Social Justice Coordinator Andrew Batcher originally worked at Cedar Lane from 2014 to 2017 and has now returned in 2022 as part of a staff sharing agreement in the Potomac Partnership among 3 DC area UU congregations (Cedar Lane, River Road, and UU Fairfax). He has been a community organizer and activist for more than 15 years, working in the peace movement, environmental movement, anti-racism, education, economic justice and against hate.

Andrew currently also works as the Social Justice Coordinator at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax. Some of his highlights there include spearheading a monthly food drive aimed at pandemic relief, working on safety and support for LGBTQIA+ activists and allies at the Fairfax School Board, and organizing a panel teach-in on critical race theory called “Teaching Truth; Putting Students’ First” that was attended by over 700 people across the country.

Andrew’s work focuses on three pillars. Building partnerships for social justice action, inviting activists in the congregation into continuous cycles of action and reflection that deepen their work and its spiritual impact, and strategic timely response to emerging controversies and crises. As a staff position serving both Cedar Lane and the Potomac Partnership, Andrew is interested in developing this approach in both the congregation and the region.