Attending

Jim, Linda, Cathy, Mark, Rev Sara,

Agenda:

• Notes for the Social Justice Gathering, June 18, 2025
• BUUF Social Justice Resolution: Faithful Defiance of Authoritarianism: A Call to Action by the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
  • From the BUUF Social Justice Council:  The plans outlined in Project 2025 are rolling out daily. Nationalism, racism, transphobia, and patriarchy are reordering our world in material, ideological, and spiritual ways. But today, we must also understand who we are called to be and what we are called to do in this moment.
  • AIW: Faithful Defiance of Authoritarianism, a Call to Action: Reaffirming Our Covenants for Democracy and Freedom!
  • Click here for a link to the first draft of the fall social justice resolution based on this AIW
  • This resolution will be brought to the congregation for discussion and vote
• Statement:  A Spiritual Call for Repair and Healing through Reparations
  • Sponsored by the Racial Justice Ministry
  • Turn statement into a resolution
    •  “Whereas” are the Why, “so be it resolved” are the actions
• Fall 2025 resolutions
  • There will be two resolutions to congregational discussion and vote
  • Each resolution will have their own discussion/feedback sessions
  • Both resolutions will be voted on in the same ballot
  • Time line for fall resolutions:
    •  Oct/Nov/Dec, gather feedback from the congregations with in person  feedback sessions,
    •   Mid to late January put out ballots & hold a congregational vote
• Supporting Oct 18th No Kings Rally
  • Do Process Chorus will be a present
  • Would be nice to have a “unified” BUUF Presentation
  • Send money to 50501 to support me
    • $500
  • Support bringing a Christian Theologian speaking on countering Christian National
    • $250
• Funds
  • Social Justice Council has a $1,000 budget
  • Grub Hub funds rolled into Social Justice Grant Find
• Social justice business cards
  • The last bunch disappeared 4-5 months ago off Nancy’s desk
  •  Rev. Sara will look for cards, Eileen with order if needed.
• Coordinate justice ministry activities.
  • Social Justice Council meetings are the way organize
  • Hygiene & Coat drive for Duck Valley
  • The next “drive”  will be a Holiday Drive w/ ANA
• meeting schedule for the remain meetings
  • December
  • March
  • May
• Plate Partners for the program year
  • See https://docs.google.com/document/d/11tmGn73VfNLH8hzalE-DNJej4cjGFWjQAsDbCyfC13s/edit?usp=sharing
  • October Wassmuth Center Mark, met with Christina at Wassmuth
  • November Duck Valley RJM
  • December ANA RIM
  • January Pro Voice Proj Rev. Sara
• Round Table
  • Mark –
    • homeless situation is devastation due to current laws, Boise policy have been great but will when there is a complaint
      • Folks are moving out to the desert, with winter coming it will be bad
    • Working with Hispanic center, Roger S has been a help, would be great if RJM has a liaison with them, Mark can make a intro for a RJM person
    • Needs storage for things donated, would like something like the storage box that’s in the BUUF parking lot – Rev Sara will coordinate with staff or build another shed
  • Cathy –
    • Doing a international bazaar the Sunday before thanksgiving
    • ANA gift drive
    • Still assisting asylum seekers
  • Linda –
    • Indigenous people’s day to coming along well
    • Working in a Reparations task force, looking at what other UU congregations are doing.
    • Could to a reparations testimonials
  • Jim –
    • Tree planting proposal
    • Supporting solar 
    • Climate justice 
  • Rev. Sara
    • Early conversation faith groups create safe parking programs, needs city support – difficult but there are conversations – early work
    • Talk to her for funds to help undocumented people