Actions you can participate in with CRS, UU Prison Ministry, and UUANI:
CRS (Community Renewal Society) held its annual membership assembly on November 12 and several UCE members participated. This year’s actions will focus on violence prevention, jobs in the inner city, employment opportunities for people with records, and implementing the Fair Cops Ordinance in Chicago.
Our Evanston team gathered with CRS teams from congregations in the north suburbs (there are 6 of us) to plan to work together to bring CRS issues forward in our own communities, linking with local community groups addressing like issues. We will continue to meet periodically to strategize and energize. We are meeting with our legislators in December to inform them of the CRS agenda and invite them to the Annual martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Faith in Action in January. Our north suburban legislators have been enthusiastic supporters of CRS.
Join Community Renewal Society for our Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Faith in Action on Monday, January 16, 2017. Contact Dale Griffin for more information or to RSVP today!
The UU Prison Ministry of Illinois is conducting its annual fundraising campaign with individuals who would like this ministry to thrive. You can donate online by clicking “give” on the UCE homepage.
We expect to have a presence in Logan Correctional Facility and Cook County Jail soon, and have begun to help people returning from prison. We are working together on ways to be radically welcoming congregations to those who have been incarcerated.
UUANI (UU Advocacy Network of Illinois) begins a new year with emphasis on raising the minimum wage (economic justice), passing a clean jobs Illinois bill (environmental justice) and passing anti-solitary confinement legislation (racial justice).
UUANI recently completed a very successful fundraising campaign, exceeding our goal of $12,000 to complete a package to hire the very energetic Rev. Scott Aaseng as half-time director. UCE folks have been very generous in their support and we are grateful!
For more information on any of these please contact Dale Griffin or other participants. DaleCGriffin@comcast.net