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Congregational & Community Safety Series

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | October 1, 2025

This fall, UU Justice NC’s is excited to offer a six-part Congregational & Community Safety Series! These free workshops will help UUs upgrade safety and security for your congregations and…

Justice Denied: UUs Rally to Free James Richardson

By Mark Bochkis | September 18, 2025

The more you learn about the circumstances around James Richardson’s 2011 conviction for a drive-by double murder, the more upsetting his incarceration becomes. A caring father and a devoted son,…

Wilmington’s Peace Monitors Growing to Meet the Moment

By Mark Bochkis | August 18, 2025

If things start percolating at a rally, protest, march or polling site in Wilmington, NC, there’s a good chance you’ll see a hulking man with flowing silvery locks somewhere near…

Movement Siblings

By Mark Bochkis | July 16, 2025

UU and JJ History of Collaboration in North Carolina   We have the moral responsibility to do together what we cannot do alone.  For the last three years, Abby Lublin…

Faith Table Launches to Mobilize Progressive Communities of Faith

By Mark Bochkis | June 11, 2025

On May 7, 2025, more than 70 faith and community leaders from across the state gathered at the Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh to launch the Blueprint NC…

Interfaith Support for NC Rabbis’ Message to Trump

By Mark Bochkis | April 23, 2025

150+ NC Faith Leaders Amplify Courageous Passover Letter   On April 13, 2025, at the start of Passover, 18 North Carolina rabbis published a courageous holiday message, calling on the…

Friday Action Hour Celebrates its 250th Gathering!

By Mark Bochkis | April 16, 2025

The idea was born out of isolation – maybe even a bit of desperation. Video chats were still novel and Zoom boxes still unfamiliar and uncomfortable when the National UU…

UU the Vote 2024 – Together We Reached Out To 100K NC Voters

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | September 12, 2024

UU The Vote 2024 – The Largest Activation of NC UUs Ever!   Last year, over 11 hundred UUs across 21 NC congregations helped make UU the Vote 2024 by…

Canvassing with NC Asian Americans Together

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | September 5, 2024

Canvassing with NC Asian Americans Together This fall, we are excited to partner with North Carolina Asian Americans Together for a series of non-partisan door-to-door canvasses. *** See full schedule…

Abortion Rights Interfaith Phone Banks

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | September 2, 2024

Abortion Rights Interfaith Phone Banks Join Side With Love, UU Justice NC, Pro-Choice North Carolina, and Carolina Jews for Justice for this three-part phonebank series calling North Carolina voters. The…

You Can Vote – Voter Empowerment

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | September 1, 2024

You Can Vote‘s 2024 Voter Empowerment Training is designed to mobilize volunteers with how to educate and empower the community for upcoming elections. This comprehensive training educates participants in You…

NC Healthcare Navigator Recruitment

By Lisa Garcia-Sampson | August 12, 2024

Thursday, September 19th at 7:00pm on Zoom. With Medicaid Expansion finally rolling out this past December, more North Carolinians than ever before qualify for affordable health insurance. As a volunteer…