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General Assembly Ware Lecture, by Naomi Klein, Features Green New Deal

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The 2020 General Assembly Ware Lecture, held online, featured remarks on the Green New Deal by Naomi Klein. She has authored books on the economy and climate change, including This Changes Everything, and attended the 2015 Convention of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which negotiated the Paris Agreement.

Klein’s Ware Lecture noted that the COVID pandemic has changed many people’s orientation to change, and opened possibilities for addressing climate, economic and racial issues. The Green New Deal is designed to address these issues on a multi-tasking basis, Klein notes, and would provide a framework for government policy in a post-COVID world.

Klein commends UUs for our “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” our Seventh Principle. Although she does not explicitly mention it, UUA has endorsed the Green New Deal and our actions will fulfill many of its goals.

The Ware Lecture by Naomi Klein can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/showcase/7462757/video/433421388

Winning the Green New Deal Book Launch from Sunrise, Aug. 27, online.

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It’s finally here. WINNING THE GREEN NEW DEAL is out in the world today! If you haven’t yet picked up a copy, you can get one here.

I am so excited to share this book with everyone. Guido and Varshini worked very hard to gather brilliant people together and make this the definitive guide for what the Green New Deal is, why we need it, and how we win it. This book is a chance for us as Sunrisers to reground in what we’ve been working toward and an opportunity to invite others into the movement in a new and exciting way.

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Stand in Support of Black Lives Matter

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Friday, August 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
City of Port Orchard Government
Public · Hosted by Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
As part of our congregational commitment to dismantle white supremacy, Kitsap UU Fellowship is dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement for the long term. It will take all of us working together, doing what we can where we are at and with what we have, to make lasting change.
Join us every Friday 3:30-4:30 at the Port Orchard City Hall to testify that change is needed in Kitsap and nation wide. Wear a mask!!!
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There is one rule and three suggestions:
Rule: Wear a mask and practice social distancing during the witness.
Suggestions:
1. Make and bring a sign.
2. Dress according to the weather (umbrellas, sunscreen, etc.).
3. Dress in black clothing.

Educational Equity As a Moral Imperative with Dr. John King – Wed. 8/26 4pmPT

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How, during an unprecedented pandemic, can we educate all children equitably—with closed schools, disruptions in food assistance, and lack of internet access for home-learning affecting some far more than others? Especially now, how can we not?

Believing that educational equity is a moral imperative, Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church has asked Dr. John B. King, Jr., former US Secretary of Education, to address the needs and possibilities for accessible, equitable educational opportunities for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged children and youth, especially those of color. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 4-5:30 pm. PT for this free, virtual event.

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