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Plastic Pollution: Intergovernmental, Faith-Based, and Activist Efforts
Thursday, Jan 30, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Speakers: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Azmaira Alibhai, Brett Nadrich, and Dalia Fernanda Márquez Añez
Host: Grove Harris
Topic: How can we effectively engage in the UN Treaty Process and demand the full life cycle approach, eliminating the worst offending plastic chemicals at their source, limiting the use of virgin plastic, and cutting single use plastics? What forces are pushing for ‘recycling’ alone? What diverse strategies and projects are happening all over? And what does faith and social justice have to do with it?
Honoring President Jimmy Carter
October 1, 1924 — December 29, 2024
Climate Justice and Vulnerable Populations
Climate Justice and Vulnerable Populations:A Framework for Action on Loss and Damage and Climate FinanceUPDATE: Read the Concept Note HERE Read a One-Page Summary with Recommendations HERE You are invited to attend the side event organized by the NGO Committee on FfD...
Epidemic of Violence Against Women and Girls
The UN Secretary-General, on the 2024 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, stated, “The epidemic of violence against women and girls shames humanity.Every day, on average, 140 women and girls are killed by someone in their own family. Around one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence. No country or community is unaffected. And the situation is getting worse.”
Violence Against Women in Politics
Thursday, Dec 12, 2024, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Speakers: Ela Gandhi, James Patton, Filsan Ahmed, Fulata Moyo
Host: Grove Harris
Topic: This dialogue is Part 1 of a two-part series on violence against women. Part 2 will be the Commission on the Status of Women co-sponsored event offered by the TOU and Lead Integrity in March 2025.
Summit of the Future 2024
For the upcoming Summit of the Future, international lawyer Vicki- Ann Assevero will be joining Grove Harris in representing the Temple of Understanding. What is the Summit of the Future? The Summit is a high-level event that brings world leaders together to forge a...
Fostering Economic and Collective Resilience in a Fractured Global Financial Landscape: Solutions for a Path Forward
(An official side event leading to the UN Summit of the Future.)
Date: September 21, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET
Location: 10th floor conference room, 777 United Nations Plaza AND via Zoom
Interfaith Awareness Week 2024
Interfaith Awareness Week 2024 Ten years ago the Temple of Understanding started collaborating with colleagues in service to the community of women and NGOs working in and around the United Nations at the annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. We...
Youth Finding Peace in a Time of Turmoil
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 10 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Speakers: Annabelle Ho, Lucy Plummer, Bangii-Kai Bellecourt, Faith Nangila
Host: Flore Ghetti
Topic: In Part 2 of this discussion, youth will continue to explore the profound impact of war on the environment and how they seek out and find peace amid these conflicts.
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.
National Interfaith Prayer Service: Prayers for Our World, Nation, & Us
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET Enjoy the recording here. The Temple of Understanding's Director of Global Advocacy, Grove Harris, offered a prayer for peace in our relationship with the Earth at the beginning of this service.
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).