Formed following the inspirational Justice General Assembly in phoenix in June 2012, SJA focuses on  addressing causes of injustice. Beginning with research (reading, meeting with community leaders and members, offering Beacon adult education opportunities) and consulting members and friends of the Beacon community, the group has selected a few social justice issues to tackle. The committee collaborates with interfaith organizations in our area to coordinate action on social justice issues.

Reconfigured in 2021, SJA organizes12 Social Witness Events per year (about 1 per month). Each event includes a short presentation during a Beacon Sunday service, followed by an invitation to discuss the issue with the presenter afterwards. Each event addresses one issue related to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society, including racism, land use planning, environmental justice, hunger, housing, poverty, immigration, climate change, gun violence, and animal welfare. Each Social Witness Event invites people to engage in a local event or effort in the immediate future. Although all social justice issues do require global work over decades, we believe that local and immediate action is the best way to help people engage in the larger struggle. Although an SJA member may deliver a Social Witness Event, we strive to invite non-members to Beacon to help us  connect to the larger local community and help the larger community connect with Beacon.

We typically meet at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month to plan future Events. Please email the SJA convener for information about participating in SJA and attending our meetings (currently on Zoom)

Click here for a full timeline of SJA’s activities since inception.

Current SJA Projects – 2023

FAITHFUL DEMOCRACY Get involved with Faithful Democracy, an organization bringing together people of diverse beliefs with a shared concern about the preservation of our democracy in the 21st century. The UUA and UUs for Social Justice are endorsers. You can use links on their website to access information, join initiatives, sign a Voter’s Covenant, and email your senator about the “For the People” Voting Rights Act (timely and crucial!) https://faithfuldemocracy.us/