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Justice Advocacy Corner

Welcome to the Justice Advocacy Corner! Here is a central hub for information sent to the UUCB Office about what steps can be taken to stand up for justice - on both local and federal levels.

UUCB Folks!

Would someone like to participate in this virtual training (Phonebanking with Scale to Win!) on Thursday from 5-7pm ET? It's sponsored by the national UU the Vote office. Here's why I ask:

Democracy Task Force is interested in whether our congregation could use the Scale to Win platform to organize our own voter outreach to voters in Indiana. To that end, it would be helpful if someone from the congregation could attend this training and let us know what you find out! You can register here. And if you do participate, could you also notify Democracy Task Force with an email to democracy@uubloomington.org

Find Your Legislators!

Use the link below to find your legislators.
https://iga.in.gov/information/find-legislators

  • Also, consider using the "5-calls" app - Susan Swaney, our Director of Music, recently recommended this. It is an easy way to make 5-calls a day to your representatives and legislators covering the topics you would like to express. The team behind the app does research on policies and even writes scripts that are helpful to use when calling your legislators. Click this link to find out more: https://5calls.org/
  • Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray recently mentioned a very helpful tool for getting in contact with her representatives - her phone! She saves all of their numbers in her phone with their names, affiliations, and job title. That way, when you have an issue you would like to discuss with their offices, their phone numbers are already saved to your phone. Taking the time to do this once makes the effort much easier later!

Resources

From Side with Love

"Grounded, Resilient, & Responsible. Responding and Organizing In Authoritarian Times" Webinar Slides (PDF)

"Grounded, Resilient, & Responsible. Responding and Organizing In Authoritarian Times" Toolkit (PDF)

Information about Bills and Policies

This is a good overview of how federal cuts in workforce personnel harms our local communities: https://mailchi.mp/monroedems/action-alert-71022-call-houchin-no-doge?e=f94d1e7939