OCOC
It may be hard to think of a tax increase as "justice," but Orange County has an example of just that in its proposal on the November ballot to raise the sales tax by one-quarter cent. A portion of the revenue if this wins approval will go toward providing a solution for Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Efland (many of whose homes were built by our member churches), who have been facing a 300 percent increase in their sewer rates. Justice United agrees that this tax increase, which means paying 25 cents more per every $100 you spend, equals social justice.
We will gather at 9:30am at United Church. After a brief press conference with our partner groups, we will walk over to the Seymour Center to cast our votes.
Date:
Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Location:
United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 MLK Jr. Blvd
The Orange County Justice United In Community Effort organization of 25 churches and civic organizations will be walking in Northside and a hispanic community TBA to learn about issues facing our community, share what OC J.U.I.C.E. is all about, and promote our founding ceremony on October 26th. We will be joined by UNC students who are also conducting an assessment of opportunities for building repair.
Date:
Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 6:00am to 9:00am
After building
relationships across faith, ethic background and economic status for
almost three years, J.U.I.C.E. is ready to become a permanent
organization. Leaders of the Committee have been patiently putting
together the building blocks of collective power. They focused
on recruiting institutions, raising their own money, traininghundreds
of leaders, identifying priorities and developing a collective agenda.
The committee will become
a permanent organization at a Founding Ceremony scheduled for the night
of Monday October 26, 2009. Hundreds of leaders from across the County
have pledged to gather to officially launch the organization. The
Founding Ceremony will coincide with an important election time in our
County. All candidates seeking public office in the area will be
invited to attend.Our organization never endorses any of
the candidates, but we always ask the candidates to publicly endorse
our community agenda.
Founding Ceremony:
- Monday October 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM. United Church of Chapel Hill
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The Founding is a celebration of our collective commitment for Justice.
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The organization will be
launched by those that want to be Founding Members. Those that have
completed training will be recognized, and we will unveil our new name
and agenda.
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Those seeking elected office will be invited to endorse or speak against our agenda
Date:
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location:
United Church of Chapel Hill
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