Attending: Tess, Sue P., Don, Cathy Sandstrom, Betty, Jim
Agenda:
- Notes from the April 16, 2019 meeting: https://boiseuu.org/social-justice-council-meeting-4-16-2019/
- Sue quoted Melinda Gates’ book, The moment of lift, how empowered women
- Plate Partner report – Tess
- call her to join, since she’s out of town
- Reported on voting
- She sent an email to each group that was not selected by the vote of the congregation
- Cathy Sandstrom from the Refugee and Immigrants Ministry team
- There’s a group within BUUF that is looking at and doing planning on how to support one or more Asylum Seekers
- There’s a plan for sponsoring for a year
- a family will provide housing
- there is an official sponsor
- a medical team
- a proposed budget to get a ball-park figure of commitment
- There’s an organizational meeting on May 29th at Rev. Sara’s house
- Sue suggested that the team look for a marketing person and develop a plan & goal
- Tess could be a resource to a volunteer marketer,
- possibly Matthew Griffen
- Tess will send Matthew’s info to Cathy Sandstrom
- Tess could be a resource to a volunteer marketer,
- This project was brought up at the May congregational meeting
- Perhaps it will also be featured at the Sept 21 Refugee & Immigrants Ministry
- August Social Justice planning meeting, how do we get the best turn out?
- Suggestion, Sat Aug 24 from 9 – 12. Coffee and snack to start, a light potluck to end the meeting, here at BUUF.
- Sue will “help” work on a plan/agenda for the meeting
- Preliminary plan: https://boiseuu.org/preliminary-plan-for-8-24-19-social-justice-leadership-retreat/
- developing an organizing document for the coming year w/ the social justice council as a coordinating group.
- what are the active areas, where are the needs.
- want to have a voice from the groups.
- do more planning in the June meeting for the august retreat
- who would we want at the meeting:
- EBT groups – patti and gary,
- Shar Tesi or someone in the group
- climate change
- pride
- refugee & immigrants
- racial justice
- long term discussion for another time:
- How to make a resolution be a spring board to action.
- Suggestion, Sat Aug 24 from 9 – 12. Coffee and snack to start, a light potluck to end the meeting, here at BUUF.
- BUUF Gun Safety Resolution and Mothers for Demand Action for Gun Sense
- The resolution calls for the following actions:
- Supporting community partners working on common sense solutions locally and nationally,
- A public media campaign to make our voice, support, and adoption of this resolution prominent in our community (including but not limited to, press release, a letter campaign to lawmakers, opinion pieces, etc.)
- Can we coordinate with the June 8th National Gun Violence Awareness Day event and Eyes for Art?
- Wear orange
- Jim will write a small article for the BUUF bulletin asking for people who wish to get involved to contact him.
- The resolution calls for the following actions:
- Round Table:
- Climate Action,
- Dennis and Sharon Rockwood are co-chairs
- team has developed a plan for next year
- the safe parking lot program,
- looking for a sponsor
- Racial Justice,
- Don: there a group forming and talking about mission/goals/vision
- figure out what we want activities and goals to be done
- Pride Ministry
- taking over the month of June in the Sanctuary
- at the pride festival and hoping for a partnership w/ hp for a photo booth
- has had 3 meetings,
- Climate Action,