Muusja Mailing List: Nov 2 Event Update

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE November 2, 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.
UU ECOMINDS CAMPAIGN TO  PASS A RENEWABLE ENERGY
STANDARD (RES) and PROMOTE ENERGY CONSERVATION.  
EcoMinds is working with citizens and United Steelworkers organizers in  
critical suburbs to let suburban legislators know that most  Minnesotans 
support 
RES. The RES campaign includes public forums and  door to door 
campaigning to recruit signatures for the Sign the  Renewable 
Energy Petition. The Energy Conversation Campaign includes  
raising public awareness about global warming and encouraging  
congregations to actively promote energy conservation. .
 
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Thursday, Nov 3: TAKE ACTION TODAY!
 
Call Senator Coleman, ask him to keep his promise 
to protect the  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Arctic Champion 
Senator Cantwell has  offered an amendment to strike Arctic 
drilling from the Senate budget  reconciliation bill.  This 
amendment will be voted on TODAY.  Please call 
Senator Coleman now at 202.224.5641 or 651.645.0323. Ask  him to 
vote for the Cantwell amendment to strike drilling from the  
budget reconciliation bill. Please forward this alert all 
friends  and colleagues! We need the phones to being ringing off 
the hook in  the Senate today.  

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Thursday, Nov 10
12:15 to  1:30 PM 
 
"Ethical Framework for Analyzing Global Warming" 
with Donald  Brown, Dir of Pennsylvania 
Consortium for Interdisciplinary  Environmental Policy 
 
Theater, U of M at St. Paul Student Center 
RSVP by Nov 3 to _lawvalue [at] umn.edu_ (mailto:lawvalue [at] umn.edu)  or  
612-625-0055
Includes lunch.
 
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2. 
NOVEMBER 13, 15
 
UU FILM SHOWINGS: WAL-MART: THE HIGH PRICE OF LOW COST, Robert  
Greenwald's eye-opening documentary on Wal-Mart. 95 minutes.  
Discussion follows. (See page bottom for details about Wal-Mart  
Campaign.)
 
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Sunday, Nov 13
UU Church of Minnetonka 12 noon
UU  Fellowship of Northfield 1:00 pm
Michael Servetus Unitarian Society  5:00 PM
Unitarian Chapel (Grand Rapids)3:00 PM
White Bear UU Church  7:00 PM
 
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Tuesday, Nov 15 
Unity Church-Unitarian 6:30 PM
 
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Wednesday, Nov 16 
First Universalist Church Welcome Home  Wednesday 
Dinner at 6:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm
 
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Friday, Nov 18 
First Universalist Church 
7:00 pm
 
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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_ (mailto:jjthomas [at] skypoint.com) . 
 
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4. 
UUs Take Action...You Can Too! See below.
 
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B. COMMUNITY EVENTS
 
1.
NOVEMBER 2-8
 
EXHIBIT: BUILDING A CULTURE OF PEACE FOR THE WORLDâ??s CHILDREN  
Brings together the ideas of hundreds of people and 
organizations  dedicated to finding a lasting path to peace. On 
exhibit in venues  across the world, it focuses on eight key UN 
action areas for a  culture of peace. 
 
Metro State U, 2nd floor, Library and Learning Center
645 E.  Seventh Street, Saint Paul Campus
Free and open to all ages
FFI:  Rebecca: 651.793.1296 or Rebecca.Ryan [at] metrostate.edu  
Or  http://www.cultureofpeaceexhibit.org   

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2.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
7:00 to 8:30 PM
 
CONDO CONVERSIONS!
How many? What for? How harmful? Why act now?  What can MICAH 
and I do? With Guest Speaker, Chris Goepfert, from  Housing 
Preservation Project. Now is the time to act on this issue.  
Sponsored by Mpls chapter of the Metro Interfaith Council on  
Affordable Housing. 
 
St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Ave. So, Mpls
RSVP to Renee  Lundgren at MICAH, 612-871-8980 ext 105.
 
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3.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3-4
 
JOSEPH GRADY SPEAKS RE âFRAMING: CRAFTING MESSAGES THAT BUILD  
SUPPORTâ 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 http://www.mncn.org/conference . $149 for MCN members. 
 
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4.  
THURSDAY, NOV 3 
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
 
STAND TOGETHER FOR HIGHER WAGES AND BENEFITS 

Downtown Minneapolis is experiencing a boom in the construction of
high-end condominiums.  Construction workers are asking: Will this
revitalization raise living standards for workers, or lower it? Right now,
workers on the Whitney Hotel conversion aren't being paid the area
standard. Join union and non-union construction workers and concerned
activists as we all stand together for higher wages and benefits. And get
a free lunch in the process! Sponsored by Minneapolis Building &
Construction Trades Council.
 
Whitney Hotel construction site 
150 Portland Ave, Downtown  Minneapolis
FFI: Dan McGowan at 651-653-9776. 

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5.
NOVEMBER 3, 9 
 
FREE ENERGY CONSERVATION WORKSHOPS. Get help from energy experts from the
Center for Energy and Environment to prepare your home for upcoming
heating season. Topics include: how to save money on utility bills; latest
diagnostics for analyzing home energy efficiency;  demonstrations; home
improvement financing options. 
 
FFI: Center for Energy and Environment at 612.335.5858 or   
http://www.mncee.org/ 
11:30 AM  to 1:00 PM
 
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6.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
9:30 AM 
 
VOTE ON MPLS LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE! The proposed Living Wage Ordinance
would raise the definition of a Living Wage to 130% of the federal poverty
limit ($12.09/hr). It would apply to businesses awarded city contracts or
business subsidies. The Council has been generally supportive of the
Living Wage Proposal, but opponents are starting to turn up the heat.  
Let your UU voice be heard! Call and email your Council Member and Mayor
Rybak and urge them to support the Living Wage Ordinance:
 
Minneapolis City Hall Council Chambers Rm 317
 
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7. 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
NOON to 1:00 PM 
 
COUNTER RECRUITMENT DEMONSTRATION 
Our Children Are Not Cannon  Fodder 
 
Recruiting Office at the U of M 
At Washington and Oak St.   next to Chipolte 
FFI: Barb Mishler at 612.871.7871. 

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8.
FRIDAY, NOV 4 - THURSDAY, NOV 10

GET REAL FILM FEST, City Pages Documentary Film Festival Starts with I.F.
Stone's Weekly and The Selling of the Pentagon (double feature) at 2:30
PM. IF STONE, a giant of journalism, started digging for the truth during
the 1950s McCarthy-era. His watchword for journalism students was "First
thing to remember is: every government lies!"  At 5:30 PM: From Two Men
and a War. At 7:30 PM, double feature: Why We Fight and Sir! No Sir!
Opening night party follows screening of Sir! No Sir! at Café Barbette,
1600 West Lake Street.  Free appetizers, drinks and mingling with the
filmmakers and festival staff.

Landmark's Lagoon Cinema
Lagoon Ave. off Hennepin Ave.S,  uptown, Mpls
http://www.citypages.com/getreal   

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9.
FRIDAY, NOV 4 and SAT, NOV 5 
Three showings   

SPEAKER: A DIFFERENT KIND OF HERO: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, with Iraq war
Veteran, CAMILO MEJIA, who served a year in prison in 2004 and 2005 for
refusing to return to the war in Iraq. He is the first Iraq war veteran to
file for discharge from the army as a CO.  $5.00 suggested donation, but
no one turned away.
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Nov 4  at 5:00 pm. Macalester College, Weyerheauser Board 
Room, 1600 Grand  Avenue, St. Paul. 
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Nov 4 at 7:30 pm. U of MN, Blegen Hall, Room 5,  
269 19th Avenue S, Mpls 
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Nov 5 at 10 am. Resource Center of  the Americas
3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. $4 ($3members)
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Nov 5 at 7:30 pm. Holy Trinity Church, 2730 East 31st Street,  Mpls. 
Pre-talk reception with Camilo at 6:00 pm. Light dinner  provided. 
$20 suggested donation. 
 
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10.
NOV 4-DEC 29 
 
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
 
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11.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
7:30 PM
 
STORY ABOUT POWER...SCREENING OF "GREEN GREEN WATER"  A chance to give
feedback during a critical stage of the edit of this film.  Pimicikamak
Chief Miswagon from northern Manitoba will be there to answer questions
from the audience. "Green Green Water" is a story about powerâ-¦ power
from hydroelectric damsâ-¦the power to destroy an ancient cultureâ-¦the
power of moneyâ-¦the power of indigenous people who refuse to be powerless
in their struggle to surviveâ-¦and the power of activism. Read more about
the impacts of large-scale hydropower projects on the people and
environment of Northern Manitoba at ME3's JustEnergy program website.
 
Lagoon Cinema  1320 Lagoon Ave, Minneapolis
$8--available 1 hour  before screening Festival passes can be purchased on 
the City Pages  website. (above)
FFI: Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy ME3 at http://www.me3.org 
 
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12.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 
 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO GET OUT THE VOTE (GOVT) ON NOVEMBER 8! The MN
Participation Project MPP helped MUUSJA and hundreds of other nonprofit
organizations set up voter reg and GOTV drives during the 2004 election.
It's now organizing its GOTV effort for Nov 8. YWCA Midtown in Mpls,
and Dayton Presbyterian and West Side Citizens Organization in St. Paul.  
FFI about this and other GOTV effort. 651.642.1904 or visit
http://www.mncn.org/mpp
 
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UUs TAKE ACTION NOW!
 
JOIN CYBER-MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING  
Add your signature  under Rev. Sinkford's name at  
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.  Pass this on
to your friends, UU or not! There are lots of other leaders collecting
signatures in their name.
 
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JOIN A NATIONAL UU CAMPAIGN TO UNMASK WAL-MART---SIGN UP TO  
HOST THE NEW WALMART MOVIE!
 
It's not too late. Add your UU voice to the five Twin Cities metro
congregations (and more than a 100 other UU congregations nationally) that
will host a showing of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price!" the week of
November 13. UUs for a Just Economic Community, a close MUUSJA partner and
official film launch sponsor, is organizing UU congregations to host a
screening as part of its "Unmasking Wal-Mart and Other Big Box Retailers"
Campaign. 
Check out http://www.uujec.org 
and sign to host the movie at:  http://www.walmartmovie.com/faith.php
UUJEC's Campaign co-chair is Betsy Allis at erallis [at] aol.com
 
Many are asking why the faith community should get involved in the fight
to improve Wal-Mart's business model. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Human
progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the
tireless efforts of men (and women) willing to be co-workers with God, and
without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of
social stagnation."  Progress will only come when people of good will
stand and speak for those who suffer unduly from economic subterfuge,
deficient health care plans, and inconsolable environmental practices.
 
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GET INVOLVED IN UUA STUDY/ACTION/ISSUE PROCESS 
Check out the  following SAI materials online at http://www.uua.org/csw   

1. Draft Statement of Conscience on Global Warming. Comments  
are due March 1, 2006. 
2. "Moral Values for a Pluralistic Society"  Study/Action Issue 
Resource Guide. Comments are due on March 1.