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 Bellevue: Reflection – A Walk with Water
Meaningful Movies Bellevue: Reflection – A Walk with Water
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for Reflection – A Walk with Water, a 2022 release from Bullfrog Films. Filmmaker Emmett Brennan walks the length of the Los Angeles aqueduct in search of a vision for humanity worth living for - what he discovers has everything to do w...
East Shore Reads: Serviceberry
East Shore Reads: Serviceberry
Earth & Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) and the Indigenous Connections Team invite you to a two-part discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry. Kimmerer takes the wisdom of Braiding Sweetgrass a step further and asks how we can reimagine our eco...
East Shore Reads: Serviceberry
East Shore Reads: Serviceberry
Earth & Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) and the Indigenous Connections Team invite you to a two-part discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry. Kimmerer takes the wisdom of Braiding Sweetgrass a step further and asks how we can reimagine our eco...
RECENT NEWS
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....
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...
PAST EVENTS
Check out some of the events that we have been active in!
Meaningful Movies Bellevue: Meat the Future
Meaningful Movies Bellevue: Meat the Future
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for Meat the Future, a 2020 release from Bullfrog Films. Imagine a world where real meat is produced sustainably without the need to breed, raise and slaughter animals. This is no longer science fiction, it's now within reach. At the f...
No on I-2117 Sing In
No on I-2117 Sing In
Raise your voice for a 30 joyful minutes of songs, signs, and protest against I-2117! From 12:30 - 1:00 p.m., join a community of earth lovers for an exuberant expression of support for the Climate Commitment Act and street-theater-like sing-in against I-2117.
Meaningful Movies Bellevue: Ecosophia
Meaningful Movies Bellevue: Ecosophia
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for Ecosophia, a 2023 release from Bullfrog Films. Some of the wisest ecological minds come together in this documentary for an honest appraisal of our civilization without greenwash. Ecosophia -- a term first used by French philos...