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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Y	EVERYTHING IS GOD: thinking about theology and spirituality in the time of climate chaos (and post-pandemic) Rev. Pete Terpenning How do we revise our theology and spirituality in a world suffering such severe climate impacts? Drawing on contemplative, non-dual traditions, Kabbalists, Celtic spirituality, eco-feminism and process theology, Pete Terpenning will lead a reflection and discussion on Earth-centered theology. And we will touch on the theology of the movie Avatar.
	EVERYTHING IS GOD: thinking about theology and spirituality in the time of climate chaos (and post-pandemic) (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	CLIMATE GRIEF Rev. Selena Wright, Jackie Kendall-Gebel The Eco Grief Circles' intention is to offer to anyone struggling with grief around the climate a place and a process that helps them tend to their hearts. As Francis Weller says, grieving helps to keep our hearts open and soft. We will offer an overview of a 7-week eco-grief circle as an introduction and provide resources for those who are interested in a deeper dive.
	CLIMATE GRIEF (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISM Rev. Jeff Neuman-Lee Drawing on Jeff's decade of work leading coalitions in Denver to plan and achieve the city's climate action policies, and the work of Together Colorado climate justice committee at the state level, the workshop will explore a range of ways that individuals and congregations can take part in effective political action. Conversation will provide opportunities for participants to share their stories and wisdom.
	EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISM (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	TOUR OF A ZERO-CARBON FOOTPRINT CHURCH Bill Kroesser et al. We will tour First Universalist Church, diagonally across the street from First Plymouth. (There will be directions provided for a very short drive, or a long walk without traffic.) The Church has six wells to gather geothermal heat. There are ten geothermal heat pumps. Each acts as an air conditioner run in reverse. We will see a three-dimensional model of the system, and then tour the various components in the building to see how we achieve heating, cooling, and fresh air exchange without using any fossil fuels.
	TOUR OF A ZERO-CARBON FOOTPRINT CHURCH (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)

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Y	BLUE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTIVISM Sarah Glaser This workshop will explore the concept of "blue justice", or how ocean and climate conservation can support social justice and reduce inequality in communities that rely on the ocean for food and livelihoods, particularly in the Global South. We will also explore "sea slavery" and human and labor rights abuses in the seafood industry, and how climate change will make this worse. We will talk about our responsibilities as citizens of one of the greatest contributors to climate change, as well as practical solutions we can do at home to reduce plastic and care for our ocean.
	BLUE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTIVISM (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	STOPPING THE MONEY PIPELINE:Climate Accountability for Financial Institutions Ruth Breech Banks and insurance companies are using your money to finance fossil fuel projects. Join thousands of grassroots leaders around the world in calling for climate justice accountability, an end to fossil fuel expansion and upholding human rights from banks, insurance companies and the finance sector. This session will cover key data from the Banking on Climate Chaos report and provide several opportunities for individuals and congregations to take action.
	STOPPING THE MONEY PIPELINE:Climate Accountability for Financial Institutions (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE AT HOME AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY BUILDINGS! Paul Kriescher In this session Paul will go into how and why our buildings are such a source of pollution, how we can curb the impacts of our buildings while making them much healthier and far more comfortable. He'll also show how buildings have been devastatingly impacted by our changing climate, specifically the Marshall fire tragedy in Boulder County at the end of 2021. Finally, he will show how a spiritual community, 1st Universalist, right across the street from where we are for this conference, went about virtually eliminating the climate change impacts of their building and are now encouraging each of their members to do the same with their individual homes.
	REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE AT HOME AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY BUILDINGS! (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	EARTH AWARE WORSHIP Rev. Allyson Sawtell, Rev. Peter Sawtell Some churches have one Earth Day service a year, and others bring a deep commitment to Earth community into almost every worship occasion. Allyson and Peter will lead conversations that explore basic principles for environmental worship, specific occasions and opportunities to address these themes, and resources for pastors and worship teams in planning new styles of worship.
	EARTH AWARE WORSHIP (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)

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	(NONE) (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
Y	FOSTERING JUST GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITIONS Cullen Hendrix The workshop will explore the concept of just transitions, or how the costs and benefits of global climate action can be shared in an equitable and inclusive manner that avoids replicating the mistakes of the hydrocarbon age. We will discuss the legacy of the 20th century's scramble for natural resources and how it reinforced existing inequalities and exclusionary governance practices. We will talk about our responsibilities as citizens and consumers as the world's energy systems begin to decarbonize in earnest.
	FOSTERING JUST GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITIONS (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	WATER ISSUES: Too Much or Too Little? Chelsea Campbell Join in the conversation about how climate change is impacting water supplies, consumption and agricultural practices throughout the country. In this interactive session, we will discuss places that are experiencing too much or too little water and how public health and the environment are being impacted.
	WATER ISSUES: Too Much or Too Little? (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	CONVERTING CHURCH BUILDINGS Sebastian Corradino, Leslie Rutherford, Katie McKenna, Lee Berg Archway Communities (a sponsor of Congregations Alive), is a significant provider of affordable housing in Colorado. The workshop will be a discussion of faith based affordable housing and community development. Archway will discuss current and former projects with UCC churches to repurpose them for affordable housing. Repurposing existing buildings can have dramatically lower climate impacts than new construction.
	CONVERTING CHURCH BUILDINGS (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	TOUR OF A ZERO-CARBON FOOTPRINT CHURCH Bill Kroesser et al. We will tour First Universalist Church, diagonally across the street from First Plymouth. (There will be directions provided for a very short drive, or a long walk without traffic.) The Church has six wells to gather geothermal heat. There are ten geothermal heat pumps. Each acts as an air conditioner run in reverse. We will see a three-dimensional model of the system, and then tour the various components in the building to see how we achieve heating, cooling and fresh air exchange without using any fossil fuels.
	TOUR OF A ZERO-CARBON FOOTPRINT CHURCH (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)

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	(NONE) (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
Y	CREATION JUSTICE CHURCHES Ann Karlberg, Sarah Schulte, Pam Schmidt, Steve Barber The national UCC's office of environmental ministries has a Creation Justice certification program for churches that are committed to environmental and climate justice. Four congregations in the Rocky Mountain Conference have that certification: Kirk of the Bonnie Brae (Denver, CO), Holladay UCC (Holladay, UT), First Congregational (Boulder, CO), and First Plymouth (Englewood, CO). Representatives of each of the four congregations will explain the certification program, and how their congregation has been enriched by the process.
	CREATION JUSTICE CHURCHES (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	TO EAT MEAT...OR NOT Channie Peters Around the world, agriculture is a major contributor to environmental harm, including climate change. This is especially true of meat production. Join Ms. Peters to learn about plant-based foods that are enjoyable and tasty, healthier than meat, and lessen your impact on the environment. She also will share recipes, meal ideas, and personal experiences of making the change. There will be excerpts from two excellent documentaries on this subject: "Forks Over Knives", and "Game Changers".
	TO EAT MEAT...OR NOT (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: A Rocky Mountain Case Study Rev. Chris Gilmore In 1982, as a response to an experience of non-violent civil disobedience in North Carolina where the state chose a predominately poor African American community for the placement of a toxic waste landfill, the UCC Commission of Racial Justice commissioned a study to examine what was at the time perceived to be an intentional placement of hazardous waste sites in communities of color and the working poor. In releasing the findings of the study in 1987, Rev. Benjamin Chavis, CRJ Executive Director referred to this process as "Environmental Racism." Over the years this process has continued to get worse, including right here in the Denver area. Rev. Chris Gilmore from the RMC Anti-Racism Ministry team and few members from GES (Globeville, Elyria-Swansea – "the most polluted ZIP Code in America") will engage participants in a dialogue around what environmental racism is and how we can find ways to organize against it.
	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: A Rocky Mountain Case Study (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)
N	JUST TRANSITION FOR WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES Heidi Leathwood Efforts for our society to move rapidly away from fossil fuels, and toward renewable energy, have major impacts on workers and communities who have been closely tied to the production and distribution of coal, oil and gas. Initiatives for a Just Transition recognizes that these workers and communities must be provided with assistance (job retraining, tax support, housing adjustments, etc.) if the move from fossil fuels is to be achieved quickly and fairly. The State of Colorado has an Office of Just Transition, dealing only with the coal industry; addressing the oil & gas transition is much more complex.
	JUST TRANSITION FOR WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES (This workshop is not available for Zoom access)

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