FAITH-BASED CLIMATE ACTION
Guided by the UU 7th Principle (respect for the interdependent web of all existence) and 2nd Principle (justice, equity, and compassion), the Climate Action Team (CAT) engages the Fellowship in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, adaptive strategies, and resilience building to contend with climate change. The climate is a central factor affecting the daily bread necessities of human life, such as food, water, shelter, and clothing. It is intersectional with many of the concerns faced today such as homelessness, immigration, weather extremes, land use, energy, and environment. CAT collaborates and consults with other teams within and external to the Fellowship in seeking equitability, especially for those in vulnerable and unjustly subordinated groups.
Our minister, Jill McAllister, identifies climate change as the context for our activities as a faith community. Declaration of a climate emergency has been endorsed by the UUFC Board of Directors. These ground us and inspire us to act, educate, and advocate. Your participation is invited and encouraged.
- CAT business meetings: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Thursdays, 5:00 – 6:30 pm on Google Meet.
- We may meet on the 4th or 5th Thursdays or other days and times when needed.
- CAT News is our free, twice-a-month e-newsletter with links to climate-related solutions and actions, good news, news of note, , and important events.
For more info on CAT activities or to subscribe to CAT news, email CAT@uucorvallis.org or use our contact webform.
From the Climate Action Team
- Rescheduling Street-Tree Planting
Due to the conflict with the Holiday Fair, we are rescheduling the Fifth Annual Tree Planting with the City to a Saturday in January. Look for more … Read more - 🐦Trick-or-Treat CAT Prize Winners🐦
Those who visited the Climate Action Team table at the UUFC Trick-or-Treat last Sunday and answered a bird question received a chance to win a bird suet … Read more - Fifth Annual Street-Tree Planting, 12/6
On the morning of Sat. 6 Dec., UUFC, through the Climate Action Team, will do our fifth annual collaboration with the City of Corvallis to plant street … Read more - Faith-based climate action this week, 1/7/2024
Good News Climate-action Opportunities Of Note Save the Date Climate Action Opportunities: We track (row 25) the number of clicks on the respond link for each suggested … Read more - Faith-based climate action this week
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees in the islands of the Crystal Lake/Willamette Park parking lot. Sat 20 Jan, 10:00 AM to noon. To volunteer, email michael..hughes1951@gmail.com, Subject Tree planting. - Climate Action Opportunities 10/29
From the Climate Action Team: There is no more important climate work than the influencing of legislation and policy, whether at the national, state, or local level. … Read more - Influence Project
The UUFC Climate Action Team’s (CAT) goals for 2023-24 include: Encourage, support, and provide opportunities for members and friends to engage in solutions-focused climate action. CAT classifies … Read more - Towards Net ZeroThe UUFC Climate Action Team’s (CAT) goals for 2023-24 include: Encourage, support, and provide opportunities for members and friends to engage in solutions-focused climate action. CAT classifies … Read more