This year, ahead of the November General Election, UUCSR’s Social Justice Committee is hosting a postcard campaign in North Carolina, Virginia, and other states to encourage increased voter turnout. This nonpartisan effort is organized by the Center for Common Ground and is intended to empower people to reclaim their civic power. Sign up here!
The Veatch Program’s unrestricted general funds in states throughout the country, help them to focus on the important work of building community and fostering organic civic participation all year round, not only for national elections. For a sample of how Veatch funding supports the efforts and UU values of UUCSR members, see below for some of the Veatch grantees in North Carolina and Virginia:
Carolina Federation Fund – One of our newest grantees, this group’s mission is to build a new, multiracial civic majority rooted in a culture of belonging. It has chapters in Forsyth, Guilford, New Hanover, and Durham counties. Learn more here.
We Are Down Home – We Are Down Home is dedicated to building power for the multiracial working class in smalltown and rural North Carolina. Through a network of member-led, county-based chapters, it engages in year-round organizing, leadership development and multiracial movement building. Learn more here.
New Virginia Majority Education Fund – This group utilizes civic engagement, community organizing, and advocacy to engage a working-class base to build power and create a democratic, just, and sustainable Virginia. Learn more here.
Virginia Civic Engagement Table – This organization envisions a multiracial democracy, where the full diversity of the Commonwealth is engaged in transforming democracy. To that end, it cultivates a diverse and progressive leadership pipeline in Virginia, driving collaboration through equitable and inclusive relationships, moving collective action in its communities, and growing shared capacity and resources for the progressive movement infrastructure. Learn more here.