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Focus Areas: Economic Justice, Racial and Cultural Diversity, Environmental Justice, Health and Family Justice, and Peace-making

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Welcome

Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta Social Justice Network page. While it is true that a single person, working one on one, can have an important impact in the arena of social justice work, the empowerment of group action raises more voices to more ears, so that those who might not act alone will be willing to join with others to create change. The UUCA Social Justice Network seeks to provide a forum for discussion and collaboration. Members and friends of the UU Church of Augusta are invited to join our network to help build a better world. Once you have joined, please select the group or groups in which you are interested in participating. Join a discussion or create your own.
We are recruiting members to join the Social Justice Council Leadership Team. Let Gayla know if you are interested in serving.

Social Justice Council (2008-2009)
Chair: Gayla S. Keesee
Vice-Chair ???
Secretary/Treasurer: ???
Focus Group Leaders:
Environmental Justice: Judy Gordon, Sam Booher
Racial & Cultural Diversity: ???
Health & Family Justice: Chris Palmer
Economic Justice: Margaret Tuck
Peacemaking: Denice Traina

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Gayla Keesee

Need input on sponsoring Meg Barnhouse as a SJ fundraiser 3 Replies

The Social Justice Council has been asked by the Worship Committee if we would be interested in hosting a concert/reading by Rev. Meg Barnhouse on Sunday, October 26. Meg is currently minister of the…Continue

Tags: readings, concert, performance, barnhouse, fundraiser

Started by Gayla Keesee. Last reply by Sam Booher Sep 22, 2008.

Gayla Keesee

Sharing the Plate Proposal 10 Replies

I would like to send the following proposal to the Church Board. I am looking for your comments.Sharing the Plate: 2nd Sunday Proposal“We do not gather your gifts for ourselves, but for the world.…Continue

Started by Gayla Keesee. Last reply by Gayla Keesee Sep 2, 2008.

Gayla Keesee

Socially Responsible Investing 4 Replies

The Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) Committee on Socially Responsible Investing was established in June of 2000 by the UUA Board of Trustees in response to the recommendations of the…Continue

Tags: investments, investing, responsible

Started by Gayla Keesee. Last reply by Gayla Keesee Aug 25, 2008.

Blog Posts

Gayla Keesee

SJC Meeting Minutes--September 14, 2008

Present: Chair: Gayla Keesee. Focus Group Leaders: Sam Booher, Judy Gordon, Denice Traina, Chris Palmer. Marlene Grant, Andy Reese, Graham Palmer, Janette Lee, Greg Sutherland, Anne Sutherland, Sarah Keen, Jim Keen, Larry Coburn



Submitted by: Sarah Keen



Gayla Keesee called the meeting to order. The Council met as one large group to discuss issues related to the entire group and then broke into Focus Group meetings to discuss Mission Statements and upcoming… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on September 14, 2008 at 7:25pm

Gayla Keesee

Meeting Notes from August 18, 2008

Social Justice Committee Meeting August 18, 2008

(Thanks to Sarah Keen for taking notes)



Attending: Gayla Keesee (chair), Margaret Tuck (Economic Leader, Environ), Sarah Keen (H&F, Environ), Anita Bell (Economic), Chris Palmer (H&F Leader), Betty Frank (H&F), Debbie Bartlet (Env, Peace, Health), Denice Traina (Peacemaking Leader, R&C), Claire Shannon (H & F), Lorraine Barrios, (H&F) Roy Barrios (peacemaking), Mary Sublette (Economic), Judy Gordon,… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on September 5, 2008 at 6:09pm

Gayla Keesee

Marking the Third Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Message from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

This Gulf Coast Update is a joint project of the Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists (GNOUU), New Orleans Rebirth Volunteer Center, Unitarian Universalist Association, and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. We apologize if you receive more than one version of this e-mail.



Contents

1. Ask Your Representative to Cosponsor the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act

2. A Message from the UU Churches of New… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on August 28, 2008 at 6:30pm

Gayla Keesee

The Dynamics of Change and Fear

Carly Fiorina, former HP CEO, was the featured speaker for Stanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture May 2, 2008. This is a short snippet from her lecture that I found appropriate to remember as we work to make changes in the way we operate as a church and as a social justice council.…



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Posted by Gayla Keesee on August 19, 2008 at 12:00pm

Sam Booher

Planning for future SJ activities

(1). I agree with your comment I have heard that Green Sanctuary program should be the whole Social Justice Council project not just EJ.

(2) I would offer we need to get some Committee Calendars put together and then consilifated so all of the members of SJ Council can we see what Committees have planned plan and see if we have any significant overlap. I have no idea what is coming up in the near and not so near future this year for the remained of this year

Sam

Posted by Sam Booher on August 18, 2008 at 9:01am

Gayla Keesee

Planning--Justice Sunday (March 29, 2009)

Justice Sunday - Sunday, March 29, 2009



In 2009, congregations can choose to focus their Justice Sunday action, education, and worship on any of UUSC's four program areas: Civil Liberties, Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, or Rights in Humanitarian Crises. Or they can incorporate all four areas into their celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will provide resources, inspiring stories,… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on August 5, 2008 at 6:43pm

Gayla Keesee

Building Community

I found this quote in the Effective Congregational Committees Handbook put out by the UUA and thought I'd share it. It also seems to fit with Larry's comment on the Mission Statement forum.



"Paying attention to one another and good listening are not just helpful for the process of getting the work done but also crucial in allowing people to feel that they have been heard and that their work and contributions are appreciated. Committees have tasks to take care of, and committee… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on August 5, 2008 at 5:48pm

Sam Booher

How Little I understand about the New World of Communication

Gang



I understood # 1, # 2 and # 25. From then on I was lost as to what they are talking about.



Sam

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1. Put an Obama bumper sticker on your car



2. Put an Obama sign on your lawn (or in your apartment/dorm window or office/cubicle)



3. Change your email signature to promote Moms for Obama blog http://moms4Obama.blogspot.com/ (or insert your other favorite… Continue

Posted by Sam Booher on August 4, 2008 at 2:51pm — 2 Comments

Gayla Keesee

July 13 Meeting Notes

July 13 meeting notes.docx



Social Justice Committee Meeting 13 July at 9am



Attending: Gayla Keesee (chair), Greg Sutherland, Ann Sutherland, Sam Booher, Judy Gordon, Sarah Keen, Chris Palmer, Greg Davis, Marlene Grant



1. Discussed the need to restructure SJC

ACTION: Change Social… Continue

Posted by Gayla Keesee on July 30, 2008 at 11:26am

 
 
 

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UU Resources

Link to the church's calendar: http://www.uucsra.org/church_calendar.html

Social Justice Empowerment Program Handbook
http://www.uua.org/documents/aw/sje_handbook.pdf

Creating a Justice-Seeking Congregation
www.uua.org/uuawo/new/article.php?id=97

JUUST Change Anti-Oppression Consultancy and Resources
www.uua.org/programs/justice/antiracism/consultancy.html

Social Justice Resources for Your Congregation
www.uua.org/programs/justice/congresources.html

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
http://www.uusc.org/

Real Rules: Congregations and IRS Guidelines on Advocacy,
Lobbying, and Elections
http://www.uua.org/socialjustice/resources/64711.shtmlThe

Co-Op America Quarterly (a sustainability journal)
http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/caq/index.cfm

Reading List

* George Lipsitz. The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998
* James W. Loewen. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
* Toni Morrison. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992.
* David R. Roediger, ed. Black on White: Black Writers on What It Means to Be White. New York: Schocken, 1999.

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