UUFR has several very active social justice ministries that are working for a better world. Whether feeding the hungry, registering voters, welcoming refugees, or installing solar panels on the sanctuary’s roof, these volunteers make real our commitment to actively serving the common good. On our blog, you can learn about UUFR’s social justice work and figure out where you would like to get involved.
To go directly to posts about a specific ministry, use the dropdown menu on the right side of the page.
By Amy Blackwell, Immigrant and Refugee Justice Ministry Team
Last month, I got to watch as children whose families had recently fled violence in countries like Afghanistan, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered in a Raleigh apartment complex to go shopping for new … read more.
By Danna Mattocks, Anti-Racism Ministry Team
Danna Mattocks with her husband and son last summer
We need your help to take UUFR’s Anti-Racism efforts to the next level: Vote YES for the important new statement of conscience at UUFR’s congregational meeting on November 14th. (To attend the congregational meeting, join us in person or on Zoom … read more.
By Sandy Pearce, ONE Wake Organizing Ministry
ONE Wake gave me an opportunity to walk and talk for social justice.
In August, I participated in 10,000 Strong, ONE Wake’s campaign to build community support for affordable housing funding and recruit new voters. As part of that … read more.
It was fall of 2020, and after months of pandemic and toxic politics, Donna Doran needed something positive in her life. That’s when she heard about a local nonprofit’s work to give farmers of color and women farmers new markets for their produce, by pairing … read more.
ONE Wake – – the multi-racial, multi-cultural, interfaith coalition of more than 40 churches, mosques, synagogues and other civic organizations to which UUFR belongs – – has scheduled two important events in October and November. UUFR members are encouraged to sign up for one or … read more.
Immigrant and Refugee Justice Ministry Team
Bill Devereux and crew building bunk beds on a hot day
When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, many of us watched in horror, wishing there was something we could do to help people desperately fleeing their own country. These are … read more.
By Jim Hurdis, ONE Wake Organizing Ministry
Jim Hurdis and his wife, Susan, at UUFR’s Flower Communion
I’m a UUFR member who serves on ONE Wake’s Housing Research Team. We need your help to bring desperately needed affordable housing to Wake County.
Recently, we’ve been trying to … read more.
By Russ Outcalt, Michele Hutchins and Hoke Kimball, Environmental Justice Ministry Team
Good news for anyone who’s felt a pang of guilt when tossing out their Styrofoam takeout container, or filled an entire garbage can with the foam packaging from a single box: You can … read more.
ONE Wake is the multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-racial community organizing network to which UUFR belongs.
The three issues it is focusing on now are affordable housing, living wage jobs, and equitable educational opportunities.
ONE Wake has developed specific proposals to address these issues in Raleigh and other Wake … read more.
By Linda Miller, ONE Wake Organizing Ministry
ONE Wake is beginning a new phase of its work on education. Now that listening sessions with hundreds of parents, students and educators across Wake County are complete, ONE Wake’s education team has formed four sub-teams who are … read more.
