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 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 […]
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 […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the May 26th UUMFE Community Read: It’s time to celebrate! UU Ministry for Earth’s first annual Community Read, What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, is drawing to a close. If you’ve joined us at any point along the way, we hope you’ll attend next […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the April 28th UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you on Zoom next Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:45 EDT/4:45 PDT! You’re invited to join us a few minutes early for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. In this section, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson […]
Hi, UUMFE friends! My name is Jessica Cloud, and I am so glad to be here. I’ll be working with UUMFE as a fundraisingconsultant, and before we get into the work together, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myselfproperly. Not just the resume version. The real one. A Winding Road into the UU […]
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 Facilitated by: Dr. Anne-Marie McCartan and Rev. Lauren LevwoodSpiritual Grounding by: Chaplain […]
