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Our Vision

The Center for Earth Ethics envisions a world where value is measured according to the sustained well-being of all people and our planet.

Our Mission

We work to cultivate the public consciousness needed to make changes in policy and culture that will establish a new value system that is based on this vision of the world.

Programs Intro

We advance our mission through four core programs that complement and connect to each other in all our public programs, academics and movement-building.

Programs

Eco-Ministry

Fostering educational opportunities and dialogue about humanity’s relationship to the rest of the natural world for seminary students, faith leaders and local communities.
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Environmental Justice
& Civic Engagement

Working at the intersection of social inequity and injustice and the ecological crisis.
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Original Caretakers

Honoring, supporting and learning from Indigenous knowledge and traditions, especially regarding the spiritual dimensions of our ecological crisis.
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Sustainability
& Global Affairs

Engaging with policy-makers and civil society in order to bring faith, wisdom and Indigenous traditions to bear on the establishment of a new economic development paradigm that is based on long-term well-being of all life on Earth.
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From the blog.

Environmental Justice
In Alabama, racial disparities in health outcomes predate the pandemic: Catherine Flowers on PBS News Hour

In Alabama, doctors and nurses are seeing record numbers of hospitalizations associated with COVID-19. The state has reported more than 1,300 deaths since the pandemic began. But certain regions and populations within the state are faring far worse than others — and huge health disparities among Black residents are causing…

Climate Change
Deep Water Mining – What’s really going on in our Oceans?

“The world is too tragic for naive optimism” – Cornel West The coronavirus has spurred a number of recovery plans including from the World Bank and the Democrats, and the European Union all of which keep the climate and sustainability at the forefront. Threaded through all of them is the…

Earth Ethics

Eco-Ministry
‘Forging an Earth Ethic’ – Video: Karenna Gore hosted by Charlemont Forum

Karenna Gore Director, Center for Earth Ethics Union Theological Seminary Forging an Earth Ethic in a Time of Crisis Hosted by Charlemont Forum of the Charlemont Federated Church – Affiliated with the United Church of Christ Watch the Complete Video HERE “The coronavirus pandemic has revealed injustices in the fabric of our…

Our inspired team.

Genie Cooper

Office Manager

Catherine Coleman Flowers

Senior Fellow, Environmental Justice and Civic Engagement

Karenna Gore

Director

Andrew Schwartz

Deputy Director

Shannon M.D. Smith

Communications Manager

On the calendar.

Mother Earth’s Pandemic: The Doctrine of Discovery

Dates: Thursday August 6, 13, and 20, 2020 Times: 6-9 PM EST each Thursday, followed by caucuses/small group discussions. Location: Online Sponsors: Indigenous Values Initiative and American Indian Law Alliance View Flyer View bios Register The “Doctrine of Discovery,” better described as the “Doctrine of Christian Discovery and World…