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.

Get Out the Vote Training

Sunday, April 12, at 2:30 p.m. in the Library.

You are invited to a non-partisan Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) training on Sunday, April 12 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. in the Library at UUCB, hosted by the Democracy Task Force. We'll practice a script for talking with neighbors about the May 5 primary election, hear from experienced canvassers, and learn about volunteering with campaigns. All ages and experience levels are welcome! Please sign up here.

May Day General Strike at UUCB

With the organizers of No Kings calling for a nationwide General Strike on May 1 ("No work, No school, No shopping"), the UUCB Democracy Task Force is making plans to open our building that day for all-ages fellowship and political education about the importance of general strikes and how we can prepare locally for the next one. We'll need volunteers to help with food, music, games and activities, and outreach to faith communities, labor unions, and more. Sign up here to help, and/or save the date to join us! More details coming soon.

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