The Environmental Justice line-up for the UUA General Assembly for 2013 is very exciting.

  • The UUMFE Annual Meeting will feature the screening of “Bidder 70,” the documentary about Tim DeChristopher. A brief business meeting will preceed the film.
  • UUMFE will present three programs** in addition to the “Bidder 70” screening and will participate in a fourth workshop on the Climate Challenge to Faithful Investing
  • UUMFE is a sponsor for the Environmental Justice tours of West Louisville on Wed. afternoon.

WEDNESDAY

Young Adult Environmental Justice Tour
Wednesday 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm, KICC, 4th St. entrance, Registration required ($10)

THURSDAY

** Building a Young Adult Environmental Network, stories of intergenerational climate action.
Thursday 10:45 am – 12:00 pm, KICC 109-112;  UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE)

** Just and Sustainable Appalachian Community Transitions, showcasing three communities in the post-coal era. Thursday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC 201-202;  UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE)

Connecting Extraction Industries to Rural and Urban Devastation
Thursday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC Cascade C;  Kentucky/West Virginia Ministers Coalition

Choose Compassionate Consumption: Personal Choice to Collective Action
Thursday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC 101;  UU Service Committee (UUSC)

Justice and Jazz: Moving to Commitment as Improvisation
Thursday 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm, KICC 212-217;  President’s Advisory Committee on Ethical Eating

Climate Change:  Civil Rights for All Ages
Thursday 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm, KICC Cascade A;  Kentucky/West Virginia Ministers Coalition

* The Climate Challenge to Faithful Investing
Thursday 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm, check program book;  Socially Responsible Investing Committee

Public Witness for Environmental Justice
Thursday 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm, Belvedere park, adjacent to Galt House Hotel;  With special guest Wendell Berry. Gather under the UUMFE banner.

Bidder 70 Screening
Thursday 7:45 pm – 9:30 pm, Marriott Hotel Ballroom 9/10. Join UUMFE for its very brief annual meeting followed by the inspiring story of UU Tim DeChristopher’s EJ journey. UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE)

FRIDAY

Our Covenant with Gaia: Networking with UUs
Friday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC Cascade A;  Kentucky/West Virginia Ministers Coalition

Cheap Eats. Just Eats.
Friday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC 201-202;  President’s Advisory Committee on Ethical Eating

SATURDAY

** A Theology of Eco-Justice: Appalachia and Beyond, a panel discussion of an emerging eco-justice theological and ethical framework. Saturday 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, KICC Cascade C;  UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE)

Our Covenant with Gaia: Networking with Partners
Saturday 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm, KICC 209;  Kentucky/West Virginia Ministers Coalition