Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: What Can I Do To Help?

QUICK LINKS:
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  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: COVID-19
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEFICIT, DEBT CEILING, AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEMOCRACY, THE BIG LIE, & SOCIAL MEDIA
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    | G.R.E.E.N. | Interfaith | Register Voters/Poll Workers | Citizen Science | Native Plants | Sick/Injured Animals | Carbon Footprint | Reduce/Reuse/Recycle | Exit Guide | Social Justice / Socially Responsible Investing | LEAVE NO TRACE |
    INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS: ON YOUR OWN / INDIVIDUAL STEPS TO TAKE TO HELP

    GROUP ACTIONS: IN-PERSON / SHOWING UP TO HELP

    See Also: GUN CONTROL / MASS SHOOTINGS
    THE WOODLANDS 4TH OF JULY (aka Independence Day) PARADE
    VOLUNTEER TO HELP FEED THE HOMELESS
    VOLUNTEER AT THE WOODLANDS PRIDE FESTIVAL
    VOLUNTEER WITH THE WOODLANDS G.R.E.E.N.)

    VOLUNTEER WITH THE WOODLANDS INTERFAITH

    REGISTER NEW VOTERS AND/OR WORK AT THE POLLS
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar | Work as Election Judge or a Poll Worker
  • HARRIS COUNTY: Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar [NOTE: Contact Teresa Allen for more information] | Work as Election Judge or a Poll Worker |

    INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS: ON YOUR OWN / INDIVIDUAL STEPS TO TAKE TO HELP

    JOIN OUR SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC (SEE) JUSTICE PROGRAMS
    Join PFLAG (formerly known as Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
  • PFLAG Montgomery County, TX | PFLAG Houston |
    Get trained to teach Our Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality Education (OWL)
    MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: EMAIL YOUR SENATORS AND PRESIDENT BIDEN
  • Citizens' Climate Lobby: The Woodlands/N. Houston Chapter
    MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: POST PUBLIC COMMENTS ON STATE LEGISLATION
    Visit the Texas House public comments online portal.
  • Look for the Bills and Topics list under "Comments Regarding".
  • Write and submit a public comment (e.g. support a specific bill like, say, HB 123 or HB ABC, oppose a specific bill like, say, HB 456 or HB XYZ).
  • The window for public comments closes at the end of the scheduled Committee Hearing. For example, that hearing might start TODAY at 4 p.m. CDT, so get your comments in now!
    Tips for Your Public Comments
  • Your comments must be under 3,000 characters (around 500 words).
  • When the form asks who you're representing, enter "self"
  • Use "I" statements and make your comments personal by identifying yourself.
  • Clearly state which bill you're addressing and be specific about what you want committee members to do (e.g., vote yes on HB 164 and vote no on HB 141).
  • Be passionate while also polite.
    CITIZEN SCIENCE
  • Texas Nature Trackers: Discovering Populations, Documenting Change. Texas Nature Trackers (TNT), part of the Wildlife Diversity Program, tracks the status of wild populations of plants and animals throughout Texas. Participating in TNT projects is a great way to learn more about the biodiversity of the state and contribute to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s research and conservation efforts. Download the PDF brochure.
  • Globe Observer (GLOBE Observer is an international network of citizen scientists and scientists working together to learn more about our shared environment and changing climate.)
  • Citizen Science Projects (National Geographic)
  • Project Finder (SciStarter is a globally acclaimed, online citizen science hub)
  • Trash Free Texas (Pick up trash at a designated waterway spot)
    VOLUNTEER TO REHABILITATE SICK OR INJURED WILDLIFE
  • Volunteer with The Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas
  • Volunteer with the Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center
  • Volunteer with the Friends of Texas Wildlife [Located in Magnolia, TX & serving Montgomery County]
    PLANT NATIVE OR ENVIRONMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TREES & OTHER PLANTS
  • Friends of Mercer Botanic Gardens [See also Mercer Botanic Gardens]
  • Native Plant Society Of Texas: Pines and Prairies Chapter
  • Arbor Day [The Woodlands Township]
    CARBON FOOTPRINT / PURCHASE CARBON OFFSETS
  • Quick [Household] Carbon Footprint Estimate
  • Buy Carbon Offsets for Individuals OR Businesses
  • Tree Sisters.org | American Forests.org | Ecosia (Trees planted each 40 Web searches [approx.]. Use instead of Google.]
    REDUCE / REUSE / RECYCLE
  • NOTE: SEE ALSO LEAVE NO TRACE
    Reduce / Reuse/ Recycle [In General]:
  • Reduce / Reuse / Recycle (EPA.gov)
  • Reduce / Reuse / Recycle for Kids (NIH/Natl. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
    Recycle [Harris / Montgomery County]:
  • Recycling in The Woodlands
  • Harris County Drop-off Sites |
    Recycle E-Waste (i.e., old computers, appliances):
  • Best Buy
  • Dell Reconnect: Technology Recycling with Goodwill [Note: Any brand OK at both Best Buy & Goodwill] |
  • e-Stewards (The globally responsible way to recycle your electronics)[National program, they list some Houston area resources]
  • U.S. Electronics Recycling.com (Call to schedule a pickup or drop off in person at 6210 S Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77072. Plus, we accept all types of household appliances and some commercial machineries.)
    VOLUNTEER TO PROVIDE EXIT GUIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO END THEIR LIVES [TERMINALLY ILL, ETC.]
  • "In 1988, the [Unitarian Universal Assn.] UUA adopted a resolution favoring aid in dying for the terminally ill.

    Final Exit Network supports the right of any mentally competent adult to end their suffering if facing an intolerable quality of life due to intractable physical illness or pain.

    Unlike medical aid in dying, you do not need a prescription, attending physician, or medical prognosis of less than six months to live, and our services are legally available in all 50 states and Washington D.C.

    We provide publicly available information with free professional guidance to help you explore your options and ensure end-of-life freedom." (UUA General Assembly 2021 event item email)

  • NOTE: "Exit Guides never provide the means, and never provide active physical "assistance" in the "suicide" (a word the law applies to any form of self-hastening of death, no matter how rational or justified it is)....As Exit Guides only teach, comfort and counsel, their role in their clients' self-deliverance can't be a crime." Final Exit Network FAQ

    SOCIAL JUSTICE / SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
  • Kiva Microlending Program (Our community can extend to the whole world. Through micro-loans, Kiva helps people invest in making their lives and communities better. Mira Dessy is the contact.)
  • Dream Scholarships (NUUC gives money to students to help close the gap between what their scholarships and earnings can support and what they need to get an education. Teresa Allen is the contact.)
  • Millbend Coffee House For over 30 years Millbend has supported live music and social justice through its ticket sales and collections.
  • GivingGreen (How It works)
    QUICK LINKS:
  • Back to Northwoods UU Church Resource Links page
  • Back to Northwoods UU Resource Links: Elected Officials / Legislative / Supreme Court
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: ABORTION
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: CENSORSHIP
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: COVID-19
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEFICIT, DEBT CEILING, AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: DEMOCRACY, THE BIG LIE, & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: GUN CONTROL / MASS SHOOTINGS
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: IMMIGRATION / DACA / REFUGEES
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: ISRAEL / HAMAS / GAZA
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: LGBTQ
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: PHISHING, SMISHING, & SCAMS
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: RACIAL JUSTICE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: REDISTRICTING
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: SPACE RESOURCES (AFTER UKRAINE)
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: TEXAS LEGISLATURE
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: VOTING
  • Back to Northwoods UU Issues Resource Links: WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
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