End Militarism to Stop Climate Change - November 10th @ 4:00 p.m.

The U.S. military is the single biggest contributor to climate change. The only way forward is to end military destruction of our communities — in order to protect both people and the planet. Join us for our virtual international town hall featuring testimonies and a LIVE delegation from COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.

We invite you to join the Feminist Peace Initiative with MADRE, GGJ, and Women Cross DMZ for our international town hall.

Speakers will include:

Participants at the COP26 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow:

  • Alejandria Lyons - Southwest Organizing Project

  • Ramon Mejia - GGJ Alliance

  • Sheila Babauta - Micronesia Climate Change Alliance

  • Sharif Zakout - Arab Resource & Organizing Center

Testimonies from international allies from the Global South and frontline community leaders in the U.S.:

  • Seydi Sarr - African Bureau of Immigration and Social Affairs (ABISA)

  • Kyle Kajihiro - Oahu Water Protectors

  • Youkyoung Ko - WILPF, Korea Peace Now!

  • Sha Merirei Ongelungel - Indigenous Environmental Network

Register no later than Monday, November 8th.

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Fair Elections in Nicaragua webinar, hosted by Indivisible Garden State Values November 13th @ 3:00 p.m.

As citizens of a democracy and the most powerful nation in the world, we have a responsibility to influence how our country treats other people around the world.

Our speaker, Dan Kovalik, will talk with us about our country’s relations with Nicaragua and the elections he will be witnessing there on November 7th. Time for Q&A will follow.

As with Venezuela, it is believed that our government will not honor the results of the Presidential election there, since many of the Opposition candidates are not allowed to run.

Is the President, Daniel Ortega, really turning into a dictator for life, or is it just our mass media that is giving us that impression? In the background, our government has been trying to overthrow the present Sandinista government for many years and we can assume the CIA is still busy with this job, as they have been with other Latin American countries. Illegal economic sanctions are still being applied to Nicaragua by the US as well.


Presenter Daniel Kovalik graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1993. He then served as in-house counsel for the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO (USW) until 2019. He currently teaches International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has served as an election observer in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Venezuela. He is the author of several books, including “The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela, How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil,” which includes a Foreword by Oliver Stone, and “No More War, How the West Violates International Law by Using ‘Humanitarian’ Intervention to Advance its Economic and Strategic Interests.”


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Help Spread the Word about Grace UCC

We need YOUR help to get the word out about our little gem of a church, so we can share our mission of Serving Justice and Loving Kindness with even more people.

We had some cards made up that share who we are, and what we’re about to give to others, to leave for others to find in locations we frequent, or to post on community bulletin boards. The cards feature our Zoom ID on the front, and our mission, vision and priorities on the back.

Please email Kelly.Ospina@graceuccnj.org with your address and let her know how many cards you would like to receive in the mail.