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Social Justice at Cedar Lane
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 to work for social justice in the wider community, by encouraging and supporting members of the congregation to take action on a range of social justice issues including:
We do this work by inspiring, supporting, and facilitating Cedar Lane's involvement in groups and activities to educate, advocate, organize, and spend resources of time and money on social justice concerns. What Does the Social Justice Council Do? The Social Justice Council encourages and supports social justice work of the congregation by:
Social Justice Council (2012-2013)
Officers Mike Burski, Co-chair mga1960@earthlink.net 301-523-2827 Don Cleary, Co-chair DPCleary@aol.com 301-933-9442 Connie Nissley, Treasurer cl.nissley@verizon.net 301-530-3442
Liaisons Anne Fretz, Board Liaison annefretz@gmail.com 301-652-3589 Rev. Heather Janules, Ministerial Liaison hjanules@cedarlane.org 301-493-8300
Members Kay Gottesman kgottesman@verizon.net 301-530-5504 Marilyn Hathaway marilhat@gmail.com 301-652-8025 Louis Mayo astronomer2go@verizon.net 301-641-8206 Catherine Scott scottneuner@starpower.net 301-320-6932 Betty Smith bettytomsmith@msn.com 301-460-6817 Deborah Vollmer dvollmer@bellatlantic.net 301-652-5762 Becky White rwhite_20814@yahoo.com 301-656-2073
The Social Justice Council meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm, usually in the library. Meetings are open to all Cedar Laners. We occasionally change our meeting nights, so it’s a good idea to check with the co-chairs if you plan to join us.
Social Justice Groups and Liaisons
Please click here for a graphic representation of many of Cedar Lane's social justice activities. On January 9 and 10, over 100 Cedar Laners gathered for a Social Justice Empowerment Workshop to explore the congregation's social justice history and the connection between social justice and spiritual values. Plans generated by the breakout groups on a range of issues are available. Click here.
Got a social justice idea? Feel some passion? Wonder if Cedar Lane can help you take action?
The Social Justice Council
(SJC) wants to foster and develop the passion for social justice action at Cedar
Lane. If you
Cedar Laners are invited to share information about social justice events, meetings, programs and other opportunities on the Social Justice Bulletin. You can sign up by sending an email to socialjusticebulletin-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Any member of the listserv can post a message by sending it to socialjusticebulletin@yahoogroups.com. We ask those who do to follow these simple guidelines to avoid too much email traffic and make this an effective communication tool for all:
If you would prefer not to receive each message as it is posted, you can sign up to receive:
You can remove yourself from the list at any time, by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any message from the list or by sending an email to socialjusticebulletin-owner@yahoogroups.com
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