Many members of the UU Fellowship of Visalia are also active members, supporters, or leaders in community organizations which promote social and environmental justice. Some are UU-affiliated and others are not. We call upon you to join us as you are willing and able...
Local
Ethical Eating: Food & Environmental justice
- Save the Earth - Eat Locally (PDF from Sierra Club)
- 10
Ways to Eat Well: Mr Green's Food Commandments (PDF from Sierra
Club)
- Shop at farmers' markets and farmstands; find one at
www.localharvest.org or sustainabletable.org. - Join a CSA, a food co-op that supports a local farm.
Check www.csacenter.org or these local CSAs:
Tulare County: www.familyfarmfresh.com and
www.abundantharvestorganics.com
Fresno County: www.tdwilleyfarms.com
• If you choose fish, eat fish that is raised sustainably.
Learn more at www.seafood.audubon.org.
• Ask restaurants, stores, and schools where they get
their food. Support those that buy locally.
www.chefscollaborative.com,
www.dinegreen.com.
Health and Safety
Community Services, Employment, Housing
- Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County
- CSET - Community Services, Employment Training
- Proteus, Inc. - Education, Employment & Community Services
- Self-Help Enterprises
- Tulare County Housing Authority
- Tulare
County Community Development:
Environment and Human Survival
- Community Water Center - working for access to safe, clean and affordable water in Tulare County.
- Recycling Sites in Visalia
- Sierra Club, Mineral King Group
- South Valley Peace Center
State
- California Interfaith Power and Light
- Health Care for All
- Universal Health Care Campaign
- League of Women Voters of California
- Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of California (UULM-CA)
- CoolCalifornia.org- Lower your carbon footprint
National
- UU Washington Office for Advocacy
- Network of Spiritual Progressives
- Interfaith Climate Change Network
- Religious Witness for the Earth
- Noah Alliance
- Green Sangha
- UU Ministry for Earth
- The Regeneration Project
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
Global
- Alliance for Religions and Conservation
- Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office
- Use Less Stuff! Calculate your ecological footprint here: http://myfootprint.org/
- Livestock
a Major Threat to the Environment - UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Donella Meadows Archive - from the Sustainability Institute