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Current calls to action with UU Mass Action or our partners:

Page last updated: Sept 8, 2025

Note: many of the actions below, and more, can be found on our most recent Action Hour Guide!

Help Get Rent Stabilization on the Ballot!

Homes for All Massachusetts, City Life/Vida Urbana, and other frontline organizations are collecting 75,000 signatures to allow MA voters to CHOOSE rent stabilization at the ballot box & fight displacement. You can learn more about the initiative here!

  • Sign up here to be trained to collect signatures with Homes for All!

  • Fill out this form if you would like to organize a signature gathering in your congregation as part of UU Mass Action, or email Tali

  • Sign up here to stay updated from the campaign!

Make Polluters Pay Action Toolkit

The Make Polluters Pay / Climate Superfund bill (H.1014 / S.588) has had its hearing on Tuesday, September 2 at 1 PM with the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. We now have two weeks to submit written testimony in support before the Tuesday, September 16 deadline. Use this toolkit to write and submit testimony!

Week of Action with Families for Justice as Healing!

In the lead up to a march this Saturday in Framingham, our partners at Families for Justice as Healing are hosting a week of action! Opportunities include:

Support Air Quality! 

Our indoor and outdoor air quality bills need your support!

Indoor Air Quality

The committee deadline to report the INDOOR air quality bill (H.2427 / S.1546)  favorably is fast approaching. Please send a message to your representatives urging them to advocate for its passage out of committee. There is language below to send to your members.

Outdoor Air Quality

The OUTDOOR air quality bill (H.2369 / S.1548) will have a hearing on Wednesday, Sept 10th at 10am in room B-2. 

  • Please join us in the statehouse to show support for the bill.

  • Submit testimony (written preferred) as an organization or individual using this toolkit

Support the Prison Moratorium Campaign

On Monday, June 30th, Governor Healey announced her plan to build a $360 million women’s prison complex. This is SEVEN times more expensive than the previously announced $50 million women’s prison.

There are around 220 women in MCI-Framingham, meaning Healey’s plan has a projected cost of $1.6 million per woman. Imagine what would be possible with this level of investment in what women need to thrive instead of brand new prison cells. There has been ZERO transparency or accountability about this project and NO engagement of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women have vocally OPPOSED new prison construction.

Announcing a plan to build a $360 million prison while our state is in a housing crisis and the federal government is poised to slash funding for essential services is even more outrageous. We condemn this project as a misuse of taxpayer dollars, especially while our communities need significant capital investment and the state faces budget shortfalls in vital safety net programs.  You can see widespread support for the Prison Moratorium bill  here, and Families for Justice as Healing’s statement about this project here.

How to take action: 

New ICE Hotline & Fundraisers

Last week, we saw ICE in several communities across our state. As we work to keep each other safe, if you suspect ICE is in your community, please call this hotline: 617 - 370 - 5023

We also invite you to contribute to:

We will continue to show up for each other and side with love. If you are interested in leading a hub, becoming a verifier, or being a hotline answerer (multilingual requirement), please email Tali for more info. 

Opportunities to Stop Private Jet Expansion

Expanding private jet emissions will be devastating to our climate. See below for opportunities to take action!

  1. Resolution: We are calling on Unitarian Universalist congregations in MA to adopt a Resolution urging Gov. Healey to stop private jet expansion at Hanscom Field airport or anywhere.  Learn more here! For questions, contact: faith@stopprivatejetexpansion.org  In the meantime, please take action as an individual by signing this petition to the Governor.

  2. Youth Involvement: SPJE (Stop Private Jet Expansion) (SPJE.org) is launching a campaign by and for youth, where they can engage in climate activism. There are a variety of ways that youth can get involved, including joining the Youth Campaign Advisory Board, tabling at events, planning actions, and more. For questions, contact: faith@stopprivatejetexpansion.org.

  3. Petition: Sign this petition to the Governor!

Medical Aid in Dying 

Legislation has once again been filed to support Medical Aid in Dying. This bill would allow a terminally ill mentally competent adult to get a prescription from their doctor that would allow them to take a medication at the end of their life to ensure a peaceful dearth. This bill contains many safe guards to ensure that only people with a prognosis of less than six months as agreed upon by two doctors can obtain these medications, and that no one is coerced into using this option against their will.

This bill is called The End of Life Options act (H 2505 and S 1486) and a hearing were held at the State House on April 2nd. This is much earlier than in previous sessions and is considered a very hopeful sign. The committee now has until June 1st to vote for or against the bill for or to extend it. Please use this link to find your legislator if you would like to contact them in support of this bill.

There will be a lobby day on Tuesday June 3rd at the state house sponsored by Compassion & Choices, Death with Dignity, and several other organizations. There are speeches by sponsors then visits to our senators and House representatives. Please use this link for more information.