Eco-Justice Journey Opportunities and information for education, advocacy, and action to accompany you on your own justice journey.

December 13, 2018

The Real Deal: A Carbon Bill Arrives

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 11:45am

Written by Courtney Forbes, member of First Presbyterian Church in Hammond, LA and chapter leader of Citizens Climate Lobby As you may have read in this summer’s blog entry “Carbon Pricing 101”, this past July’s General Assembly of the PC(USA) voted with overwhelming (>80%) support for overtures 8-12 and 8-9, inviting you and all PC (USA)… Read more »

December 11, 2018

Immigration and Climate Disruption: A closer look at the U.S. role in creating refugees

BY Jessica Maudlin Posted at 9:15am

The Presbyterian Hunger Program proudly partners with Equal Exchange through our Presbyterian Coffee Project. Read the original version of this post on the Equal Exchange blog here. November 16th marked the 29th anniversary of the slaying of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter by government-run death squads in El Salvador in 1989. This… Read more »

December 7, 2018

Winners or Losers – Re-learning Solidarity

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 8:03pm

Written by Burkhard Paetzold, Regional Liaison for Western and Central Europe and Roma Reflection #3 from COP24, Katowice Dec 6, 2018 Quite frankly, you can smell it everywhere – Katowice is a coal city. I spotted a winding tower right downtown on the way from my hotel, but learned, it is a museum now. And… Read more »

December 6, 2018

Are we really All in the same Boat? Or are some in Noah’s Ark – and others in the Titanic?

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 11:33pm

written by Burkhard Paetzold, Reflection #2 from COP24, Katowice Dec 5, 2018 My last meeting tonight, was a debriefing of the negotiations and took place in the German pavilion that I go to every night. They have the best coffee for free and -surprisingly- in this case I’m kind of home sick;) – but seriously… Read more »

December 6, 2018

Reflection from COP 24

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 2:22am

Written by Burkhard Paetzold, Presbyterian Church (USA), World Mission Regional Liaison Central and Western Europe and Roma What a privilege to be along with other PCUSA observers at the COP24 in Katowice/Poland. It’s my first COP event and I feel there is so much to share, enough to write a blog. But I have to say,… Read more »

December 3, 2018

PC(USA) at the United Nations COP 24

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 1:45pm

Right now, Presbyterian staff and volunteers and many ecumenical friends are traveling or just arrived in Katowice, Poland, for the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s “Conference of the Parties” (COP) 24. Since the original 1992 agreement between nations in Rio de Janeiro, there have been annual meetings, and we are at the… Read more »

November 19, 2018

Parliament of the World’s Religions

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 7:10pm

Environmental Justice and the Doctrine of Discovery By Rev. Dr. Barbara Carnegie Campbell, Interim Pastor at Covenant PC, Gresham, Oregon At the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religion in Toronto, Ontario last week, I heard someone commenting that Parliament is like “organizing a gathering for interfaith dialogue on issues of justice and having the whole… Read more »

November 16, 2018

Serving Up Climate Conversations for Thanksgiving

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 12:15pm

From PC(USA) partner Blessed Tomorrow: It’s that time of year again. Pumpkins are being carved, meals are being prepared, and most importantly, families are gathering. Thanksgiving is a time to catch up with loved ones, feast, and be thankful. Given the many extreme weather events that have happened this year, a loved one may have been impacted…. Read more »

November 13, 2018

72% of Americans Say Climate Solutions Should be a Higher Priority

BY Rebecca Barnes Posted at 4:16pm

From PC(USA) partner Blessed Tomorrow: Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their special report outlining the consequence of a changing climate, and the measures necessary to avert the most dangerous scenarios. The report is a collaborative effort of 91 authors, more than 150 contributors, and includes over 42,000 expert and government… Read more »

October 15, 2018

Climate Change Report Lays out Consequences

BY Jessica Maudlin Posted at 9:00am

At the Presbyterian Hunger Program, this time of the year usually finds our attentions turned towards World Food Day and Food Week of Action. This year however, we also find ourselves focused on the report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change which was released on October 7, 2018 in South Korea. A… Read more »

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