There is a lot happening right now with the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), and there are several ways for our congregation to put our values into action this month.
MUUSJA is currently hosting several virtual workshops and info sessions focused on urgent justice issues in our state, including:
Join members of the Minnesotans for Equal Rights Coalition (MN4ER) for an engaging and informative webinar on the movement to pass an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Minnesota Constitution.
As people of faith committed to justice and equity, we play a vital role in ensuring constitutional protections against gender-based discrimination. The Minnesota ERA bill (SF37, HF173) intersects with issues so many of our faith communities are already committed to and engaged in: reproductive justice, trans refuge, disability justice, and anti-racism.
On Saturday, October 18, people all across the country will gather for No Kings, a day of action to lift up democracy, justice, and worker power. Instead of bowing to authoritarianism, we will come together to tell a different story of America, rooted in freedom and dignity for all.
We will meet at the A-frame at 11:30 a.m. to carpool to the Chaska event that starts at 12:30 p.m. If you would like to attend, please email Laurie Gauer (gauer_mn@yahoo.com).
On Saturday, November 15, Lake Fellowship will host a discussion of Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families, last year’s UU Common Read. We will gather from 10:00 to 11:30 am to share reflections, questions, and conversation.
This three-session course offers an introduction to gender diversity and trans identity and equips you to respond to the current political attack on trans people. We will meet online on September 30, October 7, and October 14, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Many LFUU members and friends showed up to protect our democracy at No Kings events on Saturday, June 14! They did so despite being in shock and grief over the murder of the Hortmans and shootings of the HoƯmans and being asked by authorities not to because of safety concerns since the killer was still at large. Many more weren’t able or chose not to attend but were there in heart and spirit.
On the June 16 nationwide No Kings debrief on Zoom, they reported that well over 5 million people showed up at over 2,100 No Kings events in all 50 states and many other countries!
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is condemning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision (PDF, 118 pages) in the United States v. Skrmetti case that will harm the rights of transgender youth to receive gender affirming care in this country.
This three-session MUUSJA course offers an introduction to gender diversity and trans identity and equips you to respond to the current political attack on trans people.
Content includes trans 101, vital information to counter rampant anti-trans propaganda, and concrete actions that are needed in order for UU congregations to be spaces of safety and belonging to trans people and our families in this moment. We’ll also be discussing what you and your congregation can do to support trans refugee work in Minnesota.
On Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, actions will take place all across the country during Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C. People will come together instead to center the story of America and lift up the pro-democracy and pro-worker movements.
We will meet at Lake Fellowship at 11am to carpool to the Chaska event. If you would like to attend, please email Laurie Gauer (gauer_mn@yahoo.com) by Thursday, June 12th.