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Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement
Conference | Climate Constitutionalism
Pace University Campus One Pace Plaza, New York, New York, United StatesThe impacts of climate change will increasingly strain our democratic processes and institutions even as we rely on those processes and institutions to produce the rapid changes necessary for transformational mitigation and just adaptation. Federal and state constitutions must meet this moment if we are to emerge with a healthy climate and a functioning democracy. […]
Course | Ecological Restoration & Environmental Justice: Earth Repair
Course Description: Communities around the world work on ecological restoration projects to restore health and balance to damaged ecosystems. With physical and biological aspects, ecological restoration is also spiritual and cultural work, addressing the wounds inflicted on people as well as land. Students learn from restoration projects that rely on complex “ways of knowing,” where […]
Webinar | “Sacrifice Zones” Fight Back: Restoration and Community Protections from Plastic Pollution
For decades, Formosa Plastics illegally dumped toxic waste into Texas’ Gulf Coast, devastating the local environment and economy. Diane Wilson's 2019 lawsuit led to a $50 million settlement, enforcing "zero-discharge" and funding restoration. Ecosystem restoration is crucial in battling biodiversity loss and climate change but it is increasingly exploited by industries. Genuine restoration can rebuild […]
Training | Climate Reality Leadership New York Training
Jacob Javits Convention Center 429 11th Avenue, New York, New York, United StatesThe Center for Earth Ethics is excited to be a partner with the Climate Reality Project for the 2024 Climate Reality Leadership training in New York City on April 12-14. The training, which is free to attend, is a wonderful to opportunity train with former US Vice President Al Gore and join a community of […]
Forum on Religion, Ethics and Law in a Time of Planetary Crisis and Political Decline
Binkley Memorial Baptist Church 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States +1 moreBinkley Memorial Baptist Church invites you to engage in conversation with Karenna Gore and Herman Greene on religion, ethics and law in at time of political crisis and political decline. The conversation will include: Karenna Gore, Executive Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Herman Greene President […]
Freedom to Be: Indigenous Perspectives on How Development Models Affect Their Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
On Wednesday April 24th at 9 a.m. EDT, join the Center for Earth Ethics for "Freedom to Be: Indigenous Perspectives on How the Mainstream Development Model Affects Their Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief," a conversation about the intersection of Indigenous issues, the concept of freedom of religion or belief, the development paradigm and […]
Conference | St. Catherine of Siena Environmental Summit 2024
The Center at Mariandale 299 North Highland Avenue, Ossining, New York, United StatesOn Sunday, April 27, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., join the Dominican Sisters of Hope at the Center at Mariandale in Ossining, New York as they invoke the fiery spirit and towering wisdom of St. Catherine of Siena, summoning college and university students and other leaders to an environmental summit of education and […]
No Faith in Fossil Fuels
Citi Plaza 388 Greenwich St, New York, New York, United StatesJoin our friends at GreenFaith, Dayenu, Earth Quaker Action Team, Third Act Faith and XR Mindful Rebels on August 1st at 4pm for “No Faith in Fossil Fuels”—a fun and inspiring day of food, song, art and meaningful spiritual practice in Citi Plaza. This is an opportunity for faith leaders, clergy and lay, to raise […]
Voting: A Matter of Faith—Preaching on the Importance of Voting
To face the ecological crisis, we must work to promote healthy self-governance. Voting represents a refusal to cede power to the corporate lobbies that drive greed and environmental destruction. Please join Interfaith Power & Light for their upcoming webinar “Voting: A Matter of Faith—Preaching on the Importance of Voting.” This free event aims to equip […]
Global South Summit
Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway, New York, New York, United StatesJoin in room 207 at Union Theological Seminary for the Global South Summit, hosted by New Alpha Community Development Corporation and Kingdom Living Temple. The event will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities that countries in the Global South face in the fight against climate change, and will amplify voices from these regions and foster collaborative solutions.
Climate Justice Lives Here Festival
Pier 4 Brooklyn Army Terminal 80 58th Street, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesThe 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 […]
COURSE | “Urban Ecologies, Environmental Justice and Basic Life Needs”
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. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will examine environmental justice through the lens of air, water, food, […]