{"id":13,"date":"2011-04-18T12:22:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T19:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms2.bruu.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:28:54","slug":"social-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/about-us\/social-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch-420x231.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>BRUU&#8217;s very active Social Justice Committee identifies and gives expression to our congregation&#8217;s social justice concerns. We engage in social justice education, witness, and advocacy activities and events; we do not sit on the sidelines.\u00a0 We also disseminate education, advocacy, and witness information to the members of our congregation.<\/p>\n<p>We are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/about-us\/social-justice\/sjcovenants\/\">partner and member congregation<\/a> of the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ), and make an annual financial contribution to the UUSJ.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zzzharris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zzzharris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zzzharris.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zzzharris-420x218.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/zzzharris-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><em>singing at the 2023 PRIDE Festival in Manassas<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Social Justice Task Forces at BRUU<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/voice-virginians-organized-for-interfaith-community-engagement\/\">Virginians Organized for Interfaith and Community Engagement (VOICE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/about-us\/social-justice\/racial-justice\/\">Racial Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/food-pantry\/\">Emergency Food Pantry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/affordable-housing\/\">Affordable Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/about-us\/social-justice\/the-green-team\/&quot;\">The Green Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/?page_id=3922\">An LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march3-420x560.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march3-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Members of BRUU have different beliefs; we choose our own theology &#8211; but we also choose to work together to address social justice issues in our community.<\/p>\n<h2>Share the Plate<\/h2>\n<p>One Sunday each month, we share the non-pledge monies of our collection plate with a deserving local non-profit. These are a small sampling of the groups we have contributed to in this way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ieccil.org\/\">Independence Empowerment Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casacis.org\/\">Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trilliumcenterinc.org\/\">Trillium Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) through <a href=\"http:\/\/beaconliteracy.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BEACON program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvfs.org\/our-services\/homelessness-housing\/serve-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SERVE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pmahweb.org\/\">Project Mend-A-House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virginia-organizing.org\/\">Virginia Organizing Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pwconserve.org\/\">Prince William Conservation Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/georgetownsouth.org\/\">Georgetown South Community Council Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\">Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalityvirginia.org\/\">Equality Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.habitatpwc.org\/\">Prince William Habitat for Humanity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/\">The Trevor Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/actspwc.org\/\">Action in the Community Through Service (ACTS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prince William Professional Fire Fighters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.operationwarm.org\/\">Operation Warm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can see an example of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/844026512\/201228bd10\">Share the Plate presentation<\/a> by the Georgetown South Community Council Foundation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wma.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wma-420x383.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><em>at the 2019 Women&#8217;s March in DC<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gala.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gala-420x189.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gala-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>VOICE fundraising gala at Wolf Trap (December 2023)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruu.org\/www2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/womensmarch.jpg\"><\/a>BRUU&#8217;s very active Social Justice Committee identifies and gives expression to our congregation&#8217;s social justice concerns. 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