CRS/UUANI NEWSLETTER ITEM SUBMITTED BY: DALE GRIFFIN

CRS, UUANI and UU Prison Ministry – Come to a Potluck/Training and Springfield Trips

Come to a potluck and training on issues we will advocate for in Springfield! And come to Springfield April 12st and/or 21st! Please contact Dale Griffin to RSVP or for more information.

The potluck/training is for UCE and other local Community Renewal Society churches on Saturday, April 2, 6-8 p.m. at UCE. Learn about the issues of race and poverty we will address on the April 12th trip with CRS, UUANI (UU Advocacy Network of Illinois) and the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois:
• Ending absolute bars to employment for people with records
• Fair tax for Illinois to increase revenue and protect the most vulnerable
• Removing barriers to filing a complaint against a police officer
and the UUANI issue for the April 21st trip:
• Clean Jobs Illinois – reducing greenhouse gases through efficiency, renewables and incentives

The UU Prison Ministry of Illinois held a workshop March 11-12 led by Chris Crass on racial justice, prisons and UU, for all the UU churches involved. Books by Chris are at the book H.