FUUSN Social Action Presentation: Leadership Development in the Wake of the Election

(RSVP required.) Rev. Jo Murphy will speak about her work as executive director of the statewide UU Mass Action organization. She will emphasize leadership development in the wake of the recent election results.

UU Mass Action was founded by Lynn Holbein, former Co-Chair of the FUUSN Social Action Council before she moved to North Carolina. Their mission is to organize and mobilize UUs in Massachusetts to confront oppression. They provide pathways towards justice and identify opportunities in which we can live our shared values. They build relationships with congregational leaders and work to develop their leadership and engage them in our statewide campaigns. These are campaigns on climate and economic justice, immigrant justice, housing justice, youth engagement and more. Every year in April they lead all congregational teams to lobby their state representatives and senators about pending legislation that need sponsorships and support.

Rev. Jo worked as a chaplain at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for the past two years, in addition to being a case manager supporting people living with brain injuries. She is a volunteer organizer with the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network and with the Boston chapter of Standing Up for Racial Justice.