WildEarth Climate Action Team – Earth-Centered Activities for “Earth Week”

Thursday April 21, 6:30 pm,  in an earth-loving collaboration with Wildflower Earthseeds, we will have potluck, sharing,  learning and ritual at Frances Osborne’s home.  For directions, call Frances or call Susan Lippman at 512-810-0236.

 Saturday April 23, noon to 7pm  - Austin Earth Day Festival.   Join the WildEarth Climate Action Team for festivities and music (including Daniel Llanes who was a performer at the Austin Climate March, and Asleep at the Wheel) at the Austin Earth Day Festival, at Mueller (Browning Hanger).  Check http://earthdayaustin.com/  for details and transportation/parking tips.  We will host a table with free wildflower seeds, children’s activities, information about religion and climate change, and “Top 5” handouts on most-effective ways to take action on climate change.

Sunday, April 24^th , 8am  - We will gather in a prayer circle at a beautiful high spot in Blunn Creek Nature Preserve. Meet near the crest of the hill on St. Edwards Dr. between I-35 and University (call Susan or check the blogspot). 

Sunday, April 24^th , 9;30 am   Watch for a climate-focused topic on this Sunday’s Food for Thought.

 Sunday, April 24^th , 11:30  - Our service will focus on celebrating our beautiful Earth and considering what Earth needs from us.

 Sunday, April 24^th , 12:45  - With guidance from Frances and the Earthseeds, we will also create a short ceremony outdoors that day, under the Pecan tree after service at 12:45.  

For more information, call or text Susan Lippman at 512-810-0236 (even at the last moment), or Fred Peterson at 512-300-1903.

Climate Team meeting for April 7 2016

WILDEARTH CLIMATE ACTION TEAM EARTH DAY PREPARATIONS, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 7-9:30 PM :

The Climate Team meets a week earlier than usual this month, on Thursday, APRIL 7, at 7 pm,  the home of Fred Peterson, in the Circle C area.   We will be focusing on preparations for Earth day:

    Saturday April 23, we will host a table at the Austin Earth Day Festival, noon-7pm, at Mueller (Browning Hanger), with free wildflower seeds, children’s activities, information about religion and climate change, and “Top 5” handouts on most-effective ways to take action on climate change.  Check http://earthdayaustin.com/  for details and transportation/parking tips. 

       We are also collaborating with Wildflower Earthseeds to create a couple Earth-centered rituals, probably Thursday April 21 at Frances Osborne’s, and another short one outdoors on our campus on Sunday April 24^th, as well as contributions to our service.  

       For directions to Fred’s house, call Fred at 512-300-1903  or call or text Susan Lippman at 512-810-0236 (even at the last moment).

Climate team meeting for 3-10-16

WILDEARTH CLIMATE ACTION TEAM MEETING, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 7-9:30 PM :

The Climate Team meets on second Thursdays, with the next meeting this Thursday, March 10th at the home of Fred Peterson, in the Circle C area. We will continue planning activities around Earth Day, engaging with other groups, increasing the church’s energy efficiency, and bringing a climate focus to the fourth Sunday’s  Food for Thought class of each month.   For more information, email climateteam@wildflowerchurch.org or check www.austinclimatechange.blogspot.com.  For directions to Fred’s house, or  if interested in carpooling at 6:45 from the HEB parking lot at Manchaca and Slaughter lane, call or text Susan Lippman at 512-810-0236 (even at the last moment).
   (Apologies re: carpooling time; I earlier posted this as carpooling at 7:15 but should have said 6:45 for 7:00 meeting. But please call or text me first before assuming we will meet to carpool. --SL)   

  (Please note, the Wildflower Church's directory gives Fred's old address; please call for his current address.)

NEXT WILDEARTH CLIMATE ACTION TEAM meeting, Thursday February 11, 7 pm

The WildEarth Climate Action team plans to meet next at  Fred Peterson's home, in the Circle C area.  For Fred's address or for directions, call Susan Lippman (even at the very last moment) at 5128100236 (cell), or email climateteam@wildflowerchurch.org . 

We will aim for second Thursdays to be our regular meeting day. (Please note, the Wildflower Church's directory gives Fred's old address; please call for his current address.)

WILDEARTH Climate Action Team meeting, Friday Jan. 22, 7 pm

The WildEarth Climate Action team will meet at  Fred Peterson's home, in the Circle C area.  For Fred's address or for directions, call Susan Lippman (even at the very last moment) at 5128100236 (cell), or email climateteam@wildflowerchurch.org . (Please note, the Wildflower Church's directory gives Fred's old address; please call for his current address.)

  This will be an important meeting for setting our directions for 2016. Suggestions so far are: 

• Presenting a climate education course
• Preparing to participate in Earth Day
• Increasing our intersectional support of other environmental- and climate-justice initiatives in Austin.  

We will probably begin with a program or at least a discussion of the Paris climate deal. 

 For future meetings, the team will aim for 2nd Thursdays. Previously we had surmised that the next meeting in February  would be on the 18th due to a space conflict, but in fact we now plan to meet on the second Thursday, February 11th.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10TH! Population Connection presentation by John Seager

THE WILDFLOWER JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTION TEAMS PRESENT:  A FORUM BY JOHN SEEGER, PRESIDENT OF POPULATION CONNECTION.

 1:00 PM , after services, at Wildflower Church Community Room, 1314 E. Oltorf.

CHILDCARE AND PIZZA WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Please plan to attend this informative presentation which has been presented to many UUA congregations across the country.

Population Connection (formerly known as Zero Population Growth) is the preeminent progressive grassroots group for population education and advocacy, with more than 500,000 members and supporters, including 50,000 participating educators. They focus on achieving global population stabilization through universal awareness and access to voluntary family planning together with the full empowerment of women.

In their give-and-take sessions they emphasize the connections between human population growth and social justice, environmental issues, and women’s rights. With world population now over 7 billion, the impact of rapid population growth on people and the planet has never been more compelling.

 www.popconnect.org

Please also take note of Wildflower Church's next WildEarth Climate Action Team meeting: Friday, January 22nd, 7 p.m.  We intend to move future meetings to Thursdays, but in January we will meet Friday to avoid conflict with the class series, "Articulating our Faith." LOCATION:  at one of our member's home, in Circle C area. For location of meeting, email climateteam@wildflowerchurch.org or for information on short notice, CALL 5128100236