Faith In Action
The Faith In Action Committee provides methods for the expression of social action at Fourth U. This may include Sunday services, participation in workshops, attendance at public rallies, marches and seminars, fundraising for the annual toy drive, informing the congregation of opportunities in the community and with the UUA for social action.
Talent needed: Dedication to social action causes, for example, racial justice, voter registration, gay/lesbian rights, disability rights, protection of the environment, animal rights, lower cost housing issues, women’s equality, abortion issues, civil liberties, etc. Willingness to write letters to public officials, research issues, and attend rallies. Fourth Universalist is a member of Interfaith Voices, an umbrella organization in the New York area for people of all faiths to give public witness to our shared principles and values.
Chair: Claudia Flanagan
FAITH IN ACTION SUB-COMMITTEES:
INTERWEAVE
- Leader: Claudia Lorie
- Purpose: Interweave (Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns) is a group of LGBTQ people and straight allies working to end oppression based on sexual orientation and gender identity, with the recognition that we will not be free until all oppression is a thing of the past. UU principles guide our work. We value and affirm the lives and experience of queer people of faith, regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, income level, or ability. By providing and supporting leadership and working in collaboration with other organizations of similar vision, we strive to connect and nurture all queer individuals, communities, and groups and their allies. See the web site of Interweave Continental.
