Environmental Justice
Our Seventh Principle calls us to affirm and promote "respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part." More than just a recognition of ecological interdependency, the seventh principle affirms our spiritual value that all beings are all mutually dependent. Where some of us suffer disproportionately, we are all diminished.Our misuse of our world and its resources affects us all in polluted air, water, and food and loss of arable land, species diversity, and beauty. Often, many of us view such degradation as a trade-off for the benefits that we enjoy. Environmental justice is the recognition that this degradation disproportionately harms the poor and marginalized even though they have less access to the benefits and less to little control over how such resources are used. The harm is long-lasting, affecting the health, livelihoods, and cultures of people of color and the dispossessed. Thus, sustaining the environment is a social justice issue.
These are the issues we are highlighting:
- Global Warming/Climate Change
- the Human Right to Water
- the Border Wall
- Green Buildings and Practices
For more information contact enviroment @ uua.org.
Last updated on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
