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Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights
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 […]
Virtual Event | Freedom to Be: The role of Indigenous spiritualities in averting climate catastrophe and safeguarding planetary health
This virtual panel will explore how this Indigenous spiritualities intersect with the climate crisis. Panelists will explore at how global Indigenous communities are affected by the same extractionist industries and land removal policies that drive climate change. They will investigate how Indigenous spiritualities' intrinsic connection to the environment and Earth can support an ecologically focused […]
2023 Waterfall Unity Festival
Waterfall Unity Alliance 1160 Bear Ladder Road, West Fulton, New York, United StatesThe Waterfall Unity Alliance invites you to join them at the 2023 Waterfall Unity Festival, a benefit concert and celebration. From July 28th-30th, the Alliance will be celebrating, honoring and giving gratitude for the growth of our vision. Join us as we honor the Kanien’kehá:ka rematriation and return to ancestral homelands. CEE will host a […]
Discussion | Hearing Nature’s Voice: Perspectives from Law, Ethics, Business and Science
James Chapel 90 Claremont Avenue, New York, New York, United StatesHow can the world transition from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism? Join us on Monday, September 18 at 6 p.m. for “Hearing Nature’s Voice,” a discussion of why humans must shift away from their extractive and destructive dispositions towards nature. Using modalities such as rights of nature, rights of future generations, earth ethics and nature-based governance, the […]
Online | An Urgent Call to Protect the Amazon: A Livestream Premiere Ahead of COP28
At the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR), The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative brought Indigenous leaders from the Amazon across the world to share an urgent plea to protect the Amazon Rainforest. This assembly featured keynotes from some of the most prominent Indigenous leaders of the Amazon sharing the urgent call to protect the forest […]
Online | Freedom to Be: Perspectives on the 2022 UN Report on Indigenous Peoples and the Concept of Freedom of Religion or Belief
RSVP On 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 […]
Conference | The Religious Origins of White Supremacy: Doctrine of Christian Discovery
Syracuse University 900 S Crouse Ave, Syracuse, New York, United StatesIn the 1823 US Supreme Court decision, Johnson v M’Intosh, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote,”…discovery gave title to government… 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 […]
Brigid’s Day | Global Pause for Peace
Solas Bhride Centre for Spirituality and the Brigidine Sisters in Kildare, Ireland home to Brigid's perpetual flame, call people from around the world to join in a global Pause for Peace on St. Brigid’s Feast Day, Thursday, February 1, 2024. The Pause for Peace movement invites people for one minute of silence and reflection at […]
Book Launch | “Gu’ahia Taíno: We Speak Taíno”
Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway, New York, New York, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Online | Rights of Nature – From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism
In this webinar organized by Riverkeeper, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore, a Riverkeeper board member, will be joined by Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights and Riverkeeper Advisory Board Member Steven “Owl” Smith of the Ramapo Munsee Nation to discuss the movement for the “Rights of Nature.” This movement is focused […]
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 […]
World Peace and Prayer Day
Established in 1996, World Peace and Prayer Day was initiated by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, a spiritual leader and keeper of the Sacred Pipe of the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Sioux Nation. The gathering first brought together Indigenous Peoples of North and South America, but spread to the rest of the world. On June 21st—the summer solstice—everyone, regardless […]