Ecominds-a Mailing List: State Fair Booth; UU Statement of Conscience approved

[Joe + Madalyn (joemadalyn]

UU EcoMinds A-List for July 5, 2006
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UU EcoMinds promotes lifestyles, policies, and technologies
 that respect and sustain all life on earth and is a working 
group of the Metro Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA)

Hello all, 
I'm trying to lay low this summer, catch my breath and get outside--
but it turns out that as rust never sleeps, neither does global warming
(and apparently neither does Lisa H. who has been doing tremendous
work!) So, here are a couple of quick announcements.   -- Madalyn 

#1  C3 STATE FAIR BOOTH UPDATE
#2  FINAL UU STATEMENT OF CONSCIENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING
#3  JULY 11, 2pm, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE in MN

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#1.  C3 STATE FAIR BOOTH UPDATE:
Next design/work meeting: 
Thurs., July 6, 4:30-6:50pm
Starbucks coffee shop
Excelsior Ave. in St. Louis Park
(near new Trader Joes)

Several UU EcoMinds are continuing
to work on design and construction of the C3 State Fair booth. The old
technology building will be transformed this year into "Eco Experience"
and our booth space will be dealing with the moral imperatives of global
warming and the power of efficient lighting as one excellent response.  

Many of you have already volunteered to staff the booth and Marcy L. will be in 
touch
with you.

If you have design, graphics, display expertise, or just some time you
are willing to give the effort, please join the "design team" at the next
meeting, 4:30pm at the Starbucks on Excelsior in St. Louis Park.

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#2  FINAL UU STATEMENT OF CONSCIENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING
The UUA Statement of Conscience on Global Warming, just approved 
at General Assembly, is now posted on the Commission for
Social Witness website.  

You can download it from: http://www.uua.org/csw/SOCFinal06_GW.pdf

It was a long journey from the draft that we started with to this much stronger
final statement.  Our own Lisa H. worked hard along with many members
of the UU Ministry for Earth. We owe them all thanks.

Now it is time to USE the document to guide our work and actions...in our
UU congregations, in our personal lives, and in our advocacy work!

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#3  JULY 11, 2pm, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE in MN
July 11, 2006
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Neighborhood House, Room 212
179 East Robie Street, Saint Paul
FFI: Contact martinezceci [at] comcast.net 

Please join a group of 
Community Development and Environmental Advocates
for a Community Discussion on
Sustainable Community Development and 
Environmental Justice in Minnesota

How can the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota pursue sustainable 
community development? What are other cities doing to implement 
Sustainable and equitable Community Development initiatives?
How does our region compare to Sustainable Community 
Development efforts nationwide?  What should Minnesota policy 
makers be doing to promote social equity, environmental justice, 
a prosperous economy and a healthy environment for future generations of 
Minnesotans?
* Social Equity 
* Energy Sustainability 
* Safe and Healthy Environments 
* Economic Prosperity and 
* Business Development 
* Environmental Justice

Invited guests 
Dr. John Byrne and Dr. Jong Dal Kim
Drs. Byrne and Kim are founding members of Solar Cities - a
pioneering program sponsored by the International Solar Energy
Society to assist communities around the world in building sustainable
and equitable futures.
They both have served as consultants to cities, states and the 
federal government on how plan for sustainable communities and 
have assisted in the implementation of several urban initiatives including 
a survey of twelve U.S. communities who are providing leadership in 
areas such as land use, water resource, energy, transportation, 
materials recycling, biodiversity and 'green' economic planning, 
in order to restore a balance and equity among social, economic and ecological
concerns. 

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