Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report
2022-10-26 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | James Chapel, 90 Claremont Avenue, New York, New York, 10027, United States
On Wednesday, October 26, the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary will host “Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report.” This high-level forum will discuss the report about Indigenous peoples that the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief will present to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York earlier that week.

This forum will feature a keynote address from Professor Ahmed Shaheed, the former special rapporteur who supervised the report’s drafting. The current special rapporteur, Nazila Ghanea, will participate as well. The forum also will feature respondents from North American Indigenous communities, who will reflect on the report, offer insights, and discuss how protecting Indigenous rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief, relates to global environmental issues. Link to Speaker Information

The forum, which is free and open to the public, will take place in James Memorial Chapel, Union Theological Seminary, 90 Claremont Avenue, New York from 5 – 7 p.m.

Bhumi Global Virtual Summit
2022-10-27 08:00 - 2022-10-28 17:00
Bhumi Global, the world’s foremost Hindu environmental organization, will host its first international summit on October 27-28, 2022.

The summit, which will be conducted virtually, will explore solutions to the environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity and pollution.

The summit will bring together voices from the worlds of faith, business, activism, and the United Nations to discuss solutions for a healthier planet. It also will serve as an opportunity to discuss tangible actions and best practices ahead of key UN meetings: the climate change COP27 in Cairo, Egypt, and the biodiversity COP15 in Montreal, Canada.

COP27 - Global Landscapes Forum: The Stories We Live By
2022-11-11 04:00 - 05:00
The Stories We Live By: The Importance of Ecosystem Restoration through the Lens of Values, Culture and Spirituality

As the world increasingly understands the consequences of the triple planetary crisis, humanity has an opportunity to reorient ourselves toward the earth and natural systems. Many grassroots efforts have realized how values-based approaches that integrate culture, Indigenous knowledge, and lessons from spiritual traditions can help motivate and sustain meaningful shifts in behavior and attitudes. Within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration context, this session will explore how diverse stakeholders can engage with these themes to heal and restore the living Earth.

CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore will deliver remarks. CEE Director of Sustainability and Global Affairs Andrew Schwartz will moderate this session, part of the Global Landscapes Forum, an official side event to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

The Spiritual and Generational Urgency for a Climate Neutral and Nature Positive Planet
2022-11-11 08:00 - 09:30
Join CEE Director of Sustainability and Global Affairs, Andrew Schwartz and CEE Senior Advisor, Gopal Patel for “The Spiritual and Generational Urgency for a Climate Neutral and Nature Positive Planet”Location: Climate and Education Hub, COP27Date and time: 11th November, 15.00 EETThis event will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/c/EarthDayNetwork

Speakers: Alphonce Muia, Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa Alexandra Masako Goossens-Ishii, Soka Gakkai International Andrew Schwartz, Center for Earth Ethics Srishti Singh, India Youth Climate Network Gavin Edwards, New Deal for Nature, WWF International Gopal Patel, Bhumi Global (Moderator)

Rethinking Thanksgiving: From Land Acknowledgement to LANDBACK
2022-11-20 16:00 - 17:30
Indigenous solidarity is an essential part of the struggle for racial and environmental justice. It is critical that we deepen our commitment to Indigenous Sovereignty in ourselves and in our movements, take collective action towards land rematriation and support efforts to ensure a just and sustainable existence for all of our future generations.

Join Tonatierra, NDN Collective, American Indian Law Alliance, Sogorea Te Land Trust and the Indigenous Solidarity Network for “Rethinking Thanksgiving: From Land Acknowledgement to LANDBACK” on Sunday, November 20 at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET. This webinar is an invitation to interrogate so-called Thanksgiving, and move beyond the myths of America’s history with Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island.

From tar sands pipelines across Turtle Island to Arctic oil and gas drilling, Indigenous campaigns of resistance continue to lead the way in protecting future generations against the destruction of sacred lands and waterways.

Moving into a deeper understanding of how colonialism is embedded into our frameworks and systems builds our capacity to be better allies to Indigenous Peoples. In this webinar, we will hear from the frontlines of Indigenous efforts to resist violence and colonization fueled by the current extractive economic system and gather ways to further and deepen solidarity with Indigenous resistance including land rematriation.
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Live Captioning, ASL and Spanish interpretation will be available on the call.
Accessibility form here: bit.ly/3tAoMeu

UN Conference on Biodiversity: COP15 in Montréal
2022-12-07 08:00 - 2022-12-19 17:00
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international meeting bringing together governments from around the world. Participants will set out new goals and develop an action plan for nature over the next decade. The conference will be held in Montreal, Quebec, the seat of the UN CBD Secretariat, from December 7 – 19, 2022.

COP15 will focus on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. The Government of Canada’s priority is to ensure the COP15 is a success for nature. There is an urgent need for international partners to halt and reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity worldwide.

Values, Culture, Spirituality, and Ecosystem Restoration
2022-12-13 16:00 - 17:00
Many grassroots efforts have realized how values-based approaches that integrate culture, Indigenous knowledge, and lessons from spiritual traditions can help motivate and sustain meaningful shifts in behavior and attitudes. Hosted by Center For Earth Ethics and the United Religions Initiative, this fireside chat will reflect on the work of the Values, Culture and Spirituality consultation series, organized by CEE for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Scheduled speakers include:

Karenna Gore, Executive Director, CEE

Lauren Van Ham, Climate Action Coordinator, URI

Gopal Patel, UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Advisory Council

Oscar Soria, Avaaz

Diane Klaimi, UNEP

Moderator: Andrew Schwartz, Director of Sustainability & Global Affairs, CEE

This event builds upon a series of virtual consultations organized earlier this year by CEE that explored ecosystem restoration through the lens of values, culture, and spirituality. These dialogues focused on critical ecosystems in the United States, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Jordan.

The event will take place in the Faith Pavilion, located in Place Quebec at COP15 and be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CASvs1dr3w.

HVCAN Holiday Mixer
2022-12-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Senate Garage, 4 North Front Street, Kingston, New York, 12401
Join the neighbors and friends for the second Hudson Valley holiday climate gathering. The mixer aims to deepen our connections and learn what others are up to in the growing local climate movement. Presented by Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley and co-sponsored by the many local partners below, this free event of the Hudson Valley Climate Action Network (HVCAN) will be held on December 15th from 4 – 7 pm at the Senate Garage.Hear from climate allies, Center for Earth Ethics Executive Director Karenna Gore, Ulster County Executive-Elect Jen Metzger, Kingston Mayor Steve Noble, and other special guests!

Book Launch | "Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom" by Shaun Casey -- CANCELLED
2023-03-08 18:00 - 19:30 | McNally Amphitheater, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, New York, 10023, United States
EVENT CANCELLED. WE WILL POST NEW DATE WHEN INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE

McNally Amphitheater | Fordham University at Lincoln Center | 140 W. 62nd Street | New York, NY 10023

Shaun A. Case was the founding director of the United States Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs under Secretary of State John Kerry, and in his lively new book about his time working there he makes a compelling case for integrating the “faith factor” into the American practice of global diplomacy. The issue has never been more important, the stakes never higher.

Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom is both a memoir of life inside the Beltway and a call to think more broadly about faith’s role in world affairs and how the United States can play a more effective role for peace and justice.

After a brief presentation of his book, Casey will be joined in a discussion about these issues by two leaders with long and broad experience in world affairs:

Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador for the American Jewish World Service and former Manhattan Borough president

Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and to Egypt and current professor of Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs

Karenna Gore, executive director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, will lead the conversation and field questions from the audience for our speakers

This event is organized and co-sponsored by:

The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham

Union Theological Seminary

Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture

This event is free and open to the public.

Online Event | Water: An Indigenous Perspective
2023-03-18 00:00 - 2023-03-24 23:59
It is important for the world to consider Indigenous world views in relation to water. We invite you to listen.

‘Water: An Indigenous Perspective’ is a Fireside Chat between Havasupai, Tewa and Hopi Elder Mona Polacca and Karenna Gore from the Center for Earth Ethics. This dialogue co-sponsored by the United Confederation of Taíno People, the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Climate Heritage Network lifts the voice of Indigenous Peoples with an inter-generational legacy of knowledge to protect and care for nature’s clean water sources.

Available to Stream during NY Water Week, March 18 – 24, with a special stream on Tuesday evening, March 21 at 7 p.m. (New York time) on our website and social media platforms.

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The Center for Earth Ethics supports the UN 2023 Water Conference and the Indigenous Peoples Pre-Summit for the UN Water Conference and especially the integration of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge to discern meaningful action items for achieving the Water Action Agenda by 2028 and related 2030 goals.

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Indigenous Peoples Pre-Summit for the United Nations Water Conference
2023-03-20 09:00 - 2023-03-21 17:00 | Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, 221 East 52nd Street, New York, New York, 10022, United States
Supporting and Affirming Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Knowledge and Vital Roles as Water Protectors and Defenders

Regional updates

Water and the Climate Crisis

Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge, Practices & Methods for Water Conservation, Restoration and Health

Water and Food Sovereignty

Defending Water from Extractives, Damming, Contamination and Commercialization

Indigenous Women as Water Keepers and Knowledge Holders

Supporting Indigenous Youth Leadership

Imposed “Protected Areas” and other False Solutions

This event is co-sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council, Assembly of First Nations, United Confederation of Taino People, the Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of Northern Russia, and the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee.

Lunches both days and interpretation in Spanish, English, Russian and French will be provided.

For more information contact: Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council, communications@treatycouncil.org, (917) 334-5658.

Water is Life: Angel of the Waters Ceremony
2023-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Bethesda Terrace, 72 Terrace Dr,, New York, New York, 10021, United States
Water 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 of the Waters Fountain at Bethesda Terrace in Central Park (at 72nd Street). The ceremony will celebrate the tangible and intangible value and enduring significance of water-related cultural heritage around the world and highlight living heritage stewardship challenges of today and tomorrow. The ceremony also will recognize New York City’s more than 180-year history of managing water and water related heritage.

At the ceremony, the Angel of Waters Fountain will be marked as a heritage site for water inspiration, and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Water & Heritage will award the Water & Heritage Shield to New York City representatives to raise public awareness of the city’s water-related heritage.

Online Presentation | Water: An Indigenous Perspective
2023-03-21 19:00 - 20:00
It is important for the world to consider Indigenous world views in relation to water. We invite you to listen.

“Water: An Indigenous Perspective” is a Fireside Chat between Havasupai, Tewa and Hopi Elder Mona Polacca and Karenna Gore from the Center for Earth Ethics. This dialogue co-sponsored by the United Confederation of Taíno People, the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Climate Heritage Network lifts the voice of Indigenous Peoples with an inter-generational legacy of knowledge to protect and care for nature’s clean water sources.

Available to Stream during NY Water Week, March 18 – 24, with a special stream on Tuesday evening, March 21 at 7 p.m. (New York time) on our website and social media platforms.

Subscribe below for a link to access and a reminder to tune in.

The Center for Earth Ethics supports the UN 2023 Water Conference and the Indigenous Peoples Pre-Summit for the UN Water Conference and especially the integration of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge to discern meaningful action items for achieving the Water Action Agenda by 2028 and related 2030 goals.

Indigenous Representatives Reception and Talking Session on World Water Day
2023-03-22 16:00 - 19:00
Indigenous elders, peoples and representatives attending the UN 2023 Water Conference, the Indigenous Peoples Pre-Summit for the UN Water Conference, NY Water Week, and related events are invited to gather and share their perspectives, experiences, and desired outcomes for this week’s events to care for our World’s Waters.

Hosted by CEE Senior Fellow, Mona Polacca (Havasupai, Tewa and Hopi) and the Center for Earth Ethics

This event has limited capacity. Please complete this Registration Form: www.bit.ly/CEEWater and we will send location of the event if your registration is accepted. We hope to see you there.

Center for Earth Ethics supports the UN 2023 Water Conference and the Indigenous Peoples Pre-Summit for the UN Water Conference

Online Event | Impacts of Extractives on Water and the Environment
2023-03-23 14:00 - 15:00
Impacts of Extractives on Water and the Environment: Protection and Accountability through a Human Rights Framework

This virtual side event will coincide with the UN 2023 Water Conference, to be held from March 22-24, 2023 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. This online panel will highlight the challenges in addressing the human right to equitable access to clean, safe water. Particular attention will be paid to the role that extractive industries, like mining, pose toward meeting the targets of SDG6, as well as cross-cutting issues, including but not limited to: health, migration, gender, Indigenous rights, education, climate change, and biodiversity loss. These are crucial considerations as we build toward a Water Action Agenda that is scalable and committed to action.

Featured Speakers:

Talia Boyd – Indigenous Environmental Network – Dine / Navajo Nation

Rosita Silvano Cuscchinchinari – Red Eclesial Panamazonica (REPAM)

Mary Tahu – Solomon Islands Climate Action Network

Susan Power – Al-Haq

Blair Nelsen – NGO Mining Working Group

Sponsored by: NGO Mining Working Group and Center for Earth Ethics

Online Course | Crossroads and Confluence: Gender and Race in the Movements of Ecological and Economic Justice
2023-04-14 13:00 - 2023-04-15 17:00
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 and ethical mandates for addressing it. The two day intensive course highlights the intersecting and interlocking realities of racial, economic and ecological injustice as well as the impact and implications of binary ways of viewing human and non-human creation.

The application deadline is Wednesday, April 5.

Saving the Planet: An Ethical Imperative. Panel discussion w/ Bill McKibben
2023-04-16 12:30 - 14:30 | The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, 12 West 12th Street, New York, New York, 10011
Join our friends for this April 16th panel with Bill McKibben which includes CEE Advisory Board Co-Chair, scientist, theologian, Union Theological Seminary alum, and founder of the Hudson Valley Environmental Justice Coalition Rev. Dr. Gregory Simpson!

Other speakers include Miranda Massie, Director and Founder of the Climate Museum; Erik Bottcher, environmentalist and New York City Council Representative for District 3; and Rev. Dr. Lindley DeGarmo, Presbyterian Church USA Vice Chair of the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment and member of the PCUSA Board of Pensions are among the other panelists. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session. Childcare for children 0-3 is available at no cost. For additional information and to submit advance Q&A questions, contact earthcare@fpcnyc.org or call 212-675-6150.

“Saving the Planet: An Ethical Imperative.” First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. The doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Enter through the central gate on Fifth Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets.

The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on our Planet
2023-04-22 12:00 - 13:30
Earth Day Book Release Brunchfor The Sacred Earth, Edited by Rabbi Andy KahnIn-person and Livestream

Rabbi Andy Kahn welcomes you to a light brunch event featuring a short presentation by Rob Watson, temple member and inventor of LEED environmental building standards, about the current state of the science on climate change, followed by a conversation between Rabbi Andy Kahn and Karenna Gore, founding director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, moderated by Liya Rechtman, Managing Producer of the Ministry of Ideas podcast affiliated with Harvard Divinity School.

Learn more about the book: http://sacredearth.ccarpress.org

Book Launch | "The Planet You Inherit" by Larry Rasmussen
2023-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, New York, 10027, United States
Room AD 30, Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

Our children’s and grandchildren’s generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another. From this vantage point, renowned Christian environmental ethicist Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren in “The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandchildren when Uncertainty’s a Sure Thing” (Broadleaf Books, 2022).

“There’s real wisdom in this book, not just for the next generation but for those of us making the decisions right now. Those of us of a certain age have a very real responsibility to do everything we can to pass on a working planet to those who come after!” — Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College, and author of “Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?”

Dr. Rasmussen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. He is the author of “Earth Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key” (2013) and “Earth Community, Earth Ethics” (1996).

This event is free and open to the public.

Virtual Event | Freedom to Be: The role of Indigenous spiritualities in averting climate catastrophe and safeguarding planetary health
2023-04-25 12:00
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 future. The panel will address the recommendations offered by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief’s 2022 report in the context of planetary health.

Applications Due | Resilience and Resolve: A Climate Justice Training for New York City Faith Communities
2023-05-15 17:00
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 Brown Douglas, Al Gore, Dr. Wendy Greenspun, Kizzy Charles-Guzmán, Dr. Ife Kilimanjaro, Rev. Gil Monrose, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

The training will address three key areas: practical action, spiritual support and ethical communication.

Practical action sessions will focus on disaster preparedness and resilience efforts.

Spiritual support sessions will focus on those aspects of leadership that some faith traditions categorize as “pastoral care,” with attention to the ways in which many people process this crisis through the lens of their faith traditions.

Ethical communication sessions will engage the prophetic – or truth-telling – aspects of faith traditions, including the exploration of sacred texts and teachings, storytelling and application of moral reasoning.

The training will provide opportunities for people to share and learn about practical plans and resources, build networks of care and support, hone insights, generate ideas, and organize our communities for action.

The deadline to apply has been extended to Monday, May 15, 2023

Action | Climate, Jobs, and Justice Day of Action
2023-05-25 10:00 - 15:00
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 of over 350 organizations, to keep up the momentum.

Conference | Clinical Climate Change 2023: Clinical Care for Workers in the Climate Crisis
2023-06-06 08:30 - 17:00
This fifth Clinical Climate Change conference, organized by the Institute for Exposomic Research of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will explore the intersection of climate change and health. This hybrid conference, which will be held at Mount Sinai and online, is aimed at a broad audience of allied health professionals and researchers seeking to understand the impacts of climate change on human health and improve patient outcomes.

Conference | The Right to a Healthy Environment: Looking Ahead
2023-06-06 09:30 - 12:00 | Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue, New York, New York, United States
A Program in Observance of World Environment Day A Pre-Parliament Event of the August 2023 Convening of The Parliament of the World’s Religions

The Right to a Healthy Environment was approved overwhelmingly as a basic human right by the UN General Assembly in July 2023, the first recognition of a new basic human right since The Right to Water and Sanitation in 2010. This was a historic step forward for human rights and protection of the environment, and faith-based organizations played a significant role in the campaign for this recognition. The Right to a Healthy Environment is included in the constitutions of over 100 countries but is far from realization. What role can the world’s religious communities play going forward to fully manifest the right to a healthy environment – in the urgent “triple crisis” of the climate emergency, pollution and loss of biodiversity? The recognition of a new basic human right is especially notable as this year we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Speakers include Daniel Magraw (President Emeritus, Center for International Environmental Law, and Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies), the Rev. Melanie Mullen (Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care, The Episcopal Church), Geoffrey Roth (Lakota; Member, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues), David Hales (Chair of Climate Action and Trustee, Parliament of the World’s Religions) and The Ven. Doyeon Park (Co-Chair, Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN; President, Buddhist Council of New York; Representative of Won Buddhism to the United Nations).

Co-sponsored by the Center for Earth Ethics, the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN, The Episcopal Church, NGO Committee on Human Rights, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions.

Action | Biden, #StopMVP Now!
2023-06-08 14:00 - 16:00
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.

Training | Resilience and Resolve: A Climate Justice Training for New York City Faith Communities
2023-06-09 09:00 - 18:00 | Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, New York, 10027, United States
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 Brown Douglas, Al Gore, Dr. Wendy Greenspun, Kizzy Charles-Guzmán, Dr. Ife Kilimanjaro, Rev. Gil Monrose, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

The training will address three key focus areas: practical action, spiritual support and ethical communication.

Practical action sessions will focus on disaster preparedness and resilience efforts.

Spiritual support sessions will focus on those aspects of leadership that some faith traditions categorize as “pastoral care,” with attention to the ways in which many people process this crisis through the lens of their faith traditions.

Ethical communication sessions will engage the prophetic – or truth-telling – aspects of faith traditions, including the exploration of sacred texts and teachings, storytelling and application of moral reasoning.

The training will provide opportunities for people to share and learn about practical plans and resources, build networks of care and support, hone insights, generate ideas, and organize our communities for action.

The application period for Resilience and Resolve has closed.

Online | Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems: Policymakers and International Leaders Sharing Insights
2023-06-26 11:00 - 12:30
On Monday, June 26, at 11 a.m. (New York time), the Faith + Food Coalition will host the first of three online briefings addressing food systems transformation and global food security. This is the first of three planned briefings leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome in July.

Confirmed speakers include Iyad Abu Moghli (UNEP Faith for Earth), Laura De Matteis (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN), Lina Mahy (World Health Organization), Oliver Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition), and Rukshana Nanayakkara (International Land Coalition/IFAD). CEE Senior Advisor Gopal Patel will moderate.

The series, “Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems: A Progress Review on the UN Food Systems Summit,” will bring together the leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations, interfaith groups and key decision-makers within the UN system.

Online | Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems: Grassroots and Local Voices Leading the Change
2023-07-13 08:00 - 09:30
“Global Reflections on Faith and Food systems: A Progress Review on the UN Food Systems Summit” will bring together the leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations, interfaith groups and key decision-makers within the UN system. This briefing is part of the Faith + Food Coalition work leading up to leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome in July.

This conversation is the second in a three-part progress review on the United Nations Food Systems Summit that the Faith + Food Coalition is organizing this summer.

Online | Global Reflections on Faith and Food Systems: Power of Faith Communities in Equitable, Resilient and Sustainable Food System Transformation
2023-07-25 12:00 - 13:00
“Global Reflections on Faith and Food systems: A Progress Review on the UN Food Systems Summit” will bring together the leaders and representatives of faith-based organizations, interfaith groups and key decision-makers within the UN system. This briefing is part of the Faith + Food Coalition work leading up to the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome in July.

This conversation is the last in a three-part progress review on the United Nations Food Systems Summit that the Faith + Food Coalition is organizing this summer.

2023 Waterfall Unity Festival
2023-07-28 08:00 - 2023-07-30 17:00 | Waterfall Unity Alliance, 1160 Bear Ladder Road, West Fulton, New York, 12194, United States
The 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 on Sunday, July 30th at 11am. Join us to discuss traditional ecological knowledge and ways of knowing.
