Grassroots Social Justice Advocacy

A Voice for Justice, Equality and Compassion in New Jersey

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The Princeton chapter of the UUFaithActionNJ advocates for social and economic legislation that embodies our Unitarian Universalist values. We research issues, formulate positions, and speak with one voice. Through our task forces, we work for economic justice, reproductive justice, environmental protections, just immigration policies, criminal justice reforms and environmental justice.

As part of the UUFaithActionNJ, an affiliation of 21 New Jersey UU congregations, Princeton Unitarians have advocated for clean water, better housing, a higher minimum wage, and immigrant rights.

Task Forces and Issues

Our congregants work on task forces and, as you can see in the photo, attend meetings and annual Legislative conferences. Task forces develop policy positions and organize advocacy. A task force usually conducts monthly conference calls. Please join one of the statewide task forces to develop positions on policy issues and organize advocacy activities. Here are the task forces and a small sampling of past and current work:

Environmental Justice

Chairs: Peggy Middaugh & Ray Nichols
As Unitarian Universalists we are called upon to affirm and promote ‘respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Reproductive Justice

Chairs: Carol A. Loscalzo & Jami Thall
UU FaithAction, representing the Unitarian Universalist congregations in New Jersey, stands together in faith to demand a system that provides adequate health care and treatment for all, including reproductive justice for all people.

Criminal Justice Reform

Chairs: Tom Moran & Claudia Sanders
Mass incarceration and the deprivation of human civil rights are disproportionately focused on people of color.

Immigration Reform

Chairs: Rich Held & Ted Fetter
Supporting legislation requiring greater use of renewable, earth-friendly energy sources (RETA) and reducing lead in NJ water supplies.

Gun Violence Prevention

Chairs: Liandra Pires and Leslie Moran
The need for the enactment of common sense gun legislation has never been clearer.

Reparations

Chairs: Rohn Hein & Dionne Ford
Unitarian Universalists call for reparations to recognize and repair the ongoing legacy of slavery and systematic racial discrimination in New Jersey.

For additional information on the different Task Forces, please visit the UUFaithActionNJ website.

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At UU Princeton, liaison Mike Loney makes sure information flows smoothly back and forth between our congregation and the larger UUFaithActionNJ, arranges meetings, organize petition drives, and facilitates workshops at our congregation.