EARTHING – A 5 Part Series on Not Squandering our Planet – Session Three

In this insightful episode, we explore the depth of climate activism on both personal and political levels. The narrative highlights the impact of greedy enterprises on climate change, the consequences of deforestation in Brazil, and the solidarity during natural disasters. The conversation transitions to the evolving field of Planetary Health, emphasizing the interconnectedness of human, […]

Greening Our Spirituality and Our Faith: A Call to Courage for Climate Justice

In the wake of the recent elections, the threat to the climate – a growing concern for a wide majority of Americans – is a deep and real danger. Just as renewable energy is starting to scale, the new federal government is preparing to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, dismantle hard-won climate protection laws and regulations and favor […]

Summoned by the Earth: Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World

During this presentation, Cynthia Jurs will discuss her new book, Summoned by the Earth, which offers a riveting account of one woman’s response to the challenges we face and is an irresistible invitation to become “sacred activists” heeding the call of the Earth.

Walking with Sequoias – Bearing Witness to Devastation

Together we will bear witness– experiencing the wonder of life, staying with present with an open heart, cultivating compassion, developing the courage to grieve, and igniting the will to address the perilous course of ecological decline.

Bearing Witness to the Unfolding Environmental Disaster of the 21st Century

It is evident that humanity is facing an existential threat with global warming and climate change. It is also evident that we are facing a serious biodiversity crisis – ecosystems undergoing major alterations and species threatened with extinction. Mr. Harrison will lead a discussion on these juxtaposed environmental threats, particularly from the perspective of freshwater […]

Bearing Witness to the Suffering of the Forest

Building on Glassman rōshi’s groundbreaking work with bearing witness retreats, ZPI affiliate ‘Dharma of Trees’ has been working on a container for bearing witness to the suffering of the other-than-human and more-than-human worlds. As our attention today is drawn more and more painfully to the plight of the natural world, what might it mean to […]

Three Dimensions of the Great Turning

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy explains three dimensions of the Great Turning: slowing down, creation of sustainable structures, and a shift in consciousness. Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with four decades of activism. […]

Bearing Witness to Watersheds

Please join Diana Kosei Hartel for an interactive presentation:  BEARING WITNESS TO WATERSHEDS Our love of water and all the places from which it comes to us bring feelings of inspiration and joy.  Their destruction, degradation, and poisoning come as heartbreak with many turning away with the intense pain. This same process underlies our abuses […]