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Who
we
are...
Advocacy
&
Service
is
a
Social
Justice
group
of
Murray
UU
Church
whose
mission
is
to
create
a
better
world
in
which
to
live.
This
is
accomplished
through
educational
programming,
volunteering
for
community-based
programs
that
improve
the
local
community
and
to
support
financially,
with
our
voices,
and
our
actions,
the
global
effort
to
create
a
just
world.
Some
of
our
goals
are:
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To
provide
opportunities
for
members
and
friends
of
the
congregation
to
participate
in
social
service
projects,
including
collecting
money,
donating
food
and
clothing,
and
supporting
area
shelters
and
youth
programs.
-
Enable
members
and
friends
to
witness
about
social
issues,
including
writing
letters
and
visiting
elected
officials,
writing
letters
to
the
editor
of
our
local
newspaper.
-
Develop
public
statements
in
the
name
of
the
committee
or
where
appropriate,
in
the
name
of
the
congregation.
-
Use
the
special
talents
of
congregation
members
to
implement
change.
-
Ensure
that
the
congregation
building
is
used
to
facilitate
social
change:
open
building
for
community
groups,
allow
controversial
groups
to
meet.
-
Suggest
the
congregation’s
financial
resources
are
used
for
moral
ends:
ethical
investing
of
endowment
funds;
fundraising
for
community
projects.
-
Strengthen
alliances
with
area
organizations
such
as
Resource
Center,
Project
Bread
and
Council
of
Churches.
For
the
latest
Advocacy
&
Service
news,
please
click
here
to
view
the
current
copy
of
the
Universalist
newsleter.
Some
of
our
ongoing
projects
are
below:
Food
‘N
Friends
Soup
Kitchen
Visits
Murray
Church
coordinates
the
Food
n'
F
riends
Soup
Kitchen
visits
on
the
last
Saturday
of
the
month.
Help
is
needed
from
8:30am-12:15pm
at
the
Centenary
United
Methodist
Church,
(pictured
at
left),
located
on
the
corner
of
39
North
Main
and
15
Sanford
Street,
across
from
the
Attleboro
YMCA.
Please
use
the
entrance
located
down
the
ramp
at
the
side
of
the
building.
Even
if
you
can
come
for
an
hour
or
two
during
that
time,
it
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
Strong
able
bodies
are
especially
needed
to
set
up
tables
--
can
you
spare
30
minutes?
For
more
information,
please
contact
Church
Office
at
508-222-0505.
Murray
Church’s
Social
Justice
Program
Members
are
needed
to
build
upon
Murray
Church’s
Social
Justice
program.
What
social
issues
need
Murray’s
action?
Join
Advocacy
&
Service
for
short-term
projects.
Can
you
commit
a
few
hours
to
environmental
concerns?
Should
we
consider
the
UUA
study/action
issue
about
global
warming
or
children
and
poverty?
How
does
Welcoming
Congregation
move
forward
exploring
gay,
lesbian,
bisexual,
and
transgender
issues?
Can’t
commit
to
a
specific
Food
‘n
Friends
Soup
Kitchen
date;
add
your
name
to
the
phone
bank
of
volunteers
who
will
be
called
on
when
needed.
Promise
the
Children
Inc.
The
Advocacy
and
Service
Commitee
supports
the
Massachusetts
UU
organization
called
Promise
The
Children
Inc
which
was
originally
founded
by
the
Unitarian
Universalist
Service
Committee
is
looking
for
advocates
to
help
improve
the
lives
of
Massachusetts
children
and
those
that
care
for
them.
Their
purpose
is
to
help
Unitarian
Universalists
advocate
for
and
with
young
people.
Promise
gives
special
priority
to
initiatives
that
promote
the
well-being
of
low-income
children
and
youth.
Promise’s
main
activities
include:
-
Researching
policy
issues
and
educating
our
members
about
legislative
campaigns.
-
Lobbying
legislators
through
visits,
phone
calls,
letters,
e-mails
and
petitions.
-
Leading
worships,
discussions
and
trainings at
churches.
-
Building
relationships
with church
members,
local advocates,
education
experts,
and
lawmakers.
Over
the
last
five
years,
Promise
The
Children
has
supported
voluntary
early
education
for
children
who
are
ages
3
to
5
and
living
in
Massachusetts.
Our
work
along
with
that
of
colleague
organizations
has
generated
a
functioning
Massachusetts
Department
of
Early
Education
that
is
coordinating
public
preschool
education
in
our
towns.
They
have
also
consistently
advocated
for
funding
for
the
Massachusetts
Housing
Trust
Fund.
Since
the
inception
of
the
Trust
Fund
in
2001,
more
than
$60
million
has
been
committed
to
assist
in
the
construction
or
renovation
of
4,358
units
of
housing.
Of
these,
80%
(3,546
units)
are
affordable for
eligible
working
families.
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other.
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social
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resources
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calls
for
support
on
your
social
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