Cioci at _joemadalyn [at] earthlink.net_
(mailto:joemadalyn [at] earthlink.net) or Chris Burda at _cburda [at]
smm.org_
(mailto:cburda [at] smm.org) for more information.
MN Valley UU Fellowship
10715 Zenith Ave. S. in Bloomington
check out _http://www.mnvalleyuu.org/_ (http://www.mnvalleyuu.org/) for
directions.
Watch for details about our late September meeting of the larger UU EcoMinds
community.
3. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
7:00 to 9:00 PM
MEETING OF METRO UU WORLDVIEW/FRAMING WORKING GROUP
The goal of this new MUUSJA Working Group is to learn how to effectively
bring our spiritually progressive voice to the public square. We warmly invite
UUs to be part of our effort!
FFI: Phyllis Stenerson at _info [at] wisethoughts.com_
(mailto:info [at] wisethoughts.com) .
For more information about the related UUA Study Action Issue (SAI): Moral
Values for a Pluralistic Society­­, check out
_http://www.uua.org/ga/ga05/SAI_2005.html_
(http://www.uua.org/ga/ga05/SAI_2005.html) .
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4.
UPCOMING MUUSJA EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
UU EcoMinds Meeting (late Sept)
MUUSJA Quarterly Meeting (late Oct)
UU Social Justice Leaders Sharing Event (tba)
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5.
UUs TAKE ACTION! YOU CAN TOO!
Global Warming, the War in Iraq, Stop Torture, The Right to Water, (See
below.)
B. COMMUNITY EVENTS
1.
AUGUST 11-14
THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY GARDENING CONFERENCE.
Join community gardeners and activists from around the world.
Includes a film festival, silent auction, kayaking down the Mississippi, and
eclectic tours of gardening & green sites throughout the Twin Cities, plus
over 50 workshops about sustainable development, urban livability, urban
farming, gardening 'how-to's, youth leadership and more.
Cost: $25 Local Gardener Special for gardeners who live within 50 miles of
the Twin Cities. Fee covers one workshop, ACGA membership, film festival and
keynote speech by UU MARK RITCHIE! Local Gardeners may also attend individual
events by registering a la carte for other workshops, meals, dinner and
silent auction, and local tours.
FFI: _www.communitygarden.org_ (http://www.communitygarden.org/) or Corrie
Zoll at czoll [at] greeninstitute.org or 612-278-7119.
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2.
AUGUST 12-14
Friday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT. Learn more about peacemaking and conflict
outcome in an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop and increase
your job skills, people skills, and able-to-make-a-difference skills.
Conflicts may always be around, but we have the power to transform how we
resolve
them. Experiential exercises, games, discussions, and role-plays give
opportunities to instill new and creative ways to be peacemakers. The
Alternatives to
Violence Project in Minnesota builds community with workshops in state and
county correctional facilities, local high schools, and in the neighborhoods.
Friends for a Non-Violent World, 1050 Selby Ave., St. Paul
$75 to $150 sliding scale (scholarships available).
FFI: Abdul-Hakim As-Siddiq, 651-644-5851, _avp [at] fnvw.org_
(mailto:avp [at] fnvw.org) ,
_http://www.fnvw.org/index.geni?mode=content&id=125_
(http://www.fnvw.org/index.geni?mode=content&id=125)
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3.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 (and every Friday)
11:00 to 12 NOON
"OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT CANNON FODDER"
CounterRecruitment Demonstration
Recruitment Office in Stadium Village at the U of M.
1/2 block east of Oak St on Washington Ave.
FFI: Barbara Mishler at 612-871-7871.
4.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
5:00 to 10:00 PM
AFRICAN AMERICAN GLBT PRIDE
Opening Ceremonies
Includes a Soul Food Buffet, stand-up comedy and various entertainment plus
a surprise guest for the evening and "Mr. Soul Essence - T Michael Rambo &
Friends!"
Double Tree Suites
1101 LaSalle Avenue
FFI: 612.332.6800
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5.
FRIDAY AUGUST 12 - THURSDAY AUGUST 18
Weekdays at 7:15 and 9:15 PM.
Sat & Sun. at 3:15 and 5:15 PM
FILM: ABEL RAISES CAIN
Alan Abel, a culture-jamming comic with a
conscience, spent his life under the radar, mocking conservative mores and
putting on the media. Abel's daughter, filmmaker Jenny Abel, offers an
intimate portrait of her eccentric father with wonderful archival footage.
While
some have questioned Abel's true motivation (revolutionary anarchist or media
menace?), Abel focuses on the humor behind the scams.
Bell Auditorium
10 Church Street on the E. Bank of the U of MN campus
Parking at Nolte garage next to the Bell Museum.
FFI: www.mnfilmarts.org/bell or 612.331.7563.
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6.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Hosmer Library 347 East 36th St.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th
2:00 PM
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin
LIBRARY BOARD CANDIDATE FORUMS
What are the candidates’ positions on closing the library, citizen/resident
participation in the decisions? Will the downtown library drain staff and
resources away from community libraries? How do the candidates feel about
censorship and filtering...the Patriot Act?
7.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 20
Starts Friday: 6:30 PM
YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON NONVIOLENCE --
The weekend conference is geared to bring together youth (16 yrs of age and
older) to develop goals for promoting nonviolence strategic action in
schools, communities and the world. The specific aim of the conference is to
involve youth in exploring the nature and importance of nonviolence as a
creative,
powerful, and effective process for addressing and resolving conflicts.
Nonviolent Peaceforce Office
425 Oak Grove St., Mpls next to St. Mark's Episcopal Church
FFI: Hindolo (Michael) Pokowa, 612-871-0005,
_mpokawa [at] nonivolentpeaceforce.org_ (mailto:mpokawa [at]
nonivolentpeaceforce.org) .
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8.
AUGUST 25-29
A BOMB PHOTO EXHIBIT
Includes visit from survivors of the atomic bombing (Hibakusha)
Visitors will speak at the opening of the A Bomb Photo Exhibit on August 25
at 1:00 PM at St. Paul City Hall Everyone is invited to that event.
Watch for details about other speaking venues. FFI: JoAnn Blatchley, email
_jab229 [at] cs.com_ (mailto:jab229 [at] cs.com) or call 952.922.0308.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
JOIN UUA ACTION IN STOPPING THE WAR
Support The Homeward Bound, calling for the U.S. President to develop a plan
for a phased withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of 2005 and to
initiate the plan no later than Oct. 1, 2006. An intensive grassroots
advocacy campaign in support of this legislation has begun…Having observed
the
sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, we
UUs
are now presented with the opportunity to increase our public witness of the
destruction wrought by war and actively seek peace. For details, please go to:
http://www.uua.org/.
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END THE WAR IN IRAQ: JOIN A MAJOR MOBILIZATION FOR PEACE
SEPTEMBER 24-26. WASHINGTON, DC.
UUs will be there! Join UUA in its work with the Win Without War coalition
and the Summer of Peace initiative http://www.winwithoutwarus.org.
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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.
JOIN UUSC CAMPAIGN TO_ SUPPORT NEW HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER BILL_
(http://www.uusc.org/news/alert032905.html)
Urge your representative to co-sponsor House Concurrent Resolution 120, the
Water for the World Resolution. If you contacted your representative last
year, do so again since this is a new session of Congress. Visit UUSC’s
online
_Legislative Action Center_ (http://www.uusc.org/info/capwizinfo.html) to
send an immediate message by e-mail or fax. _http://www.uusc.org/_
(http://www.uusc.org/) .
JOIN UUSC CAMPAIGN TO BAN _ 'OUTSOURCING' OF TORTURE_
(http://www.uusc.org/news/alert042705.html) !
Please call or write your senators and representatives now to express your
vigorous support for Sen. Leahy's Convention Against Torture Implementation
Act, and Rep. Markey's "The Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act." The
congressional switchboard telephone number is 202.224.3121. Your calls have
impact!
Send an email message through UUSC’s online _Legislative Action Center_
(http://capwiz.com/uusc/home/) at _http://www.uusc.org/_
(http://www.uusc.org/) .
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SINKFORD RECEIVES DEMOCRACY SERVICE AWARD
The New Democracy Coalition has honored UUA President William G. Sinkford
with the first "Rev. James Reeb New Democracy Service Award" at a ceremony at
the Massachusetts State House. The award ceremony was the final event in a
morning "teach-in" held by a coalition of civil rights groups working to raise
awareness of the need to extend key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,
which is due to expire in 2007. James Reeb, a UU minister and civil rights
activist, was killed in Selma, Alabama in 1965. For details, go to
_http://www.uua.org/news/2005/050804_reeb.html_
(http://www.uua.org/news/2005/050804_reeb.html) .
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