Love is the spirit of our church and it is that love that guides us to seek justice for all. In that spirit the Heritage Social Justice Collaborative brings together individuals who have passion around various areas of social justice.
We gather to share information and support each other around these passions. We meet to generate ideas using the power of group interaction. Individuals or teams take the lead in a specific area of justice work. They communicate their activities to the greater congregation. With congregational involvement, more impact can occur as we work together to change injustices in our world. We also meet to vote on the use of monies from the church’s Social Justice balance sheet account.
Any Heritage UU Church member or friend is welcome to join the Social Justice Collaborative and lead the congregation in their passion.
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Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio
Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio (UUJO) (uujo.org/) is a 501(c)3 organization that serves the 38 UU congregations and fellowships across Ohio. The organization’s mission is to offer education, advocacy and action consistent with Unitarian Universalist liberal religious principles and to witness with and on behalf of marginalized groups and individuals.As noted on its website, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” — Audre Lorde
Monthly Convos
UUJO is holding a series of monthly Convos on Zoom, occurring on the third Sunday of the months of July, August, and September, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Russ Araujo attended the first one in July 25, where a total of 15 people discussed how UU congregations can partner with other organizations for social justice.The next Zoom meeting is August 17 at 3:30 p.m., with the topic “Lobbying for Justice.” The link to RSVP is us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/C5sWCj0wQxet2P7l4N9GWg#/registration
If you have any questions about the Convos, you can contact Russ at
russaraujo@gmail.comImage Source: UUJO website