<![CDATA[UUFCM - Social Justice News]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:58:12 -0400EditMySite<![CDATA[Community Conversation: Get the Facts About School Funding - Wednesday, April 16]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.uufcm.org/social-justice-news/community-conversation-get-the-facts-about-school-funding-wednesday-april-16All In for Isabella County is hosting a Community Conversation: Get the Facts About School Funding on Wednesday, April 16 at 6:00-7:30PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan. The goal is for attendees to leave with accurate information about the millage renewal that they can share with friends and neighbors. Superintendent Jennifer Verleger, Chief Financial Officer Ginger Faber, and Assistant Superintendent Linda Boyd will be there to share the details and answer any questions participants might have.
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]]><![CDATA[Special Election for City Commission in August]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.uufcm.org/social-justice-news/special-election-for-city-commission-in-augustWant to run for City Commission? Know someone who should run? The City of Mt. Pleasant will have a special election to choose a new commissioner on August 5. Nominating packets are available at the City Clerk's office (320 W. Broadway Street). The filing deadline is 4pm on Tuesday, April 22.]]><![CDATA[Capitol Day - Wednesday, April 23]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.uufcm.org/social-justice-news/capitol-day-wednesday-april-23​Communities Over Corporations
Organized by Michigan United and Partners - including Michigan UU Social Justice Network
 
Working families are under attack -- from Lansing to D.C. -- and we must fight back. We're calling UUs from across Michigan to join together at the State Capitol to demand a government that puts people over profit. Issues we're fighting for: taxing wealth, getting big money out of politics, universal healthcare, reproductive freedom, defending voter rights.

Formal programming from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm:
·  Lobby meetings with key policymakers
·  A youth panel
·  A rally to demonstrate our power and solidarity
 
Click here to let us know you're going. Watch for further information about meet-up points, messaging for conversations with policymakers, signs for the rally, parking, and other logistics. Click here to access Michigan United's website for this event.
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]]><![CDATA[Get Involved in Local Governance]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.uufcm.org/social-justice-news/get-involved-in-local-governanceWe all know that national and state politics have an impact on our lives, but a single voice can make a huge difference at the local level! Consider adding some of these upcoming meetings to your calendar. Use public comment if you have something to say. Even if you choose not to speak, your presence lets our elected representatives know that we are engaged and listening. · Monday, April 14: Mt. Pleasant City Commission Meeting: 7pm in the City Commission Chambers, Mt. Pleasant City Hall, 320 W. Broadway. 

· Tuesday, April 15: Isabella County Board of Commissioners Meeting: 5pm in Conference Room A, Isabella County Commission on Aging, 2200 S Lincoln Rd, Mt Pleasant
· Monday, April 21: MPPS Sex Ed Advisory Board Meeting: 5pm in the Media Center, Mt. Pleasant High School, 1155 S Elizabeth St, Mt Pleasant
· Monday, April 21: Mt. Pleasant Public Schools Board of Education Meeting, 6:30pm in the cafeteria, Mt. Pleasant High School, 1155 S Elizabeth St, Mt Pleasant]]><![CDATA[Stop the SAVE Act District Office Rally - Saturday, April 12]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.uufcm.org/social-justice-news/stop-the-save-act-district-office-rally-saturday-april-12​John Moolenar's Caledonia Office
Saturday, April 12, at 10:00amAnti-voter lawmakers in the US House or Representatives have introduced legislation to restrict the ability of eligible American citizens to register to vote by introducing oppressive new identification requirements.
The federal SAVE Act (H.R. 22) would require documentary proof of citizenship, creating chaos in our elections while blocking eligible voters from voting.
Millions of Michiganders voted to make voter registration and elections more accessible for eligible Michigan citizens in 2018 and 2022. We can not allow Washington D.C. politics and intentional election fearmongering to take over our state’s elections and disenfranchise Michigan voters.
Come to Representative John Moolenaar's district office in Caledonia and rally to urge them to vote NO on the SAVE Act! Sign up here!
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