EcoFaith Intern Matt Cumings shares the following spoken word lyrics and song with us. His inspiration was the intersection of ecological justice, structural racism, and our dependence on capitalism that numbs us to being human. For his internship Matt is
Finding the Kingdom of God While Blockading a Coal Ship (By EcoFaith leader Anna Barnett)
Anna Barnett is an EcoFaith Leader from Multnomah Friends Meeting. *** On May 15, 2013, Jay O Hara (member of the Religious Society of Friends, Quaker) and his friend Ken Ward (a Congregationalist) aboard their 32 wooden lobster boat the Henry David
Choosing to Stand Together (by May Boeve of 350.org)
On Wednesday, 350.org came out in solidarity with those in Ferguson, Missouri who are protesting the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown and called on the rest of the climate movement to do the same. This courageous witness is very much
An Open Letter to Governor Kitzhaber (By EcoFaith Leader Dick Harmon)
EcoFaith Recovery leader Dick Harmon shares below the letter he sent to Oregon Governor Kitzhaber. Join Dick and others at the monthly Grounding For Action:Beyond Fossil Fuels meeting on Tuesday. July 29th 6:00 – 9:00 p.m at Leaven Commons 5431 NE
Out with the Artificial, In with the Natural (EcoFaith Intern Noah Gerlach)
Something I have always wanted to try was making my own deodorant and shampoo. I spent time reading the labels on conventional shampoos and deodorants, trying to pronounce the names of the chemicals put into them. I was confident in
Giving thanks in transition (by EcoFaith Intern Coordinator Nathan Holst)
For those of you who had the amazing opportunity to be at the last EcoFaith Recovery leadership retreat this Spring, you know that I have been working in the role of intern coordinator, where I have been actively engaging with
Three Sisters Will Heal the Land: part two (By EcoFaith Intern Matt Cumings)
Note: This is part two of Matt’s blog post on Three Sisters Will Heal the Land. For the first installment go here. “…I do not see the need to extend Jesus’ concern for the oppressed to the ‘new poor,’ this
Three Sisters Will Heal the Land (By EcoFaith Intern Matt Cumings)
“The first principle of the exploitive mind is to divide and conquer. And surely there has never been a people more ominously and painfully divided than we are both against each other and within ourselves” Wendell Berry, The Unsettling of
Hello from EcoFaith Intern Matt Cumings
Hey there, Matt here. I’m starting my internship for EcoFaith Recovery this summer finally! Kairos apropos. My idea is to explore the intersection of environmental justice, permaculture, theology, and social justice. First be sure to mark your calendar for Eloheh
The Responsibility for Simplicity (By EcoFaith Intern Noah Gerlach)
If we are going to turn towards a life of simplicity, we are going to need to learn about ways to live more simply. Since a movement of magnitude large enough will span many generations, we need to both change