Muusja Mailing List: October 5 E Event Update

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MUUSJA  E-EVENT UPDATE OCTOBER 5,  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. 
WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 5  
5:30  to 6:30PM 
METRO  UU ECOMINDS INVITES YOU TO HEAR SEN. ELLEN ANDERSON, CHIEF AUTHOR OF 
MN  RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD (RES) speak about moving the  Midwest  towards 
energy independence at a meeting hosted  by the United Steelworkers union--an 
important EcoMinds partner.  Includes an update on what the  Steelworkers Union 
is doing (and what UUs could do) to organize Twin  Cities suburbs on behalf of 
RES.   
United  Steelworkers District 11 office 
2829  University Ave SE, Suite 100,  Minneapolis  (east of U of M in the 
University  Park  Plaza  Building) 
FFI:  Tara Widner, _twidner [at] steelworkers-usw.org_ 
(mailto:twidner [at] steelworkers-usw.org)   or 612.623.8003.  
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2. 
TUESDAY,  OCTOBER 11 
7  to 9:00  PM 
MEETING  of MUUSJA’s WORLDVIEW/FRAMING WORKING GROUP.  
First  Universalist at 3400 Dupont Av. S., Room 206 
FFI:  Phyllis Stenerson at _info [at] wisethoughts.com_ 
(mailto:info [at] wisethoughts.com)  
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3. 
SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 23 
3:00  to 5:00 PM 
MUUSJA  QUARTERLY MEETING 
Here’s  your chance to learn what other metro UUs and UU congregations are 
doing  to promote social justice! Bring photos and handouts to share! Get to 
know  other UUs who share a strong commitment to justice. The gathering will  
include a short introduction on In-reach, a process for intentionally  building 
relationships for social change. This fall, MUUSJA will be  offering a special 
training on In-reach for UUs committed to carrying this  process out in their 
congregations. We’ll also hear from a new UU group  that’s proposing to 
organize UUs statewide to fight against a proposed  constitutional ban on gay 
marriage. Light refreshments and entertainment!  Please bring finger foods to 
share. RSVP by October 19th to  Betsy Allis at erallis [at] aol.com. 
First  Unitarian Society  
900  Mt. Curve Avenue,  Minneapolis 
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UUs TAKE ACTION! YOU CAN TOO! 
Wal-Mart,  Global  Warming  
B. COMMUNITY EVENTS 
1.  VOTER EDUCATION FORUMS 
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Mayoral  and School Board Forum
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER 6, 2005
6:30  - 9:00 p.m.
Merrick  Community Services
715  Edgerton Street,  St.  Paul
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School  Board Forum
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER 13, 2005
7:00  - 9:00 p.m.
Ronald  M.  Hubbs  Center
1030  University Avenue,  St.  Paul
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Mayoral  Forum - Minneapolis  and St.  Paul
The  Force of Hip Hop: Building Political Power for the Hip Hop  Generation
FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 14, 2005
6:00  - 8:30 p.m.
YWCA  Minneapolis,  1130 Nicollet Mall
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Mayoral  Forum
TUESDAY,  OCTOBER 18, 2005
7:00  - 9:00 p.m.
Immaculate  Heart of Mary Catholic Church
1550  Summit Ave,  St.  Paul
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Mayoral  Candidate Forum
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER 20, 2005
6:00  - 8:00 p.m.
Minneapolis  Urban League
2100  Plymouth Ave N,  Mpls
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General  Election Candidate Fair 
WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 26, 2005
7:00  - 9:00 p.m.
DeLaSalle  High  School  Gymnasium
One  DeLaSalle Drive,  Mpls
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Mayoral  Candidate Forum
TUESDAY,  NOVEMBER 1, 2005
6:00  - 8:00 p.m.
Minneapolis  Urban League
2100  Plymouth Ave N,  Mpls
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FFI  Re Voter Educa Events: _http://www.mncn.org/mpp/candevents.htm#spoct18_ 
(http://www.mncn.org/mpp/candevents.htm#spoct18)  
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2. 
FOUR  THURSDAYS: OCTOBER 20-NOVEMBER 10  
 
7  to 9:00  PM 
CLASS:“FROM  GHANDI TO SERBIA: PASSION AND POWER IN NONVIOLENT 
REVOLUTIONS”—
a Compleat  Scholar class at the U of M
Examine how nonviolence movements are  changing. Today's strategies for 
nonviolent revolution differ from the  example set by Gandhi. Lectures and 
discussions compare Gandhi's  leadership to the decentralized people's 
movements in 
recent nonviolent  revolutions. The class will think through
possible futures for  leadership in nonviolent movements.
Instructor is Michael  Bischoff

St. Paul U of M campus
Register by October 5 by phone  at (612) 624-4000 or online:
_http://events.cce.umn.edu/events/section_detail.aspx?sect_key=178032&cluster_
cd=WB32_ 
(http://events.cce.umn.edu/events/section_detail.aspx?sect_key=178032&cluster_cd=WB32)
 
3. 
SUNDAY,  OCTOBER 16 
3:00  PM

"CORPORATIONS  IN OUR ELECTIONS: WHO IS (MIS)/(NOT) COUNTING OUR VOTES? A 
CITIZEN'S  CAMPAIGN FOR VOTING (AND COUNTING) RIGHTS"

Corporations with  partisan leadership have been allowed to take over our 
election  system.  Multiple knowledgeable people have raised the alarm about  
the 
potential ease of manipulation of vote-counting software in any  computerized 
voting system, and the need for a paper record of  votes.  This workshop will
present a brief history of the rise of  computerized voting, fraud issues 
from elections beginning in 1996,  especially the presidential election of 
2004; 
the role of the 2002 Help  America Vote Act (HAVA) in the rush to purchase new 
machines;  congressional bills and suggestions being offered to ³improve² our 
 elections; and most important, what citizens can do to
bring about real  reform. Given by Leslie Reindl, Chair, Women's 
International League for  Peace & Freedom, MN Metro Branch; writer/producer of 
video  
³(Mis)Counting the Vote: Stealing Elections in America² (2002). Sponsored  by 
IMPACT (Ideas to Mobilize People Against Corporate Tyranny) and MN  Metro WILPF.

Mapps Coffee  Shop
1810  Riverside Ave,  Minneapolis  (Near Cedar  Ave.  and U of M's West  Bank)
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4. 
TUESDAY,  OCTOBER 18  
12:15pm-1:30pm 
"CHANGING  ENERGY POLICY TO BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH"  with  
Prof. Daniel Kammen, PhD of Berkeley.  Energy use is the primary driver of 
local and global environmental  change. It’s also a leading cause of human 
disease. Yet, current  patterns of energy use are widely seen as difficult to 
alter. 
Kammen will  argue that the energy industry is highly capable of change and 
that  relatively simple policy changes  may go a long way.  The needed catalyst 
for progress may rest on our  interest in changing the status quo.  
Free  and open to the public. Register by October  11, 2005  to 
lawvalue [at] umn.edu or 612.625.0055 for program,lunch, and 1 continuing  
education credit. 
Those without reservations should bring a lunch.   
Theater  at St.  Paul  Student  Center,  St.  Paul  Campus. 
Park  at the Gortner Ramp on Gortner  Avenue,  across from Student  Center.  
_http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/index.html_ 
(http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/index.html) . 
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5. 
THURSDAY-FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 3-4 
JOSEPH  GRADY SPEAKS RE “FRAMING: CRAFTING MESSAGES THAT BUILD SUPPORT” at 
the MN  Council Of Nonprofits Annual Conference. 
Grady,  co-founder of Cultural Logic and research collaborator with 
FrameWorks  Institute, will discuss framing versus spin and how good framing is 
about  
helping people see things they couldn’t see before. Conference includes 30  
breakout sessions, on issues relevant for staff and board  members. 
Register at _www.mncn.org/conference.  $149_ 
(http://www.mncn.org/conference.%20$149)  for MCN members.  
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6. 
NOVEMBER  2 
8:00-9:00  PM   
GLOBAL  PBS SPECIAL ON GLOBAL WARMING. Hosted by Alanis  Morissette. 
Underwritten by  Toyota  USA  and Swiss Re, the program examines what is 
certainly our 
most crucial environmental issue, in the  context of the United  States. 
A  full press kit is also available from the program's publicist Lance 
Webster at _LanceCoach [at] aol.com_ (mailto:LanceCoach [at] aol.com) . You can 
also  download 
the program's two PSAs and a two minute  clip at 
_http://www.stonehaven.ca/media_ (http://www.stonehaven.ca/media) .  We are 
granting NGOs the right to 
post the clips on their  websites. 
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7. 
FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 18, 7  P.M. 
FRANCES  MOORE LAPPÉ SPEAKING ABOUT HER NEW BOOK, “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_ 
(mailto:mcmahon [at] landstewardshipproject.org)    

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UUs TAKE ACTION NOW! 
JOIN  CYBER-MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING  
Add  your signature under Rev. Sinkford's name at  
_www.stopglobalwarming.org_ (http://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  A NATIONAL UU CAMPAIGN TO UNMASK WAL-MART---SIGN UP TO HOST THE NEW  
WALMART MOVIE! 
So  far over 50 UU Congregatons from 25 states have signed on to host a  
screening of the  new Wal-Mart movie: The  High Cost of Low Price! UUJEC,  an 
official sponsor of the film launch and close MUUSJA partner, is  organizing UU 
congregations  to host a screening as part of its  “Unmasking Wal-Mart and 
Other 
Big Box Retailers” Campaign. The week long  launch starts November 13 with 
showings and discussions by religious  communities around the country. Let’s 
raise our collective UU voice! Learn  more, sign on at 
_http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec_ 
(http://www.walmartmovie.com/sunday.php?track=uujec) .  Showings  can be at 
your congregation, in  homes, public places, wherever 
makes sense. Let UUJEC know when you sign  up so we can make sure you get our 
special sponsorship discount of $10.00  for the Screening Kit, which includes 
the DVD/video, discussion ideas,  poster, etc. 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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