[Still pertinent . . . ] "Do Indians celebrate Thanksgiving?" I am asked this question at least once every fall. Which, by the way, is too many times. The answer is that my family (though I can't speak for the other 5 million Indigenous people in America) doesn't. Not the … [Read more...]
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa, Oct. 30, Seattle WA
When: WED OCT 30, 6PM Reception 7:30-9PM Event; Doors open at 7PM Where: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA Community Alliance for Global Justice/AGRA Watch is excited to welcome to Seattle Million Belay, Coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, and Tim … [Read more...]
Justice Reform in Thurston County: What’s Cooking? Nov. 18, 2019, Olympia WA
Patrick O'Connor, Director of Thurston County Public Defense, will discuss new developments in the Thurston County justice system. These include bail reform as a part of a new risk-assessment tool for pretrial release; the First Look project that evaluates diversion potential for new arrestees; ICE … [Read more...]
Chaos, Climate and Creation
As the chaos in the world increases, most ideas of the future become fatalistic. Yet, the situation only seems “hopeless” when viewed from the narrow logic of a collapsing world view. Old ways of seeing the world are blocking more vital paths of imagination, vision and healing. The point is not … [Read more...]
Sing Your Way Home: Songs of Origin, Flight and Sanctuary
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St., Bellingham WA 3pm and 7:30pm. Choir of the Salish Sea, with guests the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Chalice Choir, presents a thrillingly eclectic choral program of healing and reconciliation for all the diverse people who call Whatcom … [Read more...]
Yakama Nation calls for removal of Columbia River dams
This perspective on the Columbia River Dams includes a discussion o the Doctrine of Discovery as well as a historical summary and timeline on the development of the dams. Monday, October 14, 2019 News from the Yakama Nation. YAKAMA NATION AGENCY, YAKAMA RESERVATION – On Indigenous Peoples’ … [Read more...]
UU Organizing Strategy Team Surveys Voting
The UUA's Organizing Strategy Team is cooking up a plan to support all of us as we #UUtheVote in 2020. UUs have deep history working for justice in the streets and on the ballot, and in partnership with people of all backgrounds as we fight for our democracy. This year, our values and our principles … [Read more...]
Washington State Climate Action Roundtable
The next Washington State UU Climate Action Roundtable will be November 13, 7:00 p.m. An agenda will be sent to addressees on the climate list serv. If you are not a member of the listserv, please fill in the form on the right. Here are the details of the Zoom … [Read more...]
News from Sanctuary Churches, October 2019
Thank you for your actions with and on behalf of these and other people impacted by “untimely and unwise” policies and practices that do such damage to our moral fabric as a nation. We are honored to work with the host congregations in each experience of Sanctuary. It takes a village of many … [Read more...]
FAN-Sponsored Candidate Forums, multiple times and locations
FAN-Sponsored Events: Snohomish County Sheriff Candidate Forum: A Conversation on Police Accountability October 18, 6:30 PM Snohomish County Administration (East)/Robert J. Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett Kitsap Co/Olympic Peninsula Cluster Gathering October 19, 12-2 PM Olympic … [Read more...]
Vote to Approve Initiative 1000
November ballots are arriving soon! Initiative 1000 was passed in the 2019 state legislative session as a way to return affirmative action measures to Washington State, bringing equity to employment, contracting, and education for women, veterans, small businesses, and people of color. Now the vote … [Read more...]
End Money Bail Webinar, October 23, 2019, online.
Last year Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) began a partnership with Love Resists. Bail keeps people in jail for weeks and even years—away from their families, friends and communities—before they see a judge. Bail traps people in debt, can mean a loss of custody of children, stable … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American rights in a 5-4 decision in a case out of Wyoming. Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, provided the decisive vote in this case, showing himself again to be sensitive to Native American rights. The court held that hunting … [Read more...]
Oak Flat – Apache Sacred Ground – DEIS Comment period
Please check this out and then comment on the DEIS. For a little background into, check this out: https://sacredland.org/oak-flat-united-states/, then take a minute to look through their website at some of the other films this project has produced. DEIS Commenting info: The Tonto National … [Read more...]
The Condor & The Eagle Documentary Premiers in October!
UU Ministry for Earth is proud to be an Executive Producer of The Condor & The Eagle, a documentary film about Indigenous climate leadership and movement building across North & South America. The world premiere of the film was on October 4 at the Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, NY. … [Read more...]
Two Events with Best-selling Eco-theologian Rev. Michael Dowd, Oct. 20, Bellingham WA
“Sustainable means accountable to the future. Unsustainable means unaccountable to the future. Everything else is but a footnote or distraction.” ~ Rev. Michael Dowd Time: October 20, 2019 from 10:30 am to noon “A Humble Relationship to Reality.” Rev. Dowd speaks to the intersection of … [Read more...]
Standing Rock Asks Court to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline as Company Plans to Double Capacity
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a judge to throw out a federal permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline, arguing that the government shut the tribe out of a court-ordered second environmental review and ignored its concerns. The challenge comes as Energy Transfer, the company behind the … [Read more...]
En Route to Standing Rock, Greta Thunberg Holds Up ‘Struggles of All Indigenous Peoples in Protecting Their Land, Water, and Traditions’
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg expressed solidarity Monday with "the struggles of all Indigenous peoples in protecting their land, water, and traditions" as she continued her climate-focused trip to the Americas with stops in the Dakotas. Thunberg's tweet included images of an event she attended … [Read more...]
THE FEDS TRIED TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF A SMALL WASHINGTON COAL MINE. IT DIDN’T WORK.
Washington’s John Henry Mine last produced coal in 1999 and has yet to be fully cleaned up. This story was published in partnership with High Country News and Ohio Valley ReSource. For the last two decades, one of the West’s smallest coal mines has sat inactive, neither producing the … [Read more...]
Solutionary Rail “Bite” to Share with Policymakers
Rail Bite #5 - SR will cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Our Solutionary Rail Team has compiled Rail Bite 5 on "Solutionary Rail as a solution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions." Rail Bites are easy to digest morsels of info for busy policymakers, educating them on different aspects of electrified freight … [Read more...]
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