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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.

UU the Vote Survey

We want your input! The Democracy Task Force is planning our voter engagement activities for the 2026 election year, and we'd love to hear about your ideas and experiences. Please take our short UU the Vote survey by March 5. Thanks!

Singing Resistance

Our brand new local Singing Resistance Chapter will have our first action at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 28 at the Courthouse Square. We are a mass movement of singers who protect and care for our communities in the face of rising authoritarianism. We will be teaching and singing songs from the Singing Resistance songbook as we take a stand through peaceful protest! No singing experience necessary. Contact Eve Cusack for additional details.

Voter Registration Training for Monroe County

The League of Women Voters of Bloomington Monroe County is offering four voter registration training sessions, including one at UUCB. They ask that you sign up in advance so they can have handouts for all. The sessions will be:

  • Saturday Feb. 28, 4:00-5:00 pm, Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B
  • Tuesday March 3, 5:00-6:00 pm, Unitarian-Universalist Church, Fellowship Hall
  • Sunday March 8, 1:00-2:00 pm, Monroe County Public Library on Kirkwood, Room 2A
  • Monday March 9, 3:30-4:30 pm, Ellettsville branch, MCPL, Room A

If you attend, please tell our UUCB Democracy Task Force (democracy@uubloomington.org). Volunteering to register voters has been an important part of our congregation's UU the Vote activities, and we'd love to know who has been trained.

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