Justice Ministry Calendar -November
UU Avl & UU Events
Nov 17 –UU Justice NC Friday Action Hour – Living Our Values This Thanksgiving. Join UU Justice NC this Friday, November 14th at 11:00am fora special Friday Action Hour reflecting on Thanksgiving and exploring resources to help us offer land acknowledgements, prayers/grace at the dinner table, and have meaningful conversations about this holiday. Check e-News for link.
Nov 19 – National Side With Love Worksop: Faith Out Loud – November 19th 4:00 – 5:30 PM. UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt invites us to remember “what symbols, messages, principles, or experiences are most central to our deep understanding of Unitarian Universalism.” During this skill up, we will take time to discuss and practice articulating our theologies of justice-making with faith-centric language that can be used in outreach, public statements, petitions, letters, and more. Register Here
Nov 19 – An invitation from A-RIJAG -Anti-Racism Immigration Justice Action Group:Asheville’s Hidden History: Early Black History and Recent Urban Renewal Impacts.Sunday Nov. 19, 2:00-3:30 pm at Congregation Beth HaTephila. Details.
Nov. 20 – 5 PM, you are also invited and encouraged to join TRANZMISSION, Rev. Audette, and our Asheville community at New Belgium Brewery, 21 Craven Street for an observance of TDOR- Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov. 27– Fall Book Study: A Future We Can Love by Susan Bauer-Wu, which was inspired by a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg. 7:00-8:15 PM. Via Zoom. Contact sunitapatterson@gmail.com for Zoom link. To read: Part 3, Will
Nov. 30 – Curious Conversations: Bagged lunch series to explore justice themes related to collective liberation and opportunities for action.. Join us in Sandburg Hall from noon- 1PM. Topic: Reparations: What is happening in Asheville? Facilitator: Rev. Claudia
Looking Ahead
Dec 11– Fall Book Study: A Future We Can Love by Susan Bauer-Wu, which was inspired by a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg. 7:00-8:15 PM. Via Zoom. Contact sunitapatterson@gmail.com for Zoom link. To read: Part 4, Action
Community Events & Beyond
Nov 16 – The League of Women Voters is offering “Productive conversations without confrontation”, webinar, 7 pm. Get details and register here.
Nov 18 – People’s Power Assembly, 1 – 3 pm, at the YWCA. Get details from this Facebook post.
Nov 28 – Pro-Choice NC offers its quarterly (and last for 2023) update report virtually, 12:30 pm. Get details and register here.
Nov 29 – Jews United for Democracy and Justice (JUDJ) “Recounting the Power Struggle between Politics, Money, Media, and Tech” with Patti Morrison, former editor of the Washington Post, 8 pm. Register here.
Nov 30 – World AIDS Day luncheon offered by WNCAP, noon. Get details and register here.
Dec 7 – The Workers’ Circle offers :How Voting Suppression Works Today, and What We Can Do About It”, 7 pm. Get details and reserve your spot here.
Dec 7 – Just Economics offers its Annual Celebration, 6 – 9 pm. The celebration is at Asheville Habitat for Humanity at 33 Meadow Rd. This event is free to attend and will include food, drinks, music, a trivia game, and a raffle.
Dec 9 – The ERA-NC Alliance offers its annual meeting on the status of the ERA, 11 am, virtually. Get details and register here.