Join Our Efforts to Help Bend Texas Toward Justice
Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM) is our faith’s state organization that focuses on educating and organizing our congregations to advocate for state and local laws to be in line with our UU principles.
Having more than 35 UU congregation members throughout the state, we ally with other social justice organizations to actively engage in efforts that can make a difference in the lives of ALL people. Such efforts include: (1) educating members on social justice issues, (2) creating/sourcing specific actions that increase public awareness of injustice, and (3) holding our elected officials accountable for needed social justice legislation. Social justice issues (and specific examples) include:
Voting & Democracy – Voter Turnout, Access to Voting
Healthcare – Reproductive Justice, Medicaid Expansion,
Climate – Local Environmental Action Plans, Alternative Energy
Racial Equity – Police Reform, Education , Systemic Racism
LGTBQ Equality – Gender Affirming Care, Employment Discrimination
Economic Equality – Housing Affordability, Incarceration Policies
We work closely with each congregation’s local social justice teams. At First Unitarian of Dallas, the Social Action Council (SAC) coordinates actions undertaken by TXUUJM on social justice initiatives (as well as having SAC members on TXUUJM’s Board of Directors and Advisory Council).
Please check out the latest monthly newsletter from the Texas UU Justice Ministry. This issue includes TXUUJM’s statement of support for trans Texans and their families, Executive Director Rev. Erin Walter’s call to President Biden, 14 UU congregations supporting climate justice, and more! Please check out the First Sunday Give Back video HERE. You can sign up for the newsletter at TXUUJM.org.