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Why Remove The 4 Lower Snake River Dams?

July 4, 2022 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The Northwest would not be what it is today without hydroelectricity from the region’s dams. Yet one simple fact remains: not all dams are created equal. Below is a list of commonly asked questions about Columbia and Snake River salmon and the four lower Snake River dams with answers from regional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, FAIN Salish Sea, Snake River Resources, Uncategorized

Washington Environmental Council Dinner Hour Videos on the Removal of the Snake River Dams

July 1, 2022 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The 6th episode in this series will be on July 27th. Check here for more info and updates on the dinner hour. https://youtu.be/ePS3G1Wr7G4 https://youtu.be/AA3GMX6rCB8 https://youtu.be/zVWXrxdNrJI https://youtu.be/6JyMBxrHfdo https://youtu.be/7l0zePzjMgg   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Snake River, Snake River Resources, Uncategorized

Eastside Advocacy Hub

August 6, 2021 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

The Eastside Advocacy Hub  is a place to check for current calls to action and find out how you can provide important support for local change efforts. We provide information on racial equity and social justice advocacy issues that we’re tracking. Find out what’s coming up in our communities and how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources, General Justice, Take Action, Uncategorized

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS A GUIDE FOR ALLIES

July 7, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Being Native American may mean being deeply involved in protecting, teaching and advancing the knowledge and traditions of one’s tribe(s). Or it may mean being less connected to tribal communities while maintaining unique Native American identities in other ways within the larger society. There is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, FAIN, News, FAIN

Reclaiming Native Truth – Lessons Learned from Standing Rock

July 7, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The movement at Standing Rock significantly undermined the systemic erasure of Native peoples from the dominant American narrative. At a time when most Americans continued to believe that Native Americans and Nations no longer exist in the United States, Americans were presented with a movement that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, FAIN, News, Dakota Access Pipeline, News, FAIN

Resources for Dealing with Anti-Asian Racism from Indivisible

March 22, 2021 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

If you are directly impacted by the events in Georgia, this resource from Northwestern University has collected several different resources for fighting xenophobia and anti-Asian racism. The news this week on the murders in Atlanta has been devastating, enraging. While we’re still processing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Racial Justice, News, Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Solidarity (RIMS), Resources, Racial Justice

Facing Race – Environmental Racism

March 12, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/qi9M62wjFqM … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, EJ, Films, FAIN, News, Environmental Justice, News, FAIN, News, Racial Justice, Resources, Racial Justice

Seaquarim’s Shame: Episode 2 – Talequah

February 28, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

A mother orca grieves the death of her only minutes old baby in the Salish Sea in the summer of 2018. The world media becomes fixated. 4 years later she has a new baby boy, Phoenix. A landlocked girl from Ohio won’t let her dreams of the sea go unrealized. Be there as has her first encounter with an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, FAIN, News, FAIN, News, FAIN Salish Sea

Seaquarim’s Shame: Episode 1 – Tokitae

February 28, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Something is wrong at Miami Seaquarium.. They have been keeping an orca who doesn’t belong to them for over 50 years. A produce salesman turned vegan activist fights for over a decade on the street corner in front of Miami Seaquarium, turning away thousands of cars. A new legal fight launches in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, FAIN, News, FAIN, News, FAIN Salish Sea, News, Tokitae

War Abolition 101, Mar. 1-Apr. 11, Online

February 22, 2021 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

World Beyond War offers an online course, War Abolition 101, with weekly lessons at time of your choosing online, plus 3 scheduled Zoom discussions.  Cost $25-250. info and registration War Abolition 101 (online course registration) (actionnetwork.org) Course outline. Week 1: War Can Be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources, General Justice

Listened to This Changes Everything yet?

February 22, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

In the second season of "This Changes Everything," Crosscut takes a deep dive into policing policy, alternatives to policing and the lives at the center of the criminal justice debate. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut and Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) More than six months after George Floyd was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources, Racial Justice

The Latest Books and Reports Covering Environmental Racism and Justice

February 22, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed again a fundamental truth about the Anthropocene: When disaster strikes, the vulnerable take the hardest punches. Communities of color have suffered much higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and mortality, both because they are disproportionately … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, EJ, News, Environmental Justice, News, Racial Justice, Resources, Racial Justice

A podcast about defunding the police and rethinking public safety

February 10, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

After George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis last May, anti-racism protests exploded across the nation and presented Seattle city leaders with an existential question they are still trying to answer: How might the city rethink public safety while keeping the city safe and eliminating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Criminal Justice Reform, News, Racial Justice, Resources, Racial Justice

Finding Humanity Podcasts

January 28, 2021 by webmaster Leave a Comment

To unpack some of the biggest threats humanity is grappling with today, each episode will draw on the expertise and life experiences of members of The Elders: former Presidents and Prime Ministers, UN officials, Nobel Peace Laureates, freedom fighters, and human rights champions, brought together by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, Films, Climate, Films, EJ, Films, FAIN, News, Climate Justice, News, Criminal Justice Reform, News, Economic Justice, News, Environmental Justice, News, FAIN, News, Racial Justice, News, Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Solidarity (RIMS), Resources, Racial Justice

Celebrating a Historic Step Toward the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

December 23, 2020 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

By Mona Lee    This is a historic time of celebration for Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action and other organizational members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).  On October 24, 2020 Honduras became the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Resources, General Justice

16 of the Best Environmental Films

December 8, 2020 by webmaster Leave a Comment

Read more here. The Human Element (2019) Before the Flood (2016) 2040 (2019) An Inconvenient Truth (2006) RiverBlue (2017) Artifishal (2019) Chasing Coral (2017) David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) My Octopus Teacher (2020) Racing Extinction (2015) The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, EJ, News, Environmental Justice

12 Great Books on Climate and Environment to Gift This Holiday

December 7, 2020 by webmaster Leave a Comment

More details here. The Fragile Earth: Writing from The New Yorker on Climate Change, edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder (Harper Collins 2020, 560 pages, $29.99) Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World, edited by John Freeman (Penguin Random House … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, EJ, Uncategorized

Environmental Justice Task Force Policy Recommendations and HEAL Act Meetings

December 4, 2020 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

I am delighted to share the news that the Environmental Justice Task Force (EJ TF) released its report! Check it out here or on the EJ TF’s information page as the first item under “Reports & Information” and for a quick read of some of the highlights of the report, see our latest blog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, EJ, News, Climate Justice, News, Environmental Justice, News, Racial Justice, Uncategorized

9 Environmental Docs To Watch During the Coronavirus Lockdown

November 30, 2020 by webmaster Leave a Comment

So why not spend your lockdown binge-watching environmental documentaries that come with an impactful message about the fate of our planet? Read more here and get links. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films, Climate, News, Climate Justice, News, Environmental Justice

Need encouragement? Join Side With Love for Monday Movement Moments, Nov. 2,9 Online

October 29, 2020 by Sharon Varosh Leave a Comment

We are proud of the ways our Faith continues to #SideWithLove and be present to the World. We are in the final days before a historic election and we want to offer you an opportunity to provide Faithful Witness at The Polls. Whether your congregation is a polling site or is interested in offering … [Read more...]

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JUUstice Washington Joins with Side With Love on Climate Displacement

At the Board meeting of July 10, 2022, the JUUstice Washington Board signed onto Side with Love’s position statement on climate displacement:

UU Statement of Commitment in Response to Climate-Forced Displacement

In light of the global challenge of forced displacement caused by the climate crisis, Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizations—the UU Ministry for Earth, UUs for a Just Economic Community, Side With Love, UUA Office at the United Nations, UUs for Social Justice, and the UU Service Committee—join forces to issue the following statement of solidarity and commitment:

Recognizing the interdependence of life on Earth and the accountable pursuit of justice, equity and compassion is central to creating a thriving 21st Century.

Unitarian Universalism is a faith tradition anchored in religious pluralism, the rhythms of nature, and the inherent worth and dignity of each person. The ongoing climate crisis challenges all of our core values as a faith tradition. As organizations currently or historically affiliated with Unitarian Universalism, we feel compelled to speak and act in solidarity with front-line communities facing forced climate displacement. In keeping with these principles of repair and justice, we urge governments, world leaders, corporate actors, and congregations to respond to the global challenge of climate-forced displacement by centering the human rights of affected communities.

As the climate crisis escalates, the needs of those that are suffering the worst effects of climate change—a crisis chiefly caused by carbon emissions from wealthier industrialized nations like the United States—have gained wider acknowledgment. The climate crisis is not a matter for future generations to address; it is already upon us. In early March 2022, the world’s leading climate scientists issued their starkest warning yet about the failure of global leaders to stem carbon emissions. Humanity is on pace to exceed the 1.5 degrees of warming that scientists estimate is the limit the Earth can sustain without risking an unstoppable chain reaction of climate harms.

Due to this collective policy failure, communities around the globe and in the U.S. are already facing the effects of climate destruction. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, front-line, and other oppressed and marginalized communities — who have done the least to contribute to the climate crisis historically—are facing the worst of its effects. Many of these communities have been displaced from their homes, and millions more will follow in the decades ahead. Communities across the U.S.—as well as in other countries—are already experiencing these pressures, and the reality that parts of the U.S. will become uninhabitable is increasingly hard to ignore.

This involuntary climate exile is both a global and a domestic human rights violation on a massive scale. Not only does it deprive millions of people of their rightful home, it also forces them to seek resettlement in a global community that has done little to ensure the safe and dignified reception of people seeking asylum—particularly migrants of color. In the U.S., people are forced to abandon their traditional homes and communities or look to build infrastructure mitigation strategies that outstrip the resource and financing capacity of their households and local governments.

Even as we acknowledge that climate displacement is a present reality and not a hypothetical risk, we also reject the fatalism and defeatism that would deny the possibility of further collective action to forestall or address it. To this end, we shall share the power of our voices and influence with those who have less recourse to engage decision-makers, be they elected, appointed, or corporate actors. We pledge to coordinate our advocacy in order to persuade the international and domestic community to:

Prevent further climate displacement by mitigating the effects of climate change and ensuring a just transition to clean and renewable energy sources;

Ensure—in the event of displacement that cannot be forestalled—that communities are able to relocate safely, with dignity, and in a self-determined way that respects their integrity and identity;

Provide communities with the resources they need to adapt-in-place to the effects of climate change, and to compensate for the loss and damage they have already incurred as a result of anthropogenic warming;

Redress past failures and address root harms and causes as part of our accountable behavior to those suffering harm.

Climate displacement is already occurring around the world. Our leaders have a choice as to the pace at which it unfolds and the treatment of people who endure it. We urge them to act now, before even more people are deprived of their homes.

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