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!
Meaningful Movies: DamNation
Meaningful Movies: DamNation
Three years ago, Felt Soul Media filmmakers Ben Knight and Travis Rummel along with a Stoecker Ecological fish biologist and underwater photographer, Matt Stoecker, embarked on a journey to document the environmental impacts of dams across America. In their feature leng...
RECENT NEWS
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....
House of Tears Carvers Prayer Journey to Oak Flat, AZ
East Shore Unitarian Church hosted a Prayer Journey visit on Thursday, March 2 for members of the House of Tears Carvers. They are traveling to Oak Flat, Arizona in support of the San Carlos Apache tribe who are fighting to protect their sacred ceremonial grounds at...
National Day of Action
Tuesday, March 21 at Bellevue Downtown Park Since the Paris Climate Accord was signed in 2015, four banks have provided over one trillion dollars in financing for the fossil fuel industry, an industry that has no plans to stop building new or expanding oil and gas...
State Legislature Needs to Hear from You!
Are you overwhelmed with emails asking you to act on legislative proposals? Or do you want a way to easily voice your opinion about important bills? I have found that the 350 WA Civic Action Team (CAT) twice a week emails spot on in providing an easy way to take a few...
PAST EVENTS
Check out some of the events that we have been active in!
Meaningful Movies: Agritopia
Meaningful Movies: Agritopia
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue as it screens Agritopia: Rundown Apartments Reborn as Food Forest Cohousing Village. Agritopia shows what imagining a new way of living can do as we learn how Ole and Maitri Ersson turned a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, i...
Lummi Totem Pole Prayer Journey
Lummi Totem Pole Prayer Journey
Let us stand in solidarity with the Lummi as they undertake this Prayer journey on behalf of all of us. We will hear about previous totem pole journeys as well as this Prayer Journey and future events. All are welcome, including—especially—youth, families with child...
Meaningful Movies: Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World
Meaningful Movies: Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World
Join us for a screening of Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World, a powerful documentary about five Native American communities as they restore their traditional land management practices in the face of a changing climate. From deserts, coastlines,...