We have a few spots still open for you to join our Appreciative Inquiry: How Will Minnesota UUs bring Justice? event on November 5th. You can reserve your spot (and your turkey or vegetarian lunch) via this quick and easy RSVP form, or by calling us at 612-998-6624. Join the forty plus UU activists who've said yes to this gathering! We are also taking our Appreciative Inquiry to Duluth and Willmar in the weeks ahead, so join us at one of these great events!

There are two upcoming opportunities for UUs to connect to the work for marriage equally. We urge you to attend an excellent story-based training next Monday for talking to family and friends about why you support equality and oppose the anti-marriage amendment. And we're organizing UUs to work across our congregations, so please join us in person or by web or phone conference on November 13th.

There's more in store. Scroll down for all the details. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Ralph Wyman 
MUUSJA Director/Organizer
612-998-6624

 

BUILDING THE UU MOVEMENT 

Engaging Unitarian Universalist values as a blessing to the world:

An Appreciative Inquiry    

 

Saturday, November 5th, 10:00am-3:00pm 

First Universalist Church

3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis

 

MUUSJA invites you to be our guest at an Appreciative Inquiry into the future of Unitarian Universalist collective action for justice in Minnesota. Come experience the power of connecting with other Unitarian Universalist!

 

UUs FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Faith-Based Strategic Storytelling for the Minnesota Marriage Moment

Monday, November 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

 

Strategic storytelling is one of the most powerful methods of faith-based community organizing. It is the linchpin of efforts to help the "movable middle" to understand how marriage matters to same-sex couples and to all of us as families and as faith communities. Participants will learn to:
* put faces on abstract concepts, making them personal
* begin new relationships
* communicate values through emotions
* teach, inspire, and motivate others to action

This event is designed for members of ALL faith communities. Even if you've already been trained in storytelling, please consider participating. You'll have further opportunity to practice, and will be focused specifically toward defeating the anti-LGBT marriage amendment.  

Free event, but please RSVP to Lissa Messner: lissam@lcna.org / 651-665-0861



UUCD in Duluth, MN is hosting a conference to help Unitarian Universalists in the northern part of the Prairie Star District understand and learn new skills of advocacy within their own congregations. The goal will be to show why social justice matters to their congregation and how it can have a successful effect in the larger community. Duluth area advocacy leaders as well as UU state social justice reps will be on hand to help in workshops and to pass on tools to make your UU social justice efforts
successful. MUUSJA's Appreciative Inquiry will be offered as an afternoon workshop. E-mail Tom Starkey (or call 218-624-4021) for more information and to register. Conference is free, lunch is available for $5-7.



Sunday, November 13th, 6:30-8:00 pm
First Universalist, Library
3400 Dupont, Minneapolis
 
UUs showed great enthusiasm for organizing at the recent Outfront/MN United interfaith organizing gathering! Our UUs for Marriage Equality leaders are convening this meeting to gather congregational leaders - and potential leaders - to form our plan for how UUs can support and contribute to the interfaith work to defeat the 2012 anti-marriage amendment. We are calling for representatives from as many Minnesota congregations as possible to attend, either in person or via phone or web conferencing.
You can phone to join the meeting by conference call: Dial (712) 432-1630, and when prompted, enter code 564319#.  Please note that this is a long distance call (712 is Iowa).
To see the PowerPoint presentation and streaming video & audio, you can join our free web conference at BigMarker.com  Please e-mail Ralph to receive a link and login instructions.
We are excited to be try out new ways of connecting across Minnesota (and saving carbon emissions, too).


Friday, November 18th, 8:15 am-5:30 pm
Saturday, November 19th, 8:15 am-4:30 pm
Metropolitan State University  St. Paul Campus