	Ohio-Meadville District of the UUA

Social Justice Resources

Related links:

JUUST Change Consultancy Program

Social Justice Committee

To join the Social Justice Action Committee of the OMD email list, please visit the following website: groups.yahoo.com/group/OMDSJAC

Here are links to social justice websites that can provide resources for congregations and individuals engaged in social justice work.

Interested in what the UUA is doing in social justice? Sign up for the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy Email News and Updates. You can do this at their website. And you can find out everything social justice related that the UUA is working on as well as search past resolutions and study action issues at www.uua.org/socialjustice.

Equality Ohio - an organization who works for equal rights for LGBT people. They have a monthly newsletter with all the news and information about equality issues in the state of Ohio.

Currently they have a job opening for a program associate. From their newsletter: Equality Ohio is searching for a full-time Program Associate to join our team. Are you the right person to help us create an Ohio where everyone feels at home? Working with us in our Columbus office, the Program Associate will support the work of three high-energy, passionate, creative program and development staff, and work directly with board members, volunteers, outside vendors, and coalition partners. You will be responsible for year round management and implementation of special projects and events as well as other activities necessary to achieve our vision and goals. Are you ready for the challenge? Click here for a complete position description and details: http://www.equalityohio.org/jobposting.htm
They are also looking for volunteers for a number of activities. From their newsletter: Volunteers needed for EHEA postcard campaign - You’ve probably heard by now that Equality Ohio will introduce the Equal Housing and Employment Act (EHEA) to end workplace discrimination for LGBT Ohioans. Citizens like you will ultimately make sure that bill gets passed – and right now we need volunteers to help us with an important project. We’ve been gathering signed postcards urging legislators to pass the EHEA. Our goal is to drop 10,000 postcards to legislators when we introduce the bill, to prove Ohioans are behind us. We are getting close to our goal, but to get there we're planning a big push during the Ohio primary vote on March 3rd. Can you help gather postcards in targeted districts for a couple of hours at polling places on March 3? Email Bo Shuff at bo@equalityohio.org or call 614.224.0400). Thanks! Volunteers needed to help make calls - We need help in our Columbus office making important calls to our members about our 1000 for Fairness campaign in support of the EHEA. If you have phone skills or are willing to learn, we are looking for you! Equality Ohio staff members will help you get going and will be on-hand to support you as you make calls. We have convenient shifts to fit into your schedule (including evenings). Please contact Adam Leddy at 614-224-0400 or email adam at equalityohio.org if you are willing to help us out. Thanks!
And, if you are looking for internship ideas, again, from their newsletter: Interns wanted - Equality Ohio is seeking interns for three exciting roles with the organization: community outreach; development; and lobby day planning. Community outreach interns will help plan and execute outreach activities during summer Pride festivals around Ohio. Development interns get to learn key fundraising principles as they engage members and potential donors. Lobby Day interns will get to work on one of the most exciting events for Ohio’s LGBT community each year: Lobby Day for Equality scheduled for May 14th. Click here for a complete details: http://www.equalityohio.org/jobposting.htm

UUA Commission on Social Witness- UU Social Witness homepage. This is the commission that is in charge of the study action issues and the actions of immediate witness process at General Assembly each year. You can find the text and study guides for current study action issues and actions of immediate witness at their website. To learn more about study action issues and actions of immediate witness, check the UUA's site: www.uua.org/socialjustice/issuesprocess/index.shtml. You can learn more about the current issue of Peacemaking here.

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee - Human rights and social justice. This is an affiliated organization of the UUA and does most of the social justice work of the UUA. You can find information here about the Guest at your Table program, work camps and social justice trips, religious education materials and current projects.

American Civil Liberties Union - National organization defending the Bill of Rights

American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio - Local chapter of the ACLU

To find a variety of resources for congregations on most social justice issues, visit the UUA's website pages on social justice. For pages on the old site that haven't been moved yet, check archive.uua.org/programs/justice/

The Washington Office of the UUA is our lobby in Washington as well as being our voice on a variety of issues. To learn more about this department, visit http://www.uua.org/aboutus/professionalstaff/advocacywitness/washingtonoffice/index.php.

Trying to plan social justice projects for religious education classes or the entire congregation to participate in? Check out some of these sites: Heifer Project provides curricula, classrooms posters and activities as well as information about where the money goes as children raise money to purchase animals for others to receive and learn to care for. Empty Bowls is a program that helps people understand hunger and raises money for local soup kitchens and food pantries. Teaching Tolerance is a publication of the Southern Poverty Law Center and has tons of resources on diversity conflict resolution. Earth 911 has information about recycling centers, Earth Day and other environmental issues.