[Fuusmchat] Fwd: Action Center Weekly Update: Defending Democracy, Justice, and Collective Power

Thu Feb 20 09:03:49 CST 2025

More good stuff from the UUA's Side With Love

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From: Side With Love <love at uua.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Subject: Action Center Weekly Update: Defending Democracy, Justice, and
Collective Power
To: Dawn Hewitt <fuusm.office at gmail.com>

See our newest resource for responding in these times.

View this email as a webpage.
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*Image description*: The Side With Love logo with "Side With Love" in
orange block letters next to a hand drawn black heart.

Dear Dawn,

We are in a critical moment. Power is being consolidated in the hands of
the few, while attacks on democracy, bodily autonomy, and human dignity
escalate. *But nothing is inevitable.* Justice movements are powered by
people like you—people who organize, resist, and build a loving and
liberated world.

That’s why we’re launching the *Action Center Weekly Update
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resource to keep you informed, equip you with immediate actions, and help
you strengthen your organizing skills. *Each Tuesday, find our newest
update at our Action Center
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/102359306/528918042/825106689?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwNS8xLzc5MDg1IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImE1ODMwM2NjLTRiZWUtZWYxMS05MGNiLTAwMjI0ODJhOTRmNCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiZnV1c20ub2ZmaWNlQGdtYWlsLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=QGEZ6En5KN7En2gFbjKxK3bXyzHzjq66LG5ShYrnA6Y=&emci=c08344e9-3eee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=a58303cc-4bee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=30479610>*
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<https://click.everyaction.com/k/102359308/528918044/825106689?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwNS8xLzc5MDg1IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImE1ODMwM2NjLTRiZWUtZWYxMS05MGNiLTAwMjI0ODJhOTRmNCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiZnV1c20ub2ZmaWNlQGdtYWlsLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=QGEZ6En5KN7En2gFbjKxK3bXyzHzjq66LG5ShYrnA6Y=&emci=c08344e9-3eee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=a58303cc-4bee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=30479610>as
well as the archive of past updates.
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Check out our Action Center Update for the week of 2/18/25
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*We are the majority. We have power. But we must organize.*

Collective liberation is a goal and a practice rooted in our values of
interdependence and the inherent worth of all people. Attacks on trans
people, abortion rights, and racial justice are part of a
divide-and-conquer strategy designed to fracture our communities and our
power. *But solidarity is our moral and strategic mandate.*

*This week’s update covers information, resources, and actions on the
following:*

�� *The rise of authoritarian policies*—executive orders banning trans
individuals from military service, restricting gender-affirming care, and
undermining reproductive rights

⚖️ *Criminalization as a tool of oppression*—from migrant detention and
mass incarceration to laws targeting protest, poverty, and gender identity

��️ *The erosion of democratic norms*—the unconstitutional establishment of
the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), mass dismissals of
oversight officials, and threats to rights.

�� *What we can do*—mobilizing against injustice, taking direct action, and
building power in our communities

*We will not accept a future where some people’s safety comes at the
expense of others.* We build safety through mutual care, not domination.

*We need you in this fight.* Organize your teams, take action together, and
strengthen your skills with our Organizing School
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and Skill Up resources
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.

Together, we can—and will—build a world where all of us thrive.

In faith and solidarity,

Nicole Pressley

UUA Side With Love Organizing Strategy Team Director

PS: Join us for an important conversation on defending sanctuary as the UUA
partners with a multifaith coalition to challenge the federal
administration's rollback of the sensitive locations policy, a move that
endangers religious freedom and the sanctity of our sacred spaces.
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To learn more about our legal strategy and partners, we invite you to
participate in our *webinar “**Defending Faithful Sanctuary and
Hospitality” on Friday, February 21 at 2 PM ET* */ 11 AM PT*
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This online event will feature a Q&A session focused on how congregations
can respond to immigration enforcement. Register now
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.

Let’s come together to uphold our faith’s call to be a sanctuary for all
who face oppression.
Have you filled out our Community Care & Resilience Survey Yet?

As we strive to meet this moment, we want to anchor ourselves in
communities and relationships that foster resilience and liberation. To do
that, we need to cultivate readiness for the climate disasters and
political threats that folks are already experiencing and those yet to
come.

We believe that sharing our gifts with one another is a way we live our
shared values of generosity and equity, and a core part of our religious
practice.

We invite any and all Unitarian Universalists and UU-adjacent folks to tell
us what skills, experience, training, and resources you have that are
essential to responding to immediate and ongoing needs in case of crisis or
emergency
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We
will use the information collected here for future rapid and ongoing
response to events like natural disasters, civil unrest, or other emergency.
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*BLOG*
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*DONATE*
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*EVENTS*
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*SKILL UPS*
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