Environment
and
Social Justice

  • Our Principles in Action

    (Ukrainian flag image by Gerd Altmann, Pixabay) Acting on Our Principles The First and Second Principles of Unitarian Universalism:  The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person Justice, Equity, and Compassion […]

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  • Virginia Environmental Updates

    (Virginia Conservation Network) Virginia Conservation Lobby Day: February 1 Conservation Lobby Day is held annually in Richmond. The traditional in-person meetings with legislators have been modified due to covid-19, but […]

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  • COP26 Outcomes

    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 […]

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  • Efforts for Afghans and Assisting Refugees

    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 […]

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  • Black History Events

    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 […]

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  • June Days

    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 […]

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  • Our Work Continues

    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, […]

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  • Climate Crisis – Thinking Globally

    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 […]

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  • ESJ: Who We Are

    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 […]

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  • Planning for 2021

    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 […]

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