Let others know about social justice activities and initiatives that you support. All comments must be civil in nature. Comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UUCSF or of the Social Justice Committee.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Welcome
We are testing this blog and will be making adjustments to best suit our mission and the needs of our users. We look forward to working with you on social justice issues.
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I am glad to see this blog up and running and I delighted to start the commenting.
Underlying the work of the social justice committee is the question each of us is asking and maybe even struggling with...what is social justice?...for whom?...how does it work?...how do we create it?...and how does it feel?
I hope we will be able to collect and share this conversation with others including of course members of the congregation.
I am just going to start in.
WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE?
A living experience of life in which the value of my life and my chances for a good quality of life are roughly equal to others in the world.
Social justice is not a static index but a dynamic quality that grows and changes as human life grows and changes and new challenges in the human condition emerge. Social justice cannot be achieved as such but is an aspiration that guides conduct so that the possibility of achieving it remains within a human horizon.
I would say that social justice in fact is not grounded in human experience only but is an aspiration central to every individual life regardless of its form. That is it is central to the survival instinct of every life.
To fulfill our congregational mission, the Social Justice Committee will facilitate actions leading to greater equity, justice and compassion. We will identify, nurture and support initiatives to mobilize the congregation to action informed by UU values, beliefs and history.
Social Justice Committee 2007-2008
Dennis Bianchi, Chair
Fran Martone, Vice-chair
Kitty Sherlock, Secretary
Evelyn Cole, Treasurer
Karolyn Eisenstein
Marianne Hale
Deborah Holder
Sherry Kraemer
Helen Mooney
Joel Nicholas
Jim Kraemer, Board Liaison
Stephen Furrer, Minister
UUCSF SJC Calendar
SJC Meeting: July 7, 7pm
Community Calendar
Wednesday, June 11 at 8:15pm: Plum Blossom in Snow--A Documentary about Falun Gong ,The Film Center at Cinemacafe (1616 St. Michael's Dr)
Sunday, June 22nd 3 to 7pm: Annual Festival of Giving, The Second Annual Generosity Sunday, DeVargas Park.
Third Saturday meditation for peace, 10am - 11am, UUCSF in the library.
About Us
The UUCSF Social Justice Committee meets the first Monday of every month at 7pm. Any member wishing to attend may do so. Any member wishing to present a proposal for consideration by the committee may do so at 6:45pm. The officers of the committee will take the information under consideration and present it to the committee as time permits on future agendas.
The committee is working primarily from the “Rochester Model” in pursuing the social justice commitment of the congregation. This means that the bulk of the work done will take place through sanctioned task forces voted on by the congregation. A copy of information about this model will be placed in the library. Information will include directions for forming a task force and proposing it to the SJC and congregation. Additionally the committee will serve as a clearinghouse and connecting point for social justice activities that members wish to share with others and to facilitate linkages with other faith group and community efforts.
Current UUCSF social justice task forces and programs are:
Global Warming Task Force Chairperson: Doug Stewart
Safe Haven Program Chairperson:
Change for Change Program Chairperson: Evelyn Cole
DeVargas Middle School Project Chairperson: Helen Moody
First Sunday Giving Program Chairperson: Evelyn Cole
Registration ends 28 days before each election and resumes the following Monday. You may register at the Santa Fe County Clerks Office, the Secretary of State’s Office, and at Motor Vehicle Division offices. For more information go to www.sos.state.nm.us.
1 comment:
I am glad to see this blog up and running and I delighted to start the commenting.
Underlying the work of the social justice committee is the question each of us is asking and maybe even struggling with...what is social justice?...for whom?...how does it work?...how do we create it?...and how does it feel?
I hope we will be able to collect and share this conversation with others including of course members of the congregation.
I am just going to start in.
WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE?
A living experience of life in which the value of my life and my chances for a good quality of life are roughly equal to others in the world.
Social justice is not a static index but a dynamic quality that grows and changes as human life grows and changes and new challenges in the human condition emerge. Social justice cannot be achieved as such but is an aspiration that guides conduct so that the possibility of achieving it remains within a human horizon.
I would say that social justice in fact is not grounded in human experience only but is an aspiration central to every individual life regardless of its form. That is it is central to the survival instinct of every life.
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