The URI Global Council Trustees representing our URI grassroots network has declared support for a remarkable project that everyone in the world can do together. We invite you to participate in the UN Environmental Program campaign to plant a billion trees in 2007, inspired by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai.
The National Council of Churches has created an eco-justice program with the tagline “justice for God’s planet and God’s people.” The resources they provide for helping Christian congregations understand the spiritual and justice issues underlying today’s ecological crises will surely be of help to any religious group interested in promoting a green awareness.
The annual North American Interfaith Network gathering — NAIN Connect 2007 — is coming up in July in Richmond, Virginia. The theme of the event will be “Embracing Religious Freedom: Past, Present and Future.” The organizers have issued the following call for papers and presentations from interfaith groups on this topic.
I hope to see some of you there!
From the Interfaith Council of Washington's (state) website: Join ICW Faith Advisory Leaders Rabbi Ted Falcon, Brother Jamal Rahman, and Pastor Don Mackenzie each Monday from 5:00-6:00 PM. In Seattle, tune in on KKNW, 1150 AM. Or listen to live audio streaming from anywhere by clicking "Listen Live" on the KKNW website (http://www.newschannel1150.com).
Sande Hart reports: In September SARAH participated in the annual Walk For Hope sponsored by Be The Cause www.bethecause.org. At the Walk, we brought our Peace Tapestry materials for walk participants and sat back and watched as the spirit moved from their hearts to their hands and then created the most current Peace Tapestry. I am attaching a picture of that tapestry held by Laura with her daughter of Be The Cause.
The Peace Alliance, with whom many CCs work to promote the idea of a federal Department of Peace, will be holding its annual conference in Arlington, VA in February. This is a terrific opportunity for CCs to connect with and support the peacebuilding work of a like-minded group. If any CC members attend, we'd all love to hear about it!