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.”
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