The Civic Engagement group meets regularly to bring timely justice actions to each Sunday worship service. We pick important issues for letters, postcards, petitions, and phone calls. In addition, we network with other justice and faith groups in Phoenix and beyond.
Recent Civic Action News
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Double Trouble with Good Trouble
For all you UUCP Good Trouble makers, we are planning 2 celebrations!
In person Celebration at UUCP: You all worked hard for this. Now it’s time to celebrate! Join us after service on Sunday, February 26th for our UUCP in person celebration. We will be giving out some awesome Good Trouble swag provided by the UUA, including UU the Vote signs, Good Trouble pins, General Assembly Nametag ribbons, UU the Vote postcards, and an InSpirit gift card!
Virtual UUA Celebration on Zoom: Join in the Countrywide celebration of all Good Trouble congregations on Feb. 28th, at 5PM AZ time. President Susan Frederick-Gray will officially announce our congregation at this national ceremony and celebration. The program will include storytelling, music, and an address from a special keynote speaker (announcement coming soon). Register for this event.
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Learn How to Voice Your Opinions to the AZ Legislature
Virtually all the experiences in your daily life are affected by laws enacted by the AZ Legislature. You may think “I don’t do politics.” Think again! Politics is simply the business of everyday life in our communities.
Our Legislature will consider many, many bills this session, some of which are egregious and a few of which support UU values. This Sunday, January 29, after the service, your Civic Engagement team is offering hands-on training in RTS, a unique system that gives citizens a way to register up/down “votes” on bills at the Legislature from home. Bring your laptop or tablet and come to learn how to engage directly with upcoming legislation.
To get the most out of the training, sign up for an account today.
Learn more about RTS in this 5-minute video.
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Sign Up Now! Voice Your Opinions to the AZ Legislature
When people hear what RTS stands for, “Request to Speak,” they imagine having to go to the Legislature and speak in person. Not true. Stay home, get on your computer and simply register an up/down “vote” on bills.
On January 29, after the service, your Civic Engagement team is offering hands-on training in RTS. Bring your laptop or tablet to learn how to engage directly with upcoming legislation. You must have an account prior to the training. Sign up here.
Older notifications are viewable in our Civic Engagement archives.
Interested in Joining Us?
This document provides information about our mission and activities, how often we meet, and what we expect of our members: Civic Engagement Team. For further information, please email civicengagement@phoenixuu.org.
UU Justice Arizona (UUJAZ)
In addition to weekly Civic Engagement actions, members of UUCP may participate with UU Justice Arizona (UUJAZ), a network of eleven AZ UU congregations. UUJAZ coordinates and promotes statewide justice efforts among UUs, including our annual UU Day at the Legislature. See the UUJAZ web page for more information, or visit their Facebook page.