A message from the co-facilitators of the March 31st UUMFE Community Read:

We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday, March 31st, over Zoom! Please join us for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist.

Questions to ponder

• In “10 Possibilities” (p 261), the idea of having state- or locality-based climate action plans is suggested. Does your state and/or locality have such a plan? Google it if you’re not sure.
• In the chapter “A Green New Deal,” (pgs 283-201), Ayana Johnson interviews Professor Rhiana Gunn-Wright. How familiar are you with the Green New Deal, first proposed before Congress in 2019? Check out this link from the Sierra Club for a short-course on what’s behind the idea of a Green New Deal.
• Under the listing of “What Would a Green New Deal Achieve?,” what particularly takes priority for you?
• In the chapter “A Blue New Deal,” Ayana details her five-year, 24-step quest to focus policy changes on our oceans. She concludes with the news that a “American Climate Corps” was created in 2023 and recruiting young people for the ACC had begun. Sadly, President Donald Trump cancelled the program on January 20, 2026, by Executive Order. If you had exerted the enormous effort that Ayana did, how would you keep from getting discouraged?
• The final chapter, “See You in Court,” can feel discouraging because of the changed legal environment of the current Administration.  If you could write one climate law, what would it include? Consider positive ideas as well as regulatory ones.
• In this world of massive wealth disparities, policies often are written that benefit the “haves” rather than the “have-nots.” What are some examples of economic policies that intersect with climate policies to favor the status quo? 
• Here is a topical list of quotes by pioneers of environmental law. Which ones speak to you, and why?

Facilitated by: Dr. Anne-Marie McCartan and Rev. Lauren Levwood
Spiritual Grounding by: Chaplain Chelsea McCoy