MUUSJA Update
Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance

April 29, 2010

 
Greetings!

A quick update to let you know about a few timely items before the next MUUSJA Connection e-news, and to let you know our 2009 Annual Report is now available as a PDF for easy download and sharing.

Tomorrow is also the last day to register for General Assembly at the lowest rates.  Save some dollars - and commit now to an amazing time with thousands of fellow UUs right here in Minnesota!

Ralph Wyman
MUUSJA Director/Organizer
[email protected]
612-998-6624
Living Green Expo
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10 am - 5 pm
Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grand Stand
Free and open to the public.  Details here.

More than 250 exhibits, demonstrations and seminars. Plus kids activities and great local foods!
  • Green Energy Building and Transportation
  • Outdoor Living and Recreation
  • Healthy Products and Practices
  • Cooking Demos and Local Foods
  • Eco-Art and Sustainable Education
This Year, on Sunday at 1pm, The Living Green Expo will feature a Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Clean Energy, Clean Water and Minnesota's Future.


Janne E-I marries coupleUUs Out 4 Marriage
Wednesday, May 5
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Unity Church Unitarian
732 Holly Ave, St. Paul

Twin Cities Pride and General Assembly are less than two months away.  We need your help to make this a fun and meaningful connection between communities!  If you've been to the GA web site, you may have seen info about Saturday's public witness for marriage equality...but Sunday's UU Parade unit is 'unsanctioned' (ie: overlaps partially with GA plenary) so everyone is counting on MUUSJA, our friends, and our national social justice connections to turn out lots of UUs for our parade slot and float!  Come get the tools to promote our UU-LGBT Pride presence, volunteer opportunities, and share them back with your congregations.


MUUSJA Board Meeting
Thursday, May 6
7 - 9 pm
First Unitarian Society
900 Mount Curve, Minneapolis

All are warmly welcomed to attend and to join in conversation at our monthly board meeting. Contact Kathleen at [email protected] for information or to request an agenda.


PRESERVING OUR WATER
A Free Public Forum
Saturday, May 8
9 am - 12:30 pm -- Exhibits and registration begin at 8:30 am
Mayflower Church
106 East Diamond Lake Road, Minneapolis
(west side of I-35W at Diamond Lake exit)

This public forum will address: conserving water at home and work; creating and maintaining a rain garden; utilizing water-saving products; "green" building techniques; and influencing water-related policy.  Includes breakout sessions as well as a forum with:
  • Joan Nephew, Executive Director, Freshwater Society
  • Dr. Jonathan Foley, Institute on the Environment, U of M
  • Sam Lieberman, author and water advocate
  • Jenny Winkelman, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

MUUSJA EcoMinds

Thursday, May 13th
7:00 pm
First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

The legislative session is nearing completion, but EcoMinds work with the HIRE coalition goes on!  We're also inviting everyone, whether registered for GA or not, to the UU Ministry for Earth dinner, networking meeting and environmental movie on Friday evening, June 25th at Central Lutheran (just steps from GA).  Help us get ready for this wonderful event of interconnection for our eco-values.

 
Watch for an upcoming issue of our regular e-news The Connection for plenty of UU justice news, calendar items, and connections to the social justice actions of MUUSJA and our many social justice allies.
 
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