Muusja Mailing List: Social Justice E-Update for Feb 20, 2008 -- Lobby Days coming soon

[Ralph Wyman (rwmuusja]

---------- E-EVENT UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2008 ----------

 

Minnesota UU Social Justice Alliance--Bringing UUs together to work
collectively for social change.

 

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This  update includes announcements about:

 

A.  MUUSJA & UU Social Action news:

--1 SAT 2/23 10:00 AM  Voter Rights Working Group Meeting

--2 WED 2/27 7:00 PM  EcoMinds Meeting

--3 MON 3/3 6:30 PM  Reproductive Rights "Power Up" for Choice

    TWO LOBBYING EVENTS IN TWO DAYS:

--4 MON 3/3 8:00 AM  MN Environmental Partnership - Day at the Capitol

--5 TUES 3/4 9:00 AM  Pro Choice Lobby Day (Rally at 12:30 pm)

--6 FRI 4/11 1:30 PM  Social Justice Workshop at PSD Conference

 

B.  Allied Social Action news:

--7 WED 2/20 7:30 PM  **Tonight** Jim Wallis Book Reading: The Great
Awakening 

--8 MON 2/25 12:30 PM  "Uncounted" Documentary screening

--9 FRI 2/29 1:00 PM  Fair and Adequate Revenue Campaign

--10 SAT 3/15 1:00 PM  March for Peace

 

 

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--1 Voter Rights Working Group Meeting

SAT, FEB 23

10:00 AM - Noon

First Universalist Church, Room 209

3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

 

Join the Working Group to help plan next steps between now and the election.
Also, if you plan on attending the Prairie Star District meeting in Omaha
April 11-13, please join us to find out how you can help with our workshop
scheduled there on Saturday afternoon, Apr. 12.

FFI: Co-chair Jennifer Jewell Thomas, jjthomas [at] skypoint.com, 612-920-4246.

 

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--2 MUUSJA EcoMinds Meeting

WED, FEB 27

7:00 - 9:00 PM

First Universalist Church

3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

 

Minnesota Environmental Partnership lobby day for the Metro area is coming
FAST: March 3rd at the Capitol.  Help finalize plans for MEP day, and review
postcard designs and elements of an info packet EcoMinds is proposing in
response to expected Climate Change legislation this session.  Newcomers,
regular EcoMinders and All are warmly welcomed.  FFI Ralph:
rwmuusja [at] gmail.com, 612-998-6624.

 

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--3 Reproductive Rights "POWER UP" for Choice!

MON, MAR 3

6:30 - 8:00 PM

First Universalist Church

3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

 

Power Up for Pro Choice Lobby Day!

Pro Choice Lobby day will be Tuesday morning, March 4th, at the Minnesota
Capitol.  Power Up the night before!  There will be food, spirited singing,
an inspirational talk by local UU Seminarian Kelli Clement, and information
for navigating the Capitol and legislator meetings from Keily Todd Roska,
Director of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

Pizza and refreshments will be served.  T-shirts and buttons will be
available for a donation.

Reproductive Rights/Sacred Choices is a collaboration of MUUSJA & AUW.  

More Info contact: Cathy Apostle, (952)941-0642 or caquilt51 [at] aol.com.

 

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--4 MN Environmental Partnership Metro Day at the Capitol

MON, MAR 3

8:00 AM Start time!

Minnesota Capitol, St. Paul

 

EcoMinds urges UUs to attend!!  Wear a UU T-shirt, sticker or button!

Metro UUs are invited to join other area residents and the Minnesota
Environmental Partnership (MEP) for this great opportunity to learn about
the top environmental issues facing the legislature this year -- and talk
with your legislators about them.  INFO & Register online so MEP can make an
appointment with your legislator:

http://www.mepartnership.org/mep_calendar.asp?cal_id=2886

 

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--5 Pro Choice Lobby Day

TUES, MAR 4

8:45 AM Registration - 2:30 PM Wrap Up

10:15 AM Lobby 101 Trainings and "Talking About Choice" Break-Out

     **12:30 PM RALLY in the ROTUNDA**

Minnesota Capitol, St. Paul

 

Raise Your UU Voice for Choice!

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Roe v Wade by joining with supporters of
reproductive rights from across Minnesota at the 2008 Pro-Choice Lobby Day.
Lobby your legislators, get the latest updates on the issues, and rally for
choice in the Minnesota State Capitol.

Help ensure the voice of Minnesota's pro-choice majority is heard loud and
clear!

Info & Registration (registering is especially important if you want to meet
with your legislators):

http://www.prochoicelobbyday.org/

 

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--6 SOCIAL JUSTICE TRAINING

FRI, APRIL 11

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Prairie Star Dist. Conference

Embassy Suites Hotel, Downtown Omaha, NE

 

If you will be going to Omaha for the PSD Annual Conference in April, plan
to arrive by 1:30pm Friday to attend the Social Justice pre-conference
Workshop - an exciting skill-building opportunity!

 

INTERFAITH CONGREGATION-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

Trainer:  Willie Bennett, community organizer, Industrial Areas Foundation
(IAF).  How can we leverage congregational and community power to bring
about important and needed social change?  Mr. Bennett is the Lead Organizer
of Dallas Area Interfaith.  He has been with IAF for over 12 years and has
worked in cities across the southwest including Fort Worth and Austin,
Texas.

-->There is no charge for this workshop.

http://www.psduua.org/AnnualConference2008/SocialJusticeWorkshop

 

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B.  Allied Social Justice news:

 

--7 JIM WALLIS BOOK READING: THE GREAT AWAKENING 

WED, 2/20  **Tonight**

7:30 to 10:00 PM 

First Universalist Church, Sanctuary 

3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

 

Jim Wallis, founder and CEO of Sojourners and editor of Sojourners magazine,
will discuss his new book The Great Awakening.  Sponsored by Magers and
Quinn. FFI:

http://www.magersandquinn.com/index.php?main_page=event

 

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--8 Film & Discussion: "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections"

MON, FEB 25

12:30 to 2:30pm

University of MN, 

McNamara Alumni Center, room 235

 

If you missed the Minnesota premier Jan 30, here is another opportunity to
see the award-winning new documentary on the vulnerability of U.S.
Elections.  Computer programmers, statisticians, journalists, and election
officials provide compelling evidence - along with eyewitness accounts from
whistleblowers - documenting how Jim Crow tactics, electronic voting machine
security breaches, an alarming number of undervotes and allegedly illegal
behavior by a voting machine vendor, all threaten the very core of our
democracy - the vote. Uncounted was honored with the Official Gold Circle
Screening at the Sacramento Film & Music Festival.  

 

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--9 State Budget Looking Worse - Revenue Campaign Needed

FRI, FEB 29

1:00 PM

Minnesota Capitol, Room 318

St. Paul

 

We expect the next forecast to show a bigger deficit and the Governor has
already announced his intentions to cut welfare and health care to solve the
budget gap. JRLC, MN Council of Nonprofits, AFL-CIO, and Growth & Justice
are teaming up to organize a new campaign to raise adequate revenues, raise
them fairly, and invest in Minnesota. Join us on Friday Feb. 29 at 1:00 pm.
Please RSVP to Brian Rusche brusche [at] jrlc.org if you can attend.



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--10 Peace Rally and March 

SAT, MAR 15

1:00 PM

Corner Hennepin & Lagoon - March starting point

2:00 PM

Rally near Loring Park

 

Exercise your first amendment right of peaceful assembly and protest to show
our leaders that we're serious about ending FIVE YEARS of war and occupation
of Iraq.  Join the honorable technique of nonviolent protest proven to
change history.  Families of all ages encouraged to participate.  Let's
exceed the record turnout of UUs that we set last year!   Bring your church
banners! 

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