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WORKING THROUGH ANCESTRAL KARMA

We inherit more than our DNA from family—we gain habitual patterns, particular ways of relating to money and time, and perhaps even ancestral karma. Join leadership coach and author Hylke Faber in conversation with Buddhist teacher Miles Neale as they discuss how a relationship with our authentic nature can transcend our sometimes wonderful and sometimes messy inheritance. Hylke’s family […]

Learning the Mesoamerican legacy of being in harmony with nature: A workshop and talk with Dr. Mindahi Bastida

The heritage and legacy from many Mesoamerican traditional cultures and indigenous communities have often been overlooked in today’s environmental curricula. The goal of this workshop in partnership with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) the Latin American SIG, the Environmental Media and Arts SIG (EMAS) and the Grounded SIG is to offer Mesoamerican […]

Take class with CEE in November. Topics in Ministry: Religion and Climate Change

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SU190 Course Fall 2018: Topics in Ministry Religion and Climate Change: The World's Faith & Wisdom Traditions in Ecological Crisis Registration is open to UTS students/SU190 and to the public for a $25 registration fee.  Register here. Climate change is about more than science and economics. It raises questions about our moral obligations to one […]

PHAKCHOK RINPOCHE + ERRIC SOLOMON ANCIENT WISDOM AND TECH FUTURE

If you thought ancient wisdom and Silicon Valley had nothing in common, think again. Tibetan Buddhist lama Phakchok Rinpoche talks with tech entrepreneur Erric Solomon about ways we can break out of the imprisonment of habitual action (karma) and start to experience the unconditioned existence where true happiness lies. It’s radical. The speakers have prepared […]

Christian Traditions and the Care of the Earth

All Souls Adult Forum series on Climate Change From the Perspective of Religious Traditions. November 11th: “Christian Traditions and the Care of the Earth” with Center for Earth Ethics Director, Karenna Gore. Join us for this series of thought-provoking explorations of the valuable perspectives provided by religious traditions that may help motivate us to address […]

Indigenous Timekeeping and Sacred Sites Workshop

Does time fly? Is it a line, a circle, a spiral? Does it touch us differently in different spaces? Many of us take for granted the meaning of the clock and the calendar, without considering that they are cultural constructs—related to natural cycles but also distinct from them. In this workshop you can explore your […]

Indigenous American Religious Traditions and a ‘Wholistic’ Ecological Vision

All Souls Adult Forum series on Climate Change From the Perspective of Religious Traditions. November 18th: “Indigenous American Religious Traditions and a 'Wholistic' Ecological Vision" with Center for Earth Ethics Director: Karenna Gore, Original Caretakers Program Director: Mindahi Bastida and Scholar in Residence: Geraldine Patrick. Join us for this series of thought-provoking explorations of the […]

The Hudson as Life Force

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Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, moderates a panel on America’s First River—how we have changed it, and how it has, in turn, changed us. Panelists include: Karenna Gore, Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary; John Waldman, author of Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and their Great Fish Migrations; David Schuyler, author of Embattled River, The […]

Fields of Healing, Byron Bay

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2 Day Convergence with Global Indigenous Leaders, Live Music, Workshops, Panels, Art & Forest Walks. A HISTORIC GATHERING OF LOCAL & GLOBAL CULTURE Indigenous leaders from around the world will converge in Byron Bay for the first ever Fields of Healing on November 24th and 25th. Presented by Unity Earth, this historic family-friendly gathering will […]

What Would Buddha Do?

If we are doomed no matter what, do our decisions matter? In this program, two self-proclaimed “bad Buddhists” try to answer the question of how to lose less badly and live ethically in the no-win situation of catastrophic climate change. Wen Stephenson, author of What We’re Fighting for Now Is Each Other, wrote in a recent […]

Winona LaDuke and Naomi Klein – A Conversation on Land Rights – CEE’s Karenna Gore joins

As climate change is beginning to alter the planet before our eyes, two internationally recognized activists come together at the Rubin to discuss the economics associated with climate change, the role of First Nations in the climate movement, and the connections between violence against women and violence against the land. Naomi Klein, the award-winning journalist, […]