From the First Unitarian Universalist Church - A special presentation by Sailesh Rao, Phd - "Healing the Earth's Climate." About Sailesh Rao: Dr. Sailesh Rao Ph.D. is an award winning civil engineer, author, speaker and co-producer of The Human Experiment, Cowspiracy and What the Health. Sponsored by Central...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church - Luke Metzger is founding director of Environment Texas, a statewide, citizen-funded advocacy group for clean air, clean water, and open spaces. He has been involved in dozens of citizen-related environmental campaigns and regularly testifies before the Texas Legislature...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church Public Affairs Forum - Presentation Description: Council Member Alter’s unique perspective as a relatively new resident of the city, combined with her background in public policy, allows her to take a fresh approach to our City’s longstanding challenges. In...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Green Sanctuary Committee - Sand Wars is an epic eco-thriller by director Denis Delestrac. To view trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAPfwwb59uY The film premiered on the Champs-Elysées in 2013 and was first broadcast in May in France and Germany, where it became...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church, Green Sanctuary Committee - In December, Austin's Mayor Steve Adler and Brandi Clark Burton attended the C40 Mayors Summit 2016 in Mexico City. The event, convened by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, rallied 40 mayors from around the...
From the Faith and Energy Action Team (FEAT) - How is climate change affecting Texas? Come and hear climate scientist and activist Bruce Melton talk about the effect of climate change right here in our own state, especially on the beaches of Padre Island and...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church - Help Lift the Burden of America’s Fossil Fuel Dependence To view trailer: http://www.theburdenfilm.com Putting Our Troops in Harm’s Way — The US military uses more oil than any other organization in the world. Everything from tanks to fighter jets to...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church - Current trends in climate change are, as President Obama put it, "terrifying". What are we, as citizens and inhabitants of the planet, to do? Anna Graybeal, PhD, will present one set of answers by discussing her volunteer work...
Documentary media producer, Karen Kocher, will be showing excepts from Living Spring, a documentary series about the history, science, culture, and spiritual practices at Barton Springs. She will frame the screening with the discussion, “What is the value of Barton Springs?" For the past...
From the First Unitarian Universalist Church – First UU Green Sanctuary movie night is Friday, September 9th at 7PM featuring "The Wisdom to Survive." Climate change is taking place. Will we have the wisdom to survive? The film features thought leaders and activists in the realms...
