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Medicinal Plant Walks w/ Poppy Jones
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayIn 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 […]
Medicinal Plant Walks w/ Poppy Jones
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayJoin 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. Friday 10/13 - 9:00 am-12:30pm Saturday 10/14 […]
Announcing Beyond GDP Course for Union Students and Life Long Learners
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayTake Class with Us in 2018! Beyond GDP: Lessons from Indigenous Cultures and Faith Traditions, SU 190 - KA1 Presented by The Center for Earth Ethics & Karenna Gore Friday, February 2, 1:00 – 6:00 pm Saturday, February 3, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm This class will focus on the flaws of current economic measurements […]
On Water and Faith: Ministry in the Time of Climate Change
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayOn 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 […]
Winona LaDuke and Naomi Klein – A Conversation on Land Rights – CEE’s Karenna Gore joins
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. Naomi Klein, the award-winning journalist, […]
Indigenous Wisdom Healing Mother Earth – Cauca, Colombia
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. THE GATHERING The process of unification of spiritual leaders around the world is taking place. In order to take the next step among the Latin American peoples, […]
Water Activism: Detroit, Flint & the Great Lakes – A Columbia ‘Year of Water’ Event
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 […]
RIGHTS OF NATURE Class with CEE
Date: Friday, Feb 28, 1-6 pm; Saturday, Feb 29, 9-5 pm Instructor: Karenna Gore, Mindahi Bastida, CEE Team & guests *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. We are living in a […]
Postcolonial Poetics: Aliou Niang on the Human-Nature Relationship
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? These are among the questions raised by Aliou Niang, associate professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary, in “A Poetics […]