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Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement
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 […]
Reframing Environmental Jurisprudence towards Interconnection
Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street, New York, New York, United StatesJerome Greene Hall, Room 104, Columbia Law School435 West 116th Street, New York Join us to learn about the future of environmental jurisprudence in light of climate change and biodiversity loss. Topics will include the rights of nature, rights of future generations, and other Earth-centered paradigms. Panelists include Paulette Jordan, Save the American Salmon, Janet Maccillivray, Seeding Sovereignty, Karenna […]
Climate Change, Disasters & the Vulnerable Communities We Serve
Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesKeynote Presentations:Climate Justice: Why Faith Communities MatterThe Deep Links between Climate Injustice and Racial InjusticeWhy Climate Change Calls for a Disaster Services Remodel Interactive Panel Discussions:Climate Disaster Inequities: NYC Faith Leaders Share Lessons LearnedStrengthening Climate Resilience in NYC: Leveraging Local Resources Speakers include: Kizzy Charles-Guzman - Executive Director, NYC Mayor's Office for Climate & Environmental […]
The Sacred Earth Versus Profane Militarism
It's Kairos time! Join Karenna Gore, founder and executive director of the Center For Earth Ethics, in an online conversation with Rev. Holly Haile Thompson, Padoquohan Medicine Lodge and the Shinnecock Nation. Moderated by Jarvis Benson of the Kairos Center.
Water is Life: Angel of the Waters Ceremony
Bethesda Terrace 72 Terrace Dr,, New York, New York, United StatesWater and Heritage: Connecting Past, Present and FutureAn Official Side Event to the UN 2023 Water Conference On the afternoon of March 21, 2023, the eve of World Water Day and the opening of the Mid-Term Review of the United Nations Decade of Action, the Central Park Conservancy will host a ceremony at the Angel […]
Online Course | Crossroads and Confluence: Gender and Race in the Movements of Ecological and Economic Justice
Crossroads and Confluence: An Examination of Gender and Race in the Movements of Ecological and Economic Justice In this online course offered from Union Theological Seminary, Kelly Brown Douglas, Karenna Gore and Liz Theoharis critically explore the biblical and theological traditions that have helped to cause economic and ecological injustice as well as biblical, theological […]
Applications Due | Resilience and Resolve: A Climate Justice Training for New York City Faith Communities
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. Confirmed speakers on the program include Rev. Dr. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Dr. Christian Braneon, Amy Chester, Rev. Dr. Kelly […]
Action | Climate, Jobs, and Justice Day of Action
Join one of eight mobilizations taking place across New York State for climate, jobs, and justice. Almost four years after the passage of New York’s landmark Climate Law, we’re fighting to implement it. This year, we won big in the New York State budget, but there’s still work to do. Join NY Renews, a coalition […]
Action | Biden, #StopMVP Now!
President Biden faced fierce opposition when he approved the Willow oil drilling project. If he does it again with the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the response will be even greater. Join People vs. Fossil Fuels in front of the White House to demand Biden stop the MVP.