Social Justice Ministry of 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 sjmchair@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: sjmchair@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.
