Any member of the UUCW community is welcome to attend! The 8th Principle Taskforce is requesting that a representative from every active UUCW group join us to reflect on our commitment to racial justice and make commitments to continue to advance our journey. 

We will reflect on our successes, identify our barriers, and make commitments as we work to bring the 8th principle into our congregation. 

Register here for the Zoom meeting: https://bit.ly/uucwsummitrsvp

Contact 8thprinciple@uucworcester.org with any questions

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Worcester Door Knocking

Saturday, 10/30, 1-4 PM

RSVP to isabella@worcester-interfaith.org by 10/28

*Bring a charged cell phone & backup battery (to keep track of your door knocking results), water, COVID mask, and comfortable sneakers

Voter Outreach Phone Bank

Call local voters from the comfort of your own home! Training & support by zoom to encourage voters to get out to the polls on 11/2

Friday October 29th 11am-1pm – Register here

Every Tuesday from 5-8pm until Election Day on November 2. 

You can sign up here. When registering, include Worcester Interfaith, so that they set you up to call Worcester voters!

Election Information for Worcester residents:  

For information on how to vote early in-person, by mail or on Election Day (11/2) visit:  http://www.worcesterma.gov/elections/your-vote-counts

Contact Beth via GOtV@uucworcester.org for more information

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The Get Out the Vote Team is taking part in Reclaim Our Vote (ROV)/Center for Common Ground’s postcard campaign again.  We will be sending postcards to people in Virginia who are often the focus of voter suppression to remind them about the importance of voting in their state election and provide instructions for how to vote early.  They are electing Governor, Lt. Governor, Atty. General and state delegates (similar to our State Representatives).  Contact Beth Posner-Waldron or Vickie Cox-Lanyon directly or Beth via GOTV@uucworcester.org for more information or to sign up to help.  

The only skill needed is being able to print or write a few sentences and an address legibly and add some doodles or artwork, if you are able.  We have all the materials, including stamps (or you can supply your own stamps–no flags, please, as they can be associated with voter suppression–no dog images, either)  

Let’s keep Virginia a voting-rights state and help get out the vote!  A large turnout can make a huge impact on the outcome of the election, as we know from November 2020’s general election and January 2021’s special election in Georgia.  Whomever gets elected in Virginia gains a platform that can impact future national elections, too, and affect all of us, in a negative or positive way.

Postcards need to go out by October 18.   You can read more about the ROV postcard campaign here.  Vickie has already ordered the supplies so you do not need to do anything other than help write the cards.

Past elections have shown that the more people who get out to vote can make a big difference in who gets elected.  You can make a big difference with just an hour or so of your time.  Please join us on 10/6 or grab some postcards to do at home.  Call or email Vickie Cox-Lanyon or Beth Posner-Waldron directly to arrange to get your postcards and addresses or email Beth at GOTV@uucworcester.org.

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UUCW is a member of Worcester Congregations for Climate and Environmental Justice (WCCEJ), which is promoting a 

Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike Rally

Friday, September 24, 11:30

In front of Worcester City Hall

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us there!

Sunrise Worcester and 350 Central Mass are sponsoring it. 

For more info contact Mara Pentlarge at mara dot pentlarge at gmail dot com 

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From Worcester Interfaith:

Worcester is receiving $145 million in federal COVID relief funds. Officials are holding sessions for community input, though they say they will only use the input for $10 million.

We need to show up and say our priorities – the current proposal for how to spend the funds from the City Manager are far from these priorities:

·       that the funds go to people hardest hit by the pandemic: people of color, working class residents of Worcester, and tenants in precarious living situations.

·       that the money be spent on affordable housing, food security, health and human services, and youth programs.

·       that community members have input on how ALL of the funds get spent.

·       that none of these funds to go to the Worcester Police Department.

·       We also need to ask for more community input sessions so that many residents can raise their voices and we can shape Worcester’s pandemic recovery and future together

UPCOMING LISTENING SESSIONS:

·       Thursday, September 9, 6 pm @ Boys & Girls Club, 65 Boys & Girls Club Way

·       Thursday, September 16, 6 pm @ Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St

You may also fill out a survey to share your priorities as to how the American Recovery Plan funds should be spent: http://www.worcesterma.gov/arpa

Questions? Contact sidewithlove@uucworcester.org

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