The Active Voices team works to create actionable messages on a variety of social justice topics. Our goal is to make it easy for community members to contact leadership at the local, state, and national levels and use our voices for action on important legislation.
Active Voices members follow current events and issues and identify legislation affecting those issues. We create related postcards with concise messages directed to senators, representatives, and the executive branch among others. We encourage FUS Sunday congregants to sign postcards, and Active Voices members complete the work of stamping and mailing them. For those unable to sign a postcard in person, we post our messages online along with the contact information of the intended recipients.
We value our support of each other and always make time for social interaction.
We value and desire the diverse perspectives of the young and old and all genders. All are welcome and encouraged to join.
Your elected officials represent you, their constituent, on issues related to federal policies and programs. Use this link to locate your Congressional leader’s contact info (Washington address, phone and e-mail).
Your Minnesota State elected officials represent you, their constituent, on issues related to state policies and programs. Use this link to locate your legislator’s contact information for Minnesota.
Messages
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Support Safe, Drinking Water for Well Owners
The EPA found that Minnesota’s lack of response to nitrate pollution in the karst areas of SE Minnesota had put thousands of households that depend on wells for their drinking water at risk. Please support bills to continue Minnesota’s public health work to ensure that all well owners in southeast Minnesota have clean, safe water…
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No Renewal of BWCA Leases
The Boundary Waters belongs to all Americans. Don’t allow foreign mining companies to conduct sulfide mining in the BWCA Watershed. Tell your MN representative to oppose HR978. Some places like the Boundary Waters are too precious to risk. Use this link to locate the name and e-mail for your legislator.
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Got a Voting Plan?
Voting is a very important civic duty! The League of Women Voters MN has a useful site with candidate information. You simply have to enter your address. The Minnesota Secretary of State has a sample ballot — “What’s on My Ballot” — which you can preview. Again, simply enter your address. This is such an important election!…
When we meet
Active Voices meets in person at FUS and via Zoom on most Tuesdays from 1:30pm to 3:00pm with some members staying past that time to complete the work of producing and mailing postcards. We also staff a table to collect postcard signatures on Sundays following the service.