Climate Trends, 2016 (NASA image) Climate Change The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) adopted a Statement of Conscience on climate change in 2006, referencing the UUA’s Seventh Principle: “As a people […]

The fall of Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul to the Taliban on August 15, followed by the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country by August 31, left stranded many […]

Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project Environment and Social Justice Committee Chair Lisa McQuail has been named to the Board of Directors of the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project (SVBHP). She […]

Limberlost Trail—June 6 By Sue Daniels As one of many accomplishments during his long and productive career with the National Park Service, ESJ member Marc Malik had laid out and […]

SimpliRural – Black Lives matter by Jay Allen For 48 straight Saturday mornings, a Black Lives Matter vigil has been held by the Courthouse near downtown Warrenton. Since June 2020, […]

Global surface temperature 1884 Global surface temperature 2020 (Images from NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. An interactive map showing the progression can be found here.) The Wizard Bill Gates by Will Daniels […]

The Environment and Social Justice (ESJ) Committee is a permanent committee of the Unitarian Universalists of the Blue Ridge, located in Sperryville, Virginia. We are guided by the principles of Unitarian […]

UUBridge Environmental and Social Justice CommitteePreliminary Plan for 2021 By Lisa McQuail, Committee Chair The Environment and Social Justice committee (ESJ) had its first 2021 meeting on January 17, following […]