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Welcome to The Social Justice Council
(SJC)
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Unitarian Universalist Service Committee UUSC-UUA Cyclone
Nargis Relief Fund Unicef 1.800.FOR.KIDS or 1.800.4UNICEF U.S. Fund for UNICEF Red Cross 1-800-HELPNOW American Red Cross |
Doctors without Borders 1-888-392-0392 Doctors Without Borders USA P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030
1-800-542-care Care Gift Center
1-800-728-3843 or 1-203-221-4030, Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm EST Save the Children
Income Processing Department |
Mission Statement
As members of the Social Justice Council (SJC) of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, our mission is to affirm and promote the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism and to honor the legacy of Cedar Lane’s leadership in work for social justice in the wider community, by encouraging members of the congregation to partner with us in translating our commitment into action.
Our decisions for 2007–2008 reflect the expressed priorities of the congregation and concentrate on the following issues:
Strengthening the social safety net for those in need,
Environmental sustainability,
Human and civil rights for all, especially as they affect aspects of identity and enable us to celebrate diversity, and
Peace in areas of conflict, particularly those affected by American military and foreign policy toward Iraq and the entire Middle East.
Working on these issues involves the members of the Social Justice Council (SJC) and the congregation in educating, advocating, organizing, and spending resources of time and money. We do this work through task forces and activities. Please join us!
What You Can Do
Have a few hours and want to make a difference? Watch for opportunities to donate food, funds, talent or time through one of the established social justice groups at Cedar Lane.
Want to get more deeply involved in an issue? Join the Cedar Lane group that is working on it. If we don’t have a group working on the issue, contact the Social Justice Council about starting one.
Want to learn more? Come to the Social Justice Council meeting on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30pm or attend an adult program or forum on social justice issues.
Not sure what you want to do? Come by the Social Justice table during coffee hour and talk to one of the “Social Justice Lounge Lizards.” We want to hear from you.
Stay Informed: Sign up for the Social Justice Bulletin
The Social Justice Bulletin is a moderated email
listserv managed by Cedar Lane's Social Justice Council. We send out one,
occasionally two, messages per week consolidating short announcements of events,
meetings, and volunteer and advocacy opportunities on social justice issues in
which the Cedar Lane community is involved. You can join the list by sending an
email message to
socialjusticebulletin-owner@yahoogroups.com or by stopping by the SJC table
in the lounge.
If you have information for us to include in the Social Justice Bulletin, please
send it to
socialjusticebulletin-owner@yahoogroups.com by Friday for posting by
Monday. Brief “list ready” text most welcome. (We may edit lightly, but prefer
not to.) Feel free to include a website link or contact person for more
information, and try to select the one or two most important items on your issue
each week. We think “less is more” and hope to entice people to the list by
making it a quick and easy read. We welcome your questions and comments.
Betsy
Devlin-Foltz
betsy@devlin-foltz.com
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Social Justice Council Officers
Mike Benefiel, Co-Chair Social Justice Council
Marion Carlson
Heather Janules, Ministerial Liaison
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Task Forces and Liaisons Action in Montgomery - Helen Strang Beacon House - Marion Carlson Bethesda House (men’s shelter) - Connie & Peter Nissley Community-Based Shelter - Sandy Shaw Environmental Task Force Charlotte Brewer & Molly Hauck Global Task Force - Annette Scarpitta Interfaith Works (formerly Community Ministry of Montgomery County) - no liaison info Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Task Force - Marge Dimond & Stephen Colgan Martha’s Table: Karen Lerner Peace Action Montgomery & McCAW: Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice: Pat Karlsen
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: Kathleen Reedy |
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
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