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another UU thing that sounds worthy of our attention and virtual participation.
–dawn</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=appalachiancluster@lists.cerguua.org>Megan Foley via
AppalachianCluster</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:30 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
title=CapitalCluster@lists.cerguua.org>CapitalCluster@lists.cerguua.org</A> ; <A
title=UUsNorthernVA@lists.cerguua.org>UUsNorthernVA@lists.cerguua.org</A> ; <A
title=UUsDelmarva@lists.cerguua.org>Delmarva cluster reps</A> ; <A
title=Greaterbaltimoreuus@lists.cerguua.org>Greaterbaltimoreuus@lists.cerguua.org</A>
; <A title=appalachiancluster@cerguua.org>appalachiancluster@cerguua.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [AppalachianCluster] FW: DC Climate Convocation: Could you
help disseminate our invitation to DC, MD and VA congregations to participate in
planning this May 6 climate convocation?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>A number of green leaders from UU congregations in the DC
metro region are planning a convocation May 6. We would like to invite other
congregations, clergy and green leaders, to help us plan the event – and to
attend in person or virtually. The planning group is meeting
<STRONG>every other Saturday at 10:00.</STRONG> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Could you help us to invite congregations throughout the
three states (and we are not restricting it only to those states, if folks from
WV, PA, DE or elsewhere want to come, that would be great). I’d be
happy to send invitations out if there is a list of congregations and contacts
or would be even more happy if you would do it.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Our next biweekly zoom planning is March 11 at 10:00. Zoom:
<A
href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F84222818581%3Fpwd%3DVzhlZUZWRXdwSmJsVGNibjVFU0hqZz09&data=05%7C01%7Cmfoley%40uua.org%7C9fde299b790a46f24cda08db18e8f0a5%7C233fa3af288049738c97849b33720752%7C0%7C0%7C638131161026037900%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bfohzsZeINZcBi4l2zooUpJOYun5iTbb65uJnGr9cqc%3D&reserved=0">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84222818581?pwd=VzhlZUZWRXdwSmJsVGNibjVFU0hqZz09</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The tentative agenda for the meeting is below.
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black">UU DMV Climate
Convening: May 6, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black">River Road UU
Congregation</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <B>Outcomes and goals for the
meeting: </B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Form an ongoing
DC, MD, VA - wide UU climate network <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Form ongoing
climate-related focused interest groups,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>Create
s</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">olidarity and support across
congregations in DC, MD and VA. Create opportunities for working
together and caring for one another. Welcoming others.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Offer common
programs, e.g., broad participation in planning, promoting monthly climate
webinars/events. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: symbol; COLOR: black"><SPAN
style="mso-list: ignore">·<SPAN
style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Create
opportunities for celebration (e.g., annual DMV-wide UU climate
event)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <B>9:00-10:00
Informal gathering for coffee, light vegan breakfast, conversation.
</B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Registration. Five sets of
newsprint around breakfast walls for green leaders of congregations to write
actions and campaigns in the areas of FIRE (energy production and
conservation), AIR (GHG, other gaseous pollutants, particulate matter
pollutants), WATER (pollution, flooding, conservation, etc.) LAND (habitat
considerations, forests, food security/resilience, toxic dumps, waste disposal,
etc.), JUSTICE/EQUITY (advocacy, actions that have equity as their primary goal
and wouldn’t fall easily into the other categories). Colorful banners for
each of the five areas may already exist from a MC-FACS event, or new ones
created. Tables could also be set up by each banner for
congregations to share displays and handout materials relevant to the
topic. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Participants encouraged to view the
newsprint descriptions and interact with UUs from other congregationns during
the informal breakfast socializing hour.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <B>10:00-10:15 Spiritual
grounding, prayer, guided meditation (Rev. Nancy
Heidi)</B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <B>10:15-11:15 Ministers
reflections on racial justice, environmental justice and climate
action</B> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">(Revs. Nancy, Abhi, David confirmed that
they will speak on EJ, racial justice and climate action. We want to
invite other clergy to participate). </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> <B>11:30-12:15 Very
brief presentations of potential common and joint actions in remainder of 2023,
(short menu of items [5])</B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif; COLOR: black'>
Environmental Justice, Equity </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Food </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Our facilities and the lands and waters
around them </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Spirituality and faith,
connections to nature in pulpit and RE </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Advocacy (local, state,
national)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">12:15-1:00
Vegan buffet lunch. </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Possible facilitated discussions over
lunch by table. Tables of 10 could have placard with one of the five
action areas (EJ, Food, Facilities, Spirituality, Advocacy). Participants
would have opportunities to get to know one another and be encouraged not to sit
with folks from their home congregation. Ministers invited to share
in conversation. Lunch period an opportunity to discuss diet choices.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">1:00-1:45
Consensus discussion on what should be our joint UU actions after
meeting.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 12.0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">1:45-2:00
closing from ministers</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">2:00
pm
cleanup</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I>We need all hands on deck for faster, bolder climate
action. A window of opportunity remains open, but only a narrow shaft of light
remains. </I>António Guterres, UN General Secretary, November 7, 2022 COP 27
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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