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Comment by Laura Dely on January 19, 2012 at 11:34am

Monthly Service Project:  Sat. Jan. 28th from 10 am to noon

Gather at Arlington Church of the Brethren (300 N. Montague St) to make fleece scarves for ASPAN clients.  No sewing required. This is the first of the 2012 Monthly Service Projects that will always take place onthe 4th Saturday of each month. Send e-mail to sign-up for project announcements at: monthly-service-project@googlegroups.com.

 

Comment by Lavona Grow on December 8, 2011 at 8:55pm

The Arlington County Board will consider purchasing a permanent building for the homeless shelter as well as government offices.  The hearing will be on Tuesday 12/13/11.  The purchase of the building will complete the acquisition and development of the long planned Arlington Courthouse Plaza.  There was an article in today’s Washington Post describing strong neighborhood opposition to the homeless shelter.  If you wish to speak in support of the shelter, speakers need to sign up around 6:00 pm.  The hearing will start at 6:30 pm after the swearing-in of the two new County Board members. 

Comment by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles on October 27, 2011 at 2:34pm

Diana Day's mom is Phyllis Lehner.

Comment by jill herndon on October 27, 2011 at 1:01pm

Todd -- thanks for sending the draft summary out as a message to all group members. I appreciate it.

Comment by Marilyn Baker on September 23, 2011 at 2:05pm

The next UUCA Coffee House is Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m., featuring Sarah Binkley, Evie Priestman, John Giunta, Libby Wiebel, Michael Kullik, Nate Johnson and others. Donations will support Peace Camp and travel by youth to the 2012 Justice General Assembly in Phoenix, as well as trips to New Orleans and possibly Boston.

Comment by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles on August 19, 2011 at 1:12pm

HEARING ON SECURE COMMUNITIES DEPORTATION PROGRAM

       NOTE: Neither UUCA nor VOICE has taken a position on this matter.  This announcement is an invitation for those individuals who want to learn or want to advocate.

     Location for the hearing:
Founders Hall at George Mason University's Arlington campus on Fairfax Drive (next to St. Charles Borromeo).

On Wednesday, August 24 from 6:00-8:00 PM, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will hold a community hearing in Arlington County on the Secure Communities Program.  Last year, the Arlington County board led the way in opting out of the program and was followed by states including New York, Illinois and Massachusetts.  Yet earlier this month, ICE decided to rescind any existing agreements with states and declare that participation is mandatory nationwide.  In a recent report by the USCCB, the Catholic bishops' position stated that Secure Communities should be "frozen until meaningful changes to the program are made," and that it does not believe the program "can or should be expanded to every jurisdiction nationwide" because it "would represent a disregard for the very real and human damage the program has caused." Faith communities in Arlington are organizing a response at this hearing.  If you are interested in taking part on Wednesday evening, please contact Greg Staff at 703-979-5580 or gstaff@olqpva.org. 

Comment by Rev. Linda Olson Peebles on August 18, 2011 at 2:58pm

HEARING ON SECURE COMMUNITIES DEPORTATION PROGRAM -

UUs INVITED TO FAITH RESPONSE

 On Wednesday, August 24 from 6:00-8:00 PM, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will hold a community hearing in Arlington County on the Secure Communities Program. Last year, the Arlington County board led the way in opting out of the program and was followed by states including New York, Illinois and Massachusetts. Yet earlier this month, ICE decided to rescind any existing agreements with states and declare that participation is mandatory nationwide. In a recent report by the USCCB, the Catholic bishops’ position stated that Secure Communities should be “frozen until meaningful changes to the program are made,” and that it does not believe the program “can or should be expanded to every jurisdiction nationwide” because it “would represent a disregard for the very real and human damage the program has caused.” Faith communities in Arlington are organizing a response at this hearing. If you are interested in taking part on Wednesday evening, please contact Greg Staff at 703-979-5580 or gstaff@olqpva.org and he will keep you updated, particularly regarding the yet to be determined location of the hearing.

Comment by Sana Saeed on April 27, 2011 at 4:39pm

FYI: I was asked by a friend to forward on to folks that would be interested- Sana

 

Please see the attached event flyer for distribution to your networks.  Please feel free to distribute to any contacts, networks, or listserves that would benefit from it.

 

To provide you with a brief overview of the forum, the Alexandria Democratic Committee's Immigration Forum will take place on Monday, May 2, from 7pm-10pm at the T.C. Williams High School Auditorium (3330 King Street,Alexandria, VA).  The goal of this educational forum is to encourage coalition building toward equitable immigration policy at a local level.  At the forum, we will explore local-, state-, and national-level immigration issues and the struggles of undocumented persons and their families.  The program includes a discussion panel of immigration policy experts and will be followed by a Q&A segment.  Afterwards, attendees will be invited to participate in smaller groups for in-depth discussions and to share their insights with the whole body.  Speakers at the event will be:

 

•         Sindy Benavides, Director, Community Outreach of Democratic National Committee, DNC;

 

•         Adrienne DerVartanian, Senior Attorney/Policy Analyst, Farmworker Justice;

 

•         Jorge Figueredo, Director Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU;

 

•         Tram Nguyen, Deputy Director, Virginia New Majority. 

 

Should you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I would be more than happy to talk with you about it.

 

Best Regards,

Elvis

E-mail: the_el@hotmail.comADC%20Immigration%20Forum%20Flyer.pdf

Comment by Stuart M. Whitaker on April 23, 2011 at 9:39pm

After extensive discussions and exchanges amongst UUCAVA members, staff, and friends*, I wish to announce a meeting to consider the creation of a UUCAVA Democratic Social Justice Committee and related matters. The meeting will be held this Tuesday, April 26, at 6 PM, at Cosi's, across from Ballston Metro Station. The planned agenda is as follows:
Item 1: Creation of a Democratic Social Justice Committee which would:o Represent individuals concerned with UUCAVA's social justice activities;o Identify issues that impact UUCAVA social justice activities;o Facilitate communication internally and externally about social justice issues;o Provide input and guidance to professional staff.Item 2: Ensure that individuals who are concerned with Social Justice are elected to the Board of Trustees:o this will entail working with the existing nominating committee;o identify and promote individuals concerned with Social Justice on the Board of Trustees.
Note: with respect to the Board of Trustees, the Article IX of the UUCAVA Constitution  (http://api.ning.com/files/le7SHdxHhEzfzAECwJF*Tt6lf8WW1LnIV25G7ZAd2ixc0AZkXK9Rvib1Ed0Pcnk38NXZDNawARJZmByJl-*QAQtpigaoAISQ/2010_Constitution_ratified_1003.pdf) establishes a Nominating Committee, though nominations may be made both by petition and from the floor of the annual meeting.
UUCAVA is undergoing a significant transition, involving the capital campaign, staff transition, the Board of Trustees election, and other matters. I am personally glad that Reverend Carlton has scheduled a Social Justice meeting on May 7th and encourage all interested individuals to attend that meeting. This Democratic Social Justice Committee meeting on April 26th, to which all interested individuals are invited, has been deliberately scheduled in advance of the May 7th meeting. Comments and suggestions are welcome, regardless of whether you are able to attend one or both of these meetings.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved.
Regards,
Stu Whitaker
*Discussants included Sarah Munson, Sara Anderson, Moya Atkinson, Wendy DeMegret, Chris Hager, Laura Dely, David Garcia, Jane Ashley, Cynthia Adcock, Carlton Smith, Michael McGee (apologies to those I've omitted and those who wish they had been omitted :)

Comment by Laura Dely on January 12, 2010 at 4:58pm

Lobby for Love & Justice in Richmond Jan. 27
Come to meet with your legislators and talk about GLBT, Choice, and Car-Title Lending Reform, and come to meet other UUs from the Northern Virginia region. And come to live our UU Principles!
Or, if you can’t make it to Richmond Jan. 27, consider taking part in our “Virtual Lobby Day” wherein you will promise to call or email your legislators on that day (NoVA LUUP will provide example e-mail and phone scripts for the VLD participants.)
NoVA LUUP has background papers to give you all the information you need for this effort on our Web site (just Google "NoVA LUUP"). We'll meet at the General Assembly Building in Richmond in the morning, brief you, give you a cheat sheet of talking points, coach you for your meetings, and provide materials to leave with your legislator. And give you coffee and lunch! Sign-up in church this Sunday (Jan. 17, and 24) or for either online at novaluup.org.
Questions: contact NoVA LUUP Board members John Gunning or Laura Dely.

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