GREEN SANCTUARY COMMITTEE

​The mission of the Green Sanctuary Committee is to build awareness of the significance of climate change, to strengthen the connection between spiritual practice and earth consciousness, to engage with partners through community action, and to work to achieve environmental justice

CLIMATE REVIVAL SEPTEMBER 2024
In September 2024 the Unitarian Church of Lincoln joined over 350 other UU Congregations across the nation to focus on Climate Justice in our communities. Climate Justice is one of the most pressing issues of our time—and we know that. However, all too often, we throw up our hands in overwhelm of what feels like immovable obstacles of government inaction, public apathy, and odds stacked against those who have dedicated their lives to this work.

That's why Climate Justice work is critical, and now is the time to do it. We need to not only adapt to and mitigate climate change, but also work at the intersection of climate and justice in Lincoln. This webpage can serve as a portal and as an aid in this important work. 

CLIMATE AT THE INTERSECTIONS
The Unitarian Universalists Association SIDE WITH LOVE public advocacy campaign has developed a series of 10-minute videos on Climate at the Intersections of social issues.

Topics include the intersections of Climate Justice and UU Values; Climate and Social Justice; Climate and Economic Justice; and Climate and Gender Justice. VIDEOS

BACKGROUND - CLIMATE JUSTICE IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

• "Lincoln's Vision for a Climate Smart Future" - 2050 Vision
• "Lincoln's Vision for a Climate Smart Future" - Climate Related Risks 
• 2021-2027 Climate Action Plan ​   

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Summary of the Adult Dialog on Climate Justice (Climate Justice Revival Sept. 2024)

This report summarizes the activities of the 4-hour Climate Justice Revival held on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The report also includes the next steps the Green Sanctuary Committee plans to undertake in 2025 that will heolp integrate climate justice into the work of the Unitarian Church of Lincoln.

The climate-change crisis with global warming is the existential threat to the human species and the web of life. It is the urgent, overarching survival and justice issue of our time, calling us to impactful action now. Unitarian Universalism calls us to bring our individual and collective gifts together to act with bold, inspiring, collaborative, networked, and effective leadership to ensure a livable world for all descendants and create climate justice with those who are systemically oppressed.
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Climate action and climate justice call us to mitigate (reduce) climate change, along with better adaptation (coping) and increasing resilience (ability to adapt) to increasingly disastrous climate impacts. It calls us to balance urgency with open minds and hearts to learn and collaborate with communities most impacted. The result will be a difficult but creative and exciting transition to a clean renewable world with opportunity, survivability and justice for all, now and for future generations.

Green Sanctuary provides a path that offers the gift of transformation to congregations. It begins with spiritually grounded depth and moves the whole congregation through a continuous spiral of awareness and commitment, resulting in transformed congregational life and courageous, ongoing climate action.

MAY 2024 SHEDDING LIGHT ON RESIDENTIAL SOLAR HANDOUTS

• SHEDDING LIGHT ON RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
• SOLAR AT 1971 SEWELL STREET
• SOLAR AT 2617 RYONS STREET​

CLIMATE CHANGEMAKER TIPS
Green Sanctuary is running a series of posts in the weekly eblast called CLIMATE CHANGEMAKERS TIPS with lots of great suggestions about how you can personally make a difference! Use the links below to find a plethora of great resources!

November 2022 CONSERVE ENERGY
December 2022 REDUCE CONSUMPTION
January 2023 ADVOCACY
February 2023 FOOD HABITS
March 2023 OUR LANDSCAPES
April 2023 PERSONAL ACTION AND ADVOCACY
May 2023 FALL IN LOVE WITH NATURE
June 2023 WATER CONSERVATION
July 2023 CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS
August 2023 TRANSPORTATION
September 2023 ENERGY EFFICIENCY (pt I)
October 2023 ENERGY EFFICIENCY (pt II)
November 2023 CLIMATE JUSTICE
December 2023 REDUCE CONSUMPTION

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