Earth Day: Faith, Hope, and Action

Almost all of the worlds faith traditions hold sacred human’s relationship with creation.

Scriptures urge us to care for nature, to see God’s grandeur and presence in creation, and to be thankful for the bounty God has given us.

This forum will begin with presentations from several faith traditions sharing why and how their faith calls them to care for creation; provide brief overviews of climate action work from area environmental groups; and discuss in small group how we can work for and deepen our climate action work through our faiths or individually.

Panel Members include:

Nicole Esquibel has been practicing Buddhism for over 20 years. Nicole has been a member of the Rime Center since 2007 and a Board of Directors member since 2019.

Brian Roewe is the environment correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, an independent newspaper headquartered in Kansas City. He is lead reporter for EarthBeat, NCR’s reporting project on faith, climate change and environmental justice.

Danelle Crawford McKinney is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate and a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA).  Danelle has been taught many traditions and values regarding Mother Earth and her teachings. She currently works at Haskell Indian Nations University working as a Student Rights Specialist.

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