The Dogwood Faith Project
Resisting Christian Nationalism
in North Carolina
In 2026, the Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of North Carolina launched the Dogwood Faith Project, a five-year effort to powerfully combat the threat of Christian Nationalism in North Carolina. Check out our slate of trainings, phone banks, and in-person canvass events, and help us to advance religious freedom in our state!
Three-Part Training Series
Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:00pm on Zoom
UU Justice NC is offering multiple opportunities to participate in our 3-part training sessions led by our congregational organizer, Kaleb Graves. The series will teach you how to resist Christian Nationalism through canvassing, phonebanking, and everyday conversation.
- Session 1 - Christian Nationalism(s): What and Why
- Session 2 - Listening and Self-Interest Organizing
- Session 3 - Having the Conversation
Sign up for a training cohort! All trainings are on Tuesday's from 6:30 - 8:00 on Zoom. If you can't make a session in your cohort, you can sign up to attend that session in a different cohort.
Second Cohort - August 11, August 18th and August 25th. Register Here
Third Cohort - September 1st, September 8th and September 15th. Register Here
Fourth Cohort - September 22nd, September 29th and October 6th. Register Here.
National Phone Banks with UU the Vote
September 16th & 23rd from 6:00 - 9:00pm
This fall, we're teaming up with Side With Love for two National UU the Vote phone banks.
Wednesday, September 16th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm ET. Register Here.
Wednesday, September 23rd from 6:00 - 9:00 pm ET. Register Here.
During the first 90 minutes, our expert in Christian Nationalist ideology, Kaleb Graves will train us on the diversity of Christian Nationalist identities and equip us with the tools needed to have effective, relational conversations. Then, in the second half of the evening, we'll get on the phones! Don't miss these inaugural phone banks of the Dogwood Faith Project!
In-Person Canvass Events
Talking to fellow North Carolians about Faith
This fall, there will be two opportunities to participate in Event Canvassing in key areas of North Carolina.
Each canvass event will begin with an in-depth training led by our congregational mobilizer, Kaleb Graves. He'll equip you with the knowledge and skills to have relational conversations with fellow North Carolinians about what their faith means to them, and the value of religious freedom.
Hendersonville, NC on September 6th & 7th at their annual Apple Festival. Sign-up here!
Monroe, NC on Saturday October, 17th at the Halloween Happenings Event - Registration Coming Soon.