Peace+&+Justice

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 * Updated on March 13. 2014 **

Chair: Peggy Misch, msmisch@gmail.com

= Mission Statement = The mission of the Charles M. Jones Peace and Justice Committee of the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist is to lead and engage all ages of the congregation in working for peace and justice through study, action and financial support. The Committee focuses on challenging systems and addressing the root causes of injustice, inequality, war and oppression locally, nationally and internationally. The Committee strives to carry on the activist tradition of the Community Church both beyond and within our church walls in the spirit of Rev. Charles M. Jones, this Church's first minister.

**Within These Walls** Peace +Justice Meetings

**P & J meets 2nd Sun of Month. **
Charles M. Jones Peace and Justice Committee welcomes all those interested to attend its monthly meetings. It usually meets after worship on 2nd Sundays at 12:45 PM. Check some events of interest posted on the P & J bulletin board in the Commons. Contact: 919-942-2535.

****Compartments: How Smart, Caring People Misjudge Others:**** Steven Feldman, physician and teacher, will address conflicts in healthcare and in other groups and organizations to uncover strange behaviors and hidden truths. Join Peace and Justice for Steve's talk and a discussion afterward. 7 PM, Wed, Mar 26, Community Church sanctuary. 919-942-2535. **POSTER**
 * Wed, Mar 26, 7 PM **

**Mon. April 7th at 7 PM, ** **at The Community Church in the sanctuary, ** ////The Community Church's Faith in Action team and Justice United present: //// **What is the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),** **and why does it wield so much power in NC? ** A panel discussion with Bob Phillips, Executive Director of Common Cause North Carolina, Frayda Bluestein, Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC, and Jennifer Frye, Associate Director of Democracy NC. In the sanctuary at Community Church. See [] or contact faithinaction@c3huu.org. = Events Beyond Our Walls: =
 * **Bob Phillips, the Executive Director of Common Cause North Carolina,** whose work has included statewide grassroots campaigns for a variety of good government reforms and who will be speaking about how deep reaching influence of ALEC is in our State
 * **Frayda Bluestein, Professor of Public Law and Government at UNC’s School of Government,** who will be speaking on how the state devolves power to local government
 * **Jennifer Frye,** **Associate Director Democracy NC,** who will speak to the laws that have been influenced by ALEC in North Carolina and how H-589 affects the local community
 * //EVENTS OF INTEREST planned by outside groups//**

Chapel HIll and Carrboro

**Ethical Environmental Decision Making:The Multiple Faces of Science: S**peaker Herman Greene, president of Center for Ecozoic Societies in Chapel Hill, a center for advancing new ideas and ways of living for an ecological-cultural age, holds degrees in political science, law, and divinity from Stanford, UNC, and University of Chicago. 1:15 PM, Mon, Mar 17, Carol Woods Community Room, 750 Weaver Dairy Rd. Sponsored by Elders for Peace. Flier posted in Commons. 919-918-3504.
 * Monday, March 17, 1:15 PM **

**Occupation, Boycott, Academic Freedom: Palestine, Israel, and Campus Struggles for Social Justice:** Forum will provide context for understanding interest in boycotts of Israeli policies on US campuses and examine ideal of academic freedom and historical use of boycotts as a tool for social change. 7 PM, Mon, Mar 31, Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium, 301 Pittsboro St (corner of McCauley St). Info: www.theasa.net/from_the_editors/item/asa_members_vote_to_endorse_academic_boycott/. Flier posted in Commons.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monday, March 31, 7 PM - A Forum **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Internationalist Prison Books Collective:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**Workdays: 1-3 PM every Sunday** at 621 Hillsborough Rd, **Carrboro**, to process requests and send books to prisoners. Visit prisonbooks.info <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">or email prisonbooks@gmail.com for details;
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One Wed/month, 7 PM ,** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night (supplies provided.): one Wed/month, 7 PM, Internationalist Books & Community Center, 405 W. Franklin St, **Chapel Hill.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> Info: www.internationalistbooks.org/2011/12/15/an-appeal-from-the-prison-books-collective/, http://prisonbooks.info/,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> 919-942-1740.


 * Ongoing weekly vigil for justice and peace: **
 * **Chapel Hill: __4:30 - 5:30 PM EST, Fridays,__** corner of Elliott Rd and East Franklin St (919-942-2535).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Durham

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Raleigh:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Putting Our Faith into Action: Support Farm Workers**: Opportunity to learn about NC farm workers’ struggle for justice and how we can support their efforts to gain dignity, better pay, and safer working conditions by challenging the corporate tobacco supply chain, and fighting for union representation. 6:30 PM, Tue, Mar 18, West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, 27 Horne St, (one-way street to access from Pogue St off Hillsborough St, Raleigh. Sponsored by: National Farm Worker Ministry, FLOC, and religious groups..
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tues. March 18, 6:30 PM **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ongoing vigils for justice and peace: **


 * 1st Wednesday of every month,

Raleigh: Stop the Arms Race and Build a Culture of Peace Vigil, 1st Wednesday of every month, Noon to 1 PM, Century Post Office on Fayetteville St (919-821-2014);


 * 5 - 6 PM, Mondays

Raleigh: End the death penalty (PFADP, AI-USA, NC-ACLU), 5 - 6 PM, Mondays, Central Prison, corner of Hunt Dr and Western Blvd (919-779-1912);

=<span style="color: #670909; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Share the Plate Reports: =


 * STP for 2014 **


 * Money raised at **** Peace and Justice Share the Plate Collections in 2014 **
 * MLK Sunday 1/19.** Collection for **Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association** and **Chapel-Hill-Carrboro Human Rights Center: $693 Each**


 * STP for 2013 **
 * Money raised at **** Peace and Justice Share the Plate Collections in 2013 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Sun, Oct 20, 2013,** Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) and the local Coalition for Peace with Justice (CPwJ) = =
 * MLK Sunday, Jan 20**, 2013 **The Rogers- Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) $604.50 AND** **The Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill & Carrboro (HRC)** **$604.50**
 * Feb 10, 2013** Scholarship money to help defay the cost for 2 members of our congregation who wish to join the Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East human rights trip, June 25-July 4, 2013. **$1,217.11**
 * June 13, 2013, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), $508.00. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">January 15, 2012, Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) and its partner, the Coalition to End Environmental Racism (CEER). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">June 17, 2012, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, $**572.00.**
 * STP for 2012**
 * Money raised at **** Peace and Justice Share the Plate Collections in 2012 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">$1554 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sept. 2, 2012, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI), and Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), **$713 each:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Oct 21, 2012, Unitarians Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ( www.uujme.org ) and Coalition for Peace with Justice ( www.peace-with-justice.org ).**$551 each**

Dec 9, 2012, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) **$486.29** and NC Stop Torture Now (NCSTN) **$486.30**

** Money raised at **** Peace and Justice Share the Plate Collections in 2011: ** Jan 16, 2011, Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) ($1518.51) May 15, 2011, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) ($1,185.00) Aug 14, 2011, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty ($569) AND [|Stop Torture Now] ($569) //in coordination with Community Services Ministry:// Oct 4, 2011, Hispanic Liason of Chatham County/El Vinculo Hispano ($750.00) AND El Centro Hispano ($750.00) Sept 4, 2011, Farm Labor Organizing Committee ($618.32) AND Unitarian Universalist for a Just Economic Community ($618.33) //Dec 11, 2011,// UUs for Justice in the Middle East ($671.30) AND Coalition for Peace with Justice ($671.30<span style="color: #6d0d0d; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> UUA-GA 2012:
 * STP for 2011 **

**Click on Peace & Justice History** to see some old history and some past events. This page also includes **Community Groups** which Peace and Justice Committee has supported in the pa