We need a new normal, in which life is valued above profit, and where deep inequities are seen for what they are, failures that threaten the health of our entire community.
The seeds we plant matter. The stories we tell in this time matter. Life is fragile and precious. Let’s rise up in love and joy and fiercely protect it.
Read MoreAs we shelter in place, ever grateful that we have a Governor who is attuned to our values, as well as math and science, and acting accordingly to help keep our communities safe, there is still so much troubling news. What can we do? Engage in mutual aid, call to check on our neighbors, stay home. Today and tomorrow you can also make two very important calls for protecting public health and climate in Montana. Take action today!
Read MoreFriday #climatestrikes are suspended for at least two weeks.We hope we will all stay safe in the coming weeks and that we're all prepared with our families to stay home as much as possible in order to #flattenthecurve of Corona Virus. (Great article on this important topic in Washington Post.) We will update our plans as things unfold. Stay tuned!
Read MoreNow and in the weeks ahead, our community is going to need to come together to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're not aware already, there is a Missoula COVID-19 Mutual Aid Organizing group on Facebook that is organizing volunteers to support food and supply drop offs to those in need as things develop in Missoula. Join the group to stay up to date. Then....
Read MoreOur goal is always to keep families safe. Science and information are our allies, as are our community connections. Cancelling or altering plans feels hard but necessary, and it is in alignment with trusted institutional and expert advice, such as the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreDid you know that NorthWestern Energy plans to power our children’s futures with fossil fuels, and our elected officials are going along with it? Did you know that Canadian-owned TC Energy is fast tracking construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline through northeastern Montana without all the necessary permits and while litigation continues, threatening our Missouri River, and much more? Take action! Here are 4 ways you can take action on climate in Montana today!
Read MoreI am writing this on your 7th birthday, today on your 38th you know all too well that in 2019 we failed to stop carbon emissions in time to prevent catastrophic changes. Venice, Miami, Manhattan, and many of our greatest coastal cities are changed forever as the oceans rose into the streets and canals of the centers of our civic life. God’s creation, evolved into complex forms and relationships that provide beauty while sustaining us are forever gone. I am sorry that we didn’t have success in saving more for you.
Read MoreThis is a must watch--beyond what you would expect, laying out the challenge of this decade and the greatest call to action we've ever faced. Take 75 minutes this weekend and watch it. It will help you get clear on the scale of the issue, and the need to do what’s necessary.
Read MoreI hope you will read this letter 30 years from now, maybe with your own children around you. It’s fun to imagine you not as a wriggling, dancing 6 year-old, but as grown-up and living as the capable and thoughtful citizen that your parents are now nurturing. I wonder what your world will look like; what is wonderful and what is terrible, what inspires you and what furrows your brow…My greatest hopes are that we here now will participate in a global movement that demands and builds a new way of living that can persist on a small planet.
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