Green Sanctuary Task Force on Global Climate Change

The goals of the Green Sanctuary Task Force are to explore ways of reducing the ecological footprint of the UU Church of Bloomington, its members and the broader community and to fulfill our commitment as a certified Green Sanctuary. Being a Green Sanctuary affirms and promotes the seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism: "Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part." To that end, we are working:

1. To build awareness of societal environmental issues among UU's.
2. To generate commitment for personal lifestyle changes.
3. To motivate UU's to community action on environmental issues.
4. To build a connection between spiritual practice and environmental consciousness.
5. To build awareness of and recitify environmental injustices.

Ongoing Projects/Activities

• Fair Trade Coffee Sales; contact Mary Beth O'Brien
• Biannual Clothing Swap; contact David Keppel
• Seasonal Vegetarian Potlucks; contact David Keppel
• Earth Fair; contact Cindy Port
• Annual Earth Celebrational, Intergenerational, All-Congregational UU Retreat; contact Jill Courtney
• Walbicus (Walk, Bike, Carpool, Bus) to Worship Initiative; contact Steve Cotter
• Greening Our Sanctuary; contact Cynthia Schultz
• Earth Care, Bloomington's Interfaith Group for the Environment and the Cut Your Carbon Workshops; contact Stephanie Kimball
• Email Action Alert List on Topics Related to Climate Change; contact David Keppel
• Environmental justice and governmental relations; contact David Keppel