Action for March 25: Order fair trade chocolate at from the Equal Exchange Interfaith Store for Easter and other occasions to ensure that child labor was not used and that the chocolate was grown sustainably. Learn more about fair trade…
Read more »Action for March 21: Have a “Meatless Monday” today. Eating less meat can improve your health and the earth’s. It is estimated that the meat industry contributes nearly 1/5 of manufactured greenhouse gas emissions. Take part in “Tread Lightly for…
Read more »Earth Day is April 22. Celebrate God’s good creation on a Sunday near that date (which falls on Good Friday this year). The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program produces excellent Earth Day Sunday resources each year. This year’s theme…
Read more »There are many resources that offer ways to strengthen our faith and explore eco-justice during Lent. I have been featuring the “Tread Lightly for Lent” resource from Environmental Ministries, and wanted to let you know about several others. Presbyterians for…
Read more »The Eco-Stewards Program is for young adults ages 20-30 who are interested in exploring the connections between our faith and environmental stewardship. The 2011 program will take place June 2-9 with the theme “Living with and from the Land on…
Read more »Eco-Notes is the e-newsletter from Environmental Ministries that is delivered approximately monthly. Sign up to receive Eco-Notes. February’s Eco-Notes is below. Celebrate Earth Day Sunday Earth Day is April 22. Celebrate God’s good creation on a Sunday near that date…
Read more »Brennan Pearson, a senior at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, created a video on the 2010 Festival of Faiths for his senior seminar course. The theme of the Festival of Faiths was “Sacred Soil: Foundation of Life” and the video includes…
Read more »From the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Food and Faith blog about a new program – Food Justice Fellows – that is accepting applications until February 28. Do you get angry that we grow more than enough food for everyone but so…
Read more »I received the following action alert from Chloe Schwabe, the Health Program Manager with the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program. Take a minute this Valentine’s Day to ask your Congressional leaders for chemical policy reform. Cancer, learning disabilities, and…
Read more »Food and Faith, the blog of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, recently posted a moving essay by Dr. Ellen Davis “A Living Creature: A Biblical Perspective on Land Care and Use,” which links our treatment of the land, our industrialized food…
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