After Copenhagen: How Should Our Chesapeake Region UU Community Take Action?

On Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 8:30am till 12:35pm Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice Baltimore –Washington– Northern Virginia Region will sponsor the program,

at the  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax 2709 Hunter Mill Road  Oakton, VA 22124

Directions: http://www.uucf.org/content/get-directions-uucf  

 

The plenary speaker will be Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Tidwell’s most recent documentary film – “We Are All Smith Islanders” – vividly depicts the dangers of global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C.  After the plenary, four workshops will be held in two time slots.  Participants can attend two workshops. The workshops are “Addressing Climate Change in the Chesapeake” with Mike Tidwel (CCAN), Graham Smith (Fairfax),  Rowan Van Ness (Wash.Office), and  Pam Sparr (All Souls) or “How to Further Ethical Eating” with Susan Blasko (Fairfax), Donna Runyan (Cedar Lane),  Babette Lamarre (Reston) and Doug McCusker (Accotink) and “Preparing for Life After Peak Oil” with Jackson Harper of UU Ministry for Earth or “Resources and Possibilities for Earth Day Programs and Actions” with Suzanne Clarke (Easton, Green Sanctuary), Rowan Van Ness (UUA Wash.Office),  John Heritage (Fairfax), and Miranda Peterson (Fairfax). A free will offering for Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice will be taken.

 

Please register to attend at info [at] uusj [dot] org or 301-588-1951 or at Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice 8605 Cameron St. Suite 200 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Please give your name, congregation, email and phone number. Please note if you would like to carpool with others registered from your area.  We will try to connect you.    Please also let us know if you need to be picked up and dropped off at the Vienna Metro station. We will make the arrangements.  

 

Register by Monday, February 1