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Climate Change & Peacebuilding Teach-In
The Earth—Faith—Peace Blog
Getting to know our staff and participants
“Care for creation and the urgent need for peace are ideals shared by the world’s religious traditions. Bringing together young leaders from the sciences and peace-building fields, we have hope of creating needed space for dialogue, shared learning, and collaboration that strengthens personal commitments and serves as a catalyst for collaboration and advocacy. “
— Dr. Susan Kopp
April Leese: Why am I attending the Teach-in? Why not?
April Leese is a resident of the Community of Living Traditions in Stony Point, New York. A recent seminary graduate, she has had a lifelong connection to the outdoors, and to environmental stewardship. Why would I want to attend an interreligious teach-in...
Aude Isimbi: Coming Back to My Roots
Aude Isimbi is a resident at the Community of Living Traditions in Stony Point, New York. For the past year, she has taken an active role in social, economic, and environmental advocacy. She is the current Advocacy and Solidarity Coordinator...
The Possible Dream of an International Carbon Fee
Ethan Bodnaruk is a PhD. student in Ecological Engineering at SUNY-ESF. This is his second blog post.Environmental advocacy can often feel daunting and overwhelming because the fate of the environment seems so far out of our hands. We can change...
Why I Stand for Climate Justice: A Unitarian Universalist Perspective
Hello! My name is Aly Tharp and I am from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. I serve as a part-time network coordinator for a small group of committed and spiritually-grounded activists called the Unitarian Universalist Young Adults for Climate Justice....
Unearthing War: One Conscientious Objector’s Account
Maggie Krueger is a second-year Masters of Theological Studies candidate at Harvard Divinity School, research associate at The Pluralism Project at Harvard University as well as aspiring food justice activist. Death is an ever-present feature of...
Food as Faith: How Veggies Fulfill Our Call to Stewardship
Katie Furrow works in the Church of the Brethren's Office of Public Witness, where she focuses on the intersections of faith and policy regarding creation care and food security. I am a member of the Church of the Brethren—a small, Christian...
Community, Compassion, and Understanding: The Importance of Loving all of Creation
Maria Balcazar is pursuing her Master's in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University. She is a member of the Focolare movement and has a passion for yoga and philosophy. There are many reasons I could mention as my...
Liya Rechtman: Why I am attending the Teach-in
Liya Rechtman, a legislative assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, explains why she is attending Earth - Faith - Peace. In the second line of the most sacred Jewish text, the Torah, God commands humankind in the Garden...
Why I am attending the Teach-in: A Zoroastrian’s perspective
Meher Sidhwa, a participant at the Teach-in, explains her motivation for attending the program. Why am I attending the Earth – Faith – Peace Teach-in? To answer it in one sentence, “I am attending the teach-in simply because it integrates two...
Interrelatedness and the Emerging ‘One Health’ Paradigm: Humans, Animals & Ecosystems
In this post, Dr. Susan Kopp explains the "One Health" model, and how this theory calls on all of us to commit to a life of environmental stewardship. In recent years, the “One Health” (OH) model has emerged as an important and comprehensive...
Passion, Inspiration, and Tiny Critters
Hi there! My name is Ethan Bodnaruk and I’m a Ph.D. Candidate in Ecological Engineering (“sustainable ecosystem design that integrates humans with nature for the benefit of both”) at SUNY-ESF in Syracuse, NY and a co-leader of the Religions for...