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SUMMARY:Return to Source: An Earth Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 22 at Union Theological Seminary for an Earth Day celebration. This gathering\, on the 10th anniversary of the Center for Earth Ethics\, will honor and celebrate the Earth through ceremony\, words\, and musical and artistic offerings. We will be joined by the New York City Labor Chorus\, Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Danza Mexica\, Lyla June\, Gavin Schmidt\, Jacqui Patterson\, Onondaga Women’s Singing Society\, Arbert Santana Ballroom Freedom School: Ballroom Climate Justice Project\, and other special guests.  \n\n\n\nDoors will open at 3:30 for a ceremonial gathering in the courtyard. All are welcome to bring something to place on an Earth altar that we will co-create. This could be a flower\, leaf\, stone\, or an object or image that reminds you of the interrelatedness of life on Earth.  \n\n\n\nThe program in James Chapel begins at 5 p.m.\, followed by a reception.  \n\n\n\nPlease enter at 90 Claremont Avenue.  \n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________Speakers and Special Guests:Onondaga Women’s Singing SocietyThe Onondaga Women’s Singing Society plays a vital role in supporting community members of the Onondaga Nation in times of need. As a mutual aid group\, they often come together to offer comfort\, solidarity\, and cultural strength.Dr. Gavin SchmidtDirector\, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS); Faculty\, Center for Climate Systems Research\, Columbia University. Tattercoats Ned Joyner (Communications and Education Associate at CEE) and Charlotte Wager Miller play folk\, roots and traditional music of the American songbook. Arbert Santana Ballroom Freedom School: Ballroom Climate Justice ProjectA collaboration with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. Michael Roberson\, Rev. Ken Alston\, Jr\, Kadavion Taylor.Jacqueline PattersonFounder and Executive Director of the Chisholm Legacy Project: A Resource Hub for Black Frontline Climate Justice Leadership. Former Senior Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.New York City Labor ChorusThe New York City Labor Chorus brings labor’s message\, sharing the importance of unions in the struggle for social\, economic and environmental justice and encouraging solidarity among working people everywhere. Music Director\, Jana Ballard; Accompanist\, Dennis A. Nelson. Dr. Lyla June JohnstonMusician\, Native foods researcher and internationally recognized performance poet of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages.Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Danza MexicaHonoring Mother Earth through ceremonial dances and prayers\, an Indigenous practice originating from the Mexica (me-shi-ka) people of Central Mexico.
URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/earth-day-celebration/
LOCATION:James Chapel\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Presentation of the Thomas Berry Award to Oren Lyons\, Haudenosaunee Faithkeeper
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Thomas Berry Foundation and the Center for Earth Ethics for this special ceremony to honor Oren Lyons with the Thomas Berry Award. The ceremony begins at 4:30; reception to follow. Doors open at 4 pm. \n\n\n\nOren Lyons is a Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation and a Chief of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy\, the Haudenosaunee. \n\n\n\nA champion lacrosse player and celebrated artist\, Chief Lyons was a founding member in 1977 of the Traditional Circle of Elders and Youth. This council of respected Indian leaders meets annually to provide an avenue for Native American culture to inform and contribute to contemporary cultural and political debate. In 1982 he helped establish the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations and participated in the Indigenous People’s Conference in Geneva\, an international forum supported by the UN Human Rights Commission. Chief Lyons has continued to be a leading voice on Indigenous rights and earth ethics in national and international forums. He was a Professor of American Studies at the State University of New York-Buffalo\, where he directed the Native American Studies Program and taught Native American history\, and is the author of numerous publications. His dedication to the cause of Native and environmental rights has garnered him many accolades\, including an honorary degree from his alma mater\, Syracuse University. \n\n\n\nThis award is conferred by the Thomas Berry Foundation to individuals who exemplify the ideas of the “Great Work” in their teachings\, writings\, and public service. Thomas defines the “Great Work” as a “the transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth to a period when humans would be present to the planet in a mutually beneficial manner.”The Thomas Berry Award was first conferred in 1998 and has a total of 25 recipients ranging from acclaimed musicians\, influential professors\, spiritual leaders\, and leaders of international foundations.
URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/presentation-of-the-thomas-berry-award-to-oren-lyons-haudenosaunee-faithkeeper/
LOCATION:James Chapel\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Conference | Global South Summit
DESCRIPTION:James Chapel | Union Theological SeminaryEnter at Broadway & 121st Street The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary welcomes New Alpha Community Development Center to host their Global South Summit. As this historic Climate Week draws to a close\, we invite all to join us to hear these phenomenal voices on this essential topic.  The summit highlights how some of the major polluters in the southern United States are the same corporations that pollute in developing countries around the world and presents solutions for communities to respond with resilience.  Speakers include: Mustafa Santiago Ali • Dr. Florence Anoruo • Rashad Cade • Alex Easdale • Karenna Gore • Rev. Fletcher Harper • Alyssa Ng • Jacqueline Patterson • Patrick Richardson • Mikhiela Sherrod • Pastor Esther Wiggins • Rev. Leo Woodberry  No Registration Required. 
URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/conference-global-south-summit/
LOCATION:James Chapel\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Environmental Justice & Civic Engagement,Sustainability & Global Affairs
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SUMMARY:Discussion | Hearing Nature’s Voice: Perspectives from Law\, Ethics\, Business and Science
DESCRIPTION:How can the world transition from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism? Join us on Monday\, September 18 at 6 p.m. for “Hearing Nature’s Voice\,” a discussion of why humans must shift away from their extractive and destructive dispositions towards nature. \n\n\n\nUsing modalities such as rights of nature\, rights of future generations\, earth ethics and nature-based governance\, the conversation will explore how to help facilitate this transition so that we can combat climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and other forms of massive environmental degradation\, as well as the human rights violations that go with them. \n\n\n\nPanelists scheduled to speak include Natalia Greene (Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature)\, Nathan Lujan (Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto)\, Gopal Patel (Center for Earth Ethics)\, Alexandra Pimor (Earth Law Center)\, and SD Smith (advisor to Ramapough Munsee Nation). CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore and Earth Law Center Executive Director Grant Wilson will introduce and moderate the program. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/discussion-hearing-natures-voice-perspectives-from-law-ethics-business-and-science/
LOCATION:James Chapel\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Initiatives,Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights,Rights of Nature & Ecocentric Law
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SUMMARY:Freedom of Religion or Belief for Indigenous Peoples: The 2022 UN Report
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \nThis 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 \n \nThe 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.
URL:https://centerforearthethics.org/event/freedom-of-religion-or-belief-for-indigenous-peoples-the-2022-un-report/
LOCATION:James Chapel\, 90 Claremont Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ecology, Spirituality & Faith​,Indigenous Wisdom, Values & Rights
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