[Green] Activities relating to Earth Day 2018 - register our events with UUMFE?

Wed Apr 11 16:52:18 CDT 2018

Sounds great Adeline.  I agree to everything stated above!

On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Cindy Taylor via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Adeline and Mike for all your work.
> I think this is great to get these events registered... and more visible..
> I like the idea of letter writing and engaging public.
> I know some of the congregation is WV and some OH, so giving basic info
> about who to address to and what to say would be helpful.
>
> Would the Adult RE events also be appropriate to mention?
>
> This was how I listed those sessions in the Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action
> recent minutes under Calendar of events: ( other events are also listed)
>
> *Sunday, April 22, 2018, 10:00 - 10:45 AM, Climate Change Program, Part 1*presented
> by Jean Ambrose and Giulia Mannarino, speakers from Al Gore’s Climate
> Reality Leadership Corps and members of Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action. The
> programs will delve into the science and impacts of climate change, and a
> look at possible solutions for a habitable future on Planet Earth.
> Organized by FUUSM’s Green Sanctuary Committee, the class is open to the
> public. Location: Social Hall, First Unitarian Universalist Society of
> Marietta, 3rdand Putnam St., Marietta, OH.
>
>
> *Sunday, April 29, 2018, 10:00 - 10:45 AM, Climate Change Program, Part 2*presented
> by Jean Ambrose and Giulia Mannarino, speakers from Al Gore’s Climate
> Reality Leadership Corps and members of Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action.
> Organized by FUUSM’s Green Sanctuary Committee, the class is open to the
> public. Location: Social Hall, First Unitarian Universalist Society of
> Marietta, 3rdand Putnam St., Marietta, OH.
>
>
> I plan to be at FUUSM tomorrow and also participate in the Social Justice
> event. I would be glad to help in whatever way will help the most helpful.
> Let me know.
>
> Cindy Taylor
>
> On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 9:58 PM, Adeline Bailey via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello, Green friends,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.)
>>
>> 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 Our Children's Trust
>> <http://?ui=2&ik=14a3676afd&view=att&th=1629dd3489b3be2c&attid=0.0.1.1&disp=emb&zw&atsh=0>
>> .
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Adeline
>>
>>
>>
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