Archives Events
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 […]
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. […]
Art Exhibit & Conversation | June Lee Van Dunk: “Faces of the Land”
Brook Native American Church 116 6th Street, Hillburn, New York, United StatesJoin artist June Lee Van Dunk for her upcoming exhibit "Faces of the Land." Van Dunk is a Ramapo Munsee multi-media artist whose artistic practice is motivated by the desire to draw attention to and make meaning of an array of devastating current events, from environmental destruction and militarism, to the ongoing injustices that her […]
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 […]
A Discussion on the Influence of Fossil Fuels Companies on Academia
Mathematics Hall 2990 Broadway, New York, New York, United StatesHow have fossil fuel corporations influenced academia? What should the role of fossil fuel companies be in academia? Is receiving fossil fuel funding permissible or at odds with institutional values? Join us to discuss these questions in a panel discussion with Karenna Gore, Anna Papp, and Jenik Radon. Karenna Gore is the founder and executive director of […]
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 […]
ONLINE | Karenna Gore Addressing Harvard Graduate School of Design Class Day
CEE Founder and Executive Director Karenna Gore will address the graduating class of the Harvard Graduate School of Design during Class Day exercises on Wednesday, May 22. The event will be live-streamed.
WEBINAR | Laudato Si, Laudate Deum: Living Pope Francis’ Prophetic Call with Karenna Gore
Join the Association of Pittsburgh Priests as they welcome CEE Founder and Executive Director Karenna Gore for a free, virtual event in which they will address Laudato Sí and Laudate Deum, Pope Francis' Encyclical Letter and Apostolic Exhortation that engage the climate and ecological crisis through the lens of Catholic social teaching. Ms. Gore will […]