[uua_l@uua.org: [UUA-L] UU Ministry for Earth and UUA Form New Partnership on Environmental Justice]
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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:47:57 -0400
From: Unitarian Universalist Association <uu...@uua.org>
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Subject: [UUA-L] UU Ministry for Earth and UUA Form New Partnership on Environmental Justice
The Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) and the Unitarian
Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) are pleased to announce
a new partnership dedicated to promoting effective environmental justice
work among Unitarian Universalists. Environmental justice pursues
simultaneously the protection of natural systems and the health of human
communities, with a focus on disadvantaged, oppressed, and indigenous
groups.
The partnership centers on creating a staff position to research
existing efforts, share best practices, provide support, and mobilize
for action. The Program Associate for Environmental Justice will be an
employee of the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth and situated
in the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy, thus drawing on the strengths
and capacity of each organization. The position is part of the UUA's
Social Justice Internship Program, the goal of which is to combine
effective work for justice with faith development in order to produce
energetic young adults with professional skills and strength of
character to be lifelong leaders in Unitarian Universalism and social
justice. The partnership calls for one year of Program Associate
staffing, with the option of a second year. Funding for the partnership
comes from a restricted donation to the UUA.
Among other duties, the Program Associate will work to encourage broader
understanding and theological reflection on environmental justice, and
in particular, the connections between the environment, class, and race.
This individual will also help congregations engage with the 2008-2012
Congregational Study/Action Issue, "Ethical Eating: Food and
Environmental Justice."
Applications for the Program Associate for Environmental Justice are now
being accepted. The deadline is Monday, July 13, at 9:00 AM Eastern. For
information on the position, see
http://uuministryforearth.org/EJPartnership.htm
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