Summary
The Create Climate Justice – Strengthen Local Climate Commitments (SLCC) campaign takes the wisdom of “Think Globally, Act Locally” and brings neighbors together across the United States into Climate Action that matters from Pittsburgh to Paris to Phnom Penh and does so with an equity and justice focus.
Half of the US population and 800 Unitarian Universalist Congregations are in communities where Mayors and Governors have promised to achieve Climate Commitments.
The Strengthen Local Climate Commitments (SLCC) campaign provides resources and peer support for UUs to find out how their local elected representatives are doing on their climate commitments. The SLCC Toolkit includes how to put equity and justice into the climate planning objectives and outcomes. All communities need local involvement to aspire higher so that humanity can realize a Just Transition to an ecological civilization and not exceed the 1.5°C global warming threshold.
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MOST RECENT SLCC National Collaboration Call
7 Sep 2022 – SLCC Goal 6: BE VISIBLE with Aly Tharp
(Main Program minute 0:00 – 52:00, Overtime 52:00 – 1:17:00, with additional images at end)
Background
In defiance to the Trump Administration’s attempt to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and UU Ministry For Earth (UUMFE) signed on to the “We Are Still In” declaration along with 3900 cities and organizations across the United States to honor the country’s commitments to the Paris Climate agreement with or without the federal government. The We Are Still In pledge includes a commitment to responsible engagement in climate policy. After the Biden Administration rejoined the Paris Agreement, We Are Still In changed to “America is All In.” Work at the local and state level is continuing along with federal commitments.
Since 2018, the UUA and UUMFE have also co-sponsored the Create Climate Justice initiative and launched the CreateClimateJustice.net community organizing platform.
Create Climate Justice has three current priority focus areas:
- Strengthening Unitarian Universalist communications and mutual support networks for Climate Justice
- Mobilizing UUs in solidarity with Indigenous front-line communities
- Supporting the Just Transition to an ecological civilization through partnerships and civic engagement
The Strengthen Local Climate Commitments (SLCC) campaign fits into the first and third priority areas of Create Climate Justice by providing resources and a mutual support network for UUs involved in local civic engagement to “act on climate” and catalyze a Just Transition to an ecological civilization.
The SLCC Goals Are:
1. Climate Justice and Equity – Empower frontline communities at the table, before and during the planning and throughout implementation. Achieve an economic and ecologic Just Transition
2. Partner – Your elected representatives have pledged to take climate action. Working with them and your community members will strengthen and accelerate climate efforts
3. Prepare – Adapt, Improve Resiliency and Expand Disaster Preparedness
4. Network and Movement Build – To strengthen and further the goals of CreateClimateJustice.net and contribute to collective national efforts.
5. Act Locally Think Globally – Your local actions have a positive ripple effect globally.
6. Be Visible – Build broad awareness about widespread climate action, aspire to higher local objectives; inspire broad engagement in the Climate Movement – “All of the Above” Actions.
7. Advance Social Justice – Climate Action co-benefits the social justice principles UUs try to live, such as the Sustainable Development Goals
