Laura Dely's Blog – January 2010 Archive (6)

Make Your Valentine Day Gift a Fair Trade

This Valentine's Day stand on the side of love with a gift that supports equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creates opportunities to alleviate poverty around the world.

Fair Trade Valentine's Day gifts available from around the world right now at the Non-profit Global Exchange Fair Trade Gift Shop in Shirlington include:

• Treats from Divine Chocolate ( "Heavenly Chocolate with a Heart")

• Teddy Bears from Hmong Weaving

• Jewelry: red coral earrings and… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 29, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Reminder: TODAY IS CALL/EMAIL RICHMOND DAY!!

NoVA LUUP sent out the talking points and links to legislators contact info Tues. Please follow through and call or e-mail your legislators today, Jan. 27!

Don't doubt that we UUs can make a difference -- even if your legislator supports our agenda, they need to know we have their back if they stand up and fight for no discrimination, to protect choice, and to cap predatory lenders' interest rates. (That last one is a problem for Northern Virginia democrats -- they definitely need a nudge… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 27, 2010 at 9:41am — No Comments

Hold Obama to His Promise to End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

This came from the UUA "Standing on the Side of Love" campaign tonight, Jan. 26.

Joan Darrah, Retired Navy Captain and LGBT Activist, wrote:

As a retired Navy Captain and lesbian American, I know from firsthand experience that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is blatant employment discrimination.

On September 11, 2001, I left a meeting at the Pentagon just minutes before Flight #77 hit and seven of my co-workers were killed. My partner, Lynne, would have been one of the… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 26, 2010 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Headline from Richmond: Guns & "Liberty"

Friends:

We UUs have got to step up and actively participate in our democracy. For further proof, look at the headline today from Richmond:

Pro-gun, states-rights rally draws 1,000 to Va. Capitol

A pro-gun, pro-states rights rally at the state Capitol this morning drew roughly 1,000 people who were encouraged… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 18, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

UUA & UUSC Create Fund for Haiti

Friends:

The UUA and UUSC have created a fund to aid the Haitian people at this terrible time.

I hope you will join me and be a generous as you can be.

The notice from the UUA site is below, which includes a link to make a secure online donation.

-- Laura

UUSC and UUA Launch Joint Relief Effort for Haiti

January 13, 2010

In the wake of devastation wrought by the earthquake which struck the island of Haiti on January 12, 2010, the… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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!

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… Continue

Added by Laura Dely on January 12, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments