Building Plans
Here at the SC UU Justice Alliance, we aren't seeking a physical structure; we are building a relational infrastructure! Check out our goals and strategies for the first year of the network. Can we do it all? With your help we will do enough!
Goal 1: Build relationships among UUs & partners
Strategies:
Meet with UU social justice leads and partners
Relationship-building part of all events
Database of network leaders
Church meetings with justice and identity groups
Updates with story, reflection from those impacted and/or engaged in action
Goal 2: Amplify UU justice action across churches & partners
Strategies:
Publish monthly updates, news flashes
Raise awareness among churches
Meet with church leaders, marginalized identity groups and partners
Hold annual all-network meeting
Facebook, web and social media presence
Goal 3: Grow UU anti-oppressive capacity
Strategies:
Issue and skill workshops/training
Anti-oppression trainings led by people from historically marginalized groups
Action-reflection after events to promote critical consciousness
Develop Alliance process for identifying justice issues collectively and in solidarity with individuals and groups most impacted by injustice
Goal 4: Promote network leadership by people from groups experiencing injustice
Strategies:
Recruit for ongoing board of approx. 7 individuals using criteria seeking diversity, including potential advisory board
Cultivate just partnerships
Distribute network directory
Develop revenue for just wage and recruit new executive leadership
Goal 5: Promote UU engagement in SC justice action
Strategies:
Co/host action events with mini-trainings
Develop video to inspire involvement, contributions
Hold relational parts of meetings
Ensure events are maximally accessible
Disseminate rapid response survey
Other strategies for this goal are under Goal 1