UU FaithAction NJ is one of the Institutional Sponsors for the UU Climate Justice Revival, “Reimagine Together: From an Extractive Age to a New Era.” The goal of the UU Climate Justice Revival is to equip UU congregations to enter into a new era of climate action—one that intentionally and faithfully breaks down silos and cultivates relationships that lead to flourishing collaborations that transform congregations through climate justice.
Learn more about the UU Climate Revival and how your congregation can be a part of it. Visit https://uuclimatejustice.org for comprehensive details and to register your congregation to participate.
How does it work?
On September 28-29, participating congregations will host UU Climate Justice Revivals to collectively reimagine a spirit-filled and liberatory future. Through conversations, worship, and advocacy, congregations will work together to realize climate justice and collective liberation in our communities. Congregations will receive everything they need to host a revival in their communities, including discussion guides and materials for all ages, training, worship resources, and advocacy actions designed to transform our communities through climate justice.
Day 1 of the revival features facilitated conversations. Participating congregations designate at least two people as facilitators who will receive a toolkit, training and support to host the activities.
Day 2 is for Worship and Advocacy. Participating congregations receive worship materials, sample sermons, recordings and sheet music of the song commissioned to celebrate the revival. Following worship services, congregations will join in a national advocacy hour.
In New Jersey, Beacon UU Congregation in Summit and the UU Congregation at Montclair have already signed up to participate. Several other congregations are in the process of discerning how they can be involved.
We at UU FaithAction want to support the congregations who are participating as well as facilitate collaboration among congregations who would like to work together to be involved.
An idea that we’re currently exploring is an alternative date (perhaps in the spring) for a collaborative Climate Justice Revival among multiple congregations. This might include multi-platform Day 1 facilitated conversation or perhaps a hosted conversation for multiple congregations in a region. This also might assist congregations for whom the September 28-29 dates aren’t possible (and the UU Climate Justice Revival is already supporting congregations who opt for an alternative date).
What this means for your congregation.
First, know that UU FaithAction wants to be a resource for every NJ congregation who is interested in participating. Both the Beacon and Montclair congregations have expressed openness to having other congregations join their Climate Justice Revival offerings. Other congregations exploring how they might choose to participate have also expressed interest in collaborating. Congregations who are interested in being part of the conversation about a collaborative Climate Justice Revival date are encouraged to let us at UU FaithAction know as we work to facilitate further conversations in this regard.
And that’s the call to action in a nutshell. If you’re a congregation who is planning to participate in the revival as an individual congregation on September 28-29, let us know. If your congregation wants to be part of the ongoing conversation about collaboration for an alternate revival date, let us know. If you have general questions, let us know. Please email us at admin@uufaithaction.org.
This is such an important opportunity to move past systems and cultures of extraction to usher in a new era with love and justice at the center of our climate actions. It’s time to Reimagine Together!