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2024
- November-Answer the Call
- October-The Emotional Lifecycle of a Disaster
- September- UU Climate Justice Revival
- August-Spiritual Care for Climate Distress Curriculum
- July-Year in Review
- June- UU Climate Justice Coalition
- May- International Day of Biodiversity
- April– Earth Month
- March-Spring Equinox/ World Water Day
- February-Looking towards Spring for Change
- January-Humility
2023
- December-Return Home
- November-Gratitude
- October-Looking forward to Solstice
- September-UUMFE at Climate week
- August-Join us at Climate Week in Sept!
- July-Action Reflection Circle
- June -UUMFE at GA
- May-DRUMM’s Public Worship
- April – Earth Day!
- March – Spring for Change!
- February – Active for Earthcare!
- January – A Culture in Transition
2022
- December – December E-News!
- November – November E-News!
- October – October E-News!
- September – Preparation
- August – Cultivation
- July – Preparing for the Year Ahead
- June – Survive and Thrive in Every Season
- May – Spring for Change: A Time of Transitions (Read Aly Tharp’s Farewell Letter!)
- April – Get Rooted, Get Ready: Celebrate Earth Day
- March -Get Rooted, Get Ready: Spring for Change Begins!
- February – Get Rooted, Get Ready! Spring for Change Resources!
- January – Loving Possibilities
2021
- December – Joy and Justice
- November – Cultivating Connections
- October – Boldness and Reverence
- September – Cultivating Connections
- August – Answering the Call, Showing Up, Finding Joy
- July – Call for Climate Activists
- June – We Are All Treaty People
- May – Celebrating & Honoring the Interdependent Web of Life
- April – Sowing Seeds of Change for Earth Day and Beyond
- March – Launching the BIPOC Climate Justice Caucus
- February – Get Ready to Spring for Change
- January – Accountability in a Just Transition
2020
- December – Resting, Reflecting, Looking Ahead
- November – To hope and to harvest
- October – “Most of it is about relationships, to be honest” – Elandria Williams
- September Meeting the Urgency of Climate Disruption
- August– Get up to Good Trouble
- July – This is Our Moment
- June – Holy Indignation, Empathy and Solidarity
- May – Being Effective Climate Justice Activists in These Exceptional Times
- April – Earth Day
- March – Announcements & Important Updates
- February – Get Ready to Spring For Change
- January – Hindsight is 2020
2019
- December – The New Year
- November – Time for Reflection, Gratitude, & Action
- October – Actions
- September – Time to Act
- August – Coming Actions
- June – In the Road to GA
- June – UUMFE is on the move
- May III – Spring for Change Closure
- May II – On the Road
- May I – Endangered Species Day Call to Arts
- April III – Rise for All Life
- April II – Spring for Change
- April I – Activism
- March – Spring for Change: World Water Day
- February – “People gonna rise like water”
- January – Spiritual grounding
2018
- December – Be the Grassroots
- November – Make a Difference
- October: Getting involved is what UU do
- September: Prayer for Sacred Waters
- August: Get Inspired
- July: Call for Solidarity NOW with Indigenous Water Protectors
- May: UUMFE Calls for Action and Photos
- March: One Month Until Earth Day: Get Inspired, Activated, and Connected!
- February: Get Ready for Earth Day! New Resources are Here!
- January: New Year, New Opportunities to Act for Climate Justice!
2017
- December: Winter Gratitude, Joy, and Connection
- November: Climate Action, Community Building, & Unlearning Colonization
- October: On the Front Lines: Puerto Rico & Indigenous Peoples Day
- September: Record-Breaking Hurricanes are a Clarion Call to Action on Climate
- August: Infuse Your New Congregational Year with Environmental Justice
- July: Summertime Environmental Justice: Art, Gardens, Climate, & More!
2016
- Opportunities for Environmental Justice Engagement at Columbus GA
- Message From the Board
- Highlights From Earth Day 2016
- Celebrating Our Eco-Heroes
- Rising Waters Confab II.
- Sustainability Works: New
- Curriculum From NWEI
- Feeling Virtuous, Being Virtuous
- Commit2Respond Connects and Inspires
- Congregational Study Action Issues (CSAI) – How Shall We Proceed?
- Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret – Guest Opinion and Film Review
- Taking a Stand on Climate Justice
- Pacific NW UUs Participate in Break Free Action in Anacortes, WA
- Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated
- Appendix: (1) 2016 Proposed Congregational Study/Action Issue: Climate Change and Environmental Justice; (2) The Principles of Environmental Justice; and (3) Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change, 2006 Statement of Conscience
Winter 2016 (PDF)
- The Climate Justice Gospel
- Earth Day 2016: Environmental Justice to Climate Justice
- Message from the Board
- Honor Congregations – Thanks!
- UUSJ Journey: Solidarity with Original Nations and Peoples
- My War Against Hope
- The Paris Agreement Opened Doors – Now We Need to Step Through
- Climate Justice Reading Club
- Northwest Earth Institute Updates Its Energy Curriculum
- Book Review: The Whale and the Supercomputer
- Tim DeChristopher Inspires UU Audience With Call for Non-Violent Action
- Connecting To Earth Through Art
- LRE Week at Star Island: Sustainability + Faith
- Commit2Respond Announces Climate Justice Month 2016
- Save the Date for General Assembly in Columbus, OH
- Why I’m Not that Enthusiastic About the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement
- Sunday Soul
- Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated
2015
Fall 2015 (PDF)
- Commit2Respond: Moral Imperative for Climate Justice
- Message From the Board Chair: Beyond the Catchy Phrase
- Matthew McHale Ordination – Congratulations!
- Nurturing Nature: Letting the Beauty We Love Be What We Do
- We Have a Pope
- The Road Through Paris and More Climate Justice News and Tools
- Book Review: American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood
- Updates fro the UU Young Adults for Climate Justice
- What the Frack?
- Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated
Spring 2015 (PDF)
- Commit2Respond and Climate Justice Featured at Portland GA
- Message From the Board: A Double Dog Dare Is In Order . . .
- Highlights From Earth Day 2015
- The Hole Story
- Commit2Resond Campaign Offers Resources and Connections
- Book Review: Crude Justice by Stuart H. Smith
- Update From the Environmental Justice Collaboratory
- Review of Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth, by David Korten
- California Drought Reveals Pervasive Inequities
- GROW Climate Justice Young Adult Training Planned for August
- Northwest Earth Institute Updates Its Climate Change Curriculum
- Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services
Winter 2015 (PDF)
- Join Commit2Respond for Climate Justice Journey
- From the Board Chair: Are We Healers, Leaders or Trailblazers?
- Honor Congregations – Thanks!
- Download UUMFE Resources
- Update From the Environmental Justice Collaboratory
- Hold Your Head Up
- A Growing Justice Movement
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville Divests!
- Save the Date for Portland GA
- A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking At People Looking At Animals In America – A Review of Wild Ones, by Jon Mooallem
- Looking Deep in the Heart . . . with t.e.j.a.s. (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services)
- HighWaterLine Delray Beach Project Receives UUA Funding
- Climate Justice Lobby Weekend
- Global Divestment Day
- Help Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services
2014
Fall 2014 (PDF)
- Commit2Respond: A Religious Response to Climate Change
- Message from the Board Chair
- People’s Climate March Makes History – UUs Help!
- Take Action for Climate Justice
- Something’s Happening Here . . .
- On the Move – Young Adults Look Back, Move Forward
- Gaia In a Temper
- UU Cool Congregations
- The Giving Garden – Social Justice, Ecology, Community Building
Spring 2014 (PDF)
- Opportunities For Environmental Justice Engagement at Providence GA
- Message from the Board Chair – Going From Here To Tomorrow
- Peace, Justice and Sustainability Are Focus of New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum
- Highlights From Earth Day 2014
- Sacred Roots, New Shoots: News From Our Young Adult Network
- Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Builds Across Faith Communities
- The Great March for Climate Action – Walking a Mile In Their Shoes
- Is It War?
- 2014 Courageous Love Award Presented to Westboro 8
- Book Review – Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson
- UU Church Is First In Chattanooga To Add Solar Panels
Winter 2014 (PDF)
- Earth Day 2014: Working Towards Sustainable Communities
- Message From the Board Chair
- “Our Place In the Web of Life” Second Edition Now Available
- A Seasonal Liturgical Calendar for Unitarian Universalists
- Honor Congregations – Thanks!
- Save the Date for Providence GA
- NWEI Continues to Support UUs In Their Environmental Justice Work
- Screening Bidder 70
- Book Review – Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
- It’s Politics and the Economy
- The Great March for Climate Action: Potential Game Changer
- The Great March: Walking My Talk
2013
Fall 2013 (PDF)
- Guardian of the Future Award Recipients Are Eco-Justice Super-Heroes
- Message From the Board
- Plan to Screen Bidder 70 at Your Congregation This Fall
- Environmental Justice (EJ) in the Spotlight at GA 2013 in Louisville
- An Eventful Summer for UU Young Adults for Climate Justice
- Fossil Fuel Divestment Update: GA and Beyond
- Program Ideas for the Church Year
- Countdown to Earth Day: Spring Equinox through Earth Day 2014 (March 20th – April 22nd)
- Meditation While Weeding
- Advocating For the Rights of Nature
- Beyond Changing Light Bulbs
- Are We Smarter Than Frogs?
- Photos From 350.org’s Summer Heat actions
- Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services
Spring 2013 (PDF)
- Opportunities for Environmental Justice Engagement at General Assembly
- Message From the Board
- Bidder 70 at GA and Beyond
- Cedar Tree Foundation Awards UUMFE a Second $20,000 Grant
- Northwest Earth Institute Celebrates 20 Years
- Are You Awake?
- Young Adult Climate Activist Group Is Growing
- Reflecting on Earth Day 2013
- Celebrating Our Eco-Heroes
- Going Fossil Free?
- Environmental Justice Plunge Leads to Effective Congregational Involvement
- Book Review: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor
- Healing Our World and Ourselves
- Faith Groups in CA Called to Action on Climate Change
- The Pipeline Fighters in Nebraska
- Photos from #Forward on Climate Rally
- Earth Day Artwork from Laura Evonne Steinman
Winter 2013 (PDF)
- Earth Day 2013: Working Towards Sustainable Communities
- From the Board
- Screening “Bidder 70”
- Our Place in the Web of Life Curriculum
- Northwest Earth Institute Courses
- Uniting YA’s in the EJ Struggle
- New Young Adult Environmental Justice Network
- Protecting Utah Wilderness
- Honor Congregations – Thanks!
- Save the Date for Louisville GA
- Energy Oscar for UU Church in Oakland
- Bad Land Book Review
- Reproductive and Environmental Justice
- Join the #ForwardOnClimate Rally
2012
Fall 2012 (PDF)
- Guardian of the Future Recipients Excel in Community Networking
- From the Board – How Do We Make Change Together?
- Program Ideas for Church Year and District Assemblies
- Earth Day 2013 Theme – Sustainable Communities
- Food Days 2012 Present Justice Opportunities for Food Activists
- Canary Community: Sentinel of Climate Injustice
- Ethical Eating Website Launch
- Fracking Concerns Mobilize UUs
- Moral Challenge: Math, Evil, and Blood
- Driving Social Change: The Activist’s Handbook
- Church Helps Win East Oakland Bus Rapid Transit Project
- Words of Inspiration
- Empower UU’s: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services
Spring 2012 (PDF)
- Environmental Justice at “Justice” General Assembly
- From the Board
- New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum Focuses On Energy
- Earth Day Excitement
- Interfaith Moral Action On Climate (IMAC) In Washington, D.C.
- Municipal Sustainability Plans
- Revolution, Realignment, Reframing
- UUs Around the Country (and the World!) Celebrate Earth Day
- April 24th Interfaith Moral Action On Climate (IMAC) In DC– Photos
Winter 2012 (PDF)
- Earth Day 2012: Immigration and Environmental Justice
- From the Board – Folks Are Paying Attention!
- UUMFE Partners with Just Label It Campaign for GE Foods
- Our Place In the Web of Life Curriculum
- Water Justice Is Focus of Justice Sunday 2012
- Grants Will Help Support UUMFE’s Environmental Justice Work
- Share Our Passion – Volunteer With UU Ministry for Earth
- NWEI Provides Valuable Resources
- UUMFE Embraces EcoChallenge
- UUs in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Tackle Hydrofracking
- UU Organizes New Delaware Chapter of Interfaith Power & Light
- UU Church in Eugene Is Prize Winning Recycler
- Honor Congregations – Thanks!
2011
Fall 2011 (301 KB PDF)
- From the Board
- Guardian of the Future Awards
- Hungry for Change, a new NWEI course
- Review of Cynthia Barnett’s Blue Revolution
- Environmental Justice Curriculum
- Thank You, Rowan
- Tar Sands Action and More! Photos on p. 8
- Why I Protested the Tar Sands Pipeline
- Chandler, AZ UUs and Moving Planet
- Schenectady UU Church EJ Project
- Freedom Through Frugality Review
- Rev. Bob Murphy Honored by Sierra Club
Spring 2011 (PDF)
- Environmental Justice Workshops and Events at GA
- From the Board – Actions Become Habits
- Ethical Eating Statement of Conscience Process
- UUMFE Annual Meeting at GA
- Earth Day Excitement
- Food Day Scheduled for Oct. 24
- Moving Planet Set for Sept. 24
- New Experiential Workshops from Barbara Ford
- Book Review: Paving Paradise
- NWEI’s New Edition of Voluntary Simplicity
- Earthfest at UU Church of Davis
- Your Support is Needed and Appreciated
Winter 2011 (PDF)
- Earth Day 2011: Sacred Waters
- From the Board – As We Begin a New Year
- Staying Present for a Troubled World – New Workshops Offered to UU Congregations and Districts
- Northwest Earth Institute To Publish Gulf Coast Resource
- Mt. Vernon Church Breaks Ground for Net Zero Energy System on Winter Solstice
- Earth Jurisprudence: Beginning To Bud
- Poem by Christopher D. Sims: I Am the UUA
- How You Can Help
2010
Fall 2010 (PDF)
- Congregations Across the Country Will Participate In the 10/10/10 Global Work Party: A Day To Celebrate Climate Solutions
- “Everything, Everything, Everything Is Holy Now”
- Care For the Earth Is Central To General Assembly Experience
- Lori Sands Named 2010 UUMFE Guardian of the Future
- Key Dates for the Congregational Study/Action Issue Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice
- Karen and Ramón Urbano Honored With Volunteer Service Award
- Matching Grants Fund Three District Environmental Conferences
- Health Is Focus of New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum
- Earth Day Theme Announced
- Congregations Will Offer a Wide Variety of 10/10/10 Work Parties
- Generous Congregations Support the Vision of UUMFE
Spring 2010 (PDF)
- Environment & Justice Workshops and Events at General Assembly
- Letter From the Co-Chairs
- UUMFE Annual Meeting at General Assembly
- Energy, Peace and Justice Study Action Issue
- Member Profile: Vicky Talbert
- Northwest Earth Institute Courses
- Workshops To Pilot Local Environmental Justice Discernment
- Three Districts Approved for UUMFE Challenge Grant
- Earth Day Excitement
- Reconciliation Ecology
- Harmony UU Church Celebrates Earth Day
Winter 2010 (PDF)
- For the Fortieth Anniversary of Earth Day, UUMFE Invites Congregations Take a Bite Out of Food Injustice
- From the Board: We Value Our Relationships
- UUMFE Launches Environment and Justice ‘Green Papers’
- The Importance of Working Together
- We’re All Ears! Our Fifth Principle In Action With Ethical Eating
- Emily Kao Joins Advocacy Team
- Fifth Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week In Washington
- Online Connections to UUMFE Community are Growing
- UUMFE Offers Partner Grants for Districts
- Congregational Stories: Ethical Energy
2009
Fall 2009 (PDF)
- International Day of Climate Action, Oct. 24th
- A New Year – Change is in the Air
- Rowan Van Ness Tapped for Environmental Justice Position
- Colin High Named 2009 UUMFE Guardian of the Future
- Focus on Food and Faith
- UUMFE 20th Anniversary Celebration
- Earth Song Meditation
- AIW – In Support of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
- Green Sanctuary Program Update
- Join the Team Developing the Environmental Justice Guide
Spring 2009 (PDF)
- Announcing the Environmental Passport for GA 2009
- Toward Joyful Interdependence
- With Gratitude to Rev. Katherine Jesch
- UUs Pioneer Green Meetings
- A Response – Rev. Laurel Hallman
- You Can Help Write Environmental Justice Guide
- Food Justice
- Green and Accessible
- Earth, Our Deep-Home-Place
- Transformation, Collective Wisdom & You
- Earth Day Celebration
- New RE Curriculum – Sounds of Nature
Winter 2009 (PDF)
- UUMFE Announces 2009 Earth Day Resources
- Raising All Voices, Lifting All Boats
- A Response – Rev. Peter Morales
- Genesis of “Ethical Eating”
- CSAI Film Review – Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives
- Hobbs Farm – A Miracle, Seeing the Connections
- The Hidden Language of Flowers
2008
Fall 2008 (PDF)
- Board and Members Review Partnerships
- Congregational Eco-Heroes Honored
- Changing Our Stories of Justice-Making
- For the UUA Presidential Candidates – 7 Questions
- Are You Feeling the Call to Action?
- Fourteen Say YES as Parents for the Planet
- Nourish the Self with a Retreat
- Green Sanctuary Update
- UUA Ethical Eating Core Team Liaison
- 2008-2010 CSAI – Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice
- Films, Faith, and Fellowship
- Making Seed Tape
- Run for the Trees
- Say NO to Plastic Bags
- Shopping Bag Pattern and Instructions
- Renew Our Spirits, Restore the World
- Beacon Press and UUMFE – New Partners
Spring 2008 (PDF)
- The Audacity of Faith
- Looking to the Future
- Green Sanctuary Showcase
- Guardian of the Future Award
- 2008 Study Action Issue Proposals
- An Invitation – Become a Parent for the Planet
- GA 2008 Highlights
- “Menu for the Future” from Northwest Earth Institute
- Regional Coordinators Active from East to West
- Portland Office Open – Meet Sabrina Louise Harle
- Book Review – “In Defense of Food”
Winter 2008 (PDF)
- Unanimous Vote! UUMFE Retains Affiliate Status
- Message from the Chair – Barbara Ford
- Taking Green Sanctuary Beyond Our Congregations – Rev. Katherine Jesch
- Our Seven UU Principles – Rev. Katherine Jesch
- In Need of a Good Word – Editors, Orion Magazine
- Restoring the Web of Creation
- Direct Your UUA “Now is the Time” Gift
- New Resource! We Are All Connected, 7th Principle – Butterfly and Creepy Crawlies RE Lessons
2007
Fall 2007 (PDF)
- Palo Alto Church Working To Save Shishmaref, Alaska – Ben Hammett
- Leaning into the Light – Barbara Ford
- Green Wedding Celebration – Nancy King Smith
- Autumn Reflections, Green Sanctuary Program – Rev. Katherine Jesch
- The Play’s the Thing – Doug Stewart
- Covenant Group Considers Seventh Principle – Judy Perry
Spring 2007 (PDF)
- Historic Earth Summit Connects, Inspires
- Gratitude as a Revolutionary Act
- Congregations Address Global Warming
- New Resource! – Global Warming Action Kit Volume 2
- Springtime Reflections
- Hopedale UU Tackles Industrial Pollution
- Secret Shoppers Help Environmental Justice
- UUs Flock Outdoors to Celebrate
- Cedars UUs Author Sustainability Survey
- Our Food Choices Impact Climate Change
- Water First – Living Drop by Drop
- New Partnership – Low Carbon Diet
- Book reviews
2006
Fall 2006 (PDF)
- Legislative Ministries Focus on Climate Change
- Reaping the Harvest of Collaborative Efforts
- Warm Reflections on the Chill of Winter
- Global Warming: Changing CO2urse
- Florida Church Eco-Preserve Reaches Community
- Green Sanctuary Program is HOT!
- Spotlight: Model Regional Coordinator
Spring 2006 (PDF)
- UU Statement of conscience on global warming
- There is no “out there” by Rev. Louise Green
- Message from the board chair
- Healthy children, healthy planet
- Green Sanctuary program comes of age
- Book and film reviews
2005
Fall 2005 (PDF)
- UU Ministry for Earth visibility campaign
- Dealing with tragedy and despair
- Message from the board chair
- Addressing global warming
- UU churches and green power
- Hotel Earth and small group ministry
- New Greeen Sanctuaries
Summer 2005 (PDF)
- Message from SPP board chair
- Bill Sinkford and the cyber-march on global warming
- SPP receives granf from UU Program Fund
- GA 2005 events sponsored by the SPP
- Plane Travel and Sustainable Living
- Living our Values in the Modern World
- Green Sanctuary Program news
- SPP board member news
Winter 2005 (PDF)
- Emerson Unitarian Church of Houston
- Message from SPP board chair
- Global warming study/action resources
- Upcoming adult RE resource guide
- Guest column by Tina Clarke of Clean Water Action
2004
Fall 2004 (PDF)
- Global Warming is new UUA/CSW Study/Action Issue
- GA 2004 highlights
- Green Sanctuary Program news
- Message from SPP board chair
Summer 2004 (PDF)
- GA 2004 events sponsored by the SPP
- New SPP resources
- Green Sanctuary Program news
- SPP board member news
Spring 2004 (PDF)
- New resource projects for UU congregations
- The Seventh Principle Fund
- Green Sanctuary Program news & ideas
- Earth Day meditations
- Commission on Social Witness study/action issues
2003
Fall 2003 (PDF)
- New Green Sanctuaries
- General Assembly 2003 in review
- Green Sanctuary Program news & ideas
- The Interfaith Power & Light movement
- Greening General Assembly
Spring 2003 (PDF)
- GA 2003 events sponsored by the SPP
- Green Sanctuary workshops at GA 2003
- SPP Board meeting highlights
- The SPP and the UUA
- Green Sanctuary Program news
2002
Fall 2002 (PDF)
- 2002 SPP annual meeting update
- GA 2002 news and highlights
- About the Earth Charter
- Northwest Earth Institute courses
- Green Sanctuary Program news