How you can make a difference: Collect signed postcards that will be sent to Michigan legislators. The goal is to collect 5,000 post cards by June 2nd. Norma Bailey and Joyce Henricks have the postcards for you to sign and also share with your neighbors and friends to get more signatures. If you were not in church on Sunday, May 2, contact Norma (989-560-3952 or [email protected]) or Joyce (989-773-4709 or [email protected]) to get postcards. Once collected, they will deliver them to MUUSJN who will then forward them to our legislators.
MUUSJN and its Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition are members of a coalition that is working to bring an important resource to Michigan families – paid sick leave. More than half of working mothers (54%) do not have paid sick days they need to care for themselves and their loved ones.
How you can make a difference: Collect signed postcards that will be sent to Michigan legislators. The goal is to collect 5,000 post cards by June 2nd. Norma Bailey and Joyce Henricks have the postcards for you to sign and also share with your neighbors and friends to get more signatures. If you were not in church on Sunday, May 2, contact Norma (989-560-3952 or [email protected]) or Joyce (989-773-4709 or [email protected]) to get postcards. Once collected, they will deliver them to MUUSJN who will then forward them to our legislators. Did you know:
• It is miPride's 25th Anniversary • There is a Pride March and • Rally at State Capitol and • Commitment Ceremonies Join the fun! We are getting together a group from UUFCM to walk in the Pride March 2014. Wear your Standing on the Side of Love shirts, or anything rainbow, or UUFCM tee shirts, and help carry our UUFCM banner and the Standing on the Side of Love Banner. We will meet at UUFCM on Saturday 23 at 11:00-11:30 to caravan to Lansing. Please contact Michelle Whitney (phone or text 989-817-2851 or [email protected]) if you decide to join us! Thank you to all who contributed to our special plate collection to support the work of the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN). We collected $358.26 which we have sent to MUUSJN. If you would like to know more about the organization, there is literature in the entryway at the church or you can contact Norma Bailey at 989-560-3952 or at [email protected].
Each year our fellowship takes a plate collection specifically devoted to a donation to MUUSJN to support and sustain its justice activities. We will do that this Sunday, and we ask each of you, to the extent that you can, to donate in our special collection plate for MUUSJN (cash or a check written out to MUUSJN).
Our fellowship is a member of the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN), a statewide network of people from 27 Michigan UU congregations and fellowships who work together for justice. The Network promotes legislative change by working in coalitions, organizing action alerts, conferences, e-newsletters, and a dynamic website. MUUSJN has a solid track record of achievement, mobilizing faith values in the last 12 years to impact public policies through advocacy, education and public witness on many issues: health reform, GLBT rights, immigration reform, poverty/economic justice, reproductive justice, environment, raising the minimum wage, gun violence prevention, and prison reform. Several of UUFCM's members and friends are also individual members of MUUSJN, and if you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Norma Bailey at 989-560-3952 or [email protected]. |
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