The first four months of U.S. gun violence in 2022, as of May 2nd:•6,296 gun deaths•11,653 gun injuries•173 mass shootings•325 children shot•1,480 teenagers shot•360 incidents of defensive gun use•467 unintentional shootings~8,052 suicides [CDC estimate]Please note that the numbers may change due to logging/updating past incidents from April, these are real-time numbers as of the time posted today. source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdn6dJfDMMl/ UUA’s […]
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Why do we love bees? What do we know about bees? How can we help bees? 7 WAYS To Help SAVE THE BEES | LIVEKINDLY Angelina Jolie Shows Us the Art of Beekeeping The Amazing World of Bees Bees and Beekeeping for Kids World Bee Project: Predictive Intelligence Combats the Bee Population Decline (2021) May 2022 Beekeeping Tips Busy Bees! […]
World Bee Day – May 20, 2022
Bee Day celebrations raise awareness about the threats to pollinators like bees by human activities, and recognizes the work of Anton Janša, born in 1734 in Slovenia, and known as a pioneer of beekeeping. Some history about World Bee Day Why Slovenia? How to Celebrate World Bee Day Register here for the Bee Day webcast: “Bee engaged – Build Back Better […]
PLOGGING FOR OUR PLANET
Plogging began in Sweden in 2016. It’s a combination of outdoor exercise while picking up litter. The origin of the word itself is derived from the Swedish language. As a workout, it provides variation in body movements by adding bending, squatting and stretching to the main action of running, hiking, or walking. Plogging spread to other countries in 2018, following […]
Ethical Eating
“Our values, Principles, and integrity call us to seek compassion, health, and sustainability in the production of food we raise or purchase.” https://www.uua.org/environment/eating Learn more about the UUA 2011 Statement of Conscience