Environmental Justice
ArticleKonda Mason: Growing rice in Louisiana is a path to justice for Black farmersThis article was originally published on The Christian Science Monitor, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. It’s past daybreak on a muggy July morning when Konda Mason reaches the farm, a …Topics: Buddhism, Diane Winston, Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Racial Justice, Religious Leadership, Spiritual Exemplars
MapEnvironmental Justice and Spiritual ExemplarsThis story map is best viewed on the Arcgis website on a computer.Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Hebah Farrag, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleAndreas Kornevall: Swedish Ecologist Revives Old Norse Myths and Rituals to Tackle Environmental CrisesThis article was originally published on Religion Unplugged with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. BRIGHTON, England — According to Norse mythology, the world is an immense tree. Known as Yggdrasil, this …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleGopal Patel: An ‘Old-school Hindu’ Takes on the Future of ClimateThis article was orginally published by Religion News Service with support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (RNS) — Nearly two decades ago, at the age of 21, …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Hinduism, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleJenifer Colpas Fernández: Young Colombian activist brings light to the displaced communitiesThis article was originally published on Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. CARTAGENA, Colombia (RNS) — In Isla de León, an hour’s drive through traffic-choked streets …Topics: Buddhism, Catholicism, Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Religious "Nones", Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleKumu Hina and Walter Ritte: ‘A very Hawaiian place’This article was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. HONOLULU, Hawai’i — It’s a weekday evening rush-hour in Honolulu, and Hina Wong-Kalu is driving us …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Gender and Sexuality, Indigenous Spiritualities, Nick Street, Politics, Racial Justice, Richard Flory, Spiritual Exemplars
CommentaryCommunality: A Possible Solution to Environmental Protection“An individual does not exist,” Jaime Martínez Luna, a Zapotec intellectual (pictured in yellow jacket), told me as we shared coffee in his kitchen in the small mountain village of San Pablo …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleCarmen Santiago Alonso: In Oaxaca, Indigenous Farmers Mourn Catholic ActivistThis article was originally published by Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. OAXACA, Mexico (RNS) — At Carmen Santiago Alonso’s funeral on Feb. 7, the …Topics: Catholicism, Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Racial Justice, Spiritual Exemplars
ArticleTom Goldtooth: From Indian bar bouncer to humanitarianThis article was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. BEMIDJI, Minnesota — The offices of the Indigenous Environmental Network are located in the corner …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars- ArticleWinona LaDuke and Tom Goldtooth: A Spiritual Perspective on Climate ChangeThis story was originally published by Indian Country Today, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. Covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a binge-work undertaking filled …Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Spiritualities, Spiritual Exemplars