{"id":138883,"date":"2024-01-04T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=138883"},"modified":"2024-01-10T08:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T14:48:10","slug":"monthly-service-offering-for-january-txuujm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/monthly-service-offering-for-january-txuujm\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Service Offering for January &#8211; TXUUJM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txuujm.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-137538\" src=\"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner.jpeg 1478w, https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner-300x100.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner-768x257.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner-3x1.jpeg 3w, https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/TXUUJM-10-year-banner-50x17.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/txuujm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/txuujm.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704482149434000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0q_146EadwVwoi_EYPBA2Q\">TXUUJM<\/a><\/strong><\/span>) is\u00a0our\u00a0UU state action network, which brings UU congregations together from around the state, online and in person, to bring UU values and voices to the public square. We know Texas needs that!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TXUUJM has also been doing the work of organizing and educating UUs around crucial issues, from\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/txuujm.org\/transgender-inclusion-in-congregations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/txuujm.org\/transgender-inclusion-in-congregations\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704482149434000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vhiP4aySUbcNvJZDB8CpD\">trans inclusion<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/txuujm.org\/8th-principle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/txuujm.org\/8th-principle\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704482149434000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oPyDE8mxHwRzp2GUidEW0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>racial justice<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, all year long. TXUUJM co-hosted an OWL facilitator training this year with First UU Austin, as well as supported Executive Director Rev. Erin Walter in traveling to New Mexico as a chaplain for people seeking abortion healthcare. TXUUJM also became part of the Teach the Truth Coalition, which is advocating to our State Board of Education for accurate and inclusive social studies and other curriculum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Every Thursday night in Zoom\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/txuujm.org\/thursday-action-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/txuujm.org\/thursday-action-hours\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704482149434000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0izxTPmonpvPQkUileEYc0\">Action Hour<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, TXUUJM members take action together around climate, immigration, the death penalty, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">TXUUJM is a grassroots justice nonprofit made possible by people power<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">and the generosity of congregational dues and individual donations. By sharing the plate, we join with fellow UUs around the state in the lifelong work of Bending Texas Toward Justice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are the justice ministry. TXUUJM cannot do this work without us \u2013 without you. Thank you for First UU\u2019s generous support!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn more here about <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RVohzkPV99Q?si=o3mx_e231B-Kpkd_\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chalice Lighters: Carrie&#8217;s TXUUJM Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM) is\u00a0our\u00a0UU state action network, which brings UU congregations together from around the state, online and in person, to bring UU values and voices to the public square. We know Texas needs that!\u00a0 TXUUJM has also been doing the work of organizing and educating UUs around crucial issues, from\u00a0trans inclusion\u00a0to\u00a0racial&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138883"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138907,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138883\/revisions\/138907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}