Social Action Activities
We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person. We believe that every person should have the same rights and privileges, no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious beliefs, or physical capabilities. We work to bring better awareness and understanding about issues of fairness and equality. If you believe what we believe, we hope you will join us at our next committee meeting.
Examples of our activities include group volunteer days at Transitions and Harvest Hope, the Inclement Weather Shelter, and the Share the Plate Program.
There’s a lot going on with Social Action!
UUtheVote
Our UUtheVOTE campaign is going full force, so thank you everyone for your continued dedication to letter and postcard writing! We are now two-thirds of the way to our goal of 75 writers, with our most prolific writer having adopted 110 letters, and so far 665 letters and 200 postcards have been returned. But time is short to be a part of the campaign, as the mailing window closes October 29, which means that all letters must be returned to us by Sunday, October 27th! For more information contact Kevin or Connie. socialactionchair@uucolumbia.org
More Upcoming Events
Fourth Sunday of the Month Following the Service (approx 12:15pm)
The Social Action Committee will meet in person 15 minutes after the end of the UUCC service in the Sanctuary observing indoor Covid protocols. We will stream the event as well. Meeting details should be on the Meeting Info page under News in the dropdown above. Questions? Contact Kevin McKinney or Connie Quirk at socialaction@uucolumbia.org for more info.
Harvest Hope Food Donations Needed Please bring your donations, such as any canned food items; rice; pasta; disposable baby diapers. Do NOT bring expired items, glass containers, or fresh produce. The Harvest Hope grocery cart can be found under the windows in the social hall. SCUUJA News Our own Rev, Dr. Pippin Whitaker, along with Rev. Dr. Jean Heriot, co-founded the South Carolina Unitarian Universalist Justice Alliance (SCUUJA) in 2021. Since then, Rev. Whitaker has moved on to a settled ministerial position for the UU Fellowship of Athens (Georgia). Rev. Heriot remains in her position with SCUUJA and they have hired Rev. Nathan Woodliff-Stanleyas their new Executive Director. Learn more about Rev. Nathan here. Be sure to see our Past Social Justice Activities and Charitable Activities
Please Donate to the Winter Shelter The Social Action Committee is again soliciting donations of lightly used clothing – especially hats, gloves and coats – current magazines, unused personal-sized toiletries, backpacks and luggage (with wheels) for the overnight homeless shelter. Please place donations in the basket in the Social Hall. The facility is now being called the Rapid Shelter Columbia Overflow as small, longer-term sleeping units have been set up outside the larger shelter building. The city-funded shelter, managed by Transitions, is open for adults from November 1 to April 1 when the temperature falls below 40F. Pick up of a sizable donation can be arranged. Volunteers will be needed during shelter check-in and nights we have clothing tables, from about 5:30-7:30 p.m. Contact Tom Clements, tomclements329@cs.com, or cell 803-240-7268. Thank you.