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SOCIAL ACTION

To foster a just and peaceful world.
To inform and educate congregation members and the public in areas of social concern.
To find ways and means to rectify social injustices.
To sponsor and support groups organized to deal with social problems.

To develop informed leaders.

Contact Person: Claryce Evans
General Issue
Harry Brink

Alma Hatfield
Jan Kooiker

Karen Mackey
Mary Meehan

                               Dee Phillips
                               Bob Yeska
                               Deb Yeska

Special Interests
             Harry Brink – UUSC - Guest At Your Table
             Alma Hatfield – PFLAG of Siouxland
             Dee Phillips – Grocery Cart Sunday

             Marlene Sturdevant - Interfaith Resources

Social Action Guidelines:
Procedures and Calendar for Activities

GROCERY CART SUNDAY
- Last Sunday of each month.
- Church secretary sends an e-mail reminder and puts it in the Voice
- Previous recipients include women’s shelters, Friendship House, Center for
   Siouxland.

GUEST AT YOUR TABLE
– Sunday before Thanksgiving. Guest at Your Table has been a UUSC and UU
   thanksgiving tradition since 1975. UUs come together to give thanks by giving back.
   Through this tradition, Unitarian Universalist communities celebrate the worth and    dignity of all people and learn how to put these values into action. Suggestions for    Guest at Your Table worship services http://www.uusc.org/ia/gayt/packet.html and    an order form for GAYT 2006-2007 materials    http://www.uusc.org/ia/gayt/order.html are available online.

JUSTICE SUNDAY
- Each spring, in conjunction with the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service
   Committee) http://www.uusc.org/ia/justice_sunday, UU congregations
   nationwide stand together, and set aside one Sunday for worship and
   education focused on one pressing human rights issue.

CROP Walk
- Walk on October 14
- Meeting on October 9 at Morningside Church

PFLAG of Siouxland
- Maintain library downstairs in Safford Room of the Church.
- Attend area meetings of PFLAG which meet each month on the 3rd
   Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., usually at the UU church in the Kane Room or other    area churches. Additional information available at http://www.siouxlandpride.net/PFLAG.htm

INTERFAITH RESOURCES
- Attend area monthly meeting held in various Sioux City churches the second Monday    of the month at 7 p.m.

- Help with Interfaith's main fundraiser, Interfaith's Food Festival held during October     each year.

THE SOUP KITCHEN
- Serve at the soup kitchen once every three months.

FAIR TRADE COFFEE
- Purchase fair trade coffee to sell to Pierce Street Coffee Works and to anyone else who    is interested, to sell to church members, and to use for Sunday coffee hours.
- Church Secretary orders, receives the order, and calls Pierce Street Coffee
   Works to notify them the order has arrived. They pick up the order at the church.
   Currently there are no other regular sales to local businesses.

SIOUXLAND PEACE COALITION
- Participate in Siouxland Coalition for Peace and Justice's public events. Meeting and event dates are listed on the web page at: http://siouxlandpeacecoalition.com/

FORUMS
- Organize for congregation and wider public.

DEVELOP INFORMED LEADERS
- Develop leadership among youth.

CHANGE FOR CHANGE
- Respond to requests for financial assistance from Siouxland residents.
- Contribute to social change organizations.
- Consult with youth in the church regarding contributions.

LEIF ERIKSON PARK CLEANUP
-Contact the Sioux City Park and Recreation Office at 712-279-6126 to arrange for
        cleanup dates and secure the trash bags which they provide.

GENERAL ISSUES

Work to promote the ideals of the UUA Member Congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are
a part.