Volunteer/act for justice

Thu., Jan. 17, 7-9 p.m., Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church, VA. Register here. Want to help defend our immigrant neighbors, friends and family members against detention and deportation? Accompaniment is one of the first lines of defense. Attend this training provided by the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network. Your accompaniment at ICE check-ins and court hearings helps: ease the anxiety of interacting with the legal system, reduce the likelihood of detention and keep relatives/lawyers informed if the person is detained.

Identifying Your Congregation's Next Steps in the Struggle with White Supremacy Culture. Sat., Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at UUCF. Register here. Fee: Sliding scale $20-$30-$40 (waiver for $10 fee as needed - just ask). Lunch included. Child care available - $5 per child. Please indicate your request for child care on your registration. Join UUs in the Central East Region for this day of learning, growing and rising. Sessions include: Why Do We Use the Words White Supremacy Anyway? with Revs. Megan Foley and Ian Evison There’s an Elephant in the Room: How to Have Difficult Conversations at Church with Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson Leading Racial Justice Work as UU People of Color with Rev. Sunshine Wolfe Identity Development With Children and Youth with Shannon Harper Why Is It So Hard to Get Others in My Community Interested in Racial Justice Work? A Look at the Intercultural Development Inventory with Rev. Renee Ruchotzke Experienced UU Antiracist Get-Together with Paula Cole Jones Identity-Based Group Caucusing Stories of Struggle and Success - 15 congregations share brief TED-style talks about what worked for them and what didn’t!  

Wed., Feb. 6, 7:30-9 p.m., Social Hall. Contact Eric Goplerud. Everyone welcome.

Feb. 10-17. Volunteer sign-up. Contact Jeff Snyder, 202-486-6433. We need 150 volunteers to join our partnering faith communities and other contributors. We especially want to invite new volunteers – whether new to UUCF or new to the Hypothermia Prevention Program - to join us overnight, to drive our guests and any of the many other important tasks involved in this service. Training is provided – we need you! Donation bins and wish lists are in the Sanctuary and Program Building. Cash donations are also welcome; this year we begin a plan to make the project self-funded and reduce the financial demand on the UUCF Social Justice budget. Your financial support means not only helping prevent hypothermia, but it will allow social justice funds to be used on other important projects; just write “hypothermia” on your check made payable to UUCF.    

Thu., Feb. 14, 10-11 a.m., National Rifle Association headquarters, 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax. Contact Bob Hatfield. Signs provided. Park on Fairfax Ridge Road. Vigils are held at the NRA the 14th of each month in memory of the victims of Sandy Hook, Dec. 14, 2012, as a public reminder that the American people want safe and sane gun laws.