Muusja Mailing List: E-EVENT UPDATE FOR AUGUST 3, 2007

[Lauren Culbert (lculbert]

MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE FOR AUGUST 3, 2007
 
Minnesota UU Social  Justice Alliance--Bringing  together UUs to work
collectively for social change.
 
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This  update includes announcements about: 

A. Action Alerts
B. Local Social Justice News
C. Social Justice Links

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A. ACTION ALERT ACTION ALERT ACTION ALERT ACTION ALERT
SUPPORT THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD
As people of faith, we are called to be good stewards of this earth and to
protect vulnerable communities from the harmful effects of global warming
and fossil fuel-based energy production. In the next few days, the House of
Representatives will vote on the energy bill and an amendment calling for a
renewable energy standard. This renewable energy standard (RES) would
increase the percent of electricity that is produced from renewable energy
to 20% by 2020 and is an important step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
that contribute to global warming. Having a strong RES would increase jobs,
save consumers money on their utility bills, and help protect our home from
harmful energy sources. 

This amendment needs your support. Please be a guiding light for good energy
stewardship by lifting up your voice for a renewable energy standard today! 

Call your Representative's office today and let them know you support this
amendment. 

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B. LOCAL SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS

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1. 
WED, AUGUST 8
7:00 TO 9:00 PM
CWA LOCAL 7200
3521 E. LAKE STREET, MINNEAPOLIS

TOWN HALL FORUM: PEACE AND THE IRAQ WAR. Join Congressman Keith Ellison to
discuss current proposals of possible troop withdrawals from Iraq. This is a
great opportunity to voice your opinion about the war, get legislative
updates that affect peace, learn about legislative action to stop the war,
and to further the dialogue about peace.

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2.
MON, AUG 13
6:30 PM
PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE

NETWORK OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESSIVES-MINNESOTA will meet on MONDAY AUGUST 13 at
Plymouth Church (1900 Nicollet Ave., just south of downtown Minneapolis.
Enter the door under the canopy off the rear parking lot and go downstairs
to the Jackman Room.) The chapter meeting starts at 7:30; at 6:30 affinity
groups meet and there will also be snacks and conversation and a brief
orientation for new members.

Our August speaker will be peace activist PHIL STEGER, the strategic mind
behind the Peace in the Precincts campaign. Phil has traveled to Iraq many
times and is presently working on preserving documents and artifacts from
the old monastic communities around the eastern crescent of the
Mediterranean. Phil will share with us his own spiritual journey into peace
activism and will also explain how US troops are contributing to the Civil
War in Iraq.

We will also continue with our series of short, inspirational videos  from
Rabbi Lerner on key issues. 

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3.
SAT, SEPT 15
1:00 PM
STATE CAPITOL, ST. PAUL

CO-SPONSORS WANTED--PEACE MARCH AND RALLY
Please join Pathways to Peace of First Universalist Church of Minneapolis in
co-sponsoring this peace march and rally organized by IPAC (Iraq Peace
Action Coalition).  Let's get 500 Unitarian Universalists out for this
witness event as encouraged by UU General Assembly in 2006 and 2007!
FFI: please contact Jenny Thomas of First Universalist
(jjthomas [at] skypoint.com) or Sarah Martin of White Bear UUC, IPAC, Twin 
Cities
Peace Campaign and WAMM (scsrn [at] yahoo.com).  Co-sponsors will be named on 
the
flyer; let Sarah know ASAP if you want to endorse the march.

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4.
SEPT 30, 2007

DEADLINE FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS, PSD DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

The Annual Conference Program Planning Committee invites you to consider the
opportunity to present a workshop that speaks to the theme as we explore the
role and vitality of democracy in our faith communities.  In your
contemplation of a workshop offering for 2008, consider the message you
would like to pass on to youth of the Prairie Star District regarding
"Rebuilding a Faithful Democracy."  We are confident you will come up with
engaging, creative, informative, stimulating and fun ideas for workshops
relevant to Unitarian Universalists of all ages in Prairie Star District. To
propose your workshop, follow this link for materials:
http://www.psduua.org/AnnualConference/AnnualConference

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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 Economic Community 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 are  member of a group who would like us to list your web
site, send it to muusja-editor [at] muusja.org

Alliance for Sustainability www.afors.org

Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota www.ceimn.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

Congregations Caring for Creation http://www.c3mn.net/

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

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