Muusja Mailing List: E-UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

[Lauren Culbert (lculbert]

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Twin Cities         Metro Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance
 


 
MUUSJA  E-EVENT UPDATE September 20, 2006
 
Minnesota UU Social  Justice Alliance--Bringing  together UUs to work
collectively for social change.
 
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This  update includes announcements about: 
 
A. Local Social Justice News
B. National UU Advocacy
C. Social Justice Links

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A. LOCAL SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS

1.
WED, SEPT 20TH
6:30 PM
FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, CUMMINS ROOM

FIRST UNIVERSALIST ECOMINDS A one hour TV special on Global Warming by Tom
Brokaw, broadcast earlier this year, will be shown.  Bring snacks to share.

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2.
THUR, SEPT 21
7:00 TO 9:00 PM
FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY, 900 MOUNT CURVE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS

THIRD THURSDAY GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM--HONORING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Free and open to the public. APPROACHES TO A CULTURE OF PEACE How do we
transform a culture that glorifies and legitimizes war into a culture of
peace? How do we bring a commitment to Peace into our daily lives and teach
the art of peaceful conflict resolution?  Our panel will present five
inspiring approaches to answering these questions and offer ample
opportunity for group discussion.

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3.
SAT, SEPT 23
10 AM TO NOON
26TH AVE. NORTH AND BRYANT AVE. NORTH

NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY TOUR The PEACE Foundation hosts a monthly tour of the
Northside, focusing on its assets and challenges. This two-hour tour by bus
is lead by Council Member Don Samuels and is designed to give a deeper
understanding of the Northside community to partners. It runs the fourth
Saturday of every month from 10am to noon and starts at St. Philips Church
at the corner of 26th Ave N and Bryant Ave N. Please join us. Email the
michelle [at] citypeace.org to reserve your spot. 

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4.
THUR, OCT 5
7:00 PM
FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, CUMMINS ROOM

ECOMINDS will show the film "An Inconvenient Truth." Stay for the
discussion, bring a snack to share if you wish. EcoMinds is looking forward
to another year of taking action on issues of global warming, conservation,
consumption, water quality and recycling. We strive to honor our Seventh
Principle, "Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we
are a part". FFI: Bob Friedman, 612-722-4705

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5.
SAT, OCT 7, 2006
9:00 TO 2:30 
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL CAMPUS
700 E. 7TH STREET, ST PAUL 55106

PEACE, POWER, AND UNITY CONFERENCE, Co-sponsored by the African American
Student Association of Metro State University
Featuring Keynote Speaker Charles (Chuck) F. McDew,Teacher, Organizer, and
Activist

Performances by Spoken Word Artists, Inner City Youth Poets and other
Performing Artists!! Workshops include, Current Issues in Immigration
Policy, The Ties that Bind Us: African and African American Relations,Ready
4 K: Early Childhood Education, Organizing for Public School Reform,
Protecting Tenants' Rights, Predatory Lending: Destroying Our Communities,
Community Organizing 101, Police and Community Relationships, Tenant Power
through Resident Councils, Multi-cultural Relationship Building,
Internalized Oppression

FFI Jeff Bartleson at 612-341-1617 or jeff.bartleson [at] fcsmn.org.

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6. 
THURS, OCT 12 THROUGH SAT, OCT 14
HENNEPIN AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
511 GROVELAND AVENUE, MPLS

VOICES UNITED--A CONFERENCE AND RALLY TO END THE PROFANITY OF EXCLUSION

UUs Out For Marriage (UUO4M) invites all interested UUs to attend this great
conference on the intersection of GLBT sexuality and religion/spirituality.
UUO4M is a member of Faith Family Fairness Alliance, an interfaith group
working on GLBT issues, which helped plan the conference, FFI
http://www.faithfamilyfairness.org/FFFA/getinvolved.htm)

B. NATIONAL UU ADVOCACY

1. 
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VISIT THE UUA WASHINGTON OFFICE FOR ADVOCACY SITE AT
http://www.uua.org/uuawo/new/ to take action on warrantless wiretapping,
torture, DC voting rights, and more.

C. SOCIAL JUSTICE LINKS

To find out about other local and national social justice events, check out
these websites.  

UU SOCIAL JUSTICE AND OTHER UU LINKS:
Unitarian Universalist Association:  http://www.uua.org/

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee:  http://www.uusc.org/

UUA Washington Office for Advocacy http://www.uua.org/uuawo/new/

UUA Congregational Advocacy and Witness:
http://www.uua.org/programs/justice/

Minnesota UU Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA):  http://www.muusja.org/

Prairie Star  District: http://www.psduua.org/

FOR UU SOCIAL ACTON CHAIRS, sign up for regular e-news from the UUA, called
Sac-news www.uua.org/mailman/listinfo
 
UU Ministry for Earth http://uuministryforearth.org/index.shtml

UUs for a Just EconomicCommunity http://www.uujec.net/

UU Committee for Socially Responsible Investing
http://www.uua.org/finance/sri/ 

UU Gulf Coast Advocacy http://www.uua.org/news/gulfcoastrelief/advocacy.html

OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE LINKS: 
*note: if you ara  member of a group who would like us to list your web
site, send it to muusja-editor [at] muusja.org
 
Minnesota  Alliance of Peacemakers  http://www.mapm.org/
 
Women Against Military Madness at  www.worldwidewamm.org
 
Progressive Calendar subscribe by emailing  shove001 [at] tc.umn.edu.
  
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota:   www.ppmns.org
 
NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota:   www.prochoiceminnesota.org

Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH):
http://www.micah.org/
 
Code Pink: www.codepink4peace.org

Center for Victims of Torture: http://www.cvt.org/main.php

Network of Spiritual Progressives: http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/

Network of Spiritual Progressives, local chapter http://www.nspmn.org/