Sign Up for the Green Sanctuary Committee, a Different 1st UU Social Action Pillar, the Sierra Club,
Citizens Climate Lobby – or All of Them
The Green Sanctuary Committee will try a new process. You can sign up as a Green Sanctuary Activist. You will receive a weekly communication about how you can help fight for the climate at local, state, and national levels. You are not expected to take all of these actions. If you are one of the many folks at 1st UU who is too busy with other causes, with work, and/or with family, we encourage you to sign up as a Green Sanctuary Supporter (not money support, action support). We’ll inform you of at least one action a month that will take as little as five minutes yet that, joining hundreds or thousands of others, can exert powerful pressure on our leaders to take action. We’ll also notify you of several meetings each month where you can learn and act with a major climate organization even without joining it.
We’ll also have sign up sheets for the other committees that make up the six social action pillars of 1st UU: LGBT Rights, Anti-Racism, Immigration, Reproductive Justice, and UU the Vote/Democracy.
We’ll also have a sign-up table for Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL focuses effectively on trying to get the most important climate legislation passes at the national level. They are unique in recognizing that most climate legislation will need bipartisan support to pass, and looking for and supporting legislation that both parties can support. CCL provides superb volunteer training and has a strong Austin chapter.
We’ll have a sign-up table for the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is the largest grass-roots environmental organization in the country and has strong advocacy programs at the local, state, and national levels. Fighting for the climate and for climate justice is a top priority. They have excellent speakers on climate and the environment at many local meetings. They also provide many volunteer opportunities. They lead excellent hikes in the local area.
