The forces of Nature are at work in the volcano eruption in Chile, the devastating earthquake in Nepal, and the social upheaval in Baltimore. It’s all part of a living planet, and we must learn to live differently within it if we are to survive. Ecological and social justice are completely entwined in each other. We cannot have one without the other.
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Embodying ecological hope, working for ecological justice, is first and foremost a commitment of love. It is deeply personal and relational. This essay is about love, and about how we intend to express that love through this year and beyond.
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Fostering Ecological Hope Reflections on Culture and Meaning If you are engaged in work around our planetary crisis, it’s hard not to despair when you read NY Times front page articles like this one from Thursday: Relief in Every Window, But Global Worry, Too “In the ramshackle apartment blocks and sooty concrete homes that line […]
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