We are enraged to receive more news last week that Gov Healey is proposing even more restrictions on what was formerly the Right to Shelter law in MA. In the dead of winter no less, we are choosing - despite our state's proud 40 year old Right to Shelter history - to close doors to the most vulnerable families, children, and pregnant people with no where to go. You can learn more and take action using this updated one pager.

At our action last week, "People's State of the Commonwealth: Spotlight on Family Homelessness," Attorney Liz Alfred shared the real impacts of these continued restrictions. She shared one example about a pregnant women who "stayed in dangerous places over and over again, amd was unhoused completely with two week old baby while she waited for HomeBase paper work to be done."

Let's be clear: with our rapidly growing rents, weak tenant protections, and exclusionary zoning policies across the state, affordable housing opportunities do not magically appear  just because the state wants to wash its hands of any responsibility to care for our residents. Learn more and take action here!

Expanding private jet emissions will be devastating to our climate. See below for opportunities to take action!

1. Resolution: We are calling on Unitarian Universalist congregations in MA to adopt a Resolution urging Gov. Healey to stop private jet expansion at Hanscom Field airport or anywhere.  Learn more here! For questions, contact: faith@stopprivatejetexpansion.org  In the meantime, please take action as an individual by signing this petition to the Governor.

2. Youth Involvement: SPJE (Stop Private Jet Expansion) (SPJE.org) is launching a campaign by and for youth, where they can engage in climate activism. There are a variety of ways that youth can get involved, including joining the Youth Campaign Advisory Board, tabling at events, planning actions, and more. For questions, contact: faith@stopprivatejetexpansion.org.

3. Petition: Sign this petition to the Governor!

After 40+ years of living in the USA, and calling Quincy, MA home, Lan Le is now facing deportation to Vietnam - a country she and her family escaped as refugees. Lan is a single mother to nine children, and all have deep roots in the Greater Boston community. This action from from our friends at AARW. 

Sign this petition to let Lan stay!

Upcoming opportunities to support Families for Justice as Healing and the Prison Moratorium Campaign:

• FreeHer MA 2025 Campaign Kickoff: Monday, January 27 6:00-7:30 PM. Join our community for a virtual kickoff to our advocacy for 2025. Learn about our continuing fight to stop new women's prison construction and our new priorities for ending the incarceration of women and girls in Massachusetts.

• See other upcoming events and phonebanks here!

Come join UU Mass Action as we facilitate a space to come together as congregations, congregants, and community to take action for a ceasefire. If interested please email rev. jo at jmurphy@uumassaction.org and if we have enough interest we will schedule a meeting in March. We hope to host a space for break-out groups, sharing a congregational resource being created by a group of ministers, and to have space to be together, collaborate, and act.

Join us as we work to end this massacre, ensure the exchange of all hostages, and end the violence.

Whether or not you are able to join us, please use this resource from UU’s for Justice in the Middle East to take action

Our partners at BIJAN are hosting a clothing drive to support immigrants at a hotel. We encourage you to organize your congregation to support this effort. More details can be found here.