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.

This Saturday, May 30th, join us for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of this country's original "No Kings" document, the Declaration of Independence, a document that marks the beginning of the United States of America. The exhibition, at I.U.'s Lilly Library, 1200 E.7th Street, includes Curator Talks which we will attend at 12, 1, and 2pm. It is reported that the 12pm session is already filled. Register on the link provided below. To call attention to our current political situation, posters will be provided to display during a photo-op near the Declaration or bring your own positive patriotic poster. So let's take this opportunity to celebrate our democracy and the freedoms for which our Declaration of Independence stands. A registration link to attend is provided here. https://events.iu.edu/live/events/2213107-declaration-of-independence-curator-talks

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