BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for Earth Ethics - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Earth Ethics X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://centerforearthethics.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Earth Ethics REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250404T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20241114T161211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T195448Z UID:10000598-1743753600-1743872400@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:COURSE | "Urban Ecologies\, Environmental Justice and Basic Life Needs" DESCRIPTION:In April 2025\, CEE Founder and Executive Director Karenna Gore will co-teach a two-day course\, SU 190 – “Urban Ecologies\, Environmental Justice and Basic Life Needs\,” at Union Theological Seminary with Michael Lewis of the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. \n\n\n\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will examine environmental justice through the lens of air\, water\, food\, shelter and community/culture. It will include an overview of the Environmental Justice movement in the United States and case studies of contemporary concerns in the New York City. We will study bioregional climate-related issues such as current and projected increases in heat\, storm surge\, and sea level rise. We will also look into the sources and effects of pollution and seek to understand aspects of access to healthy food\, water and air. We plan to include an optional walking tour and visit with communities who are on the frontlines of these issues. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/course-urban-ecologies-environmental-justice-and-basic-human-needs/ CATEGORIES:Biodiversity & Ecosystem Restoration,Climate & Health,Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Educational,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Food Systems,Sustainability & Global Affairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11.07.18 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20240820T164507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T195013Z UID:10000588-1727532000-1727550000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Climate Justice Lives Here Festival DESCRIPTION:The Center for Earth Ethics is excited to participate in the UPROSE “Climate Justice Lives Here” community festival and march on Saturday\, September 28 at Pier 4 in Sunset Park\, Brooklyn. The festival honors frontline communities’ vital role in advancing climate justice\, and marks the end of Climate Week NYC and the 10th anniversary of the historic People’s Climate March. It will feature cultural performances\, poetry readings\, learning circles and art activities. At 5 p.m.\, CEE will facilitate a conversation about faith perspectives on a just transition. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/climate-justice-lives-here-festival/ LOCATION:Pier 4 Brooklyn Army Terminal\, 80 58th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11220\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts,Climate & Health,Educational,Educational Initiatives,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CJLH_English_081224-scaled-800x0-c-default.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20240214T230718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T164507Z UID:10000570-1709230500-1709236800@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Book Launch | "Gu'ahia Taíno: We Speak Taíno" DESCRIPTION:Join CEE as we celebrate the publication of “Gu’ahia Taíno: We Speak Taíno” by human rights advocate\, consultant\, cultural adviser\, writer\, and artist Roberto Múkaro Agueibaná Borrero. Compiled in collaboration with the United Confederation of Taíno People’s Taíno Language Committee\, Borrero’s classical Taíno dictionary and grammar guide contributes to the important work of Indigenous language preservation. \n\n\n\nThe launch will be held in Room AD30 at Union Theological Seminary\, Broadway at 121st Street\, in New York City. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but guests are encouraged to R.S.V.P. via the link below. \n\n\n\nCopies of the dictionary will be available for sale. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/book-launch-guahia-taino-we-speak-taino/ LOCATION:Union Theological Seminary\, 3041 Broadway\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States CATEGORIES:Educational,Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights,Sustainability & Global Affairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Guahia-Taino-We-Speak-Taino-Roberto-Mukaro-Agueibana-Borrero-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20240130T202640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T160741Z UID:10000568-1707994800-1707998400@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Online | Values\, Culture\, Spirituality and Ecosystem Restoration DESCRIPTION:In support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and global restoration efforts\, the Center for Earth Ethics has hosted a series of high-level interventions and community-based dialogues. These events showcase the importance of incorporating values\, culture and spirituality (VCS) in anchoring and achieving ecosystem restoration. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration has helped galvanize broad engagement in protecting\, conserving and restoring the natural world. Its Flagship Initiatives have brought visibility and crucial support to major restoration projects. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will feature members of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Advisory Board and delve into the multifaceted nature of restoration\, emphasizing that it extends beyond the hectares restored. Crucially\, it involves repairing the relationship between people and the land\, water and air essential for life. The session will also examine methods for meaningfully engaging a community and the role of values\, culture and spirituality in ensuring the success of restoration projects. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/values-culture-spirituality-and-ecosystem-restoration-a-dialogue-with-un-decade-advisory-board-members/ CATEGORIES:Biodiversity & Ecosystem Restoration,Climate & Health,Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Educational,Educational Initiatives,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Food Systems,Sustainability & Global Affairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Copy_of_VCS_Feb_15_Draft_A2_Landscape-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231208T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20231103T193250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T193252Z UID:10000557-1702022400-1702227600@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Conference | The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Doctrine of Christian Discovery DESCRIPTION:In the 1823 US Supreme Court decision\, Johnson v M’Intosh\, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote\,”…discovery gave title to government…[and] the sole right of acquiring the soil from the natives.” This decision underpins US property law. Marshall’s deliberate use of the word “discovery” is an intentional reference to 15th-century Catholic papal bulls\, which stated that any Christian who “discovers” a land populated by non-Christians has superior title\, or rights of ownership\, over that land. In essence\, Johnson codifies into US law the principle of Euro-Christian domination over Indigenous peoples. In the most devastating sense\, the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (DoCD) legitimized exploitation\, extraction\, and enslavement globally and enshrined these practices as the basis of U.S. property law still cited today as recently as 2005 (in Sherrill v. Oneida) and 2020 (McGirt v. Oklahoma).  \n\n\n\nIn Johnson’s 200th year\, there is an urgent need for global recognition of the decision’s implications as reifying the DoCD and its exploitation of Indigenous peoples and their connection to land\, regarded as a living being (Mother Earth in English.) This conference builds on the history of collaboration at Syracuse University with Indigenous communities across Central New York by expanding dissemination of the pernicious ideologies of DoCD and Johnson\, leading to further repudiation of these ideologies and towards healing and repair. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/conference-the-religious-origins-of-white-supremacy-doctrine-of-christian-discovery/ LOCATION:Syracuse University\, 900 S Crouse Ave\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13244\, United States CATEGORIES:Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Educational,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights,Theology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/skanonh-center-colonial-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T163000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20231020T223545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T165852Z UID:10000556-1701874800-1701880200@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Online | Freedom to Be: Perspectives on the 2022 UN Report on Indigenous Peoples and the Concept of Freedom of Religion or Belief DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \nOn Wednesday\, December 6 at 3 p.m. EST\, join the Center for Earth Ethics for Freedom to Be\, a conversation about the intersection of Indigenous issues\, the concept of freedom of religion or belief\, and the climate crisis. This virtual discussion will feature Indigenous voices who will explore how international Indigenous communities are affected by the same extractionist industries\, domination mindset\, and land removal policies that drive climate change. \nConfirmed speakers include Pavel Sulyandziga of the Udege people in Russia\, Laulani Teale of the Kanaka Maoli people in Hawai’i\, and Åsa Larsson Blind of the Sámi Peoples in Sweden. Roberto Múkaro Borrero\, strategic advisor to CEE\, will moderate. CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore will introduce and close the program. \nThe conversation will investigate how Indigenous spirituality’s intrinsic connection to the environment and earth can support an ecologically balanced future. \nThis conversation is another in a series of CEE events that build off the 2022 report on Indigenous communities by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. \n  \nConfirmed Speakers: \n \nÅsa Larsson Blind is vice-president of the Sámi Council\, of which she has been a member since 2008\, having served as president from 2017 to 2019. She was the first woman to chair the National Sámi Association in Sweden\, serving from 2019 to 2021. Between 2011 and 2015\, she represented the Sámi Council at the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat\, while also serving as the Head of Department for the Sámi Council at Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) council meetings. She has been active in several Sámi organizations in Sweden\, including the National Sámi Association (2007-2011)\, the Sámi Educational Center in Jokkmokk (2007-2009)\, and Sáminuorra\, the Sámi youth organization (2002-2007). Larsson Blind was born and raised in a reindeer herding family and holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management and Development from the University of Umeå. \n  \n \nPavel Sulyandziga is the founder and president of the Batani Foundation\, an Indigenous rights organization representing the Indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East. In the late 1980s\, he became a leader of the Udege people. Between 2001 and 2010 he served as the first vice-president of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON). Between 2005 and 2010 he performed duties as a member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and was a member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights between 2011 and 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. \n  \n \nLaulani Teale is the coordinator of Hoʻopae Peace Project. She is an Indigenous Kanaka Maoli peacemaker\, activist\, musician\, teacher\, artist and writer. She is culturally trained in laʻau lapaʻau (traditional herbalism) and hoʻoponopono (traditional peacemaking)\, specializing in Indigenous health issues related to activism and colonization. She has been a front-line activist in major Kanaka struggles and serves the Kanaka movement in many capacities. She is a cultural bard and haku mele (songwriter)\, training under Liko Martin\, a master bard and long-time force in the Hawai’ian movement. She is a spiritual practitioner involved in the hands-on restoration and protection of sacred places and waters\, as well as a minister and birth worker\, protecting and reviving religious practices of birth\, death\, healing\, aloha ‘āina (love for the land) and sovereignty. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Hawaiʻi School of Public Health.  \n  \n \nRoberto Múkaro Borrero is a long-time advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples\, a chief of the Guainía Taíno Tribe\, president of the United Confederation of Taíno People\, and a special advisor for the Center for Earth Ethics. He has a distinguished and diverse background in policy and program development\, and human rights advocacy\, including a specialization on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He has more than 25 years of experience actively engaging the United Nations system in thematic areas such as sustainable development\, climate change\, the Information Society and the Organization of American States. He served on the staff of the International Indian Treaty Council and the American Museum of Natural History and was a consultant for UNESCO\, UNDP\, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and PBS. A published writer\, an accomplished artist and musician\, he is a member of the Taíno Tribal Nation\, an Indigenous people whose traditional homelands extend through the Greater and Lesser Antilles to the southern tip of Florida. In 2012\, he was traditionally sanctioned a kasike (chief) of the Guainía Taínotribal community.  He has an educational background in communications and cultural studies. In 2013\, Borrero was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities from Kayiwa International University\, Kampala\, Uganda. \n  \n \nKarenna Gore is the founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Karenna formed CEE in 2015 to address the moral and spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis.  She is a visiting professor of practice of earth ethics at Union Theological Seminary\, an ex officio faculty member of Columbia University’s Earth Institute\, and an expert in the United Nations’ Harmony with Nature Knowledge Network. She serves on the boards of the Association to Benefit Children\, Pando Populus\,  the Sweetwater Cultural Center and Riverkeeper. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/freedom-to-be-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-among-indigenous-peoples/ CATEGORIES:Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Educational,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights,Rights of Nature & Ecocentric Law,Sustainability & Global Affairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Freedom-to-Be-Dec-6-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20231109T160308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T164611Z UID:10000559-1700074800-1700082000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Launch | DEW Lab Climate Stories Project DESCRIPTION:Have you noticed any environmental changes in your backyard\, neighborhood\, community or country? The Development\, Environment\, & Wellness Lab at Teachers College would like to hear your story about how climate events have affected you and those around you. \n\n\n\nJoin DEW Lab on Wednesday\, November 17 at 7 p.m.\, join for the launch of the Climate Stories Project. Karenna Gore\, founder and executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics and visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary\, will deliver remarks. \n\n\n\nThe launch will take place in 150 Horace Mann Hall. Refreshments will be served. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/launch-dewlab-climate-stories-project/ LOCATION:Horace Mann Hall\, 525 West 120th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts,Climate & Health,Educational,Educational Initiatives ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dewlab1-circle.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230515T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20230313T180736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T003831Z UID:10000526-1684170000-1684170000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Applications Due | Resilience and Resolve: A Climate Justice Training for New York City Faith Communities DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 9\, 2023\, the Center for Earth Ethics will host a one-day training at Union Theological Seminary to support faith leaders engaging with their communities in the context of the climate crisis. \n\n\n\nConfirmed speakers on the program include Rev. Dr. Timothy Adkins-Jones\, Roberto Múkaro Borrero\, Dr. Christian Braneon\, Amy Chester\, Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas\, Al Gore\, Dr. Wendy Greenspun\, Kizzy Charles-Guzmán\, Dr. Ife Kilimanjaro\, Rev. Gil Monrose\, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn\, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. \n\n\n\nThe training will address three key areas: practical action\, spiritual support and ethical communication.  \n\n\n\n\nPractical action sessions will focus on disaster preparedness and resilience efforts. \n\n\n\nSpiritual support sessions will focus on those aspects of leadership that some faith traditions categorize as “pastoral care\,” with attention to the ways in which many people process this crisis through the lens of their faith traditions. \n\n\n\nEthical communication sessions will engage the prophetic – or truth-telling – aspects of faith traditions\, including the exploration of sacred texts and teachings\, storytelling and application of moral reasoning.\n\n\n\n\nThe training will provide opportunities for people to share and learn about practical plans and resources\, build networks of care and support\, hone insights\, generate ideas\, and organize our communities for action. \n\n\n\nThe deadline to apply has been extended to Monday\, May 15\, 2023 URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/applications-due-resilience-and-resolve-a-climate-justice-training-for-new-york-city-faith-communities/ CATEGORIES:Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Educational,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Theology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC2322-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220517T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220517T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185515Z UID:10000495-1652806800-1652814000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Black Interfaith in the Time of Climate Crisis - Tue\, May 17 DESCRIPTION:Black Interfaith in the Time of Climate Crisis\nTuesday\, May 17 | 5 p.m.\nOprah Winfrey Theater\, National Museum of African American History and Culture\, Washington\, D.C.\, & Online \nInterfaith America’s Black Interfaith Project is proud to partner with the Center for Earth Ethics for Black Interfaith in the Time of Climate Crisis. Former Vice President Al Gore and Black Interfaith Fellow Ibrahim Abdul-Matin will keynote this special event that will feature a diverse group of speakers. \nJoin us in Washington\, D.C.\, as we explore the unique challenges climate change poses to Black communities. The panel discussion will illustrate ways in which Black communities of faith have come together to address these challenges and build a more sustainable future. \nPanelists for the event include: \n\nPamela Ayo Yetunde\, Professor\, Chaplain\, Pastoral Counselor\, and Co-Editor of “Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race\, Resilience\, Transformation and Freedom”\nWilliam Barber III\, Director\, Climate and Environmental Justice\, The Climate Reality Project; Fellow\, Center for Earth Ethics\nCrystal Cavalier\, Co-Founder\, Seven Directions of Service\nKarenna Gore\, Founder and Executive Director\, Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary\n\nRSVP TO ORLY@IFYC.ORG TO ATTEND IN PERSON  \nREGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE  \nQuestions? Please contact Orly Zinkow at orly@ifyc.org. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/black-interfaith-in-the-time-of-climate-crisis-tue-may-17/ CATEGORIES:Educational,Theology END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220426T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220426T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185515Z UID:10000493-1650970800-1650974400@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Values\, Culture and Spirituality: A Consultation on Air DESCRIPTION:A Consultation on Air: St. James Parish\nTuesday\, April 26\, 2022\n8 a.m. San Francisco | 11 a.m. New York | 5 p.m. Paris \nREGISTER TODAY!\nOn Tuesday\, April 26\, 2022\, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time\, the Center for Earth Ethics for “A Consultation on Air: St James Parrish.” You’ll hear from four incredible women working in and around St. James Parish who utilize their traditions\, culture and values to stop plastic pollution at its source\, push restoration work\, and create legal frameworks to deal with plastic pollution through its entire lifecycle. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/values-culture-and-spirituality-a-consultation-on-air/ CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-ECOSYSTEM-AIRCopy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Faith-Food-D-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220422T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220422T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185512Z UID:10000488-1650643200-1650654000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Earth Day 2022: Life Force DESCRIPTION:Earth Day 2022: Life Force\nLive-streamed from James Chapel\, Union Theological Seminary\nFriday | 2.22.22 | 4 – 7 p.m. \nLet’s spend an afternoon tending to the best of the human spirit\, which is inseparable from the life force that animates our planet. \nEarth Day 2022 is an opportunity for tapping into the life force that flows through each of us. a counterpoint to the overload of information and analysis that can leave us depleted and exhausted—and a boost to get us to the other side. Join us as we gather with artists\, poets\, thought leaders and climate scientists who are reimagining and recasting how we experience this time. \nScheduled participants at Earth Day 2022\, which will be livestreamed from James Chapel at Union Theological Seminary in New York\, include the following: \nBill McKibben | Gavin Schmidt | Jacqui Patterson | Jody Sperling | Karenna Gore | Kate Marvel | Rev. Lenox Yearwood | Lyla June | Mike Massimino | Miranda Massie | Mitchell Joachim | Pádraig Ó Tuama | Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky | Rev. Dr. Serene Jones | The New York City Labor Chorus \nREGISTER TODAY URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/earth-day/ LOCATION:Screenshot 2019-02-18 at 1.48.32 PM – Edited CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220223T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220223T130000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T191132Z UID:10000487-1645617600-1645621200@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Karenna Gore: "Widening the Circle" DESCRIPTION:“Widening the Circle”\nWednesday\, February 23\, 2022\n12 p.m. New Haven & New York\n_____________________ \nOn Wednesday\, February 23\, 2022\, at noon Eastern Time\, Executive Director Karenna Gore will address Yale students and guests as a session in the School of the Environment BIOMES speaker series. The title of Ms. Gore’s address\, “Widening the Circle\,” will examine the root causes of today’s compound ecological crisis. \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, co-founder and co-director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale\, will introduce Ms. Gore. The talk will be broadcast live to members of the Yale community in Burke Auditorium and online to guests. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/karenna-gore-widening-the-circle/ CATEGORIES:Educational END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211105T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211105T133000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185510Z UID:10000473-1636113600-1636119000@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Postcolonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship DESCRIPTION:How can we understand the Bible and other faith teachings in the context of today’s ecological crisis? How can we restore traditional practices that once directed a mutual relationship among God\, humans and nature? \n \nThese are among the questions raised by Aliou Niang\, associate professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary\, in “A Poetics of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: God\, Human-Nature Relationship\, and Negritude” (2019). Niang will discuss these and other issues raised in his book in a webinar on Friday\, November 5\, at noon Eastern Time. \n  \n \n  \nAt the discussion\, Columbia University Professor of French and of Philosophy Souleymane Diagne\, who also directs the Institute of African Studies at Columbia\, will offer a response to Niang’s presentation. \n  \n  \n \n  \nRev. Petra Thombs\, executive director of the Ramapough Lenape Nation Community Center in Mahwah\, N.J.\, will provide a reflection. \n  \n  \n“Postcolonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship” is co-sponsored by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and the Institute for African Studies at Columbia University. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/postcolonial-poetics-aliou-niang-on-the-human-nature-relationship/ CATEGORIES:Educational,Theology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200228T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200229T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185500Z UID:10000391-1582894800-1582995600@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:RIGHTS OF NATURE Class with CEE DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, Feb 28\, 1-6 pm; Saturday\, Feb 29\, 9-5 pm\nInstructor: Karenna Gore\, Mindahi Bastida\, CEE Team & guests\n*This course is open to Union Theological Seminary students\, faculty & staff as well as members of the local community interested in learning more about the Rights of Nature movement. \nWe are living in a time of both unprecedented ecological destruction and increasing consciousness of the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Many efforts to protect air\, land\, water\, biodiversity and whole ecosystems are blocked by the legal reality that nature is treated as property. This is compounded by the fact that corporations have unprecedented power\, including the designation of legal “personhood.” This class will examine the Rights of Nature\, with special attention to Indigenous wisdom and leadership\, religious belief systems\, church history\, and the practical realities of the legal system. We will hear from guest speakers and examine case studies in New Zealand\, Ecuador\, India and the United States. \nFree for Union Theological Seminary Students\, Register Here : \nhttps://utsnyc.edu/academics/registrar/course-registration-grades/register-su-190-intensive-courses/ \nAll Others\, Course Fee: $50\, Registration: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/rights-of-natureAbout the Instructors\n \nKarenna Gore is the director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMindahi Bastida is the director of the Original Caretakers program at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/rights-of-nature-life-long-learning-course/ CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1441-Edited-e1580337719406.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200227T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200227T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230212T150546Z UID:10000396-1582828200-1582833600@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Water Activism: Detroit\, Flint & the Great Lakes - A Columbia 'Year of Water' Event DESCRIPTION:Environmental lawyer Jim Olson\, Founder and President of the Traverse City-based FLOW (For Love of Water)\, argued and won the case Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v Nestlé Waters North America Inc. This case curbed the mining and pumping of local spring waters for bottled-water usage. He is joined in conversation with medical anthropologist Nadia Gaber\, a member of We The People of Detroit Community Research Collective\, and an advocate for access to clean water as a human right. Moderated by Catherine Fennell\, Department of Anthropology.\n\n\n\n\nCo-presented by Columbia School of Social Work; Department of Anthropology; Mailman School of Public Health; Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; and the School of the Arts. \nCheck-in will begin one hour prior to start time. Seating is limited and first come\, first served. Advance registration does not guarantee seating; early arrival is suggested. \nKatharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room \nLenfest Center for the Arts\n615 W 129th St New York\, NY 10027\n\n\nLenfest Arts Event Link / RSVP URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/water-activism-detroit-flint-the-great-lakes-a-columbia-year-of-water-event/ CATEGORIES:Educational,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Can-the-Great-Lakes-Become-Fishable-Drinkable-and-Swimmable-Again_-_-NRDC.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185456Z UID:10000357-1551916800-1552262399@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Indigenous Wisdom Healing Mother Earth - Cauca\, Colombia DESCRIPTION:CEE’s Original Caretakers Program Director\, Mindahi Bastida\, will travel to Colombia to participate in this sharing between indigenous thought leaders and tradition keepers of Central and South America.  \nTHE GATHERING\nThe process of unification of spiritual leaders around the world is taking place. In order to take the next step among the Latin American peoples\, we propose a four days private gathering\, to bring together native intellectuals and Spiritual Elders from Colombia\, Mexico\, Peru\, Ecuador\, Brazil\, Bolivia\, Chile\, Costa Rica and Guatemala. \nThis unique meeting aims to reveal insights about the state and future of Mother Earth\, and to share knowledge\, ideas and actions through the unification process. \nThe Gathering of Indigenous Spiritual Elders of South America and the Abya Yala\, will be an expression of dialogue and reciprocity to heal Mother Earth for present and for future generations. It promises meaningful discussions\, as well as the development of pragmatic action plans. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Earth Ethics\, ICCS – International Center for Cultural Studies\, and The Fountain. \nAGENDA \nTHURSDAY \, MARCH 7TH\n– Opening ceremony\n– Welcoming words and introduction of participants\n– Dance and ceremony \nFRIDAY\, MARCH 8TH\n– Exchange of experiences of spiritual Elders of Colombia\n– Exchange of experiences of spiritual Elders of invited countries\n– Fire harmonization ceremony \nSATURDAY\, MARCH 9TH\n– Presentation of the 4 pillars of Mother Earth\n– Discussion “Towards the creation of the Global Council of Spiritual Leaders of Mother Earth”\n– Closing ceremony \nSUNDAY\, MARCH 10TH\n– Departure during morning time \nVisit ICCS website here for more information on The Gathering and other participating guests. \nFlyer Gathering March 2019 – COL \n  URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/indigenous-wisdom-healing-mother-earth/ CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/b54be906-2a16-494b-8b58-4f5cde760e51-Edited-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181202T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181202T163000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185453Z UID:10000345-1543762800-1543768200@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Winona LaDuke and Naomi Klein - A Conversation on Land Rights - CEE's Karenna Gore joins DESCRIPTION:As climate change is beginning to alter the planet before our eyes\, two internationally recognized activists come together at the Rubin to discuss the economics associated with climate change\, the role of First Nations in the climate movement\, and the connections between violence against women and violence against the land. \nNaomi Klein\, the award-winning journalist\, author\, and Rutgers Gloria Steinem Chair of Media\, Culture\, and Feminist Studies\, joins in conversation with rural development economist and Indigenous land rights activist Winona LaDuke. Drawing from their experience on the frontlines of the struggle for a more just and sustainable world\, they delve into a host of related questions: \n– What is the best model of economic development?\n– What can we learn from First Nations about how to measure wealth\, poverty\, and equity?\n– What should the role of government be in confronting the causes of climate change?\n– What are the implications of the global frameworks proposed for decarbonization and forest protection?\n– What are the common themes and insights in the stories that women are voicing from the frontlines? \n_________ \nTickets: $45.00\nTickets w/ Preferred Seating and one copy each of Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough and Winona LaDuke’s All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life: $73 \nFor more information: http://rma.cm/2rb\nTo sign up for Rubin e-news: http://rma.cm/6j\nTo get member discounts\, join here: http://rma.cm/gi URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/winona-laduke-and-naomi-klein-a-conversation-on-land-rights-cees-karenna-gore-joins/ CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/44613799_10155701173926975_5632751365622071296_o-e1543581598840.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180603 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T022301Z UID:10000300-1527724800-1527983999@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:On Water and Faith: Ministry in the Time of Climate Change DESCRIPTION:On Water and Faith: Ministry in the Time of Climate Change May 31 – June 2\, 2018 Union Theological Seminary – New York To train\, support\, and empower faith leaders\, the Center for Earth Ethics is once again partnering with the Climate Reality Project to train 30-50 faith leaders from around the country to better address the ecological crisis in their own communities. Ministry in the Time of Climate Change requires an open-hearted approach that embodies the diversity of our country and plurality of ideas we’ll need to mitigate the worst effects of the ecological crisis.              \nOn Faith And Water: Ministry in the time of Climate Change May 31- June 2\, 2018 Union Theological Seminary Thursday May 31\, 2018 9:00 AM  Registration and Check-In 9:45 AM  Hastings/121st Street entrance 9:45 AM       \nOpening Ceremony 10:15 AM    Location: Quad or James Chapel Organizer: CEE Team 10:30 AM \nPlenary: Where We Are\, Where We Need to Go 11:45 AM From increased storm severity to crippling droughts\, it is clear the climate is changing\, affecting water systems that all life depends on. In the midst of this change\, fossil fuel interests continue to draw and poison groundwater while fracking\, putting more heat-trapping pollution in the air. There are also efforts to privatize and commoditize water\, even selling it back to the very drought-ridden communities from where it is pumped. What insights and practical solutions do faith communities have to offer to address this? These are the questions that will frame the whole conference. \n\nModerator: Karenna Gore – Center for Earth Ethics\nTiokasin Ghosthorse – First Voices Indigenous Radio\nKartik Chandran – Columbia University\nMariama White-Hammond – Bethel AME Church Boston\n\n 12:00 PM   Lunch – Social Hall 1:45 PM  \nOptional River Walk 1:30 PM    \nOn Faith and Water: Learning from Our Traditions 4:00 PM  During this session we will split into four groups and rotate between four different speakers on topics designed to deepen our understanding of faith and water. Each session will last 25 minutes. \n\n\n\nStewart Room\nWater in Jewish Texts and Teachings [Rabbi Burt Visotzky\, Jewish Theological Seminary]\n\n\nRoom 205\nWater in Christian Liturgy and Rituals [Rev. Thia Reggio\, Astoria First Presbyterian Church]\n\n\nRoom205a\nWater in Indigenous Perspectives\, Rituals\, and Traditions [Dr. Mindahi Bastida\, Center for Earth Ethics\, Tiokasin Ghosthorse\, First Voices Indigenous Radio]\n\n\nRoom 207\nWater in Islamic Texts and Teachings [Colin Christopher\, Islamic Society of North America]\n\n\n\nWater\, Environmental Justice\, and Climate Change 5:30 PM        Location: Room 207In the wake of devastating storms and in the midst of extreme heat waves\, low income and marginalized communities are routinely left without access to water.  Many communities also struggle with health problems resulting from inadequate water and sanitation systems\, all of which is exacerbated by climate change. This panel will take a clear look at these issues and explore solutions. \n\nModerator: Dr. Geraldine Patrick – Center for Earth Ethics\nBishop Carroll Baltimore – International Community Baptist Churches\nWes Gillingham – Catskill Mountainkeeper\nRaina Thiele – Thiele Strategies\n\nDinner 6:30 PM        Social Hall  \nPublic Lecture 8:30 PM        Speakers: \n\nVice President Al Gore – Climate Reality Project\nCatherine Flowers – Center for Earth Ethics/ACRE/EJI\n\nFriday\, June 1\, 2018 \nBreakfast (optional) Social Hall 9:00 AM      Morning Meditation 9:45 AM       Location: James Chapel Leader: Rev. Ken Kitatani\, Forum 21 Climate and Water Presentation 12:15 PM      Location: 207  \nLunch   12:30 pm  Social Hall  \nWorkshops Session 1 – Faith in Praxis 3:15 PM        Location: Stewart Room\, 205\, 205a\, 207 Training to help faith communities respond to the ecological crisis. Two sessions of 45 minutes each to allow participants to attend at least two sessions. \n\n\n\nStewart Room\nIntegrating Climate into Your Sermons [Facilitated by Rev. Ana Levy-Lyons\, First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn]\n\n\nRoom 205\nWater in the New Testament [Facilitated by Dr\, Aliou Niang\, Union Theological Seminary\n\n\nRoom 205a\nWatershed Discipleship [Facilitated by Dr. Tim VanMeter\, Middle\n\n\nRoom 207\nAdvocacy and Nonviolence: Confronting Climate Change [Rev. Mariama White-Hammond- Bethel AME Church]\n\n\n\nWorkshops Session 2 –Engaging Beyond Our Faith Communities 3:30-5:30 PM    Locations: Stewart Room\, 205\, 205a\, 207 Training to help reach out to communities being impacted by the ecological crisis. Two sessions of 45 minutes each to allow participants to attend at least two sessions \n\n\n\nStewart Room\nReaching Out to Those in Need [Facilitated by Catherine Flowers\, Center for Earth Ethics]\n\n\nRoom 205\nDisaster Relief [Facilitated by Alyssa Young and Marcus Coleman\, FEMA]\n\n\nRoom 205a\nCrafting Climate Stories [Facilitated by Jill Leaness\, The Climate Reality Project]\n\n\nRoom 207\nLaudato Si and Civic Engagement – Lessons from the Papal Encyclical [Facilitated by Fr. John Rausch and Sr. Robbie Pentecost]\n\n\n\nCasual Dinner  5:30 PM Social Hall  Saturday\, June 2\, 2018  Breakfast (optional) 8:00 AM  – 9:00 AM   Social Hall Morning Meditation 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM   James Chapel Leader: Josephine Mandamin\, Ojibwe Elder \nPlanning for the Future We Need: Brainstorming Session 10:00 AM  – 11:30 AM  Location: James Chapel At the end of the training we want to reflect on what we learned and plan for what we can do. We will break into groups to strategize and share ideas that will help transform our communities. The Climate Reality Project will facilitate the session.  \nClosing Ceremony 11:45 AM   – 1:00 PM        Social Hall or Quad   \nQuestions:     Please contact: Genie Cooper. \n  URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/save-date-2018-annual-ministers-training/ LOCATION:Venus over Otter Lake\, from Goddard Bay CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-Ministers-Training.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180204 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185445Z UID:10000297-1517529600-1517702399@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Announcing Beyond GDP Course for Union Students and Life Long Learners DESCRIPTION:Take Class with Us in 2018! \nBeyond GDP: Lessons from Indigenous Cultures and Faith Traditions\, SU 190 – KA1\nPresented by The Center for Earth Ethics & Karenna Gore\nFriday\, February 2\, 1:00 – 6:00 pm\nSaturday\, February 3\, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nThis class will focus on the flaws of current economic measurements such as Gross Domestic Product and the ways in which Indigenous cultures — along with voices from faith communities— are contributing to alternative ways of measuring the success and well-being of a society. Topics to be covered include the UN Sustainable Development Agenda\, the impact of colonization on the bio-cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples\, the conflict at Standing Rock\, the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home\, and the role of religion in development policy. \nRegistration for Union Students\nhttps://utsnyc.edu/academics/registrar/course-registration-grades/register-su-190-intensive-courses/ \nRegistration for Life Long Learners: $20\nhttps://utsnyc.edu/event/beyond-gdp-lessons-indigenous-cultures-faith-traditions/ URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/announcing-beyond-gdp-course-union-students-life-long-learners/ LOCATION:Venus over Otter Lake\, from Goddard Bay CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/17211929_1221067201342285_1331963152166085315_o-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171014T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171014T123000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185445Z UID:10000287-1507971600-1507984200@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Medicinal Plant Walks w/ Poppy Jones DESCRIPTION:Join us for a walk in Inwood park to connect with and learn from some of our plant relations. Poppy Jones of the Center for Earth Ethics will lead us in meeting and respectfully harvesting plants for creating medicine to honor and nourish our bodies and the earth. \nFriday 10/13 – 9:00 am-12:30pm Saturday 10/14 – 9:00 am -12:30 pm \nLeaving Union – Hastings lobby – 9:00 am to travel together by subway to Inwood Park. \nFree and open to all – Union students\, community members\, friends and family. Please rsvp to Tory at tf2406@utsnyc.edu URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/medicinal-plant-walks-poppy-jones/ LOCATION:Venus over Otter Lake\, from Goddard Bay CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27TULASI_0_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171013T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171013T123000 DTSTAMP:20260425T075254 CREATED:20221024T185445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T185445Z UID:10000286-1507885200-1507897800@centerforearthethics.org SUMMARY:Medicinal Plant Walks w/ Poppy Jones DESCRIPTION:In this time of ecological and social distress\, time in nature is critical to our understanding of how to restore harmony between human beings and our natural environment.  Medicinal plant walks and guided workshops given by the Center for Earth Ethics staff\, aim to support human beings in discovering and reviving our spiritual connection to the Earth. Please inquire if you would like to request a workshop or medicinal plant walk for your community or congregation. \n*** \n\nPast Offerings: \n\nJoin us for a walk in Inwood park to connect with and learn from some of our plant relations. Poppy Jones of the Center for Earth Ethics will lead us in meeting and respectfully harvesting plants for creating medicine to honor and nourish our bodies and the earth. \nFriday 10/13 – 9:00 am-12:30pm Saturday 10/14 – 9:00 am -12:30 pm \nLeaving Union – Hastings lobby – 9:00 am to travel together by subway to Inwood Park. \nFree and open to all – Union students\, community members\, friends and family. Please rsvp to Tory at tf2406@utsnyc.edu URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/medicinal-plant-walks-w-poppy-jones/ LOCATION:Venus over Otter Lake\, from Goddard Bay CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforearthethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dalchini-650-x-350_090215061736.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR