Action and Opportunities

On this page the Social Justice Team presents some ideas about how you can participate and alerts you to specific actions you can take, such as:

letter-writing and postcards to get out the vote in swing states and in Maryland

visiting our Social Justice Fair Sept. 15.

We recently conducted a social justice survey to find out congregational interest in various issues and potential projects and opportunities for action.

Social Justice Survey Results

Survey

Social Justice Fair - September 15

Now that we have the results of our social justice survey, our next step is to find out in greater detail the actions we want to take. We know that many of you are comfortable with advocacy -- writing letters, postcards, calling and emailing your legislators -- but is there more we as a congregation want to pursue. You'll have the opportunity at our Social Justice Fair, Sept. 15 after the service. Find out about Gun Violence, Climate Change, international human rights, more and help to decide and plan our congregation's next steps.

Some Opportunities

Channing In Action - Get Out the Vote

GOTV

Help resettle a refugee family in Howard County  - Several hours
Participate in a worship service - Several hours
Teach a Justice lesson to children or adults - Several hours 
Coordinate our congregation's UUSC Guest at Your Table campaign - 3 Sundays; 4 hours total in November and December
Plan or participate in a Sunday forum - Several hours
Participate in Multicultural workshop - Several hours, usually Saturday
Participate in a UUSJ or UULM-MD or HoCo Coalition Immigration Action Event  - Several hours
Attend a UUSJ workshop - Several hours, usually Saturday
Attend an IAF affiliate meeting (AIM, BUILD, PATH)  - Several hours, maybe four times yearly, usually evenings
Make phone calls to members and friends of our congregation  - Several hours, throughout the year 
Research a national, state or local legislative issue, prepare a fact sheet and suggested message  - Several hours, depending on your interest 
Call, visit or write your legislator  - Less than one hour if you call or write, perhaps twice a year
Write a letter to the editor  - One hour
Attend the UULM-MD annual meeting and talk with legislators  - Several hours, usually in January and February; annual meeting is on Saturday in January
Staff an exhibit table on Sundays - Several hours, several Sundays
Organize our congregation's UUSC Justice Sunday service and call for UUSC membership - Second Sunday in March, 4 hours
Help to organize our congregation's yearly "call" for membership in UULM-MD and UUSJ - Second Sunday in November, 2 hours
Help to organize UN Sunday and call for UU-UNO membership - One Sunday in October, 2 hours
Help to plan and participate the annual UUSC Justice Sunday - One Sunday in March, 3 hours
Attend a rally or lobby in Annapolis or Washington, D.C., or Howard County - Several hours
Attend a racial justice vigil or Black Lives Matter prayer service - Several hours, once a month
Participate in environmental stewardship -- maintain stormwater management drains that Channing has adopted and financially sponsors.

HocoEcoworks

Vote Forward Letter-Writing, Thu, 8/29, 6:30 PM

We will write letters to voters in the swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan at the church office. Yop'll address the letter and envelope and write a brief message. Letters, pens, envelopes, stamps and snacks provided. Just bring your limbered wrists.

We'll also have some postcards available to address to new young voters in Maryland. We'll provide the stamps and mail them for you.

Postcards to New Maryland Voters, Tue., 9/3, 6:30 PM

Additionally, you can join us to address postcards to new, young Maryland voters as part of the Maryland UU Get Out the Vote Coalition of which Channing is a member, along with Cedar Lane, Rockville, River Road, Columbia, Baltimore, Towson.

Postcards will also be available after services, Take a few along with an address list, then return them the next week and we'll stamp and mail them.