Forward Together: The Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina

What’s Happening at the NC General Assembly?

North Carolina's General Assembly is back in session.

UU Forward Together has several new resources that can help you keep up with (and take action on) important legislation that is being considered by our state lawmakers, including:

UU Forward Together's federal and state legislative goals for 2019;

a new semi-monthly Legislative Update email to keep North Carolina UUs informed about what's going on at the NC General Assembly (and Congress); and

a new legislative tracking tools that shows the current status of bills related to voting rights, democracy, racial justice, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, health care, poverty, education, gun violence, and other issues (updated weekly).

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“Justice on Jones Street” Advocacy Day

Thanks to the nineteen UU "citizen lobbyists" from Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill who worked to give life the shape of justice by visiting the offices of more than two dozen state legislators on May 14th for UU Forward Together's second annual “Justice on Jones Street” Advocacy Day at the NC state legislature.

Thanks, too, to Rep. Marcia Morey (D Durham), who spoke to the group about some of the bills that have been introduced during the current legislative session with respect to gun safety, voting rights, health care, environmental protection, public education, and racial justice.

And thanks to the UU Fellowship of Raleigh, Rev. Sasha Ostrom, Jim Hurdis, and Nancy Moxely for hosting this year's Justice on Jones Street Advocacy Day at the state legislature.

Resources about citizen lobbying and legislative advocacy that were used during this year's Justice on Jones Street Advocacy Day are posted on UU Forward Together's website.

Advocacy Resources

UU Forward Together Voting Rights Webinar Video

Want to learn more about pending lawsuits and proposed legislation regarding gerrymandering, redistricting, the new photo ID requirement for voting, voter suppression, and voting rights as well as what you can do to protect voting rights and democracy?

Watch UU Forward Together's recent Voting Rights webinar featuring Tomas Lopez, Executive Director of Democracy NC, and Kate Fellman, Executive Director of You Can Vote.

Then get involved with Democracy NC, You Can Vote, and UU Forward Together's new voting rights and democracy action team (email revjohn@uuforwardtogether.org).

Watch the Video