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CEE’s Shannon M.D. Smith Article on St. Brigid Featured in FutureChurch Publication

February 1, 2024

READ ARTICLE CEE Project Manager Shannon M.D. Smith was recently featured in the Catholic publication FutureChurch for their Just Word Readings and Commentary series, which features “emerging voices offering inclusive, life-giving and liberating commentary.” Shannon’s essay, published in honor of St. Brigid’s Day (Feb 1), celebrates the woman, Goddess and Saint of Kildare, Ireland. St. Brigid, known as a “woman of peace,” is revered for her generosity, care for the poor and advocacy for the marginalized. Her legacy includes stories of selfless giving and hospitality, exemplifying the importance of community and social responsibility. Shannon’s essay also explores the significance of Brigid’s

Moments of PoWR – Bring me a Wider Love: Teachings from the Amazon and the Guarani people

November 14, 2023

Editor’s Note: Daiara Tukano, an Indigenous activist, artist and communicator from Amazonas, Brazil addressed the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions with these inspired remarks delivered during the second Climate Change Assembly: A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights. Since the Parliament’s convening, Brazil’s Supreme Court made an historic vote to respect Indigenous people and their connection to the territories they protect from exploitation for the good of current and future generations. Read more in The Guardian. Photo credit: Shannon MD Smith, Center for Earth Ethics This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Daiara Tukano: Good Morning, thank

Protecting the ‘Sacred Place where Life Begins’: Bernadette Demientieff and ‘Freedom to Be’

October 9, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Center for Earth Ethics stands with the Gwich’in Nation as they the decision of President Biden and Secretary of the Interior Haaland to protect “the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—land sacred to the Gwich’in and the birthing grounds to the Porcupine Caribou Herd.” CEE was honored to welcome Gwitch’in Steering Committee President, Bernadette Demientieff to share remarks in the Center’s first ‘Freedom to Be’ event discussing the rights of Indigenous People’s to practice their traditional ways, including spiritual traditions integrally connected with their ancestral homelands. The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Professor Ahmed Shaheed, offered

CEE August 2023 Update – Summer Reflections and Looking Towards Climate Week

September 8, 2023

Sacred Work, Local and Global CEE Panel at the Waterfall Unity Festival, Skóhare, NY, July 2023. Photo by Aja Two Crows “Regenerating the part of the self that has been lost to colonization and the state of the world moves the human agenda toward valuing harmony between people and the planet.” In this reflection, Aja Two Crows recounts a discussion of local and international advocacy for Indigenous peoples and traditional ecological knowledge at July’s Waterfall Unity Festival, held at the end of July in upstate New York. Read More The Harvest Through the Weeds The UN “Stocktaking Moment” in Rome highlighted the dangers