Unit 5 Destination Reflection - Haiti

Please read “5 Steps to Cool the Planet and Feed It’s People”. It is a handout about the connection between Food Sovereignty and Climate Change.

Questions for reflection:

  1. Does this reading change your understanding of global warming and climate justice? If so, how?
  2. Though the information in the article is not specific to Haiti, how might it be relevant to our trip? 
  3. What are examples of “false solutions” mentioned in the last section? How can we distinguish between these false solutions and real, substantive changes when they are presented to us? 
  4. As people who primarily participate in the food system as consumers, what do we take from this article that can influence our actions?

Take a Break!

Listen to this recording by Brett Dennen, “Make You Crazy” (one good articulation of how we feel in the face of so much that’s wrong in the world — sometimes it helps just to say it!).

 

Unit 5: Spiritual Practice
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Heather Vickery is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with UU congregations, State Action Networks, past UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) program participants, and regional staff in order to expand engagement in UUSC and UUCSJ’s work. As the Coordinator for Congregational Activism, she manages the workshop offerings and group visits to the UUSC/UUCSJ office and assists with communications for the Activism and Justice Education Team. Heather is an active member of the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network and a dedicated dog-mom to her rescue puppy Nova.

Heather may be contacted at hvickery@uucsj.org and 617-301-4303