Religion, Faith and Spirituality

Ambitious Saudi Plans To Ramp Up Hajj Face Challenges From Climate Change

"Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj pilgrimage — much of which takes place outdoors in the desert — could prove even more daunting."

Source: AP, 06/22/2023

"Protest Derails Chaco National Park Celebration"

"It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites."

Source: AP, 06/13/2023

"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots"

"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".

Source: Guardian, 06/05/2023

Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine"

"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."

Source: E&E News, 05/23/2023

‘It Gives Life’: Philippine Tribe Fights To Save A Sacred River From Dam

"Each year, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe gather at the Tinipak River to observe an Indigenous ritual to honor their supreme being and pray for healing and protection. This year, the rite had an additional intention: to ward off an impending dam project they fear will inundate the site of the ritual."

Source: Mongabay, 05/10/2023

Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises

The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.

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"Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court"

"Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/24/2023
April 26, 2023

Is the Earth Sacred? Hearing from Young, Religious Americans on Environmental Issues

The Pew Research Center invites you to a virtual discussion tackling how religion shapes young Americans' views about environmental issues, especially climate change. Audience Q&A follows the panel. 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET.

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April 12, 2023 to April 13, 2023

Webinar: Unfence the Future — Taking Down Fortress Conservation and Its Enduring Legacy

The Natural History Museum, Survival International and CUNY Center for the Humanities invite you to a free two-day virtual symposium on the logic of fencing wilderness (“fortress conservation”) to expel perceived threats to ecological balance — from Indigenous Peoples to predator species.

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