Dear UUJusticePA Community,   It is with great sadness that we share the news that Reverend Joan Sabatino, Executive Director of UU Justice PA, died on October 17th, surrounded by her family.   When Rev. Joan received her sudden and unexpected stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis a few weeks ago, we were caught off guard. Now, as we work through our grief and shock, we have questions to contend with.  How can we honor her legacy and her memory? How do we keep up the fight without her leading the charge and advocating for our UU values?   Rev. Joan’s mantra was “We vote. We win.” and no one fought harder for democracy in Pennsylvania than she did.  To honor Joan and her passion for the good fight, we are encouraging our UU congregations throughout PA to hold events during Election week. These events will bring our communities together to honor, support, and reckon with the election process that is so important to our democracy. If possible, reach out to other communities of faith to join you in holding events. Now, more than ever, we must build coalitions because we’re all in this together.  As inspiration, we share the week-long schedule of events designed by the UU Congregation of York, which includes worship, vigils, meetings, and discussions over coffee. Meanwhile, at UUC of Delaware County, Rev. Ed Brock has been preparing for Election Week by facilitating a town hall meeting last Sunday. If you are a lay leader or church staff member, we encourage you to consider hosting something similar between now and November 5th to prepare your communities.  It is impossible to overstate the importance of this election to the survival of democracy. Every day from now through November 5th is critical, and our values as Unitarian Universalists compel us to take action- to do all the good we can in all the ways we can, just like Rev. Joan did.   As we mourn, let’s keep fighting.  Yours in solidarity, Bill Clinton President UUJusticePA