earth & Climate Action
The Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) through its programs at church and outreach: Fosters awareness of the environmental and climate crisis; Advocates for climate/environmentally friendly government policies; Promotes environmental justice; Collaborates with other organizations to protect our environment.
Learn some Basic Climate Science and some ways you can make a difference right now!
Upcoming EVENTS
Join us for any of our upcoming events, or join with other local climate action teams!
RECENT NEWS
ECAM Members Lobby Legislators in Interfaith Action Day
Two Earth and Climate Ministry (ECAM) members (Ann Fletcher and Marilyn Mayers) participated in Faith Action Network’s Interfaith Action Day on February 8. They lobbied their state legislators (Districts 48 Bellevue and 5 Issaquah) to advance climate and environmental...
Let’s Talk About Healing the Earth
Let's Talk about Healing the Earth! The Earth and Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) has started to talk with groups around church to hear ideas, concerns and hopes about taking better care of the earth.. We are gathering East Shore's passions and perspectives and we...
Earth and Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) Launches Church-Centered Climate Action Program
This year, the Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) plans to partner with our Minister, Rev. Maria Cristina, our Staff, and interested church groups and individuals as we: LISTEN TO their ideas, concerns, hopes to take care of the earth. We’ll encourage...
Successful Bellevue City Council Candidates Climate & Environmental Forum
East Shore’s Earth & Climate Action Ministry team thanks all six Bellevue City Council candidates—John Stokes, Paul Clark, David Hamilton, Mo Malakoutian, Janice Zahn and Betsi Hummer--for participating in a panel discussion at the Climate & Environmental...
Jacob Johns Brings Indigenous Perspectives to COP28 in Dubai – A Call to Action
Earth and Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) and the Indigenous Connections Team invite you to University Unitarian Church in Seattle and Northlake UU Church in Kirkland for a presentation and Q&A offered by Jacob Johns. Jacob is part of an international effort to...
Open Invitation to come to the Bellevue City Council Candidate Forum at East Shore!
Tuesday, September 19, 7:00 p.m. As countries around the world face growing urgency to address climate change and build environmental sustainability, policy makers at all levels of government are considering various policy options. Here in Washington, state...
Invisible No More: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP)
The MMIWP display was created earlier this year under the auspices of Carolyn DeFord, Puyallup tribal member and East Shore's Women's Perspective (WP) and Campus Aesthetics Team (CAT). “Invisible No More” is now being shared in the wider community. In April, shortly...
Rewiring America
The Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) wants to spread the GREAT news about the potential benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed by federal government in July of 2022 to reduce America’s carbon emissions by 40% by 2030! One aspect of the...
Two Fun Ways to Be A Friends to the Earth
The Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) suggests the following options for Earth Month—APRIL! Attend Issaquah’s Sustainability Fair on Sunday, April 16 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Pickering Barn near COSTCO—1730 10th Ave NW, Issaquah WA 98027....
PAST EVENTS
Check out some of the events that we have been active in!
Earth Renewal Sharing Session
Earth Renewal Sharing Session
Care about climate action, and what we at East Shore can do about it? Come share your ideas with us at the Earth & Climate Action Sharing session! The Earth and Climate Action Ministry is compiling input from all over our church communities on how we at East Shore can m...
Meaningful Movies: Evergreen
Meaningful Movies: Evergreen
In February, Meaningful Movies Bellevue will screen Evergreen, from Bullfrog Films. In this film, we meet Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson, who have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, just north o...
Covenant of the Salmon People: Film and Discussion
Covenant of the Salmon People: Film and Discussion
Produced in collaboration with the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Tribe, Covenant of the Salmon People is a 60-minute film exploring how the Nimiipuu people’s relationship to salmon has shaped them. As the oldest documented civilization in North America, the Nimiipuu date back ...