[Green] Fw: [AppalachianCluster] FW: DC Climate Convocation: Invitation tocongregations to participate in planning May 6 climate convocation

Mon Mar 6 12:14:00 CST 2023

FYI. another UU thing that sounds worthy of our attention and virtual participation. –dawn
From: Megan Foley via AppalachianCluster 
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:30 PM
To: CapitalCluster at lists.cerguua.org ; UUsNorthernVA at lists.cerguua.org ; Delmarva cluster reps ; Greaterbaltimoreuus at lists.cerguua.org ; appalachiancluster at cerguua.org 
Subject: [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?

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 every other Saturday at 10:00.  

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.

Our next biweekly zoom planning is March 11 at 10:00. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84222818581?pwd=VzhlZUZWRXdwSmJsVGNibjVFU0hqZz09

The tentative agenda for the meeting is below.   

UU DMV Climate Convening: May 6, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

River Road UU Congregation

 Outcomes and goals for the meeting:  

·       Form an ongoing DC, MD, VA - wide UU climate network  

·       Form ongoing climate-related focused interest groups,

·       Create solidarity and support across congregations in DC, MD and VA.   Create opportunities for working together and caring for one another.   Welcoming others. 

·       Offer common programs, e.g., broad participation in planning, promoting monthly climate webinars/events.  

·       Create opportunities for celebration (e.g., annual DMV-wide UU climate event)

 9:00-10:00      Informal gathering for coffee, light vegan breakfast, conversation.  

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.   

Participants encouraged to view the newsprint descriptions and interact with UUs from other congregationns during the informal breakfast socializing hour.

 10:00-10:15   Spiritual grounding, prayer, guided meditation (Rev. Nancy  Heidi)

 10:15-11:15   Ministers reflections on racial justice, environmental justice and climate action 

(Revs. Nancy, Abhi, David confirmed that they will speak on EJ, racial justice and climate action.   We want to invite other clergy to participate).  

 11:30-12:15   Very brief presentations of potential common and joint actions in remainder of 2023, (short menu of items [5])

            Environmental Justice, Equity 

Food 

Our facilities and the lands and waters around them 

Spirituality and faith,   connections to nature in pulpit and RE 

Advocacy (local, state, national)

12:15-1:00      Vegan buffet lunch.  

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. 

1:00-1:45        Consensus discussion on what should be our joint UU actions after meeting.

1:45-2:00        closing from ministers.

2:00 pm           cleanup

Eric Goplerud

Co-lead, Act for Climate Today (ACT!), UU Congregation of Fairfax

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(301) 852-8427 (cell)

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. António Guterres, UN General Secretary, November 7, 2022 COP 27 

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