Social Justice Ministry @ UUCWNC
Dedicated to putting faith into action, we work to inspire participation in social justice programs throughout North Carolina, often collaborating with community partners.
Social Justice Resources:
Here are some resources including articles, books, websites, and organizations:
- Changing Racial Demographics: New Hanover, Brunswick & Pender Counties and NC
- Resources on the 1898 Wilmington, NC Massacre and Coup d’État
- Audio: “Understanding 1898: America’s only Coup d’État (June 6, 2020, 91.3FM)
- Article: “The Tragic 1898 American Massacre Many People Haven’t Heard Of” (Oct 11, 2022 Grunge.com)
- Wilmington (NC) Coming to the Table (Facebook Group)
- New Hanover County Community Remembrance Project (NHCCRP on Facebook)
- Zinn Education Project
- Cape Fear Rising by Philip Gerard (January, 1994, Reissued 25th Anniv. Ed. Paperback – May 7, 2019)
- Wilmington’s Lie by David Zucchino (January 19, 2021)
- A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot by LeRae Sikes Umfleet (August 1, 2020)
- Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 and Its Legacy, edited by David Cecelski and Timothy Tyson (November 10, 1998)
Additional books/websites/organizations:
- “Building Inclusive AI: Strategies for Training Against Racism“
- “The 1619 Project” by Nicole Hannah-Jones (New York Times Magazine Interactive)
- The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story – Published November 16, 2021 by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY) September 16, 2014
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - ReVisioning History for Young People (3 book series)
- The Indigenous People’s History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
- The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis
- A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Michael Bronski (Author)
- “The Long History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America“. (history.com, Blakemore, E., 2018)
- “11 Moments From Asian American History That You Should Know“. (Time.com APRIL 30, 2021, Waxman, O. B., & Cachero, P.)
- How To Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Aug 13, 2019)
- White Fragility and Nice Racism by by Dr. Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson (Jun 26, 2018)
- The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese Singh (Aug 1, 2019)
- New Hanover County NAACP
- Sokoto House, 1213 Dawson St., Wilmington, NC
- Burnett-Eaton Museum, 410 N. 7th St. Wilmington, NC
- Black Lives Matter
- Black Lives Matter ILM (Facebook Group)
- Triangle Native American Society
- Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio
- North Carolina Asian Americans Together
- North Carolina Asian American Together in Action
- Centro Hispano | UNCW (UNCW.edu)
- Equal Justice Initiative
Unitarian Universalist – National and NC UU Social Justice websites:
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SJM Meets 5:30 – 7:30 pm, the 2nd Thursday of every month, Dobkin Hall at 4313 Lake Avenue, Wilmington, NC.
Everyone is welcome! Questions? Please email sjm@uucwnc.org
For the latest news & events:
- UUCWNC Weekly Digest newsletter
- Facebook – Two FB pages:
UU Wilmington or SJM of UUCWNC - For information about our SJM events: sjm@uucwnc.org.
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“We, the members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Wilmington, North Carolina (UUCWNC) covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse, multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”*
*The 8th Principle of Unitarian Universalism was adopted June 11th, 2023 during our Annual UUCWNC Congregational Meeting.
