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.

Local Action

From the Democracy Task Force - Write Your Lawmakers!

Each Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Room 106 at UUCB

Since the response has been good and the need certainly hasn't gone away, we'll keep hosting "write your lawmakers" sessions after each Sunday service starting at 11:30 a.m. We'll have information on current outrages, such as attacks on trans rights and on low-income housing programs, but feel free to write about other pressing issues! We will provide writing supplies, the addresses of our local Federal lawmakers, and some suggestions for text. Also, cookies. See you there! 

Skill Ups!

Bloomington Alliance for Immigrant Rights

Know Your Rights Trainings at the Downtown Library

Friday, August 15 at 4 p.m.

Keeping yourself and your community safe around police and ICE. Questions? Email BloomAIR@proton.me

Actions From Home

Immigration Crisis in Indiana – Challenges, Impacts, and Action

Virtual Advocacy Event · Hosted by Indivisible Central Indiana

Time: Monday, August 18 7 – 8pm EDT

Location Virtual event Join from anywhere!

The clean energy tax credit clock is ticking. Act Now!

With HR1 (One Big “Budget” Bill) now law, 2026 marks the end of thousands in savings for home electrification upgrades. EV credits end even sooner, September 20, 2025.

The average American home has room for improvement when it comes to energy efficiency. From leaky windows that let conditioned air escape to aging HVAC systems that work overtime to maintain comfortable temperatures, most homes have real opportunities for improvement.

Through 2025 you can save up to $2,000 with tax credits on heat pump systems, $1200 in building envelope improvements (insulation, windows, etc.), and 30% tax credits for clean energy systems (think solar).

Ending even more quickly, September 30, 2025, are the electric vehicle and home charging infrastructure.

For more information visit energysage.com.

Indiana also offers an income based program that can help qualifying homeowners add to their savings with rebates on home efficiency improvements and appliance upgrades. For more information on that visit the Indiana Office of Energy Development.

Sign Up for ACLU's Newsletter!

"Right now, DOGE and other agencies, at the president's instruction, are reportedly using shady, unvetted AI systems to "consolidate" our data – creating mass dossiers with our employment records, social security numbers, political donations, and more that any government agency could access." - ACLU Newsletter

The ACLU's newsletters bring you issues like this, along with a quick way to contact legislators about your concerns. Use the following link to sign up and stay informed with ACLU newsletters: https://action.aclu.org/signup/get-updates-fight-freedom

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!

Advocacy in Indianapolis

Community Care

Rainbow Room Summer Session—an LGBTQ+ sex education webinar series that's expanding nationally this summer! This initiative is deeply important, offering education that is free, accessible, inclusive, and medically accurate, specifically created to affirm and empower queer and trans communities, while remaining free and welcoming to everyone.

• Every Sunday | June 1 – August 24
  4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST
  Free & virtual via Zoom
  Each session dives into a different topic co-presenter by educators across the country—from medically accurate sex ed to gender-affirming care, queer history, healthy relationships, and more.

You can view all Upcoming Topics + Registration Links here:
Feel free to register for as many sessions as you'd like!

Gender Affirming Health Care 101
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/lQDJVN0lR0ewGNCGaQ5VRQ

Mental Health, Community Support, and Resilience
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Qrz6ozXTTaSDVSMSBUGvpA

Deconstructing Sexual Scripts (18+)
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/6Jko1ZpDS5iv-lzDKQ5bQQ

Safer Sex: STIs, Birth Control, and Stigma
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/UFSTrDFtS_mprZvoOFtOzQ

HIV/AIDS: Health, History, Advocacy, and the PrEPsent of Access
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/oLZuX8a0SpWMrFiWZ9Y_9Q

Modern Queer Healthy Relationships
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/50HAL-OZTPqkNLbi5sWhYw

Body Image, Body Changes, and Transitioning
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/lLyycBzbTimb5QmivAeoug

Queer Family Building
https://ppswcf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/dBOTpmKERSasJiogSjwLmg

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