The Green Sanctuary Program, which has empowered congregations to lead on environmental and climate justice for almost 30 years, is launching a renewed set of priorities to deepen commitments to change. Learn more about what’s next and how to get involved at the upcoming webinar, “The New Green Sanctuary Program: A Faithful Response to Climate […]
On May 28th a special online discussion of The Story of Plastic took place with two phenomenal special guests: Diane Wilson (featured in the film; recent winner of the largest Clean Water Act settlement in US history) and Sharon Lavigne (Founder of RISE St James, returning EJPN guest). This film broadens the scope of the […]
This call provided updates from UU organizations working at the national or denominational level for climate justice. Call notes and links referred to often in the meeting can be found here: This call was facilitated by Aly Tharp (UU Ministry for Earth) and includes messages from Rev. Ashley Horan & Susan Leslie (UUA Organizing Strategy […]
What if we all started talking — going from neighbor to neighbor, community to community, business to business — and collectively opening our selves to the reality that climate change is an urgent crisis that demands urgent action? Your UU colleagues, trained as Climate Reality Leaders are doing just that. On Wednesday, November 20th, 2019, […]
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Lincoln Green Sanctuary committee members are not short on accomplishments. They’ve been advising on the Mayor’s Environmental Task Force on Land Use, Water, Waste and Transportation since long before Lincoln committed to achieve a 26% greenhouse gas reduction below 2005 levels by 2025. That is the baseline commitment made by […]
The First Universalist Church of Denver and their Green First Task Force has minimized their congregation footprint with a constructed carbon positive building. They put more energy back on the grid than they use with a combination of geothermal heating, solar panels, energy efficient lighting, and reclaimed and environmentally sustainable building materials. Their commitment also […]
Tthe Environmental Justice Practitioners Network (EJPN) began a new season. The program in 2018 had two major themes: Justice on Earth: People of Faith Working at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Environment & Decolonization & Solidarity with Indigenous Land & Water Protectors How to Join: While tuning into webinars from home is still enthusiastically […]
Dear Reader, For many months, a small dedicated team of UU Ministry for Earth and Unitiarian Universalist Association (UUA) staff, contractors, and volunteer visionaries collaborated to build a new platform intended to radically catalyze and support our Climate and Environmental Justice ministries. It is called Create Climate Justice Net (CCJnet) and it will go live […]
The Environmental Justice Practitioners Network (EJPN) Webinar Series — a program offered by the UUA Green Sanctuary Program and Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth — was thrilled to host a conversation with Elandria Williams. Elandria Williams is the training director at PeoplesHub, an interactive online training school that supports people and groups where they live. […]
Create Climate Justice Net was created to give Unitarian Universalist climate and environmental justice activists and coalition partners a valuable tool for education, collaboration, and organizing. Create Climate Justice Net is a joint initiative of the Unitarian Univeralist Ministry for Earth, Unitarian Universalist Association Green Sanctuary Program, and UU-United Nations Office. How does the platform […]
