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The Center for Earth Ethics will participate in the Finance in Common Summit, November 11-12, 2020 hosted by the Paris Peace Forum.   Building Resilience for People and Planet   The Finance in Common Summit will stress the crucial role of Public Development Banks (PDBs) in reconciling short-term countercyclical responses with sustainable recovery measures that will […]

Union is pleased to announce the Inaugural James H. Cone Lecture. This annual lecture, in honor of Dr. Cone, the father of Black Liberation Theology, will continue forth his legacy of prophetic Black theological and religious thought that pricks the conscience of America. Join us online Wednesday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. EST, as Dr. Anthony B. Pinn of […]

ZERO SUMMIT 2020, together with WELCOME TOMORROW 2020, promises content and solutions on how to invest in a transformative and global movement. Center for Earth Ethics Director, Karenna Gore will join a roster of speakers and panelists from business services, technology, agriculture and sustainability sectors to discuss how we can best move forward together towards […]

Saturday, November 14, 2020 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm RSVP Erin Brockovich (Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It) and 2020 MacArthur Fellow Catherine Coleman Flowers (Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret) illuminate—in a conversation about sustainability and environmental justice—the failures and dangers of […]

The need for action does not stop with Election Day. Whether our nation rises to the occasion in the face of the climate crisis and environmental injustice depends significantly on how much organized pressure is brought to bear on members of congress. In congressional districts across the country, faith-rooted advocates have enormous potential to be […]

Society needs to change at a level far deeper than most people realize. Solar panels, electric cars, and carbon taxes get nowhere close to addressing the underlying causes of our complex social-environmental challenges. The interconnection of our world’s biggest problems requires a paradigm shift—a transformation of our social and economic organization that is guided by […]

Join Reckon South as they talk with 2020 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Catherine Coleman Flowers about how activism starts in your own backyard. Reckon Women reporter Abbey Crain will talk with Flowers and take your questions. Register Here! Flowers received the Genius Grant for her work in founding the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental […]

Navigating the Future, a How-To Hosted by the forward-looking initiative 2020Visions, The New City: Navigating the Future, December 3–5, will feature a wide range of noted speakers including Andrew Yang, Sir David Adjaye OBE, Matthew Ryder, and Karenna Gore. The virtual conference will explore how technical innovation and imagination can help us rethink urban spaces. Most events […]

Join us on December 8, 12:30-2 pm Eastern for the first of a series of important conversations with faith communities and the Biden-Harris Transition team. For this first roundtable, we’ll be talking about building bridges with multi-faith communities, climate change, police reform, anti-racism, poverty, immigration, and refugees. We’re excited to be joined by Josh Dickson (Biden-Harris Transition) […]

A Climate Convergence: Uniting for Victory 2021 What is the Strategy for National Climate Legislation? How Can We All Unite in Common Cause for Success?Register Today! Wed. Dec 9 & Thurs. Dec.10, 2020 Six Sessions.  Noon-2.  3-5.  6-8 pm. ET Closing Climate Cabaret.  Thurs @ 8 pm ET Featuring Over 25 Organizations! 1. Sascha von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigation Agency  […]

The Institute for Studies in Eastern Christianity (ISEC) of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (formerly the Sophia Institute of Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Studies) is happy to announce the upcoming fall 2020 conference on the theme of Evil and Spiritual Combat in a Time of Pandemic The global pandemic has destroyed […]

Join the network organizing A Climate Bill Package and seeking co-sponsors in all 435 House Districts. Goal: Pass Major Climate Legislation in 2021. JOIN AAD & POLICY SECTOR TEAMS: Adopt-A-District.  Join Policy Sector Team. Meetings WEDNESDAY (every 2 weeks). Next General Meeting  Wed. 12/16.  Noon-1:30 ET. Focus:  Adopt-A-District & follow up from the Climate Convergence Symposium, Dec 9 […]