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2024

January-Humility
February-Looking towards Spring for Change
March-Spring Equinox/ World Water Day
April– Earth Month
May- International Day of Biodiversity
June- UU Climate Justice Coalition
July-Year in Review
August-Spiritual Care for Climate Distress Curriculum
September- UU Climate Justice Revival

2023

December-Return Home
November-Gratitude
October-Looking forward to Solstice
September-UUMFE at Climate week
August-Join us at Climate Week in Sept!
July-Action Reflection Circle
June -UUMFE at GA
May-DRUMM’s Public Worship
April – Earth Day!
March – Spring for Change!
February – Active for Earthcare!
January – A Culture in Transition

2022

December – December E-News!
November – November E-News!
October – October E-News!
September – Preparation
August – Cultivation
July – Preparing for the Year Ahead
June – Survive and Thrive in Every Season
May – Spring for Change: A Time of Transitions (Read Aly Tharp’s Farewell Letter!)
April – Get Rooted, Get Ready: Celebrate Earth Day
March -Get Rooted, Get Ready: Spring for Change Begins!
February – Get Rooted, Get Ready! Spring for Change Resources!
January – Loving Possibilities

2021

December – Joy and Justice
November – Cultivating Connections
October – Boldness and Reverence
September – Cultivating Connections
August – Answering the Call, Showing Up, Finding Joy
July – Call for Climate Activists
June – We Are All Treaty People
May – Celebrating & Honoring the Interdependent Web of Life
April – Sowing Seeds of Change for Earth Day and Beyond
March – Launching the BIPOC Climate Justice Caucus
February – Get Ready to Spring for Change
January – Accountability in a Just Transition

2020

December – Resting, Reflecting, Looking Ahead
November – To hope and to harvest
October – “Most of it is about relationships, to be honest” – Elandria Williams
September Meeting the Urgency of Climate Disruption
August– Get up to Good Trouble
July – This is Our Moment
June – Holy Indignation, Empathy and Solidarity
May – Being Effective Climate Justice Activists in These Exceptional Times
April – Earth Day
March – Announcements & Important Updates
February – Get Ready to Spring For Change
January – Hindsight is 2020

2019

December – The New Year
November – Time for Reflection, Gratitude, & Action
October – Actions
September – Time to Act
August – Coming Actions
June – In the Road to GA
June – UUMFE is on the move
May III – Spring for Change Closure
May II – On the Road
May I – Endangered Species Day Call to Arts
April III – Rise for All Life
April II – Spring for Change
April I – Activism
March – Spring for Change: World Water Day
February – “People gonna rise like water”
January – Spiritual grounding

2018

December – Be the Grassroots
November – Make a Difference
October: Getting involved is what UU do
September: Prayer for Sacred Waters
August: Get Inspired
July: Call for Solidarity NOW with Indigenous Water Protectors
May: UUMFE Calls for Action and Photos
March: One Month Until Earth Day: Get Inspired, Activated, and Connected!
February: Get Ready for Earth Day! New Resources are Here!
January: New Year, New Opportunities to Act for Climate Justice!

2017

December: Winter Gratitude, Joy, and Connection
November: Climate Action, Community Building, & Unlearning Colonization
October: On the Front Lines: Puerto Rico & Indigenous Peoples Day
September: Record-Breaking Hurricanes are a Clarion Call to Action on Climate
August: Infuse Your New Congregational Year with Environmental Justice
July: Summertime Environmental Justice: Art, Gardens, Climate, & More!

2016

Spring/Summer 2016 (PDF)

Opportunities for Environmental Justice Engagement at Columbus GA
Message From the Board
Highlights From Earth Day 2016
Celebrating Our Eco-Heroes
Rising Waters Confab II.
Sustainability Works: New
Curriculum From NWEI
Feeling Virtuous, Being Virtuous
Commit2Respond Connects and Inspires
Congregational Study Action Issues (CSAI) – How Shall We Proceed?
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret – Guest Opinion and Film Review
Taking a Stand on Climate Justice
Pacific NW UUs Participate in Break Free Action in Anacortes, WA
Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated
Appendix: (1) 2016 Proposed Congregational Study/Action Issue: Climate Change and Environmental Justice; (2) The Principles of Environmental Justice; and (3) Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change, 2006 Statement of Conscience

Winter 2016 (PDF)

The Climate Justice Gospel
Earth Day 2016: Environmental Justice to Climate Justice
Message from the Board
Honor Congregations – Thanks!
UUSJ Journey: Solidarity with Original Nations and Peoples
My War Against Hope
The Paris Agreement Opened Doors – Now We Need to Step Through
Climate Justice Reading Club
Northwest Earth Institute Updates Its Energy Curriculum
Book Review: The Whale and the Supercomputer
Tim DeChristopher Inspires UU Audience With Call for Non-Violent Action
Connecting To Earth Through Art
LRE Week at Star Island: Sustainability + Faith
Commit2Respond Announces Climate Justice Month 2016
Save the Date for General Assembly in Columbus, OH
Why I’m Not that Enthusiastic About the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement
Sunday Soul
Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated

2015

Fall 2015 (PDF)

Commit2Respond: Moral Imperative for Climate Justice
Message From the Board Chair: Beyond the Catchy Phrase
Matthew McHale Ordination – Congratulations!
Nurturing Nature: Letting the Beauty We Love Be What We Do
We Have a Pope
The Road Through Paris and More Climate Justice News and Tools
Book Review: American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood
Updates fro the UU Young Adults for Climate Justice
What the Frack?
Your Support Is Needed and Appreciated

Spring 2015 (PDF)

Commit2Respond and Climate Justice Featured at Portland GA
Message From the Board: A Double Dog Dare Is In Order . . .
Highlights From Earth Day 2015
The Hole Story
Commit2Resond Campaign Offers Resources and Connections
Book Review: Crude Justice by Stuart H. Smith
Update From the Environmental Justice Collaboratory
Review of Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth, by David Korten
California Drought Reveals Pervasive Inequities
GROW Climate Justice Young Adult Training Planned for August
Northwest Earth Institute Updates Its Climate Change Curriculum
Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services

Winter 2015 (PDF)

Join Commit2Respond for Climate Justice Journey
From the Board Chair: Are We Healers, Leaders or Trailblazers?
Honor Congregations – Thanks!
Download UUMFE Resources
Update From the Environmental Justice Collaboratory
Hold Your Head Up
A Growing Justice Movement
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville Divests!
Save the Date for Portland GA
A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking At People Looking At Animals In America – A Review of Wild Ones, by Jon Mooallem
Looking Deep in the Heart . . . with t.e.j.a.s. (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services)
HighWaterLine Delray Beach Project Receives UUA Funding
Climate Justice Lobby Weekend
Global Divestment Day
Help Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services

2014

Fall 2014 (PDF)

Commit2Respond: A Religious Response to Climate Change
Message from the Board Chair
People’s Climate March Makes History – UUs Help!
Take Action for Climate Justice
Something’s Happening Here . . .
On the Move – Young Adults Look Back, Move Forward
Gaia In a Temper
UU Cool Congregations
The Giving Garden – Social Justice, Ecology, Community Building

Spring 2014 (PDF)

Opportunities For Environmental Justice Engagement at Providence GA
Message from the Board Chair – Going From Here To Tomorrow
Peace, Justice and Sustainability Are Focus of New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum
Highlights From Earth Day 2014
Sacred Roots, New Shoots: News From Our Young Adult Network
Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Builds Across Faith Communities
The Great March for Climate Action – Walking a Mile In Their Shoes
Is It War?
2014 Courageous Love Award Presented to Westboro 8
Book Review – Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson
UU Church Is First In Chattanooga To Add Solar Panels

Winter 2014 (PDF)

Earth Day 2014: Working Towards Sustainable Communities
Message From the Board Chair
“Our Place In the Web of Life” Second Edition Now Available
A Seasonal Liturgical Calendar for Unitarian Universalists
Honor Congregations – Thanks!
Save the Date for Providence GA
NWEI Continues to Support UUs In Their Environmental Justice Work
Screening Bidder 70
Book Review – Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
It’s Politics and the Economy
The Great March for Climate Action: Potential Game Changer
The Great March: Walking My Talk

2013

Fall 2013 (PDF)

Guardian of the Future Award Recipients Are Eco-Justice Super-Heroes
Message From the Board
Plan to Screen Bidder 70 at Your Congregation This Fall
Environmental Justice (EJ) in the Spotlight at GA 2013 in Louisville
An Eventful Summer for UU Young Adults for Climate Justice
Fossil Fuel Divestment Update: GA and Beyond
Program Ideas for the Church Year
Countdown to Earth Day: Spring Equinox through Earth Day 2014 (March 20th – April 22nd)
Meditation While Weeding
Advocating For the Rights of Nature
Beyond Changing Light Bulbs
Are We Smarter Than Frogs?
Photos From 350.org’s Summer Heat actions
Empower UUs: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services

Spring 2013 (PDF)

Opportunities for Environmental Justice Engagement at General Assembly
Message From the Board
Bidder 70 at GA and Beyond
Cedar Tree Foundation Awards UUMFE a Second $20,000 Grant
Northwest Earth Institute Celebrates 20 Years
Are You Awake?
Young Adult Climate Activist Group Is Growing
Reflecting on Earth Day 2013
Celebrating Our Eco-Heroes
Going Fossil Free?
Environmental Justice Plunge Leads to Effective Congregational Involvement
Book Review: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor
Healing Our World and Ourselves
Faith Groups in CA Called to Action on Climate Change
The Pipeline Fighters in Nebraska
Photos from #Forward on Climate Rally
Earth Day Artwork from Laura Evonne Steinman

Winter 2013 (PDF)

Earth Day 2013: Working Towards Sustainable Communities
From the Board
Screening “Bidder 70”
Our Place in the Web of Life Curriculum
Northwest Earth Institute Courses
Uniting YA’s in the EJ Struggle
New Young Adult Environmental Justice Network
Protecting Utah Wilderness
Honor Congregations – Thanks!
Save the Date for Louisville GA
Energy Oscar for UU Church in Oakland
Bad Land Book Review
Reproductive and Environmental Justice
Join the #ForwardOnClimate Rally

2012

Fall 2012 (PDF)

Guardian of the Future Recipients Excel in Community Networking
From the Board – How Do We Make Change Together?
Program Ideas for Church Year and District Assemblies
Earth Day 2013 Theme – Sustainable Communities
Food Days 2012 Present Justice Opportunities for Food Activists
Canary Community: Sentinel of Climate Injustice
Ethical Eating Website Launch
Fracking Concerns Mobilize UUs
Moral Challenge: Math, Evil, and Blood
Driving Social Change: The Activist’s Handbook
Church Helps Win East Oakland Bus Rapid Transit Project
Words of Inspiration
Empower UU’s: Support Development of Additional UUMFE Services

Spring 2012 (PDF)

Environmental Justice at “Justice” General Assembly
From the Board
New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum Focuses On Energy
Earth Day Excitement
Interfaith Moral Action On Climate (IMAC) In Washington, D.C.
Municipal Sustainability Plans
Revolution, Realignment, Reframing
UUs Around the Country (and the World!) Celebrate Earth Day
April 24th Interfaith Moral Action On Climate (IMAC) In DC– Photos

Winter 2012 (PDF)

Earth Day 2012: Immigration and Environmental Justice
From the Board – Folks Are Paying Attention!
UUMFE Partners with Just Label It Campaign for GE Foods
Our Place In the Web of Life Curriculum
Water Justice Is Focus of Justice Sunday 2012
Grants Will Help Support UUMFE’s Environmental Justice Work
Share Our Passion – Volunteer With UU Ministry for Earth
NWEI Provides Valuable Resources
UUMFE Embraces EcoChallenge
UUs in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Tackle Hydrofracking
UU Organizes New Delaware Chapter of Interfaith Power & Light
UU Church in Eugene Is Prize Winning Recycler
Honor Congregations – Thanks!

2011

Fall 2011 (301 KB PDF)

From the Board
Guardian of the Future Awards
Hungry for Change, a new NWEI course
Review of Cynthia Barnett’s Blue Revolution
Environmental Justice Curriculum
Thank You, Rowan
Tar Sands Action and More! Photos on p. 8
Why I Protested the Tar Sands Pipeline
Chandler, AZ UUs and Moving Planet
Schenectady UU Church EJ Project
Freedom Through Frugality Review
Rev. Bob Murphy Honored by Sierra Club

Spring 2011 (PDF)

Environmental Justice Workshops and Events at GA
From the Board – Actions Become Habits
Ethical Eating Statement of Conscience Process
UUMFE Annual Meeting at GA
Earth Day Excitement
Food Day Scheduled for Oct. 24
Moving Planet Set for Sept. 24
New Experiential Workshops from Barbara Ford
Book Review: Paving Paradise
NWEI’s New Edition of Voluntary Simplicity
Earthfest at UU Church of Davis
Your Support is Needed and Appreciated

Winter 2011 (PDF)

Earth Day 2011: Sacred Waters
From the Board – As We Begin a New Year
Staying Present for a Troubled World – New Workshops Offered to UU Congregations and Districts
Northwest Earth Institute To Publish Gulf Coast Resource
Mt. Vernon Church Breaks Ground for Net Zero Energy System on Winter Solstice
Earth Jurisprudence: Beginning To Bud
Poem by Christopher D. Sims: I Am the UUA
How You Can Help

2010

Fall 2010 (PDF)

Congregations Across the Country Will Participate In the 10/10/10 Global Work Party: A Day To Celebrate Climate Solutions
“Everything, Everything, Everything Is Holy Now”
Care For the Earth Is Central To General Assembly Experience
Lori Sands Named 2010 UUMFE Guardian of the Future
Key Dates for the Congregational Study/Action Issue Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice
Karen and Ramón Urbano Honored With Volunteer Service Award
Matching Grants Fund Three District Environmental Conferences
Health Is Focus of New Northwest Earth Institute Curriculum
Earth Day Theme Announced
Congregations Will Offer a Wide Variety of 10/10/10 Work Parties
Generous Congregations Support the Vision of UUMFE

Spring 2010 (PDF)

Environment & Justice Workshops and Events at General Assembly
Letter From the Co-Chairs
UUMFE Annual Meeting at General Assembly
Energy, Peace and Justice Study Action Issue
Member Profile: Vicky Talbert
Northwest Earth Institute Courses
Workshops To Pilot Local Environmental Justice Discernment
Three Districts Approved for UUMFE Challenge Grant
Earth Day Excitement
Reconciliation Ecology
Harmony UU Church Celebrates Earth Day

Winter 2010 (PDF)

For the Fortieth Anniversary of Earth Day, UUMFE Invites Congregations Take a Bite Out of Food Injustice
From the Board: We Value Our Relationships
UUMFE Launches Environment and Justice ‘Green Papers’
The Importance of Working Together
We’re All Ears! Our Fifth Principle In Action With Ethical Eating
Emily Kao Joins Advocacy Team
Fifth Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week In Washington
Online Connections to UUMFE Community are Growing
UUMFE Offers Partner Grants for Districts
Congregational Stories: Ethical Energy

2009

Fall 2009 (PDF)

International Day of Climate Action, Oct. 24th
A New Year – Change is in the Air
Rowan Van Ness Tapped for Environmental Justice Position
Colin High Named 2009 UUMFE Guardian of the Future
Focus on Food and Faith
UUMFE 20th Anniversary Celebration
Earth Song Meditation
AIW – In Support of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
Green Sanctuary Program Update
Join the Team Developing the Environmental Justice Guide

Spring 2009 (PDF)

Announcing the Environmental Passport for GA 2009
Toward Joyful Interdependence
With Gratitude to Rev. Katherine Jesch
UUs Pioneer Green Meetings
A Response – Rev. Laurel Hallman
You Can Help Write Environmental Justice Guide
Food Justice
Green and Accessible
Earth, Our Deep-Home-Place
Transformation, Collective Wisdom & You
Earth Day Celebration
New RE Curriculum – Sounds of Nature

Winter 2009 (PDF)

UUMFE Announces 2009 Earth Day Resources
Raising All Voices, Lifting All Boats
A Response – Rev. Peter Morales
Genesis of “Ethical Eating”
CSAI Film Review – Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives
Hobbs Farm – A Miracle, Seeing the Connections
The Hidden Language of Flowers

2008

Fall 2008 (PDF)

Board and Members Review Partnerships
Congregational Eco-Heroes Honored
Changing Our Stories of Justice-Making
For the UUA Presidential Candidates – 7 Questions
Are You Feeling the Call to Action?
Fourteen Say YES as Parents for the Planet
Nourish the Self with a Retreat
Green Sanctuary Update
UUA Ethical Eating Core Team Liaison
2008-2010 CSAI – Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice
Films, Faith, and Fellowship
Making Seed Tape
Run for the Trees
Say NO to Plastic Bags
Shopping Bag Pattern and Instructions
Renew Our Spirits, Restore the World
Beacon Press and UUMFE – New Partners

Spring 2008 (PDF)

The Audacity of Faith
Looking to the Future
Green Sanctuary Showcase
Guardian of the Future Award
2008 Study Action Issue Proposals
An Invitation – Become a Parent for the Planet
GA 2008 Highlights
“Menu for the Future” from Northwest Earth Institute
Regional Coordinators Active from East to West
Portland Office Open – Meet Sabrina Louise Harle
Book Review – “In Defense of Food”

Winter 2008 (PDF)

Unanimous Vote! UUMFE Retains Affiliate Status
Message from the Chair – Barbara Ford
Taking Green Sanctuary Beyond Our Congregations – Rev. Katherine Jesch
Our Seven UU Principles – Rev. Katherine Jesch
In Need of a Good Word – Editors, Orion Magazine
Restoring the Web of Creation
Direct Your UUA “Now is the Time” Gift
New Resource! We Are All Connected, 7th Principle – Butterfly and Creepy Crawlies RE Lessons