Why I’ll be at the Portland Youth Climate Strike on Friday, May 20th by Scott Shurtleff EcoFaith Leader from Waverly UCC
Four Scenarios (by EcoFaith Intern Dave Pritchett)
David Holmgren, a permaculturalist and ecologist, identifies four major possibilities the world face in light of the twin giants of peak oil and anthropogenic climate change. He plots these possibilities with respect to the rate of fossil fuel collapse and
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
You Are Invited to the Biggest Climate Movement Demonstration in History (by Bill McKibben of 350.org)
Dear Friends, Earlier this spring the chaplain at Harvard joined students sitting-in outside the Harvard president’s office to demand climate action. He took the bullhorn for a minute, and thanked the organizers for “giving me the chance to be the
“It’s the Children, Folks!” Reflections from EcoFaith Leader Dick Harmon
[Note from Admin: This writing is from Dick Harmon, one of the facilitators for Organizing in the Biocommons Winter 2014 classes. Organizing in the Biocommons is for clergy and lay leaders of spiritual communities, congregations and networks who are asking:
“Beyond Fossil Fuels: Grounding for Action, the first 4 months” By EcoFaith leader Solveig Nilsen-Goodin
[Note from Admin: This text is taken from a recap of all the Beyond Fossil Fuels Grounding for Action meetings. Solveig introduced it “as a way of looking back at where we’ve been and discerning our way forward.” Thanks for
EcoFaith Recovery Leaders Retreat (by EcoFaith Office Admin Rachael Johnson)
Nearly 40 EcoFaith Recovery leaders gathered on Saturday, September 28 at the YMCA’s beautiful Camp Collins in Gresham, Oregon to practice “ecofaith recovery” together. It was the First Annual EcoFaith Retreat and Engagement Day. The workshops focused on the theme-
By Bill McKibben “Some Advance Notice: I’m Heading to Portland”
Dear Friends, We’re getting ready for our most ambitious venture yet, and I wanted to give you advance notice. Beginning Nov. 7th, I’ll be leading a roadshow around the country, 20 cities in 20 nights (with a few days for