Second Harvest’s mission is to provide food to people facing hunger and work to advance hunger solutions. It is a critical resource for the adults and children that it serves. In 2021, it supplied 42.5 million nutritious meals to neighbors in need, including 59,000 healthy meals and snacks provided through the Kids Cafe and At-Risk Afterschool meal programs

Read up on NOAH’s current, upcoming (and one recent) task force events and information, with opportunities for you to participate.

“Rally for Riverchase” – May 5 - 5 PM – Metro Courthouse

NOAH has worked to keep these apartments affordable since 2019. We will join Stand Up Nashville and other groups in a "Rally for Riverchase" at the Metro Courthouse for a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) to keep 200 apartments affordable. Background info is HERE. Special op-ed by 3 NOAH leaders is HERE.

Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth envisions a world in which reverence, gratitude, and care for each other and for the living Earth are central to the lives of all people. Its mission is to be a wellspring of spiritual and educational grounding and practical support for bold, accountable action for environmental justice, climate justice, and the flourishing of all life.

Thank you for your response to the GNUUC special collection on Sunday, March 13, 100% for the Sunflower of Peace; providing first aid and humanitarian support to the besieged Ukrainian people. We raised $627.50 for Sunflower of Peace. We are sending this amount now to Sunflower of Peace to help the Ukrainian people, experiencing a brutal military invasion of Ukraine by Russia, including war crimes against the Ukrainian people.

There is one more Sunday to contribute!

Sunflower of Peace is a US-based 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization whose current mission is to provide medical and humanitarian aid for people affected by violence in Ukraine. Sunflower of Peace was founded in 2014 and since then has worked on empowering orphans, internally displaced persons, and, recently, those most affected by COVID-19 and the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

Join NOAH this Thursday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. for a webinar featuring panelists who are Nashville's criminal justice community leaders. They will demystify the roles of judicial positions, who have an enormous impact on criminal justice, mass incarceration, and community safety. Additionally, panelists will help you prepare to vote in the primary election on May 3.

This month’s Share the Plate organization is the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the South’s largest and most effective nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental advocate and protector. SELC’s mission is to protect the basic right to clean air, clean water, and a livable climate; to preserve our region’s natural treasures and rich biodiversity; and to provide a healthy environment for all.

Register for this Zoom webinar at: https://bit.ly/cahoots-noah.

Across the country, community leaders are recognizing that police are not the best suited to safely and effectively help people experiencing behavioral health crises. Nationally and in Nashville, such calls to police have resulted in injury and even death to those needing help. Community responder programs improve health outcomes, reduce unnecessary arrests, and save lives.

Our Share the Plate partner for January is Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Center of Greater Nashville. Walden’s Puddle provides care and treatment to sick, injured, and orphaned native Tennessee wildlife. A professionally-staffed wildlife rehabilitation facility in Middle Tennessee, Walden’s Puddle does not charge for services and receives no federal or state funding. “We are here to help wildlife in trouble.”

This month we’ve been learning about four of the courageous changemakers with whom UUSC is partnering to advance human rights and social justice. Here are four short videos in which you can hear directly from these Guests.

The Nashville Scene article regarding the meeting on Monday night to discuss state education funding: “Parents and Students Demand ‘a Bigger Pie’ at Education Town Hall”

And from The Tennessean: “Education advocates gave Tennessee schools chief a pecan pie. Here’s why.”

Our Share the Plate partner for December is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Guest At Your Table Program. UUSC works around the world to advance human rights and social justice, transforming our UU values into action. GNUUC has a long tradition of celebrating our UUSC Guests. The theme of this year’s program is “Now is the Time for Courageous Change.”

The Tennessee Equality Project Foundation provides educational and awareness programming in Tennessee to advance the inclusion and equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in our state. They monitor and analyze state legislation related to the LGBTQ community, conduct voter registration, advocacy training, sensitivity training, and work against bullying. They also educate the public about state preemption of local government.

Before the pandemic, GNUUC volunteered in Room In The Inn’s Winter Shelter program. The pandemic is increasing homelessness, threatening the health of the homeless, and making providing services to the homeless more difficult. Room In The Inn can use our financial support all the more this year. Please give generously!

Help Greater Nashville UU raise significant funds to support the critical mission of Nashville Cares. We have raised $1,723 so far and are ranked as the 5th highest Team! Click “Read More” to find out how to donate!

Thanks to those who attended the Day of Power and Prayer this past Sunday! NOAH, MICAH, and CALEB brought people together from across the state to hear about our broken education funding system and the value of nurses, counselors, and social workers in our schools. Those present signed a letter to Governor Lee, letting him know that we want change!

On Sunday, August 15 at 2:00 pm CT, NOAH, alongside our sister organizations, MICAH in Memphis and CALEB in Chattanooga, will draw attention to issues adversely impacting Tennessee’s public school students. Show up to support legislation to fund more social workers, more counselors, and more nurses in our schools! This action is both in-person and virtual.

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services, and counseling, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth. It provides crisis counseling free of charge, 24/7, by phone, instant messaging, and texting, making sure LGBTQ youth who need support are not alone and have a safe place to turn in times of crisis.

This month we have decided to raise funds for a social action partner organization in memory of Charles Sumner, dedicated to GNUUC social action for decades. The natural choice is the Nashville Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization Charles founded, where he was honored as president emeritus. All funds raised will go to AU.

Donate on-line easily: https://www.nashvilleuu.org/donate

“Given our nation’s history of genocide, slavery, and inequitable life outcomes based on race as well as the role race has played historically and continues to play in the death penalty system, we (TADP) believe it is imperative that we incorporate a racial equity lens and bring a commitment to racial justice into our work to end the death penalty.”