- Climate Resiliency
As the climate crisis leads to more extreme weather events, faith communities can play a vital role as places of refuge and resiliency. For example, a house of worship with solar panels, battery storage, air conditioning, and an air filtration system can provide a place for community members to come during heat waves, power outages, or unhealthy air quality days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25eZum_jN2U
- Support economic justice!
Starbucks with unions are asking for union supporters to go to their stores Friday, August 23 through Monday, August 26 and instead of giving them your name, say "union strong". The workers will felt appreciated! Click on the link to find nearby stores with unions.
https://uujec.org/corporatePower
- Join the Peace Equity and Climate Task Force
Formally known as the Movement for a Green New Deal Task Force, the Peace, Equity and Climate Task Force invite you to join them in the work. Use our sign up form and choose the task force you are most interested in at the bottom of the form.
https://uujec.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?...
- FTC bans most non-compete clauses
This unfair tactic to disempower employee self determination hurt employees by not allowing themt to seek out other employment opportunities. This was particularly egregious for fast food workers--those with the least power to begin with
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/n...
- Board Member Cindy Piester Speaks Out
In Solidarity with Palestine, Marcy Winograd, co-chair, Central Coast Antiwar Coalition, and Cindy Piester, Veterans for Peace and UUJEC Board Member, address the picketers lined up in front of Raytheon's Goleta headquarters.
https://vimeo.com/935881697?share=copy
- The Earth Bill
This is the best legislation available to thwart Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlwOrQ4mcPA
- Why We Cannot Turn Away: Resources for UUs Engaging Palestine & Israel
As our world bears witness to the tragic and traumatic events unfolding in Palestine & Israel, many of us are yearning for a faithful way to discuss and engage with what is occurring. On November 6th, UUA staff and special guests hosted a 90-minute webinar for religious professionals and congregational leaders, “Why We Cannot Turn Away: Resources for UU Leaders Engaging on Israel & Palestine."
https://www.uua.org/international-justice/uua...
- UU Ministry for the Earth Chaplains
UU Ministry for Earth movement chaplains help you articulate your faith reasons for advocating for climate justice, prepare for the action with tools to harmonize your bodies and spirits for the action or meeting itself, because when we are tense, our effectiveness is diminished. Movement chaplains also help you sustain your advocacy and activism by providing support and care for the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - during and after the action and meeting.
https://www.uumfe.org/climate-justice-movemen...
- Organizing for Health Equity
An Invitation to create justice via “Organizing for Health Equity”, an Action of Immediate Witness that UUJEC endorsed.
The Fourth of July was the hottest day recorded in the history of the world. Mass murders took place at Independence Day festivities in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and in Washington, DC. In this reality, what does it mean to celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? How does public health happen in an age of climate change?
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Health%20Equ...
- Sauntering and Secession: A Transcendentalist Response to the Climate Crisis
Founding Board member, Rev. Lucy Hitchcock shares her service she gave in April, 2023. It's a worthwhile read!
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Sauntering%2...
- Green Shopping Guide
A class was using our Green New Deal solutions and while they enjoyed it, they wanted to offer a gift to us--so they sent this Green Shopping Guide! Isn't that nice!
https://www.jomashop.com/blog/articles/guide-...
- Called By Our Faith To Act For A Climate-Smart Farm Bill
What could possibly be in the Farm Bill that UUs care about? Clean water, nutritious food, preservation of soil and fertility, humane treatment of livestock and creating food for humans, not just feeding animals and making ethanol. Things that impact city dwellers daily.
https://uusj.net/wp1/called-by-our-faith-to-a...
- An Earth Day service
"Flamingo Theology and Climate Change.", a service message written by Rev. Robert Murphy.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/Flamingo%20Theolo...
- Cindy Piester is back from COP27
Cindy recounts COP27 in an interview with Veterans for Peace on this podcast.
https://soundcloud.com/user-55976759/12822-ve...
- UUJEC Board Member, Cindy Piester
Watch as Cindy explains why we need the military to account for its carbon footprint. Cindy has been selected to go to Egypt to COP27.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofiMDu2lB2A
- UUJEC Statement on Solidarity with Unions
We feel that the only way to balance plutocrats power is wide spread unions. See our statement and an offer to be a resource for Labor Sunday
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/UUJEC%20Labor%20S...
- How do you reach UUs when disaster hits?
UUs and Disaster: what we do and contact information to donate or find help.
https://uujec.org/Portals/0/UUs%20and%20Disas...