Climate Justice: Hope, Courage and Moral-Spiritual Power in the Age of Climate Change
May 19, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Queen Anne Lutheran Church, 2400 8th Ave W, Seattle, WA
Climate justice may be the foremost moral challenge of the 21st century. Humankind – or rather parts of us – are threatening Earth’s capacity to regenerate and support life, including human life. While caused primarily by high-consuming people, climate change is wreaking death and destruction first and foremost on impoverished people. How are we to face this crisis with courage, wisdom, agency, and hope? What does religion bring to the issue? This presentation aims at interdisciplinary inquiry into these burning questions.
Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, brings together Earth ethics, eco-feminist theologies, and other liberation theologies in her work on climate change. Her book, Resisting Structural Evil: Love as Ecological Economic Vocation (Fortress, 2013), won a Nautilus Book Award for social justice. She has lectured or consulted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and many parts of North America."
The presentation is free. More
Presentation: Climate Science Goes to Court (Seattle WA)
May 21, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA
Cascadia Climate Action is bringing Climate Science on Tap to Columbia City's Royal Room for the first time with a fascinating presentation and moderated discussion on how science and concerned citizens can drive climate action in law and policy.
Attorney Andrea Rodgers with Our Children's Trust* will share her work on behalf of youth plaintiffs in the landmark case of Juliana v. U.S currently pending. Also, invited is Pete Erickson, a scientist with the Stockholm Environment Institute,* who has provided foundational scientific evidence in support of the plaintiffs and who will share his experience in communicating climate science and the impact of global warming to decision-makers.
Moderator will be P. Sean McDonald, Ph.D, a lecturer with Program on the Environment and a researcher with the School of Aquatic and Fishery Science at the University of Washington.* Come for the thought-provoking presentations and stay for the delicious beer and inspiring conversation!
*Affiliations for identification purposes only."
World Biodiversity Day: Procession of Species
May 22, 2019
Invite your congregation into the Procession of Species for World Biodiversity Day (May 22nd)! Inspired by our Seventh Principle, our global biodiversity crisis, and the "Procession of the Species" tradition in Washington State, UU Ministry for Earth is organizing a Procession of Species at General Assembly 2019 and hoping for an even bigger one at GA 2020. Get your congregation involved!
Webinar: As Long as Grass Grows – A Conversation with Dina Gilio-Whitaker (online)
May 23, 2019 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
online
The Environmental Justice Practitioners Network (EJPN) Webinar Series is a program co-hosted by Rev. Karen Brammer (UUA) and Aly Tharp (Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth) to support and deepen Unitarian Universalist ministries and solidarity for environmental justice.
May 23rd, UUs will tune in for a call with special guest Dina Gilio-Whitaker for a conversation about her soon-to-be-released book As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock. More
Interactive performance: Our Suffering Earth (Chimacum WA)
May 24, 2019 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Rd, Chimacum, WA
Our final Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble event of the season, and part of a global youth led climate strike on May 24th, is "Our Suffering Earth," an Interactive Playback Theatre Performance / Community Dialogue on Climate Change & Cultural Dis-Ease.
FREE EVENT ~ Pizza & Cider garden open to the public.
Discussion: Shaping a Green New Deal (Seattle WA)
June 5, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Pl N, Seattle, WA
Shaping a Green New Deal: An Intergenerational Discussion
Film: Dammed to Extinction (Seattle WA)
June 7, 2019 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Mountaineers 7700 Sand Point Way Northeast Seattle, WA
Directed by eastern Washington native Michael Peterson, "Dammed to Extinction" chronicles the plight of the endangered Southern Resident orcas who depend on Chinook salmon for food, including Columbia Basin salmon runs especially in winter/spring.
The film features interviews with scientists and experts across the Northwest, from the Salish Sea to the mountain rivers of Idaho, who make the case for removing four aging dams on the lower Snake River to bring back many thousands of chinook salmon to thousands of miles of pristine rivers in the Snake River basin, providing much-needed food for orcas. Currently, all runs of Snake River salmon and steelhead are listed as threatened and endangered. This year's adult returns are predicted to be the lowest in decades. More.
Speaker: David Korten on Transitioning to an Ecological Civilization (Kirkland WA)
June 7, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Northlake UU Church, 308 4th Ave S, Kirkland WA
Fri June 7, 7 pm, at Northlake UU Church, 308 4th Ave S, Kirkland; “Transitioning to an Ecological Civilization” with Guest Speaker David Korten. David will share about how our collective cultural stories are shifting to make way for the transition to an Ecological Civilization. Through systems of governance, economics, culture and religion, we can bring people and planet into balance, nurture innovation and creative expression. Presentation with discussion. No cost or RSVP. All are welcome!
Film: Dammed to Extinction (Vashon WA)
June 11, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Vashon Theatre, 17723 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA
Directed by eastern Washington native Michael Peterson, "Dammed to Extinction" chronicles the plight of the endangered Southern Resident orcas who depend on Chinook salmon for food, including Columbia Basin salmon runs especially in winter/spring.
The film features interviews with scientists and experts across the Northwest, from the Salish Sea to the mountain rivers of Idaho, who make the case for removing four aging dams on the lower Snake River to bring back many thousands of chinook salmon to thousands of miles of pristine rivers in the Snake River basin, providing much-needed food for orcas. Currently, all runs of Snake River salmon and steelhead are listed as threatened and endangered. This year's adult returns are predicted to be the lowest in decades.
Backbone Meaningful Movies presents Dammed to Extinction. See a trailer here
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
June 12, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
UUMFE Tour-Bellingham
June 14, 2019 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
6:30 pm Vegan Potluck
7:30 pm Speaker Program
8:15 pm Procession of the Species Craft project
Speakers include:
Levi Draheim: At 11 years old, Levi is the youngest plaintiff of the Juliana v US federal youth climate lawsuit. Levi is also suing the State of Florida for failure to take meaningful climate action.Levi lives in Satellite Beach, Florida, and attends the UU Church of Brevard, where his mother Leigh-Ann serves as a Director of Religious Education. (Photo by Robin Loznak)
Aly Tharp: As Program Director for UU Ministry for Earth, Aly is working to galvanize and support powerful, liberatory UU community action for climate justice. Aly joined the climate justice movement in 2012, as a part of the campaign to stop the construction of the KXL pipeline through Oklahoma and East Texas. Aly lives in Austin, Texas. In her free time, she volunteers to support numerous social movements and a permaculture food forest on public parkland.
Leonard Higgins: Leonard is perhaps best known for shutting down the Spectra Express pipeline in Montana as one of five “valve turners” who simultaneously shut down all of the pipelines carrying Canadian tar sands oil into the U.S. on October 11, 2016.Leonard lives in Eugene, Oregon. He serves as a Board Member of the UU Ministry for Earth and is actively involved with numerous climate organizations and movements, including Climate Direct Action, Extinction Rebellion, and 350-Eugene.
UU Ministry for Earth Speaking Tour (Seattle WA)
June 16, 2019 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA
This is a unique opportunity to hear from national climate justice leaders – Aly Tharp, Program Director for the Ministry for Earth; Levi Draheim, the youngest plaintiff of the Juliana vs US federal youth climate lawsuit, and; Leonard Higgins, best known for shutting down the Spectra Express pipeline in Montana, as one of five “valve turners”.
Sponsoring this event is a special privilege for WUUC . WUUC is inviting other UU churches/fellowships in the area to attend, including Shoreline, Edmonds, Northlake, East Shore, and Evergreen. More
Gathering: Welcome Tokitae Totem Pole Home (Bellingham WA)
June 16, 2019 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W Holly St, Bellingham, WA
Sunday, June 16, noon, Welcome Tokitae Totem Pole Home: Maritime Heritage Park.
UU Ministry for Earth Speaking Tour (Woodinville WA)
June 16, 2019 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church, 19020 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd, Woodinville, WA
This is a unique opportunity to hear from national climate justice leaders – Aly Tharp, Program Director for the Ministry for Earth; Levi Draheim, the youngest plaintiff of the Juliana vs US federal youth climate lawsuit, and; Leonard Higgins, best known for shutting down the Spectra Express pipeline in Montana, as one of five “valve turners”.
Sponsoring this event is a special privilege for WUUC . WUUC is inviting other UU churches/fellowships in the area to attend, including Shoreline, Edmonds, Northlake, East Shore, and Evergreen. More
Webinar: Solidarity Brigade Information
June 20, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
online
Backbone Campaign now has lights and gear in 33 cities! Join this Solidarity Brigade Network Call to hear about actions in your area.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
July 10, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Climate Justice Retreat: Extending Our Reach (Highlands NC)
August 4, 2019 - August 9, 2019
This conference presents information about factors that have shaped the human impacts on climate change. These climate changes are directly related to injustices, resulting from the intersection of race, class and environment.
Conference sessions will extend your understanding of the causes and impacts of climate change, what climate justice means and how we go forward together.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
August 14, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
September 11, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
October 9, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
November 13, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
December 11, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
January 8, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
February 12, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
March 11, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
April 8, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
May 13, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
June 10, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
July 8, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
August 12, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
September 9, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
October 14, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
November 11, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.
Monthly Roundtable: UU Climate Action (Online)
December 9, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The UU Climate Action Roundtable is a monthly opportunity for Unitarian Universalist CATs, activists, and friends to come together online or by phone for conversation about spiritual resources, current events, stories, questions and struggles, and calls for action and solidarity towards climate justice.
Calls take place the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. You can join by phone or web (Zoom.us); by yourself or with others in your congregation. Sign up to join the Climate Action Roundtable mailing list and get dial-in information for the next call.