Environmental Justice at MLUC
MLUC has a strong legacy of environmental education and action, with the first ECO group (Earth Concerns Organization) founded at the church in 1990. The congregation is justly proud of the Green Sanctuary certification received from the UUA Ministry for Earth in 2003. You can see the church’s commitment to a sustainable planet with its solar panels and other carbon-emissions-cutting efforts in the building, and even at coffee hour with the Green Stripers program providing reusable ceramic cups to save on paper and plastic waste.
The Environmental Justice Team is supported by UUJusticePA, the Unitarian Universalists’ state advocacy group, and participates in the Main Line Interfaith Power and Light green group, which is part of the state and national Interfaith Power and Light, committed to mobilizing a religious response to global warming.
Why Join the Environmental Justice Team at MLUC?
There are a lot of terrific environmental groups in our area, and much that members of our church can and do in partnership with them. So, why join our group? The truth is that climate change, pollution and growing environmental degradation is real, and when we face it, thinking about our own families and future generations, it is frightening. The work we do supporting environmental justice is vital, but slow progress and setbacks can be frustrating. How can environmental-justice advocates sustain themselves and others in this difficult work? One answer can be found at our church and supportive community, and in a striving for spiritual connection:
We come to this work not from a place of anxiety and fear, but with love, appreciation for nature and the natural world, and one another. This perspective is really important to avoid burnout. The reality is that human-caused climate change presents us with a clear moral problem, and faith-based organizations like ours have a unique role to play in bearing witness and seeking solutions.
Interested in helping in this important effort? Email Pam Kosty: pkosty@yahoo.com.
The Environmental Justice Team is supported by UUJusticePA, the Unitarian Universalists’ state advocacy group, and participates in the Main Line Interfaith Power and Light green group, which is part of the state and national Interfaith Power and Light, committed to mobilizing a religious response to global warming.
Why Join the Environmental Justice Team at MLUC?
There are a lot of terrific environmental groups in our area, and much that members of our church can and do in partnership with them. So, why join our group? The truth is that climate change, pollution and growing environmental degradation is real, and when we face it, thinking about our own families and future generations, it is frightening. The work we do supporting environmental justice is vital, but slow progress and setbacks can be frustrating. How can environmental-justice advocates sustain themselves and others in this difficult work? One answer can be found at our church and supportive community, and in a striving for spiritual connection:
We come to this work not from a place of anxiety and fear, but with love, appreciation for nature and the natural world, and one another. This perspective is really important to avoid burnout. The reality is that human-caused climate change presents us with a clear moral problem, and faith-based organizations like ours have a unique role to play in bearing witness and seeking solutions.
Interested in helping in this important effort? Email Pam Kosty: pkosty@yahoo.com.