We are a group of UUSS members and friends who come together to foster environmental awareness and action. We support efforts aimed at energy conservation, sustainable agriculture, environmental legislation, education, and advocacy.

We began in 2006 as part of a national UUA call to action in response to environmental challenges. Since then, we’ve sponsored more than 25 projects. Our UUSS congregation was recognized for its advocacy efforts at the California Interfaith Power and Light Third Annual Energy Oscars.

We support UUA Green Sanctuary goals to:

• Build awareness of environmental issues
• Encourage personal life style changes
• Engage in community action on environmental issues
• Strengthen the connection between spiritual practice and earth consciousness
• Work to heal environmental injustice for all

To meet these goals we:

• Host Green Sanctuary speakers and events on a broad range of topics
• Maintain the UUrth Community Garden, where members and friends of UUSS, RE classes, and the community can have plots to raise fruits and vegetables
• Work with outside groups to co-sponsor speakers and events in the broader community

 

UUSS Wins Energy Oscar

UUSS was honored to receive an "Energy Oscar for Out standing Achievenment A dvocacy for Environmental Stewardship ” at the third annual California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL) Energy Oscars ceremony held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on November 10, 2009. This year's award for advocacy was shared by UUSS and Unitarian Universalist Church of Riverside.

Other winners were Camp Stevens, San Diego (Education), Campbell United Church of Christ (Green Building), and Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco (Energy Efficiency).

CIPL is a network of over 500 congregrations who aim to be faithful stewards of the earth through energy conservation and the reduction of g reenhouse gas emissions. [more...]

 

NEXT MEETING:  Sunday, March 28, 2010

 

Don't forget to stop at the Unicycle board every Sunday.

Unicycle is our UUSS version of the ever-popular "Freecycle" where people give away things they don't want and advertise for things they are looking for and it's all free. This is a free exchange, so you have nothing to lose! Questions? Call Shirley Hines.