Social Justice Council, 1/14/20

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Attendee: Betty Van Gheluwe, Mark Bussolini, Rob Ham, Don Stepich, Jim Bigelow, Marni Odermann, Rev. Sara LaWall

Agenda:

  • December meeting: https://boiseuu.org/social-justice-council-12-3-19/
  • Round Table:
    • Climate & Environment Justice, https://www.uua.org/environment
      • Climate Action Team, Rob
        • 19th zero waste presentation
        • Lisa Hecht’s class on reducing you carbon foot print, 1/27/2/10
      • #FridaysForFuture: Friday sit-ins at the capitol for climate action
      • Sunrise Movement: Launch party for Plan to win the Green New Deal
    • Economic Justice,  https://www.uua.org/economic
      • Food – GrubClub, Mark and Ann Marie
        • missing Shari, working on the new organization 
        • feed 125/week at the Interfaith Sanctuary
        • food is provided by Idaho Foodbank
        • People meet to cook the meal on Sunday, using the Synagogue kitchen
      • Mark has set up a medical library of the Interfaith Sanc and City lights
        • also a library of regular books
      • GrubClub is also the contact for activities down at the Interfaith Sanctuary
      • Rev Sara
        • This is very appealing to new members who want to get involved
          • We need make the contact info for all the various tasks such as cooking and serving, available to people 
            • need to structure cooking, serving, etc to allow more volunteers
            • Establish a job rotation schedule so people can help and not get overworked
      • GrubClub wants to put together a sign up web page. 
        • Mark will write a description
        • Jim will work with Eileen, Mark about a justice web page, sign up sheet.
      • Homelessness/Parking Lot – Mary Beth
        • Not addressed
    • Immigrant Justice, http://www.uua.org/immigration
      • Refugee & Immigrants – Betty
        • combining Refugee & Immigrant meetings with Asylum Seeker Hosting
        • still working on citizenship tutoring
      • Asylum Seeker Host Project
        • welcoming our asylum seeker, 
        • providing medical and dental care.
        • search for leads for legal needs, 4 possibilities
        • Funding
          • go fund me page — has raised over $7,000
          • Will be send a letter asking for donations from people who offer to help
    • LGBTQ Justice, https://www.uua.org/lgbtq
      • Pride –  Michael Howard is coordinating, meeting 
        • will take lead of activities during pride month.
          • The entire congregation will get involved.
    • Racial Justice, https://www.uua.org/multiculturalism
    • Reproductive Justice, http://www.uua.org/reproductive
      • Idaho Legislature – Jim
        • weekly add the word vigils,
          • noon Wednesdays by the bell at the state Capitol
          • organized by Interfaith Equality Coailition
    • Voting Rights, http://www.uua.org/liberty/electionreform
      • UU the Vote – Jim
        • See the discussipn below
      • Women’s March, Jan 18th, 9 – 10:30 am, Idaho State Capitol
        • Rev. Sara will give the invocation at 9
        • Can we organize our participation?
          • meet on the west side of the Bell
          • Jim organize getting banner
  • Plate Partners 2019 – 2020
    • Our partners: https://boiseuu.org/justice/plate-partners/
    • Debrief 2019 – 2020 nomination process
      • started late giving a shortened nomination period
      • Rev. Sara: Let’s accept nominations all year long.
    • Partners to contact
      • Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (Feb)
      • Intertribal Native Council (Mar)
        • need to find a contact
          • Rev. Sara and Tess nominated them
          • Jim will work  w/ Rev Sara to make contact
      • Idaho Black History Museum (Apr)
      • Don will be the contact and greeter
    • Partner to greet
      • Planned Parenthood (Jan)
        • 1/12/20: Betty & Kacee
      • Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (Feb)
        • Feb 2 : Rob Ham
      • Intertribal Native Council (Mar)
        • Mar 1: Marni
    • Partner to be presented plate partner check
      • start publicizing the event and inviting people to join in
      • GrubClub
        • split the interfaith donation
          • half for interfaith
          • half for GrubClub
        • Jim will work with Rev Sara for hand off
      • Artisans for Hope (July) 
        • working to connect for hand off
        • Jim work with Rev Sara
      • Citizen’s Climate (Nov),
        • hand off at their 1/21/20 meeting, 7pm
        • attending: Denis Rockwood, Rob
        • Jim: get the checks for the presentation on Sunday 1/19 and do the presentation
  • Plate Partners: 2020 – 2021
  • Fall Social Justice Resolutions Quick Debrief
    • What did and didn’t work
      • would like the board step up more for staff the voting tables
      • missed some educational possibilities for the resolutions before having the vote
        • this was special important for the 8th Principle resolution
        • we had a feedback session with people unprepares to get beyond word smithing
  • UU the Vote 2020
    • https://www.uua.org/justice/vote2020
      • #VOTELOVE, #DEFEATHATE, #UUTHEVOTE
      • Purpose: mobilize voters, counter voter suppression, leverage our resources, and engage in spiritually grounded, values-based issue conversations with voters in our communities.
    • What part will our existing ministries play in this effort?
    • Do we need a new BUUF group to engage with this campaign?
    • What groups should we partner with?
      • Interfaith Equality Coalition,  UVI, ICL, ACLU … ?
  • March 7th Social Justice Workshop: “Intersectionality”
    • ministry teams have been asked to save the date.
    • We have a room: Raible Room
    • what is the Agenda/Format?
      • There is still a desire to learn about other ministry teams
        • activities, partners interior and exterior
        • core focus: what are we doing and what can we do together
      • Given the stakes of the 2020 election year, 
        • do an exploration on what it would been to have teams come together for UUtheVote
          • should we devote energies this year to the UUtheVote campaign
        • pull back some our efforts and devoting our energies for Get Out The Vote
          • phone banking party
          • letter to the editor parties
          • weekly dinners to support activites such as vote reg drives
        • map out our a plan between now and election day
        • We’ll need a good description of the UU the Vote campaign
          • comparison of what we already are doing and campaign activitie
      • Nuturing and Voting
        • how can we be supported and support each other and build connections between groups  — how to prevent burn out
        • Rev Sara has some ideas on how to do this
  • Fall Social Justice Workshop 2020
    • Theme?
      • a chance to bring focus to a ministry group, Climate Action Team?
      • UU the Vote?
    • Logistics?
    • Not discussed