Social Justice Council

As Unitarians one of our highest callings is to “walk our talk” about making the world a better place. The Social Justice Council’s purpose is to serve as an incubator for Congregational service projects in the community and to support its members’ individual social justice-oriented projects.

We’ve helped start two popular ongoing Congregational social service projects. One is our participation in the Interfaith Hospitality Network, giving temporary shelter to families who are “temporarily without means” and need help getting back on their feet again. The other is our close association with the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, providing “Bigs” on a regular basis as part of a program to mentor children whose parents are incarcerated.

In addition, we’ve recently gotten Board approval for a Congregational “Green Sanctuary” Committee which is already working both at UUFNN and in the community to promote ways of living more gently on the land. Our individual members have a number of other specific interests (such as peace activism, women’s issues and anti-death penalty work) and our national association has its own social justice projects (mainly through the Unitarian Universalist [UU] Service Committee and the UU United Nations Organization) and resources which we help bring to our Congregants and the local area. We have a lot going on, but there’s always room for more hands and energy! There’s a place here for you, either working on an existing project or pursuing your own social justice interest area with the Council as a base. Feel free to contact Roger Best (Chair, 775-750-4868) or any other member of the Council (Jeff Carlton, Liz Sheppard, Nancy Hart,  Lois Bianchi, Rosemary French, ) if you’d like more information. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm at the Fellowship....hope to see you soon!