Social Action and Justice is of critical importance to UUCR Members & Friends.
Emergency Assistance to Ukraine. Click here to find a list of organizations providing emergency assistance to Ukraine. We do not recommend any particular ones; please do your research before deciding to donate.
Our Social Action & Justice Committee works hard to create and sustain a more just and equitable world. Committee efforts begin with studying an issue, which may lead to advocacy by working with grassroots community organizations, government, interfaith, and community groups. The Social Action & Justice Committee provides a focal point for these efforts. Individuals take the lead on specific social justice issues. Examples of these issues include:
Economic Equality
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning Justice, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, & Two-Spirit
Immigrant Rights
Racial Justice
Environmental Justice
Voting Rights
UUCR is actively involved in social action work throughout our community, with representatives on the boards of Cornerstones, a local non-profit that provides support and advocacy to those in need, and The Closet, a local faith-based non-profit thrift shop. We also organize or support the following initiatives:
UUCR Alternative Gift Market
Jennifer Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Helping Hungry Kids
Hypothermia Prevention
Monthly special collections to benefit various charities and humanitarian groups
Please contact Committee Chair Tim Norton at sajchair@uureston.org for additional information.
Learn More About Social Action & Justice at UUCR
Please contact Committee Chair Tim Norton for additional information: sajchair@UUReston.org.
Special Collection for January: Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund
Russia has invaded Ukraine in the biggest state-against-state attack since World War II. Millions of civilians have been caught in the middle of a deadly war and humanitarian crisis, affecting generations of Ukrainians, including children and the elderly. Your donation to this fund will support Ukrainians in need, now and in the future, with a focus on the most vulnerable.
Your donation will provide:
Shelter, food, and clean water for refugees
Health and psychosocial support
Access to education and economic assistance.
Find out more at https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ukraine-crisis-relief-fund/
