Environment

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Photo of a giant cedar tree in the Walbran Valley

Photo: TJ Watt

Welcome to the Enviro Team

Photo Left by: Robert Keziere
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7th Unitarian Universalist Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The Environment Team is guided by the 7th Principle of Unitarian Universalism. We meet once a month to share information and coordinate actions. Feel free to drop in, meet the team, and learn more about our work. To visit a meeting, contact the Outreach Coordinator

Group photo of Enviro Team members

Above: Some of the Enviro Team members at a monthly meeting

Photo of Musqueam and Kwakwak'wakw guests at Wild Salmon Event and Fundraiser

Above: Musqueum and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw guests of honour at Wild Salmon educational event. (Cynthia Lam third from left)

Above: Vancouver Unitarians joined the protest against Kinder Morgan at the Vancouver Art Gallery, September 2017

The Environment Team is made up of a diverse group of people with many different interests that intersect in different ways. What brings us together is a desire to protect the environment.

Many of us are organizers, peace marshals, or participants in the marches and rallies against pipelines, tankers, and climate change. As well, we organize film screenings, educational events, and fundraising dinners in support of various social justice, Indigenous, and environmental groups.

Green Fund

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Above: Crafts fair for the UCV Green Fund

Our Green Fund provides funding for innovative projects which carry out our environmental sustainability mission through worship, ethical action, education and artistic expression.

Most of the funds raised by Environment Committee fundraising events are contributed to the Green Fund and have helped finance ‘Greening of the Church’ to reduce our carbon footprint as well as bring in speakers to our many fundraisers, film screenings, and educational events.

Fundraising Lunches

photo of fundraising lunch for Green Fund

If you like cooking and hanging out in the kitchen, we’d love to meet you! We put on several organic, vegan / vegetarian lunches a year for our Green Fund.

By serving these meals, we want to show that eating low on the food chain is not only good for the planet, but do-able and delicious! Working together in the kitchen is also a great way to get to know people on the committee and get the scoop on the latest issues!

Earth Day Service

The first Earth Day Service at UCV was held in the mid-1990s. It’s become one of the highlights of our calendar year, wherein we mark our reverence for nature and the interdependent web of all existence.

Earth Day Services are organized by the Enviro Team, and are held on the Sunday nearest the official Earth Day on April 22.

Photo of Alexandra Morton in fishing boat

Marine biologist Gwayum’dzi Alexandra Morton was guest speaker at the Earth Day Service in 2021. She has been called “the Jane Goodall of Canada” because of her passionate decades-long fight to save British Columbia’s wild salmon.

There are two dedicated groups within the Enviro Team: the Zero Waste Team and the Wild Salmon Action Team

Zero Waste and
Everyday Climate Action

Credit: Getty Images / EyeEm

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According to UN Habitat: … cities consume 78 per cent of the world’s energy and produce more than 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they account for less than 2 per cent of the Earth’s surface.

The Zero Waste Team challenges consumption and disrupts consumer culture by hosting educational events, workshops and social gatherings on … everyday climate action.

Learn more about the Zero Waste Team …

Wild Salmon Action

Credit: ©Tavish Campbell

Floating open-net fish farms are an existential threat to wild Pacific salmon

The Wild Salmon Action Team has launched a dedicated website and campaign calling for Canada Pension Plan to divest from Mowi, the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon.

Learn more about the Campaign …

Learn more about WSAT the Wild Salmon Action Team …

There are two dedicated groups within the Enviro Team

Enviro Topics

Podcasts

Photos

Coming Enviro Events

Zero Waste Book Group – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Sat, Dec 10, 2022

UCV Holiday Craft Fair
Sun, Dec 18, 2022

Zero Waste Book Group
Sat, Jan 7, 2023

Enviro Team News

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