Member Announcements

Wednesday, 9/15,  is the First Day of  Hispanic Heritage Month. To learn more go to:  https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/ . 

      Get Involved | Make a Difference   Hello ,   This Valentine's Day, instead of just expressing your love to your friends and family, why not spread joy to your community as well? The Volunteer Center has several upcoming opportunities for you to plug in and give back. Here are a few needs I think you would be interested in:   ·      United Way will host the first mass food distribution of 2021 on Saturday, February 20. Scroll down to learn more!   ·      ARCH's ShareHouse is in need of help to sort, clean up and store donations, build move in kits, and assist with basic organization. Click here to sign up.   ·      CASA is currently recruiting more court-appointed special advocates to make a life-changing difference for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.   Our February spotlights are on T.R.A.I.L. with its upcoming Cycle Zydeco event and Terri Roberts for her incredible work as a volunteer. Keep scrolling to read more!   Let's make a difference this V...

We've heard about the great work ARCH is doing to shelter our homeless neighbors. They need extra help now. Please donate if you can.   https://archacadiana.networkforgood.com/projects/117555-help-a-neighbor-get-warm-today

   Jan. 4th is the first virtual (Zoom) MTM meeting of 2021. As usual, the meeting will begin at 6:00 pm with a social chat session will be available beginning at 5:30pm. If you are a member, check your email for the Zoom link. If you would like to join, please apply at  https://movethemindset.org/join-us/   Note: Our UU Fellowship is a member of the Move the Mindset Coalition .

Sunday, December 20, 2020 3:00 PM -  5:00 PM CT (4:00 PM -  6:00 PM ET) Sponsored by UUSJ-UUs for Social Justice --UU Advocacy in the Nation’s Capital & UU Mass Action . From protecting the results of the election to continuing to expand democracy in Georgia and your home state, we must commit ourselves to building democracy and justice for all of us! One way to do that is by calling voters in Georgia before the Senate Runoff elections on January 5. Join us on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4pm ET to learn how you can increase the turnout among voters of color in Georgia using the new PDI calling platform from Reclaim Our Vote. This platform allows you to make calls from your phone or from your computer. All training will be included in the event, but we’ll provide help links for you to review in advance. Once trained, you’ll be able to use this system to make calls after the phone bank any day of the week. All are welcome! Click HERE to sign up .

Reminder: Move the Mindset has a policy of not holding a monthly meeting during the month of December. The January MTM monthly meeting will be held on the first Monday of January (Jan. 4, 2021).

Our friends in the League of Women Voters are put out this call to action: Tuesday, August 18th, both the parish and city councils will vote on FINAL ADOPTION OF CO-069-2020 and PO-035-2020 . The agreement will establish an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Center off of W. Willow St. in Lafayette. This is a compromise proposal negotiated by City Councilman Lewis to ensure a fully accessible early voting site for Lafayette Parish. If this passes both councils, Lafayette Parish will have 3 early voting locations available in October for early voting! The League has long advocated for a fully accessible, adequate early voting site for all of Lafayette Parish. See here for background of LWV-Lafayette efforts to push for a large, centrally located early voting site other than the 1010 Lafayette St. Registrar of Voters’ Office.  Call and write your councilman! ( map of council districts ) Urge them to vote YES on this item! Tell them you support parish and city efforts t...

Join Move the Mindset for a Juneteenth Rally and celebration, June 19, 2020, at 6 p.m. 

Click here to view this email as a web page Beloved Diane, JOIN US as we gather to uplift Black resistance…decry white supremacy…grieve the murder of Black lives and recommit to living our Unitarian Universalist values. #WeCantBreathe - A UUA Virtual Prayer Vigil Tomorrow, June 2nd, 8 PM – 9:30 PM EDT / 5PM - 6:30 PM PDT RSVP for Zoom information. Speakers: UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith, UUA Everette Thompson, Side with Love Paige Ingram, Black Lives of UU Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, UUA Musician: Melanie DeMore REGISTER HERE bit.ly/wecantbreathevigil for Zoom info to participate and share the Facebook event with your congregation and community. Movement For Black Lives has just launched A Week of Action in Defense of Black Lives . As people of faith and conscience, please participate -- online and on the streets. ...