Jessica Diaz an ecologist and environmental justice advocate whose work is rooted in her experience growing up in east Houston, Texas as a daughter of Mexican immigrants. The dual experience of living with the petrochemical industry looming in the background and her cultural connection to the earth drives her commitment to improving air, water, and […]
Dear UU Ministry for Earth, As we spiral through the seasons into Autumn, the nights are growing longer, and harvest is upon us. This time of ripening is evident at UUMFE, with many program offerings fruiting and ready to take part in. Whether you join our weekly Climate Grief Support Group, our monthly Community Read or Full Moon Gatherings, or […]
Rev. Douglas McCusker (he/him) is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister and cartographic systems engineer. As a volunteer with the Southeastern UU Summer Institute (SUUSI) he is on the Nature Staff as a Shin-rin Yoku (Forest Bathing) guide and on the Nurture Staff as a conflict mediator of the Healthy Relations Team. He is also an […]
Dear Ones, We begin the month of September as we begin anything – embodying varying levels of energy and fatigue, bringing both blessings and burdens. At UUMFE and in the larger world, the recent weeks have been peppered with new beginnings while underscored by losses. This is the way of things. This morning, I awoke […]
Dear UU Ministry for Earth Community, As of the end of July, my time as UUMFE’s Communications Coordinator has come to a close. This is a bittersweet change for me, as I am excited about the next steps in my ministerial formation but will deeply miss this organization and its people. Communications will now come […]
Dear Ones for Earth, I write to you as we approach the end of what feels like an incredibly long summer. As is our practice, UU Ministry for Earth has taken a bit of a summer “yawn,” pausing to enjoy the goodness of the season and till the soil for our program year ahead. Like […]
We had a wonderful time with our first UUMFE Community Read last year as we explored What If We Get It Right? by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson with so many of you. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce the book for our next Community Read, starting this September: Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to […]
Dear Friends, I am extremely pleased to announce that Rev. Lauren Spivey Levwood has been promoted to the position of UUMFE’s Executive Director after a stellar past year of service as our Acting Director. As many of you know, Lauren’s commitment to UUMFE runs deep. For many years, she volunteered countless hours as a UUMFE […]
Dear UUMFE Community, I cannot thank you enough for welcoming me into your community with open arms, minds, and hearts. My time spent as your Climate Justice Movement Chaplain Intern proved to be one of the sweetest, most rewarding, and enlightening experiences of my life and I do not take that for granted. Thank you […]
We Keep Us Safe The same day Renee Good was killed, I was doing community patrol in South Minneapolis near a Spanish immersion daycare. Just that morning, a beloved teacher had been taken by masked, unidentified men into the street and then into an unmarked vehicle—all in front of the infants, toddlers, and young children […]
