Justice Actions

  1. COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTIONS:
    • 50501 Orlando’s Progress Hub Every Thursday night, 6-8pm
  2. INDIVIDUAL JUSTICE ACTIONS:
    • URGENT! HOPE CommUnity Center requests help
    • Support mutual aid needs with trusted partners
    • Joy MCC Food Pantry ongoing collection
    • Make your voice heard! The 5 CALLS app is a great tool to make it easy to call often on many issues. IT WORKS!

1U’s Rev. Margalie among faith leaders addressing voting rights concerns ahead of midterms

See the news coverage here.

SIGN UP for 1U Justice Actions reminders & alerts

Download the Signal app and join the encrypted 1U channel to receive reminders & alerts for 1U Justice Actions.
These are just some of the ways that we can take direct action to combat injustice.
Remember to take care of yourself… no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

Community JUSTICE ACTIONS

50501 Progress Hub

Every Thursday, 6–8pm
Relax, Recharge, Refresh & Learn more effective ways to defend democracy!
Location: 1U Gore Hall | Hosted by: 50501 Orlando

  • Potluck weekly – All vegan 1st Thursday
  • Learn from experts every week–organizing, de-escalation, training, legislature, culture, labor unions, digital security
  • Mutual Aid – drop off donations of food, clothing, basic necessities as needs arise in the community
  • Whimsy/Crafting Guild – make posters & signs, supplies provided
  • Free lending library – borrow & share
  • OrlandoFiftyFiftyOne@gmail.com

Individual JUSTICE ACTIONS

Everything we do in these days matters. Please watch this video from our UUA President, the Rev. Dr. Sofia Betancourt for further understanding what this moments asks of us as Unitarian Universalists.

HOPE CommUnity Center urgent requests

How You Can Stand With Us Right Now
Our community needs allies more than ever. There are two powerful ways you can help:

1. Volunteer or Serve as a Legal Observer
We urgently need legal observers, volunteers for Know Your Rights events, and community members willing to support families and share information.
If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to Kundai Chakona mailto:kchakona@hcc-offm.org, our volunteer coordinator. 

2. Make a Donation to Support This Emergency Response
Your gift today will help sustain emergency trainings, legal observer coordination, family preparedness efforts, and direct support for immigrant families navigating this crisis.

Donate

For more than three years, supporters like you have made it possible for Hope to respond in moments like this. Today, we are asking for your partnership once again. The scale and intensity of what we are facing requires immediate action, sustained resources, and a strong community standing together.

Thank you for believing in the dignity, safety, and humanity of immigrant families. Thank you for showing up when it matters most. And thank you for helping us ensure that no one faces this moment alone.

In solidarity,

Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet
Executive Director
Hope CommUnity Center
p: 407.880.4673 ext. 242
e: fsousa-lazaballet@hcc-offm.org

Mutual Aid Relief – Donations Needed

• Humanitarian Crisis Response • Climate Justice • Migration Solidarity • Help Feed People During Crises

Donate Emergency Response Funds

Click these links to donate:

UUSC or World Central Kitchen

More Individual JUSTICE ACTIONS

Joy MCC Food Pantry

Bring non-perishable food items to give to the Joy MCC Food Pantry. Collection bins in Gore Hall. Ongoing need and collection.

Calling our representatives is a way to take daily action. 5 CALLS app presents a direct way to learn the basics on many of the current issues, too, without being overwhelmed by television or social media feeds.

5 Calls – 5 Calls is an easy and effective way for U.S. constituents to make a political impact.

50501 Virtual Action: Click on this link to find different ways you can take action online anytime.

Resistbot – Resistbot is a chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes.

Immigration Links: This is a list of agencies and organizations that provide services to those involved in the immigration process in the US. The list was compiled by Abiding Presence Faith Community.

The UUSC launches the Resistance Network: a mobilization hub designed to take immediate action when civil liberties, democracy, and human rights are at risk. The threats we face are vast, but history shows us that resistance works when we act together. The Resistance Network is an opportunity to live our values as Unitarian Universalists and take collective action.

Democracy Forward – “The fight for democracy is the fight for people. Democracy Forward uses the law to build collective power and advance a bold, vibrant, democracy for all people.”

Community Resilience Hub: This is a UUA website page where information is curated for UUs to meet this moment.

Side With Love Action Center Weekly Update: This is our go-to place for analysis of critical issues in this political moment, immediate actions you can take, and helpful resources to deepen knowledge and practice of our collective work to side with love.

Important Things You Can Do…

Trust that LOVE is greater than hate.

Stay informed. Focus on what is real and share accurate, useful information. Guard and support your trusted sources of information.

Encourage democracy. Support democratic leaders and groups working for social justice and to preserve American values.

Resist evil. Speak up and Side With Love, every chance you get.

Provide help and support to those in need. Identify people and groups who need help, and seek ways to help as much as possible.

 Expand skills and knowledge. Educate and train yourself and others in useful skills. Side With Love (see below) is a wonderful resource in this regard

SHARE 1U’s posts, events, etc. on your timelines to let others know about us and our offerings

Other Important Things You Can Do

Participate in our Democracy! Become a member of LWVOC. Or you can opt in to “alert lists” emails.

Pride Chamber of Commerce – “We are the LGBT Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the business equality movement in the Greater Orlando area and beyond. The Pride Chamber’s strategic focus is to serve as a resource to small businesses and large corporations, and bridge the gap between them. We welcome you to get engaged in our mission to strengthen equality in Greater Orlando’s business community.”

Join or support Greater Orlando NOW (National Organization for Women) – NOW focuses on six priority issues: • including reproductive rights • ending sex discrimination/constitutional equality • promoting diversity and ending racism • economic justice • stopping violence against women • LGBTQIA rights)

Connect with UUSJ (Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice) for actions, involvement, more.

And, Remember Your Community is Here

Sign up for emails from our social justice group:   1ujustice@googlegroups.com

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Join our 1U Justice facebook group.

Read our blog at 1ublog

As You Show Up for Justice In Person or Online

  • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT THE BORDER/AIRPORTS
  • Emergency Planning – English
  • Emergency Planning – Spanish
  • Peaceful Protest Checklist
  • Take care of yourself and fellow travelers. Nurture yourself and your networks so you can stay balanced, strong, and safe.  
  • Respect your limits and boundaries and those of others. Understand that each of us, individually and in groups, has to manage this turmoil in our own way and at our own pace.
  • Stay vigilant. Know that your actions and resistance may have a cost, and identify what risk you can tolerate.
  •  Pace yourself. This is a marathon, not a sprint — a relay race.
  • Take precautionary measures such as:
    • EasyOptOuts makes it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. This replaces the previous recommendation for DeleteMe… EasyOptOuts is a better and much less expensive option.
    • Possibly moving away from X (Twitter) and WhatsApp, and toward Blue Sky social and Signal messaging apps as alternatives as a security measure.
    • Keep in mind that your social media posts, comments, etc. will be recorded in history and can easily be found in an internet search. So, think beyond the heat of the moment before posting.

To suggest additions to the events listing or the organization listing, or to make corrections, please email minister@orlandouu.org.