Climate change affects us all, but it devastates communities of color and marginalized people. This session will focus on the intersections of racial and economic, environmental, and climate justice. It is an early step toward forming a BIPOC caucus interested in these issues and is a part of UUMFE. Speakers: Paula Cole Jones, Dr. Rashid Shaikh

Increasingly more communities are declaring that lakes, rivers, forest, grasslands, all of the earth has rights, and are winning. Hear from three Indigenous leaders at the forefront of the Rights of Nature Movement on Turtle Island, followed by an On-Demand program focused on how UUs can engage as strong partners. Speakers: Winona LaDuke, Casey Camp-Horinek, Elliott Moffett, Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs. With UU Ministry for Earth, DRUUMM Native Caucus, UUA Green Sanctuary Program. 

“Doing justice” often means punishing “law-breakers” and sending them to prison – even though prisons neither deter crime nor rehabilitate prisoners. The prison system perpetuates racism, social injustice, and disenfranchisement of protectors of the earth. Original peoples traditionally promote restorative justice, beginning again in relationship and making the community whole. Speakers: Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs, Leoyla Cowboy Giron, Nick Estes, PhD, Rev. Karen Van Fossan. With DRUUMM, UU Ministry for Earth, Water Protector Legal Collective

Join with Unitarian Universalists of all ages for intergenerational dialogue about how to take action to achieve climate justice, food equity, and sustainability. Learn with and from one another during this interactive workshop and gear up for a year of activity and organizing. Speakers: Amelia Diehl, Bruce Knotts, Brynna Seligman. With UUA Office at the United Nations, UU Young Adults for Climate Justice

Hear inspired stories of UU congregational transformation and partnership that advance climate justice in communities across Turtle Island (North America). Participants will leave equipped with tools to take climate action grounded in faith, science and social justice, from the UUA Green Sanctuary 2030 Update, Project Drawdown and more. Speakers:  David Freedman (Elders Climate Action), Sheila Tarbet, Beck Mordini.  NOTE:  Dr. Elizabeth Bagley was invited to present but was unable to attend.

The UU Drawdown 2021 Initiative (UU DD 2021) will continue through September 2021.  There is plenty of time to still participate as an individual or with a team – Just follow the instructions HERE.     With UU Ministry for the Earth, UUA Green Sanctuary

“Doing justice” often means punishing “law-breakers” and sending them to prison – even though prisons neither deter crime nor rehabilitate prisoners. The prison system perpetuates racism, social injustice, and disenfranchisement of protectors of the earth. Original peoples traditionally promote restorative justice, beginning again in relationship and making the community whole. Speakers: Rev. Dr. Clyde Grubbs, Leoyla Cowboy Giron, Nick Estes, PhD, Rev. Karen Van Fossan. With DRUUMM, UU Ministry for Earth, Water Protector Legal Collective