At the UU Climate Justice Revival, “Reimagine Together: From an Extractive Age to a New Era!,” congregations will collectively reimagine a spirit-filled and liberatory future for our communities.

As we cultivate a future with love at the center where all communities thrive, we must honor the inherent worthiness and dignity of all and the interconnected web of existence while dismantling racism and systemic oppression as we continuously improve the ways we relate to each other and embody change in our congregations.

Together, we can cultivate small, critical connections that nourish relationships and collaboration amongst social justice teams; build capacity to hold complexity in our congregations; collectively craft and embrace a shared vision; and chart a course for the future we want to build together with love at the center of our actions.

We are hosting a Competitive Art Contest with three awards of $750 each, an Emerging Artist competition with three awards of $250 each, and a Creative Showcase which is not competitive - just fun for all ages!

To commemorate the first-ever UU Climate Justice Revival, we are calling for submissions of artwork reimagining climate justice for a new era and bringing a spirit of revival and renewal to our work.

Imagine that it's 2050 and we've achieved all of our wildest hopes for collective liberation. What does that re-imagined reality look like? How does it feel? What have our values led us to collectively abolish or move away from?

Drawing on deep convictions, faith, imagination, lived experience, and hope, the modern abolitionist movement imagines a just future where police and prisons are no longer relevant or needed because everyone has what they need. What is the parallel vision for the climate justice movement abolishes extractive systems of harm and instead cultivates a world where all communities - humans, animals, plants, ecosystems, all communities - thrive?

How would our world transform if love was at the center of our climate actions and collective liberation the unifying goal?

Holding these visions at the forefront of our efforts, all artwork submissions must intentionally address climate as an intersectional justice issue.

Three commemorative art pieces will be selected based on the following themes. The artist for each winning piece will receive a $750 award.

Love at the Center

Reimagining Together

Abolitionist Visions of Climate Justice

Three Emerging Artist Awards of $250 each will be awarded to youth artists (Under 18).

Submitted Art will be judged on the following criteria:

• Relevance to Theme

• Creativity and Originality

• Technical Skill and Execution

• Emotional Impact and Engagement

• Clarity and Strength of Message

Submit high resolution photographs (need not be professional photographs) of your artwork via this Google form: https://bit.ly/RevivalArtContest

Selected artwork will be made available as prints and t-shirts through an online site.

Bring your creativity and flair as we Reimagine Together a world where all communities thrive! UUs of all ages are invited to color, doodle, draw, design, knit, sew, weave, crochet - whatever your creative spirit calls forth to celebrate the first-ever UU Climate Justice Together.

What would your community or our world look like if all communities thrived?

How would our world transform if love was at the center of our climate actions and collective liberation the goal?

You can take inspiration from these prompts or bring your vision to the coloring page from Side With Love’s Abolitionist Visions of Climate Justice event last year.

Please share a photo of your creation in this Google form: https://bit.ly/RevivalCreatives. All submitted pieces will be shared in our UU Climate Revival coloring showcase.