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Jacqueline Patterson is the Founder of The Shirley Chisholm Legacy Project, which is dedicated to being "a vehicle to connect Black communities on the frontlines of climate justice with resources to traverse the path from vision to strategy to action plan to implementation to transformation".
Text on blue background reads "Jacqueline Patterson. Founder of The Shirley Chisholm Legacy Project. Former Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program." There is a photograph of Patterson in an illustrated gold picture frame. At the top of the graphic is the UU Ministry for Earth Logo and text that reads "Black climate justice heroes. Every Friday in February."
February 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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UUMFE's wonderful Executive Director, the Rev. Kelly Dignan, will finish up her work with us on February 28. We have been incredibly lucky to have her leadership, her pastoral care, her education, and her authentic kindness to guide UUMFE and the UUMFE community.
There is a portrait of Kelly with the words "farewell, Rev. Kelly" above it. Two illustrations of vines wrap around a quote from her farewell letter, which reads, "Thank you for your trust, your partnership, and for the opportunity to be part of this incredible community." At the bottom, bolded text reads "Join us in thanking Rev. Kelly Dignan for her commitment to climate justice and UU Ministry for Earth."
February 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Jerome Foster II was a member of President Biden’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council—the youngest White House advisor in U.S. history. Foster is a leading voice for marginalized and working-class communities in spaces pushing for social, economic, and environmental justice.
Text on blue background reads "Jerome Foster II. The youngest White House advisor in U.S. history. President Biden’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council." There is a photograph of Foster in an illustrated gold picture frame. At the top of the graphic is the UU Ministry for Earth Logo and text that reads "Black climate justice heroes. Every Friday in February."
February 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Rhiana Gunn-Wright is a policy analyst and policy architect of the Green New Deal. She helped ensure environmental justice as a priority of the Green New Deal—something that was very personal to her, having grown up on the South Side of Chicago in close proximity to polluting industries.
Text on blue background reads "Rhiana Gunn-Wright. Policy Architect, Green New Deal. Director of Climate Policy at the Roosevelt Institute." There is a photograph of Gunn-Wright in an illustrated gold picture frame. At the top of the graphic is the UU Ministry for Earth Logo and text that reads "Black climate justice heroes. Every Friday in February."
February 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Dr. Robert Bullard is often called the "Father of Environmental Justice" due to his work in 1990 which found that 100% of city-operated landfills were located in communities of color and causing disproportionate environmental harms.
Text on blue background reads "Dr. Robert Bullard. Father of Environmental Justice. Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University." There is a photograph of Dr. Bullard in an illustrated gold picture frame. At the top of the graphic is the UU Ministry for Earth Logo and text that reads "Black climate justice heroes. Every Friday in February."
February 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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We're excited to announce our upcoming Earth Day Worship! It will be online on April 22nd, with an option for congregations to receive written materials by March 1st. We will explore the power of listening in justice movements and how kindness can ease change.

Register: lnk.bio/s/uumfe/eart...
February 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mní Wičóni. Water is life. Check out Week Three offerings for 30 Days of Love 2025, focusing on this sacred truth. Side With Love has shared ways to take action, something to watch, three activities for families, a body practice, journaling practice, and a creative practice.
Text on a black background reads 30 days of love, week 3, water is life. The link to the Side With Love webpage for 30 days of love is at the bottom with the SWL heart logo.
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Saturday was the beginning of Black History Month in the US, a time to intentionally honor and recognize the Black history that often is pushed out of popular media and textbooks. Every Friday in February, we will showcase Black climate justice advocates and share resources to learn more.
Text on a blue background reads "Black History Month Climate Justice Heroes. Every Friday in February." Below is the UUMFE logo. Around the text, there are illustrated portraits in frames of famous Black heroes.
February 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Today is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! Do you have a favorite painting, photograph, poem, or other creative piece that helps you feel more connected with climate justice work? If you use this prompt for creating artwork of your own, we would love to see it!
Text on a green background reads "Inspire your heart with art. What sparks creativity in your climate justice work? Send your art and a blurb to comms@uumfe.org." Off to the side, there is a photo of a person wearing a big floppy sun hat, painting a mural.
January 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM