Justice News
UU Justice NC March 21, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour - Friday March 21st at 11:00am. One is four people in NC depend on Medicaid for affordable healthcare. Any federal funding cuts to this program would be catastrophic for our state. This week, we'll take action writing Letters to the Editor calling on congress to defend Medicaid. We'll also continue to call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and call our state legislators about a series of bad bills moving through the General Assembly. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, Join via this Zoom Link and sign up for our Friday Action Hour Weekly Email here.
Chance to Lobby Your Legislators!
Cosponsored by ERUUF Reproductive Justice and Pride+
Tuesday, March 25
9:00 am–4:00 pm (can leave earlier)
Downtown Raleigh
Rainbow and Repro Advocacy Day
Registration is required. Register here
We will be gathering at a location in Raleigh in the morning near the Legislative Office Building to prepare for the day. The morning meeting location will be shared before the event. No experience is required to participate. Our staff will provide an overview of current relevant state policies and training.
We encourage you to sign up by the 19th to make sure you’ll have an opportunity to speak to your legislators, given their busy schedules.
Interested in carpooling? Email .
UU Justice NC March 14, 2025
UU Justice NC's 250th Friday Action Hour Celebration, March 14th at 11:00am. Since May of 2020, North Carolina UUs and friends have gathered together every Friday to experience the joy of community, and the power of our actions. Join UU Justice NC this Friday for a special celebration of our 250th action hour. It will include a recap of all of our major wins over the last five years, and reflections from special guests and members of the Friday Action Hour community. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC February 14, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, February 14th at 11:00am. Loving Our Children through School Board Advocacy. In North Carolina and across the country, school boards make important decisions that are vital to the wellbeing of our children. Unfortunately, many school boards are advancing a White Christian Nationalist agenda by banning books, attacking trans youth, removing DEI from curricula, and passing harmful disciplinary policies. This week we'll be joined by Peter Rawitch, co-founder of Love Our Children, an education advocacy organization based in Wilmington, NC. Peter will equip us with the tools and knowledge to love our children through local school board advocacy. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC February 7, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, February 7th at 11:00am. The Fight to Protect Medicaid Expansion. This week, Congressional leaders are negotiating a budget resolution, and North Carolina is at serious risk of losing Medicaid Expansion. In 2023, we finally won the expansion of Medicaid for over 600,000 people in our state, and we cannot let politicians in Washington take it away. This week, we'll be joined by Rebecca Cerese, Health Policy Advocate with the NC Justice Center. She will talk to us about the national week of action to protect Medicaid Expansion. Then, we will get on the phones calling our Federal elected officials. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
UU Justice NC January 31, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, January 31st at 11:00am. Thank you to all those who made last week's Friday Action Hour by far the largest in our history! This week, we'll be joined by Artie Hartsell, Director of Organizing at the ACLU of North Carolina. Artie and UU Justice NC staff will provide important updates around Siembra NC's work building systems of safety and care for those at risk of deportation. We'll also continue making calls and writing letters calling out the shameful attempt to silence 60,000 NC voters in the State Supreme Court race. Finally, we will call our federal representatives in D.C. to speak out against the Trump Administration's budget and tax agenda. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
Durham CAN Action Group
UU Justice NC January 17, 2025
UU Justice NC January 10, 2025
UU Justice NC's Friday Action Hour, January 10th at 11:00am. NC BIPOC Media & Community Action After Hurricane Helene. This week, we will watch the Laura Flanders Show Episode showcasing two Western NC community media groups, Cherokee One Feather and JM Pro Community Media who are doing powerful storytelling and sharing essential news and information with local immigrant and indigenous communities. We will also discuss the ongoing rebuilding process in Western NC following Helene. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
January 14th 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET - 2024 UU the Vote Celebration. Join Side with Love for this special event recognizing the incredible work of UUs in 2024 to protect and strengthen our democracy. Speakers will include UUA President, Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, Side with Love National Director, Nicole Pressley, and UU Justice NC's Rev. Lisa Garcia-Sampson. Register Here.
UU Justice NC December 13, 2024
Friday Action Hour, December 13th at 11:00am. This week, we will review the final week of the State Legislative Session and the shameful passage of the so-called Hurricane Relief bill. We will also call Federal legislators about Trump Administration cabinet confirmations and demand that Senate leadership not allow HR 9495 to be included in the continuing resolution. If this bill becomes law, it will have a chilling effect on the free speech of non-profits, and it will offer the incoming administration a new weapon to punish and silence political opponents. Review this week's resources and actions on our Google Doc, and Join via this Zoom Link.
