{"id":12807,"date":"2026-09-08T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?page_id=12807"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:25:50","slug":"commread26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/commread26\/","title":{"rendered":"UU Ministry for Earth Community Read 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSesQUdl4ZN1bugcfIqDrN774iH3iNVUKImwsfmUZVnvEoPqAA\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Comm-Read-FB-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Comm-Read-FB-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Comm-Read-FB-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Comm-Read-FB-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Comm-Read-FB-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UUMFE\u2019s 2026-27 Community Read:<\/strong><br><em>Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to Saving Ourselves<\/em> by Will Hackman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UU Ministry for Earth Community Read 2026-27 kicks off on <strong>Monday, September 28 at 7:45-9:00pm ET\/4:45-6:00pm PT.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first 15 minutes of every gathering will be Community Time where we will gather to sing songs of climate resilience\/resistance before transition to our Community Read discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSesQUdl4ZN1bugcfIqDrN774iH3iNVUKImwsfmUZVnvEoPqAA\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGN UP HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE BOOK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\u00a0<em>Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to Saving Ourselves<\/em>, Will Hackman argues that the problem isn\u2019t scientific or fact-based, but rather political, emotional, and ideological. He identifies three leading barriers to solving climate change: polarization, paralysis, and inadequate messaging. Framing the climate crisis as a humanity crisis, Hackman encourages readers to convert their anxiety and anger into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the Publisher:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Will Hackman is a Millennial, and he is pissed. Two wars, two global economic catastrophes, and a pandemic combined with a ballooning cost-of-living crisis and crushing student loan debt can do that to a person. But there\u2019s one thing that compounds these challenges that is unequaled in human history: the ticking time bomb of fossil fuel emissions. Millennials and Gen-Zers will be left to deal with the worst of the climate change fallout well after those responsible have passed away. And we have never been more divided.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will meet on the fourth Monday of every month at 7:45pm ET\/4:45pm PT. A more detailed schedule for each session is coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lead Facilitators<\/span>: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Rev. Lauren Levwood<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rev. Lauren Spivey Levwood is a UU minister, movement artist, mother, and Executive Director of UU Ministry for Earth. Rev. Lauren\u2019s professional background also includes massage therapy, Zen Shiatsu, Reiki, birth and postpartum doula care, Birthing From Within childbirth mentorship, and trauma-informed somatics. <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Cheyenne Herlandstein<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cheyenne is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Washington County, Oregon, and serves on the Board of Trustees there. She is a secondary science educator, a lifelong naturalist, gardener, sustainability enthusiast (a.k.a. eco-geek), and singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Hackman has more than fifteen years\u2019 experience working in US political campaigns, public policy process, strategic communications, coalition building, climate activism, and global environmental conservation advocacy. Will is a frequent climate voice online and in the media and has been interviewed on several climate change-related podcasts. His 2022 TEDx \u201cThe Future of Climate Change is Personal,\u201d challenges us to reframe our climate conversations to overcome polarization and partisanship. His writing has appeared in The Hill, Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Georgetown Public Policy Review, and other outlets. Will lives in Virginia\u2019s beautiful Shenandoah Valley with his wife Paula. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.willhackman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Will here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willhackman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/will-hackman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/will-hackman.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/will-hackman-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSesQUdl4ZN1bugcfIqDrN774iH3iNVUKImwsfmUZVnvEoPqAA\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGN UP HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UUMFE\u2019s 2026-27 Community Read:Radically Reframing Climate Change: A Guide to Saving Ourselves by Will Hackman The UU Ministry for Earth Community Read 2026-27 kicks off on Monday, September 28 at 7:45-9:00pm ET\/4:45-6:00pm PT. 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