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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That sounds good to me. Thanks,
Adeline Jim Grecni</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=green@fuusm.org href="mailto:green@fuusm.org">Adeline Bailey via
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=green@fuusm.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=adesign@suddenlink.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 06, 2018 9:58
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Green] Activities relating to
Earth Day 2018 - register our events with UUMFE?</DIV>
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<P>Hello, Green friends,</P>
<P>As many of you most likely also received info from UU Ministry For Earth,
you are aware that congregations are invited to register their Earth Day
activities. I think I did that last year or the year before without discussing
it with anybody, but this time I wanted to make it a group decision. <BR></P>
<P>We're doing a good bit this year: booth/table at Marietta Earth Day,
sponsoring a Sun Dance Hoedown to celebrate the success of meeting our goals
for Faithify and the Solar Match Fund, taking a role (just what we'll do is
yet to be determined) in the Earth Day Sunday service, and working with
B&G on plans for energy efficiency improvements in the RE/Office Building.
<BR></P>
<P>After reading through the UUMFE plans for the month, I'm inspired to do a
couple more things: Mike and I are organizing the Social Justice Sunday
program this coming Sunday, and I hope you'll be able to join us. We'll be
talking about environmental justice and its history in the U.S. and showing
the documentary "Cheshire, Ohio." The documentary tells the story of a small
Ohio town that had a challenging relationship with a huge, (formerly)
AEP-owned, coal-burning power plant, located not that far from us along the
Ohio River. In this year's Earth Day materials, UUMFE is partnering with
UUs for Social Justice (UUSJ) to sponsor a letter-writing campaign in support
of the RECLAIM Act 2017, a bipartisan bill which would unlock existing funds
to assist coal communities. UUMFE and UUSJ believe this will provide a “Just
Transition” from a coal-dependent economy and will put people back to work,
leading to a more sustainable community and a brighter future. I think
the campaign is a great fit with the environmental justice theme of the social
justice forum, and I plan to introduce it then. It would be something we could
DO, instead of just talking about the inequity of locating power plants,
landfills, and the like in places where people feel they have no power over
big corporations. Additionally, I'd like to continue the letter-writing
activities with a table in the Social Hall on the following two Sundays (April
15 and 22). We'll collect the letters and send them to UUSJ gathered in a
packet that they will combine with letters from other congregations to
hand-deliver to our senators' offices. What do you think? Let me know if
you'd be able to help with the campaign, and make this part of our Earth Day
activities. (I'm introducing it this Sunday at the forum, regardless. If we
want to expand it to the whole congregation, I think I'll need some help.)
<BR></P>
<P>Secondly, UUMFE's theme for Earth Day 2018 is "Justice for Each
Generation," recognizing intergenerational equity as a component of the first
Unitarian Universalist Principle and expressing solidarity with the 21 youth
plaintiffs in the Juliana v. U.S. constitutional climate lawsuit. I
don't know a great deal about the lawsuit, but I'd like to know more. It could
make for an interesting Social Justice Sunday in June, when I think there is
an open slot in Michelle's schedule. Anybody interested? There is more
info about the lawsuit at UUMFE and <A
href="cid:part1.1E364A57.7F87DAC5@suddenlink.net" moz-do-not-send="false">Our
Children's Trust </A>.</P>
<P>Please let me know that I have an OK from the committee to register our
activities with UUMFE, and share your opinions about the letter-writing
campaign.</P>
<P>Thanks,</P>
<P>Adeline<BR></P>
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