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Reproductive Justice Resources

WebBooks: Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective — for almost four decades, Our Bodies, Ourselves has been the introductory book for reproductive health care. What was once focused solely on women’s health issues like pregnancy and menopause has expanded over the years to address issues like poverty, race, and …

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Rights are Not Enough

WebMore than 75 New Jersey based organizations have signed on to a statement declaring their support for the Reproductive Freedom Act urging lawmakers to take action and pass the bill in its entirety before the close of the current legislative session. Introduced in October 2020, the Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848) is a proactive …

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Talking Points on the Reproductive Health Act

WebTALKING POINTS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT. January 30, 2019. The following talking points were developed in order to answer questions about New York’s Reproductive Health Act (RHA) or any related proactive abortion legislation, and particularly to respond to tough questions about these bills’ implications for later abortion care.

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Reproductive Justice – Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

WebReproductive Justice. Jami Thall (Morristown UU Fellowship) Email: [email protected]. Unitarian Universalist Faith Action New Jersey, representing the Unitarian Universalist congregations in New Jersey, supports reproductive justice for all individuals. Reproductive justice, a concept put forth by coalitions of women of color

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Environmental Justice – Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

WebEnvironmental Justice Task Force Goals for 2022/23: 1. Advocating for the adoption of the Green Amendment in New Jersey through work in our congregations and as a Task Force; 2. Working toward resolving the many challenges in NJ related to food-insecurity, including but not limited to promoting regenerative agriculture, increasing accessibility

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Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt – Unitarian Universalist …

WebOn Wednesday March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, one of the most important cases on the availability of abortion in decades. We hope you will…

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Plenary 2019 – Reproductive Justice Annual Report

WebIt has been a busy 6 months in the reproductive justice movement in New Jersey and in the nation. The situation with the continued restrictions on abortion access in the country has impacted a change both in the task force and in our coalition work in NJ.

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My Health, My Life: Women’s Health Legislative Summit

WebPlease join us at the 2015 My Health, My Life Legislative Summit. The Summit will take place at the State Capitol in June and will include meetings with elected officials, a rally and press conference, and training for supporters from across the state who want to build a stronger network in their hometowns.

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As people of faith, we believe in religious freedom. Our nation …

WebPolicy Position Statement in Support of Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act Policy: The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey (UULMNJ), representing the

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certain method or denied access based on limitations in …

Webcertain method or denied access based on limitations in health insurance for the insertion or removal of LARC devices. The decision to cease using a long-acting method should be made by each individual with

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Youth Alcohol Bill Conditionally Vetoed, Passed with Governor’s

WebThe youth alcohol bill (A5610/S3954) was signed into law with amendments following Governor Murphy’s conditional veto on January 8th.UU FaithAction NJ joined ACLU-NJ and coalition partners in opposing this legislation, which sought to reinstate fines and criminal consequences for youth alcohol possession. The bill also sought to make it …

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Plenary 2019 Board Nominee Bios

WebCarinne Murphy. Carinne Murphy is an active member and worshipper at Central Unitarian Church in Paramus, NJ. She is a religious education Teacher, a Member of the social justice and women’s alliance committees and she assists the stewardship committee.

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Support Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youth

WebIf passed, the Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youth and Communities Pilot Program (A4663/S2924) will establish pilot programs in Paterson, Newark, Trenton and Camden. These pilot programs will assist young people after they are released from juvenile facilities, and will also focus on keeping young people from …

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Issues 2019 – Environmental Justice Task Force Report

WebEnvironmental Justice Task Force. Advocacy and Mobilization 2019 Goals. In 2019, we voted to focus on two goals, getting to renewable energy (and off of fossil fuels) and supporting electrification of all vehicles.

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Environmental Justice Task Force

WebEnvironmental Justice Task Force 2019 Annual Report Advocacy and Mobilization 2019 Goals In 2019, we voted to focus on two goals, getting to renewable energy (and off of fossil fuels)

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Our Staff – Unitarian Universalist FaithAction NJ

WebMeera Rao. Administrator Email: [email protected] she/her. Meera Rao, Administrator. Meera Rao has worked in the nonprofit sector for the last 25 years. Her main areas of interest have been bridging inequalities for vulnerable and marginalized populations in poor communities through mission driven organizations focusing on education, health …

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Getting to 100% Clean Energy

WebWhat happens next? • Hearings continue… More hearings: Sept 3, 5, and 8 • Comments due on Sept 16 • Plan will be finalized in December • Rocky Mountain Institute will perform a study to determine the most cost-effective pathways to 100% clean energy by 2050 • “NJBPU is working with RMI and Evolved to utilize advanced modeling, a regional …

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FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IN NJ

WebEmpower NJ: Stop Fossil Fuel Projects 1 EmpowerNewJersey.com Acknowledgments Empower NJ is a growing coalition of more than 50 environmental and grassroots groups, formed to advocate for an immediate moratorium on all new fossil fuel projects.

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Coalition of Workers and Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Bring …

WebSpeakers call on Governor Murphy and legislative leaders to pass a budget for the many, not a chosen few. TRENTON – In advance of Governor Murphy’s annual budget address, faith, community, labor, and advocacy leaders from For The Many NJ gathered outside the State House to call on Governor Murphy and state legislators to …

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Environmental Justice Task Force Newsletter

Web3 “Bird-dogging” Governor Murphy (continued): We greeted Governor Murphy with a strong, unified message: "You can't fight climate change and achieve 100% renewable energy while continuing to approve new oil and gas pipelines and power plants.

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Environmental Justice Task Force Newsletter

Web2 of infrastructure for solar, wind, and storage that can actually get us to 100% renewable energy. Setting a goal is not enough; he has to take action to reach the goal.”

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Environmental Justice Task Force Newsletter

Web1 Environmental Justice Task Force Newsletter June - July 2019 [covering 5/20/2019 – 6/24/2019] YOUR CHANCE TO IMPACT NEW JERSEY’S ENERGY FUTURE! NEW JERSEY DRAFT ENERGY MASTER PLAN ISSUED

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