Nov 8, 2013
The Connection:
MUUSJA News and Events
Minnesota UU Social Justice Alliance


Wow! Sixty-two of you joined us for our MUUSJA Fall Meeting and Training across three Minnesota locations!! What an exciting, informative day of building UU power and increasing connections.

Check out the inspiring 4.5 minute UU State Advocacy video shared at the meeting, now posted on our home page, where you'll also find two great advocacy handouts that Rep. Kim Norton shared at the training.

Up next: Give to the Max day on Nov 14, Minnesota's amazing collective day of generosity. And join with your fellow UUs at these work group events and partner offerings:
LGBT Equity/International Issues

"God Loves Uganda"

Friday, Nov. 8th, 7:00 p.m.
UU Church of Minnetonka

605 Rice Street

Wayzata, Minnesota 55391

"A searing look at the role of American evangelical missionaries in the persecution of gay Africans" - The New York Times
 
Join the Social Justice Ministry team of the UU Church of Minnetonka as they welcome UU minister Rev. Mark Kiyimba for this special screening of a powerful new documentary. Follows Bishop Christopher Senyonjo and fellow Ugandan rights activists on a journey for LGBT rights in a nation deeply influenced by the American evangelical movement.
Community generosity   
Give to the Max Day is Thursday, November 14th!!
 
MUUSJA will once again be participating in this amazing day of Minnesotans flexing our giving muscles via GiveMN. Please make plans to donate to help us courageously unleash collective UU power!

You can schedule your donation ahead of time, or of course give throughout the 24 hours next Thursday. Watch for updates from us as we join the Great Minnesota Give-Together! Thank you!!

 
Environment
MovingFaithMN350
Climate Change Changers meeting
Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:00pm 
First Unitarian Society
900 Mt Curve, Minneapolis
 
Following on the hugely attended climate change presentation by Minnesota State Climatologist Mark Seeley at FUS this past Sunday, join us for this gathering to explore next steps and action we UUs can take to work together for a better tomorrow.

Environment/Climate Change is a MUUSJA Focus Issue for the 2013-14 program year!
Democracy

MUUJSA/AUW Voting Rights meeting 

Thursday, Nov. 21, 11:30am - 1pm
First Universalist, Chalice Room
3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis 

We will be planning the next steps of our 2014 engagement. Priorities include: promoting strong voter turnout, preserving online voter registration, implementing voting rights restoration. We'll also explore other issues such as judicial selection and the "Move to Amend" efforts (see the 2013 UUA-GA statement) to overturn the Citizens United case.

Light lunch provided starting at 11:30am. Meeting begins at 11:45am. Please RSVP to Jenny Thomas jjewell.thomas@gmail.com or 612-920-4246 
Your membership, renewal or donation unleashes the power of collective UU justice. Your membership or gift sustains us!
Thank you.

Checks may be made payable to MUUSJA and mailed to: MUUSJA c/o MidAmerica UUA, 

2355 Fairview Ave. #312, Roseville, MN 55113. Contributions to MUUSJA are through our fiscal agent, MidAmerica Region-Unitarian Universalist Association and are tax-deductible. 

 

Mission: MUUSJA unleashes the courageous leadership and collective power of Minnesota UUs to realize a just and loving world.