Ecological Justice
The Temple of Understanding has been advocating for environmental justice for more than a decade, walking the talk about Interfaith values and our climate emergency. Most of our programs pursue eco-justice, and we engage on the local levels where we live. Currently, we are offering a monthly dialogue series among our other work.
Eco Justice for All YouTube Channel
Updates:
Youth Sharing Their Perspectives on Climate and Conflict
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 11am-12:30pm ET
Speakers: Anna Bohushenko, Stella Cherop, Roaa Dafaallah, Youssef Jayyab
Host: Flore Ghetti
Topic: This discussion will explore the profound impact of war on the environment, highlighting the devastation and long-term ecological damage caused by these conflicts.
Can Organic Farming ‘Scale Up’ to Meet the UN’s SDG Goals of Eradicating Poverty and Hunger?
Thursday, Apr 18, 2024, 10am-11:30am ET
Speakers: Anastasia Nesvetailova, Linley Dixon, Paul Holmbeck, Dr. Miguel Altieri
Host: Grove Harris, M.Div.
Topic: This discussion will address the essential needs and ways to scale up organic farming and agroecology towards ending hunger and poverty (United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2).
Towards Ending Poverty and Building Ecojustice for Women and Communities
Friday, Mar 15, 2024, 2:30-4:00 PM ET
Speakers: Dr. Riane Eisler, Theresa Ardler, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Dr. Jason Hickel (TBC)
Host: Grove Harris, M.Div.
Topic: New (and old) ways to share care, wealth, and community resilience will be explored in this session, along with the political pathways to make this possible.
The Pope and the Climate Crisis: Mobilizing 1.3 Billion Catholics to Address the Climate Emergency
Recording available now!
Speakers: Piotr Abramczyk, Cheryl Dugan, Luke Henkel, Regina Luján
Topic: Laudato Si Movement leaders from around the world will be discussing their regional efforts as well as their successes and challenges in bringing Laudato Si to life in their communities.
COP28: A New Era in Climate Action Globally?
Thursday, Jan 18, 2024, 11 AM – 12 PM noon ET
Speakers: Nana Firman, Rev Fletcher Harper, Karen Mapusua, Lucy Plummer, Lauren Van Ham
Topic: Was COP28 successful in delivering a verifiable, enforceable agreement about phasing out fossil fuels; funding committed for universal access to clean, safe, affordable, reliable energy and loss and damage funds committed at scale by the countries responsible for the emissions causing the climate crisis?
Planetary Grief and Species Extinction
“Planetary Grief and Species Extinction” Dec 14 Thursday 10-11am ET Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Founder "First Voices Radio” Prof Larry Rasmussen, Union Theological Seminary, author, “The Planet You Inherit” Arlana Redsky,...