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Creation, Redemption and Environmental Ethics from the Eastern Christian Perspective
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayThe Institute for Studies of Eastern Christianity (ISEC) of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (formerly the Sophia Institute of Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Studies) and the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary are happy to announce the upcoming fall 2017 conference on the theme of Creation, Redemption and Environmental Ethics from the […]
UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY: 11th Annual Forum of the NYC Gardens Club
Join Us in Celebrating the New York City Gardens Club Centennial ~ 1918-2018 UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY: 11th Annual Forum Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:30am-9:15am: Registration & Refreshments 9:15am-noon: Panel Presentations and Q&A NYC Gardens Club Conservation: The mission of the Conservation Committee is to present timely environmental issues to members and the community, to further the […]
Closing Indian Point: Safe Decommissioning and Re-Powering New York with Sustainable Energy
seminary-hill-farmClosing Indian Point: Safe Decommissioning and Re-Powering New York with Sustainable Energy Please join Riverkeeper Board members Maria Castaneda and Karenna Gore, and Cecil Corbin-Mark and Karl Rábago for a conversation and panel discussion on the issues arising from the imminent closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant including environmental safety, replacing nuclear power with sustainable energy sources, and environmental justice. Welcome and […]
Announcing Beyond GDP Course for Union Students and Life Long Learners
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayTake Class with Us in 2018! Beyond GDP: Lessons from Indigenous Cultures and Faith Traditions, SU 190 - KA1 Presented by The Center for Earth Ethics & Karenna Gore Friday, February 2, 1:00 – 6:00 pm Saturday, February 3, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm This class will focus on the flaws of current economic measurements […]
Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Freedoms: Implementing the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
Columbia University Seminar on Indigenous Studies at Columbia College Faculty House, 64 Morningside Dr., New York, NY 10027 Kristen Carpenter (Oneida) of Colorado Law School and Member of the UN Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights on Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Freedoms: Implementing the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights. Responding: Geraldine Patrick, Original Caretaker Scholars-in-Residence […]
The Logic of Sanctuary: Religious Movements in Non-Sovereign Spaces
In the past few years, from Standing Rock to Rojava, we have seen the emergence of transnational and interfaith forms of religious activism. At the same time, we have seen the revival of the medieval concept of “sanctuary”: by offering sanctuary, cities and universities are in essence identifying themselves as sacred spaces, outside the reach […]
Duke Environmental Justice Symposium: Access to Water and Sanitation in Underserved Communities
The Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic’s first annual Environmental Justice Symposium will be February 9, 2018, at Duke Law. The theme of the symposium is Access to Water and Sanitation in Underserved Communities. We will kick off with a panel discussion with environmental justice community organizers from across the U.S. who are addressing barriers […]
Eagle and Condor Consciousness: An Evening with Three Thinkers in the Native Way
Venus over Otter Lake, from Goddard BayThis event is free and open to the public. For thousands of years Indigenous people throughout the world have lived in ways that maintained a balance between human life and the life of all other beings. Over time, the dominant mode of human consciousness became an anthropocentric or human centered consciousness that disrupted the delicate […]
They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change with Author John Dear
WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IS CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER! We hope you will be inspired to read John's work and enrich your own practice of nonviolence in the world. JOHN DEAR BOOK TOUR ORGANIZER: Larry Rasmussen VENUE: Union Theological Seminary ADDRESS: 3041 Broadway @121st St […]
LEGACIES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD
CEE's Director of Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement, Catherine Coleman Flowers to participate in World Water Day panel at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. March 22, 2018 - 5:00pm – 8:00pm In a collaboration with the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University and Louise Seamster at […]
CEE’s Catherine Coleman Flowers and Vice President Al Gore to speak at Summit opening the National Memorial for Peace & Justice
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration opens to the public with a Two-Day Summit, April 26-27, 2018. Catherine Coleman Flowers, CEE Director of EJCE, will join Former Vice President Al Gore to talk about climate change and the crisis surrounding environmental […]
Beyond SDGs; Biocultural Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples in Times of Crisis
Thursday, 19 April 2018 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm 4 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 (off of 5th Ave) Welcome: Swami Parameshananda, CRNGOs Opening invocation: Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Munoz Moderator: Rev. Ken Kitatani, Sukyo Mahikari-NA Region, Director-Forum 21 Institute Speakers: Karenna Gore, Director-Center for Earth Ethics, Union Theological Seminary Mindahi Bastida, Director-Original […]