JUUstice in Action is a new initiative by DuPage UU Church to live our values through social justice work. We provide everything you need to take simple, low-risk, low-time commitment actions weekly on issues that matter to you most. Many actions can be done from home, on your own time. You choose!
Let’s preserve our UU values, lead with love, and transform the world!
Email us at JUUsticeInAction@dupageuuchurch.org
Jamie Raskin announces Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demands for personal data held by Doge and Elon Musk; Federal District Court decision opens up path for all Americans to check on their personal data held by this new Federal agency. Goal: Obstruct. DOGE must comply with FOIA requests from U.S. citizens regarding how their data is used.
Time: 10 minutes Action Type: Snail Mail Letter
The Save Act would make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to register and vote by requiring strict proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, and other documents. Many Americans lack these documents, cannot easily or quickly obtain them, and cannot afford the fees for processing such documentation. The SAVE Act is a modern-day poll tax, which is unnecessary and immoral, as there is virtually no election fraud in our voting system. A minuscule number of people vote more than once—a tiny risk compared to a major obstacle to voting.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Phone Call
Section 504 protects people with disabilities from discrimination, requiring that institutions like schools and hospitals provide reasonable accommodations. A group of Attorney Generals is trying to end these protections via Texas v. Becerra. If successful, Section 504 and its protections would be weakened or destroyed entirely, children and adults with disabilities would see their rights eroded, and schools and medical providers could stop providing accommodations. Demand that Illinois’ Attorney General support Section 504 by supporting the defense or filing an amicus brief.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Phone Call
Sheriff Mendrick has previously sworn NOT to uphold the automatic gun ban and similar laws that don’t align with his politics. Here is an article in the Daily Herald about his upcoming run for Governor: https://archive.ph/tUhQ2
Time: 5-10 minutes Action Type: Phone Call or Email
From Day 1, the current Administration has relentlessly attacked transgender people’s basic freedoms. Now the State Department is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people. All of us need accurate and consistent identifying documents that reflect who we are. Banning accurate IDs and forcing transgender people to ‘out’ themselves whenever they show an ID will only push transgender people out of public life and expose them to discrimination and violence.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Web Form
Join a group of people protesting Musk’s involvement in the government. You can join a group protest every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Tesla Dealership on 3200 Ogden Avenue in Lisle, IL. Park on Karns Road to the east of the dealership.
Time: 1.5 hours Action Type: In-person Protest
The movement, Shutdown 315, calls for Americans to stop making purchases from major corporations, end social media use, streaming services, and even not come to work on March 15 as a way to “fight back”.
Time: 24 hours Action Type: Boycott
H.R. 32, the “No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act,” would cut federal funding to any city refusing to cooperate with ICE raids in our communities. If H.R. 32 passes, millions of Americans will lose critical funding for education, housing, food aid, clean water, and transportation. Tell Congress to HALT all attempts to cut federal funds to cities that protect immigrants.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Email
As Palestine refugees endure one of the worst humanitarian crises of our era and the darkest chapter in Palestinian history, the U.S. government is still withholding funding from UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency), which is the backbone of the humanitarian response in the devastated Gaza Strip and a significant stabilizing presence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Urge your U.S. Senator to co-sponsor the UNRWA Emergency Funding Restoration Act of 2025.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Email
Public media’s vital role in our nation is being questioned, and the funding that supports WBEZ and other stations is at risk. For nearly 82 years, WBEZ has been Chicago’s trusted source for independent, fact-based journalism, education and emergency information. As misinformation spreads and public trust declines, strong public media systems help foster informed discussion and civic engagement — while weakened ones leave communities vulnerable to division and disinformation. With federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) set to expire on March 14, Congress will soon decide its future. Ask Congress to protect public media.
Time: 5 minutes Action Type: Email
| Subject to appropriation, HB4652 would create a student teaching stipend program to alleviate the financial burden of student teaching and encourage students to pursue teaching careers in order to alleviate Illinois’ teacher shortage |
Time Needed: 5-7 minutes Type of Action: Email
For the Amazon Boycott (March 7-14), the Peoples Union is targeting all commercial entities owned, operated, or significantly controlled by Amazon and Jeff Bezos. Why boycott? Amazon and its affiliate brands are exploiting and abusing workers, destroying small businesses, union busting, practicing surveillance, and violating privacy.
Time Needed: 7 days Type of Action: Boycott
Sheriff Mendrick has previously sworn NOT to uphold the automatic gun ban and similar laws that don’t align with his right-wing politics. Here is an article in the Daily Herald about his upcoming run for Governor: https://archive.ph/tUhQ2
Time Needed: 5-10 minutes Type of Action: Email or Call
volunteers, united in the belief that science is for everyone and benefits everyone. They are helping with the organization of public protests across the U.S. and several international locations on March 7 to raise visibility of the policy goals they champion. Click here to learn more about Stand Up for Science: https://standupforscience2025.org/
Time Needed: 12:00-3:00 PM local time Type of Action: Protest or walkout
The Save Act would make it harder for millions of eligible Americans to register and vote by requiring strict proof of citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, and other documents. Many Americans lack these documents, cannot easily or quickly obtain them, and cannot afford the fees for processing such documentation. The SAVE Act is a modern-day poll tax, and it is unnecessary and immoral. There is virtually no election fraud in our voting system. Only a minuscule number of people vote more than once—a tiny risk compared to a major obstacle to voting.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is in jeopardy with the Veterans Access Act (H.R.740). Under the guise of improving health care for veterans, the bill would limit choices, decrease coverage, and reduce access to care. This could lead to dismantling the VHA and diverting federal funds into the private sector with a disproportionately adverse effect on rural veterans.
Anti-abortion politicians want to impose a nationwide abortion ban. H.R. 722, introduced by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), would apply the 14th Amendment’s “equal protection” clause to “unborn persons,” granting legal rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses—effectively banning abortion nationwide, even in states where voters have chosen to protect it.
The current Administration has removed crucial health information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) website. Censored information includes resources on contraception, gender-affirming care, sexually-transmitted infections, and treatment and prevention of HIV. Access to reliable, evidence-based health information is more critical than ever, and this removal of the CDC’s resources constitutes a public health emergency.
The No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R.32), is an extremist attempt to punish cities and states that refuse to act as ICE’s personal deputies. This bill would strip federal funding from cities and states that refuse to assist with mass deportations—including funding for school meals, public transit, disaster relief, and public health programs.
The Senate will be voting soon on a couple of “reconciliation” bills, both of which will INCREASE Pentagon spending rather than reduce it, despite its being by far the most wasteful agency in the entire US Government.
Republicans are already considering multiple approaches to reduce Medicaid spending. All proposed approaches will have the net effect of reducing access to life-saving and life-enhancing health care, particularly for children, people with disabilities, and seniors. Read more here.
Estimated Time for this Task: 5 minutes
Therapists in Illinois are overworked and underpaid. The Improve Network Adequacy and Access for Behavioral Health Bill (HS1085) will require private insurers to pay therapists more adequately to address our state’s shortage of therapists and make critical mental health care available to more Illinoisians. Read more here.
Estimated Time for this Task: 5 minutes
The Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) by placing an immediate cap on so-called “indirect costs”. This new policy will cause an immediate and massive funding shortfall at research institutions nationwide, forcing layoffs and jeopardizing critical scientific research. Read more here.
Estimated Time for this Task: 5 minutes
The Trump administration is taking unlawful action to dismantle USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides crucial humanitarian, developmental, and security assistance to countries through supplies, expertise, and funding. The USAID was created by law and cannot be unilaterally abolished by the executive branch. Read more here.
Estimated Time for this Task: 5 minutes
Congress has oversight responsibility over the EPA and should be taking active steps to ensure that the agency maintains its mission to protect human health and the environment. However, both Trump’s campaign speeches and Zeldin’s initial address to EPA staff have made it clear that addressing climate change and climate injustice are out and taking the side of polluters is in. Read more here.
Estimated Time for this Task: 5 minutes
