Post-2014 Totem Pole Journey Event, January 21, 2016

Our Voices from Paris event at BUF!

Speak out on the Whatcom Comprehensive Plan and the Cherry Point UGA

These are important dates for those of you who want to have a say about the many aspects of the Comprehensive Plan that will heavily impact our lands, air and water. 

More importantly, this is the opportunity to tell the Whatcom County Council to address the Cherry Point UGA in terms of the survival of the Cherry Point Aquatic Marine Reserve and to support Lummi Nation's request to preserve Sacred Lands and Waters.

On January 25th, RE Sources will be holding a Whatcom Comprehensive Plan Commenting Workshop 

 in the Social Hall at BUF starting at 6:30 pm.  The hearing itself will be in the Whatcom County Council Chambers on January 26th at 6:30 pm.

From RE Sources:  

The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan will determine the future of our community -- everything from whether your drinking water is protected by critical habitats along shorelines to whether struggling aquatic reserves are sited a massive fossil fuel export hub at Cherry Point.

We need your voice to be heard. Now is the time to speak out. There will only be two public hearings before the Whatcom County Council, your elected government, and they need to hear from you that protecting our community is critically important. 

Your voice can help defend the land, the air and the water for future generations -- but only if you speak out now.

The Comprehensive Plan is required by state law and determines how our community is to address future proposed development in our community. It is a critical opportunity where the County Council will define whether we continue to leave our doors open to dirty and dangerous fossil fuel megaprojects or if commit to a clean energy future that preserves our waters, air, and climate for future generations instead.

Your voice is essential at this public hearing. The County Council needs to know that our community is ready to move forward -- not just to close the door on coal and oil export projects for good, but also to bring about a sustainable, equitable, and healthy future for our local economy.

Please join us in asking the County Council to end the non-stop assault of fossil fuel exports!

Climate Events at other UUs in the region

Tue. Jan. 5 (Seattle) – Speaker Series/Climate Change – David Battisti, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, speaks on "Climate Change and Global Food Security" at 7 p.m. at University Unitarian Church (6556 35th Ave. N.E.) Battisti has advised the governments of Indonesia and Mexico on food and climate change. 

Fri. Jan. 8 (Woodinville, Wash.) – Film/Environmental Activism – Woodinville Meaningful Movies presents “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet” at 7:30 p.m. at Northshore United Church of Christ (18900 168th Ave. N.E.) This film offers a history of the environmental movement, featuring major battles and accomplishments such as Love Canal, whaling and rain forest actions, with narrators including Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. A facilitated discussion follows the free (donations welcome) 7:30 p.m. film. 

Sat. Jan 9 (Edmonds) – Film/Climate Change – Sno-King Meaningful Movies presents “This Changes Everything” at 7 p.m. at Edmonds UU Church (8109 224th St. S.W.) This film was shot in nine countries and five continents over four years to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Refreshments and a discussion follow the free (donations welcome) 7 p.m. film. 

Wed. Jan. 13 (Seattle) – Eyewitness Reports/Climate Summit – Two climate activists who were in Paris for the Climate Summit – one an observer inside the conference hall, the other an activist on the streets outside – speak from 7-9 p.m. at University Unitarian Church (6556 35th Ave. N.E.) Learn what it was like to be near the epicenter as the landmark climate agreement was being reached. 

Fri. Jan 15 (Seattle) – Film/Climate Change – Beacon Hill Meaningful Movies presents “This Changes Everything” at 7 p.m. at the Garden House (2336 15th Ave. S.) This free film (donations welcome) was shot in nine countries and five continents over four years to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. 

Sat. Jan. 16 (Seattle) – Speaker/Civil Disobedience – The University Unitarian Church Climate Action Team presents Tim DeChristopher speaking on “The Power of Civil Disobedience:  Awakening Our Spirits to the Challenge of the Climate Crisis” at 7 p.m. at their church (6556 35th Ave. N.E.) DeChristopher, as Bidder 70, disrupted an illegitimate Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction in December 2008 by outbidding oil companies for parcels around Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah. His actions and 21-month imprisonment earned him a national and international media presence. 

Wed. Jan. 27 (Issaquah, Wash.) – Film/Climate Change – Meaningful Movies of Issaquah presents a free (donations welcome) film on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Issaquah Highlands’ Blakely Hall (2550 NE Park Dr.) This month’s film, “This Changes Everything,” was shot in nine countries and five continents over four years to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change 

Tue. Feb. 2 (Seattle) – Speaker Series/Climate Change – Steven Gardiner, professor of philosophy and the Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment at the University of Washington, speaks on “The Ethics of Geoengineering" at 7 p.m. at University Unitarian Church (6556 35th Ave. N.E.) He has written extensively on ethics and climate, including the acclaimed “A Perfect Moral Storm: The Ethical Tragedy of Climate Change.”