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"There is hope if people will begin to awaken that spiritual part of themselves, that heartfelt knowledge that we are caretakers of this planet."
~ Brooke Medicine Eagle
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2012

Date Event Title Focus Area

December 16, 2012 Whatcom Waste Reduction and Recycling Summary with Rodd Pemble, Sanitary Services Company Religious Education

December 14, 2012 GPT EIS Educational Forum: Health Issues Environmental Justice

December 10, 2012 GPT EIS Educational Forum: Aquatic and Marine Issues Environmental Justice

November 18, 2012 Lummi Water Rights with Jeremy Freimund and Victor Johnson, Lummi Dept. of Natural Resources Religious Education

November 13, 2012 "Green Fire" Film Screening and Discussion Religious Education

November 11, 2012 The Future of Farming in Whatcom County with Todd Jones, Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee Religious Education

October 21, 2012 Writing Effective GPT EIS Scoping Comments with David Culver, GPT EIS Workshop Trainer Religious Education

October 21, 2012 Kids Feeding Kids Sunday Religious Education

October 7, 2012 Connecting Our Youth with Food with Laura Plaut, Common Thread Farms Religious Education

September 16, 2012 Climate Reality Project and the Gateway Pacific Terminal with Jill MacIntyre Witt, Climate Reality Project Religious Education

August 6-10, 2012 Peace on Earth Summer Camp Religious Education

July 29, 2012 "Carnivorism, Conservation, Coddling and Consciousness: Polarities and Paradoxes in our Emerging Relations with Animals" -- Gene Myers, Guest Speaker Worship and Celebration

July 29, 2012 "Dare to be a Force of Nature" -- Matt Krogh, Guest Speaker Worship and Celebration

June 24, 2012 Adult Forum: Ron Quinn, "Land Ethics and Unitarian Universalism" (An alternate title would be "How to save the world without going crazy) Religious Education

June 24, 2012 "Back to the Earth, Naturally" Worship and Celebration

June 10, 2012 Warm, Fuzzy Flower Communion Worship and Celebration

May 20, 2012 Adult Forum: Gigi Berardi, WWU, Whatcom County and the Food We Eat Religious Education

April 22, 2012 Social Justice Collection: RE Sources Environmental Justice

April 22, 2012 Earth Day Service: with Dana Lyons Worship and Celebration

April 22, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Terry Meyer, Cascade Community Wind Company Religious Education

April 15, 2012 "The Climate Monologues" by Sharon Abreu Environmental Justice

April 15, 2012 "The Climate Monologues" by Sharon Abreu Environmental Justice

April 15, 2012 Coal Terminal Organization Fair Environmental Justice

April 15, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Adam Karp, Animal Rights Attorney Religious Education

April 1, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Lindsay Taylor, Baykeeper Program, RE Sources Religious Education

March 18, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: George Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District Religious Education

February 12, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Tom Anderson, former general manager of the Whatcom County Public Utility District Religious Education

January 22, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director for the FoodFirst/Institute for Food and Development Policy Religious Education

January 15, 2012 Adult Sunday Forum: Jean Rogers, Community Food Co-op Farm Fund Religious Education



2011
Date Event Title Focus Area

December 4, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: ForestEthics with Adam Gaya Religious Education

November 20, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: Dr. Kimberly Sandstrom, ND, LMP, Bellingham Natural Family Medicine Religious Education

November 13, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: Living Democracy with Michael Lilliquist Religious Education

October 16, 2011 Kids Feeding Kids Sunday Environmental Justice

October 11, 2011 Health Risks of Genetically Modified Foods (And How to Avoid Them) Sustainable Living

October 9, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: Cathy Lehman with Futurewise Religious Education

October 5, 2011 "Deep Green" Film Screening Sustainable Living

October 2, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: Whatcom Farm to School with Mardi Solomon Religious Education

October 1-31, 2011 Food4Tots Food Drive Environmental Justice

September 24, 2011 Moving Planet: Bike Bellingham Environmental Justice

September 18, 2011 Adult Sunday Forum: Sustainable Connections with Derek Long, Executive Director Religious Education

September 11 - November 5, 2011 UUSC Reusable Shopping Bag Sale Environmental Justice

July 18-22, 2011 Peace On Earth Camp Religious Education

July 24, 2011 Bill Scarvie, Guest Speaker: "The Face of Oppression" Service and Workshop

Worship and Celebration

July 17, 2011 "Gathering of All Tribes, Quickening of the Spirit"
with Robert Lester and Rashani Rea

Worship and Celebration

July 17, 2011 Midsummer Garden Swap Environmental Justice

July 14, 2011 "A Circle of Remembrance For Extinctions in the Modern Era" Worship and Celebration

June 19, 2011 Flower Communion with Rev. Doug Wadkins and Andy Marshall Worship and Celebration

April 17, 2011 "Turn the World Around!" - The Rev. Doug Wadkins & Crystal Neva, Director of Lifelong Learning

Worship and Celebration

April 6, 2011 "The Economics of Happiness" Film
Environmental Justice

March 20, 2011 City of Bellingham Walk for Water In Honor of World Water Day
Environmental Justice

March 13, 2011 Social Justice Collection: "The Whatcom Creek Salmon Art Trail" Environmental Justice

March 6, 2011 Multigenerational Service - "Noah's Dilemma" Worship and Celebration

March 2, 2011 "Beneath the Salish Sea: An Underwater Odyssey through Puget Sound" Environmental Justice

March - May, 2011 Northwest Earth Institute Courses: "Discovering A Sense of Place" Religious Education



2010
Date Event Title Focus Area

May 4, 2010 Community Movie Night: "Bag It" Film Presentation Environmental Justice and Sustainable Living

May 2, 2010 Food Security Ministry Team Initial Organizational Meeting Environmental Justice and Sustainable Living

May 1, 2010 "Bag It" Film Presentation Environmental Justice and Sustainable Living

April-May, 2010 Plastic Reduction Month: Reusuable Bag Collection for Lydia Place

Environmental Justice and Sustainable Living

April 17, 2010 "Turn the World Around!" - The Rev. Doug Wadkins & Crystal Neva, Director of Lifelong Learning

Worship and Celebration

April 7, 2010 Sustainable Practices Ministry Initial Organizational Team meeting

Sustainable Living

April 6, 2010 "Economics of Happiness" Film Presentation Sustainable Living

March 27, 2010 3 Pillars Community Forum Sustainable Living and Worship and Celebration

March 20, 2010 City of Bellingham Walk for Water Environmental Justice

March 13, 2010 March 2011 Water For Life: GSP/SJ: The Whatcom Creek Salmon Art Trail

Environmental Justice

March 6, 2010 March 2011 Water For Life Multigenerational Service - "Noah's Dilemma"

Worship and Celebration

March 3, 2010 3 Pillars Meeting (formerly Triple Bottom) Sustainable Living

March 2, 2010 March 2011 Water For Life – "Beneath the Salish Sea: An Underwater Odyssey through Puget Sound" Movie Presentation

Religious Education and
Environmental Justice

February 23, 2010 Faith Community Panel Discussion at First Congregational Church of Bellingham

Worship and Celebration

February 20, 2010 Sunday Morning Adult Forum - Fred Berman "Homegrown Security: Agriculture"

Religious Education

December 8, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #8 Religious Education

December 1, 2010 "FLOW: For the Love of Water" Environmental Justice

November 21, 2010 Multi Faith Alternative Holiday Market Environmental Justice

November 17, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #5 Religious Education

October 20, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #4 Religious Education

October 17, 2010 "Going to the Desert: The Power of Rest, Renewal and Retreat" with the Rev. Doug Wadkins

Worship and Celebration

October 10, 2010 BUF's New Addition Grand Opening! Worship and Celebration

October 6, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #3 Religious Education

September 29, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #2 Religious Education

September 25, 2010 Simple Sisters' Local Harvest Dinner Sustainable Living

September 22, 2010 Gather The Spirit: Workshop #1 Religious Education

September 26, 2010 "Economy and Ecology" By Rev. Doug Wadkins Worship and Celebration

September 5, 2010 "It's About Balance" with Susan Morrisson Worship and Celebration

August 22, 2010 Animal Blessing Worship and Celebration

August 21-22, 2010 Training For Transition Sustainable Living

August 8, 2010 "Circle the World" with singer-songwriter Dana Lyons Worship and Celebration

March, June, August, November 2010 Food Donations Go To The Lummi Reservation Food Bank Environmental Justice

July and August 2010 BUF Flea Markets and Yard Sales Sustainable Living

June 2, 2010 Vigil For The Earth Worship and Celebration

April 29, 2010 "Emerald Cities" with Joan Fitzgerald Sustainable Living

April 25, April 29, May 1, May 2, 2010 BUF's Green Power Challenge Sustainable Living

March 9, 2010 "Renewal" Film Screening with RE Sources Worship and Celebration

February 21, 2010 For the Love of Water Youth Religious Education and Environmental Justice

March 5-7, 2010 Women's Annual Retreat Sustainable Living

January 31, 2010 The Man Who Planted Trees: A BUF Community Worship Worship and Celebration



2009
Date Event Title Focus Area

October 24, 2009 Reverse Trick or Treat Environmental Justice and Youth Religious Education

October 4, 2009 Whatcom County Cropwalk Environmental Justice

October 1, 2009 The Gathering Storm Sustainable Living

September 20, 2009 "Kids Feeding Kids" Sunday Youth Religious Education

September 19-20, 2009 Rock the Bulb! Sustainable Living

September 13, 2009 "Building a Home, Finding a Faith" - Water Communion Ingathering Worship and Celebration

September 2009 Food4Tots Food Drive Environmental Justice

July 27-31, 2009 Peace On Earth Summer Camp Youth Religious Education

July 12, 2009 "Providing for the Common Welfare" with Robert Lester Worship and Celebration

June 21, 2009 Flower Communion with Rev. Doug Wadkins Worship and Celebration

May 17, 2009 Bike to Worship Day Sustainable Living

May 17, 2009 Green Burial Field Trip Adult Religious Education

May 16, 2009 YRUU Rummage Sale Youth Religious Education

May 10, 2009 Green Burial class Adult Religious Education

May 3, 2009 BUF votes for GSP Accreditation About Green Sanctuary Program

May 3, 2009 Celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Worship and Celebration

April 26, 2009 Earth Day Worship and Celebration

April 12, 2009 "Easter Sunday" by The Rev. Doug Wadkins, Barbara Cornell, Andy Marshall and the BUF Choir! Worship and Celebration

April 7, 2009 Baldemar Mendoza Jimenez Environmental Justice

April 1, 2009 Andrew Nikiforuk Environmental Justice

April 2009 Green Sanctuary Accreditation About Green Sanctuary Program

March 27, 2009 Earth Hour - International Lights Out Environmental Justice

March 15, 2009 BUF's Youth Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Collection Environmental Justice and Youth Religious Education

March 14, 2009 Green Conversations at the Women's Retreat Sustainable Living

March 7, 2009 "Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream" Symposium Adult Religious Education

March 1, 2009 BUF's Youth Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Collection Environmental Justice and Youth Religious Education

February 8, 2009 "Renewal" Encore Showing Worship and Celebration

February 8, 2009 Green Conversations: Recycling Sustainable Living

February 8, 2009 Just Foods Social Justice Collection Sustainable Living

January 26, 2009 David Bacon's "Illegal People . . ." Environmental Justice and Adult Religious Education

January 18, 2009 Green Conversations: Water Sustainable Living

January 10, 2009 "Toward Zero Waste" Workshop Sustainable Living

January 2009 Social and Environmental Justice Month Environmental Justice

January - March 2009 Rise Up and Call Her Name classes Worship and Celebration and Adult Religious Education



2008
Date Event Title Focus Area

December 21, 2008 Candle-making with recycled candles Sustainable Living

December 11, 2008 "Renewal" film presentation Worship and Celebration

December 3, 2008 RE classroom (No VOC) painting Sustainable Living

December 2008 Holiday Book Sale with Village Books Sustainable Living

December 2008 Spiritual Connections Month Worship and Celebration

November 13, 2008 Film "Black Gold" and Fair Trade Haven vendor Environmental Justice

November 2008 Fair Trade Month Environmental Justice

October 25-31, 2008 Resource Materials Sustainable Living

October 25, 2008 Reverse Trick or Treat project Environmental Justice and Youth Religious Education

October 18-24, 2008 Water Conservation Sustainable Living

October 23, 2008 "Solar in Bellingham" with Dana Brandt Sustainable Living and Adult Religious Education

October 11-17, 2008 Energy Efficiency Sustainable Living

October 1-10, 2008 Energy Alternatives Sustainable Living

October 2008 Green Building and Renovation Month Sustainable Living

September 28, 2008 Whatcom County Crop Walk Environmental Justice

September 15, 2008 Food Conversations Film "The True Cost of Food" and discussion Sustainable Living
September 7-14, 2008 "Eat Local Week" Sustainable Living

September 7, 2008 "Kids Feeding Kids" Sunday Environmental Justice and Worship and Celebration and Youth Religious Education

September 6-15, 2007 Eat Local Week Sustainable Living

September 2008 Food4Tots Food Drive Environmental Justice

September 2008 Food Security Month Sustainable Living

September - October 2008 "Menu for the Future" course by the Northwest Earth Institute. Sustainable Living and Adult Religious Education

August 10, 2008 "The Blessing of the Animals" by The Rev. Doug Wadkins Worship and Celebration

June 22, 2008 "Looking for New Paradigms?" by The Rev. Barbara Gilday Worship and Celebration

June 15, 2008 "Flower Communion" by The Rev. Doug Wadkins Worship and Celebration

May 18, 2008 BUF's Youth "Pay It Forward" Youth Religious Education

May 2008 Whatcom Land Trust Social Justice Collection ($839) Environmental Justice

April 20, 2008 BUF's Second Earth Day Celebration "We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For" by Bill Scarvie

Worship and Celebration

April 20, 2008 "Change The Story, Change the Future" workshop with Bill Scarvie

Adult Religious Education

April 19, 2008 BUF Annual Plant Sale Sustainable Living

April 19, 2008 Re Sources 6th Annual Environmental Heroes Award Banquet

Sustainable Living

April 13, 2008 "The Streams of Justice" by The Rev. Doug Wadkins, Crystal Neva, Andy Marshall, the BUF Adult and Children's Choirv Worship and Celebration

April 12, 2008 "Hot Chocolate: Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask!" event

Environmental Justice

April 6, 2008 Meet and Support the CSAs Sustainable Living

March 29, 2008 In Our Community: Lights Out International Campaign Environmental Justice

March 23, 2008 "As Old As The Earth: An Easter Celebration" sermon by Rev. Doug Watkins

Worship and Celebration

March 7, 2008 "Applachacian Treasures" Environmental Justice and Adult Religious Education

March 2008 Water Conservation Month Sustainable Living

March-April 2008 Local Food Months Sustainable Living

February 24, 2008 E-waste Collection Drive Sustainable Living

February 21, 2008 BUF becomes a Green Power Leader Environmental Justice

February 10, 2008 "Digital Dump: Exporting Reuse and Abuse to Africa" Environmental Justice and Adult Religious Education

February 3, 2008 "Digital Dump: Exporting Reuse and Abuse to Africa" Environmental Justice and Adult Religious Education

February 2008 Personal Resolutions Month Sustainable Living

January - February 2008 BUF Recycling Revamp Sustainable Living and BUF's Recycling Program



2007
Date Event Title Focus Area

November 27, 2007 "The Great Turning" Video Review and Discussion Sustainable Living and Adult Religious Education

November 17, 2007 NSEA Work Party Environmental Justice and NSEA and Youth Religious Education

October 21, 2007 YRUU Alternative Gifts Ideas Sustainable Living and Youth Religious Education

October 21, 2007 BUF Youth "Heifer International" Beehive Collection Youth Religious Program

October 16, 2007 New Building Breaking of the Bread Sustainable Living

October 14, 2007 YRUU "Think Twice Before You Buy" Sustainable Living and Youth Religious Education

October - November 2007 "Climate Change Changing CO2urse" by the Northwest Earth Institute

Adult Religious Education

September 30, 2007 Whatcom County Crop Walk Environmental Justice

September 25, 2007 "An Inconvenient Truth" Workshop Environmental Justice and Adult Religious Education

September 16, 2007 "Food To Bank On" Social Justice Collection Sustainable Living and Environmental Justice

September 9, 2007 "The Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Air . . . Return!" sermon by Rev. Doug Wadkins

Worship and Celebration

August 5, 2007 "Behold, There Is Magic All Around You - Pagan Practices and UU Beliefs" sermon by Beth Nyblade

Worship and Celebration

July 22, 2007 Summer Service: "It's Easy Being Green" Worship and Celebration

June 30, 2007 "Imagine This! Home and Landscape Tour" Sustainable Living

May 19, 2007 "New To You Sale" by the Women's Alliance Sustainable Living

April 22, 2007 Bellingham Multi-faith Clergy Earth Day Service Worship and Celebration

April 22, 2007 BUF's First Earth Day Celebration Worship and Celebration

April 20, 2007 RE Sources 5th Annual Environmental Heroes Banquet

Worship and Celebration

April 14, 2007 "Step It Up!" Climate Change Rally Environmental Justice

April-September 2007 Transportation Challenge Sustainable Living and Transporation Challenge

April 2007 NSEA Social Justice Collection Environmental Justice and NSEA

March 31, 2007 NSEA Work Party Environmental Justice and NSEA and Youth Religious Education

March 18, 2007 "The Blessing of the Animals" sermon by by Rev. Doug Watkins

Worship and Celebration

February 4, 2007 "The Spirit of the Earth" sermon by by Rev. Doug Watkins Worship and Celebration

2007 – 2008 Long Range Collaboration: Food To Bank On Environmental Justice

2007 – 2008 Long-Range Collaboration: NSEA Environmental Justice



2006
Date Event Title Focus Area

December 9, 2006 "A Celebration for the Earth" Concert by Jim Scott Worship and Celebration