The Earth in Trust: Law, Faith Traditions, and the Work Of Environmental Accountability
2026-04-23 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fordham University – Lincoln Center School of Law, Moot Court, Room 1-01, 150 West 62nd Street, New York, New York, 10023
On Thursday, April 23, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore will join Adam D Orford (Fordham Law School), Kit Kennedy (NRDC) and Hakan Yesilova (The Fountain Magazine) for an interdisciplinary conversation hosted by Fordham University’s Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work, The Pastrana Foundation, and the Peace Islands Institute. Panelists will explore how interfaith perspectives and legal expertise engage the urgent challenges of environmental and climate justice.

Recent debates over climate governance and regulatory authority have underscored how contested the foundations of environmental responsibility and accountability remain. Against this backdrop, this interdisciplinary conversation will highlight how legal frameworks intersect with enduring religious traditions of stewardship, solidarity and care for vulnerable communities. Grounded in the pursuit of the common good, panelists will examine how law and faith traditions can deepen responsibility, sustain hope, and inspire compassionate action for the Earth and for one another in an ecological age.

The event is hosted in collaboration with Fordham Environmental Law Advocates and the Center for Earth Ethics.

Book Talk | "Unmoored Yet Unbroken: Ecopsychology for a Changing World"
2026-04-28 17:30 - 19:30
Join the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary’s Burke Library for a dialogue and discussion co-moderated by CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore and Susan Bodnar, editor of “Unmoored Yet Unbroken.” This new volume presents “a rich tapestry of global narratives highlighting the psychological impact of environmental changes.”

Contributing authors will join the conversation to explore the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world—and how protecting this relationship is vital for mental health and essential in fighting climate change.

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Spirit of Place, Spirit of Earth: An Eco-Justice Training
2026-06-12 12:00 - 2026-06-14 14:00 | The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, New York, 12461, United States
How do we recognize and honor our innate belonging to the Earth? How is this sense of ecological belonging a spiritual and religious matter? What does it teach us about justice, and how do we tend it within our communities and across the bounds of space, time, and species? How are these lessons learned and felt from direct experience with the land?

The Center for Earth Ethics will explore these questions and more at our faith, spirituality and climate training, which is returning to the Ashokan Center in New York’s Hudson Valley this June.This program, designed for leaders and members of all faiths and spiritual traditions, will address climate science and policy, bioregionalism, environmental and climate justice, spiritual and religious perspectives on ecological belonging, and the power of collective action and moral courage.

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Global Ethical Stocktake (GES) Initiative & Film Premiere
2026-06-22 14:30 - 17:30 | Institute of Contemporary Arts, 12 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH, United Kingdom
During London Climate Week, join leaders from the Brazilian Government and the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES) network for the official launch of the International GES Initiative & Documentary World Premiere.

The launch event focuses on the intersection of ethics, social justice, and climate implementation. With the legacy of COP30 as its foundation, the Global Ethical Stocktake now serves as a continuous moral compass. By keeping the “global mutirão” spirit alive, the initiative ensures that the commitments reinforced in the past are translated into ethical action and effective implementation for the climate cycles to come.

The event will feature the first global screening of the feature-length documentary “A People’s Stocktake—A Story of the Global Ethical Stocktake” documenting the 2025 journey of listening diverse voices across six global regions.

Women's Water Walk
2026-08-08 08:00 - 2026-08-23 17:00
CEE is excited to co-sponsor the Women’s Water Walk, a 113 mile women-led prayer walk to stop the proposed Constitution Pipeline. The walk, which men are also encouraged to join and support, begins August 8 near Damascus, N.Y., and will continue for two weeks, until August 23, through towns along the proposed pipeline route. We will sing together as we walk and make prayers at the many rivers, lakes and waterways that cross our path. At the end of each day there will be a community gathering to discuss and develop a list of solutions, actions and legislative agendas—focusing not only on what we seek to stop, but also on what we are trying to build.

"The Problem With Plastics": A Book Talk with Judith Enck and Karenna Gore
2026-10-01 17:00 - 18:30 | The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway
Join the Center for Earth Ethics and Beyond Plastics for a book talk exploring “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late.” CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore will be in conversation with Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and the book’s co-author. Together, they will explore the massive, systemic and urgent issues posed by the plastics pollution crisis—and what we can do to address it. By equipping people with knowledge, hope and an arsenal of solutions, we can put people and the planet before plastic, and save ourselves while there’s still time.
