Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU:
Academic West 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
College of the Environment, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Description
Check out this video to watch the ESS Multifaith Network for Climate Justice.
What is Spiritual Activism and what does it look like in action? Members of the Multi-faith Network for Climate Justice will share their experiences working towards positive social and ecological change through creation of a spiritually-engaged advocacy community and collaboration with local organizations focused on climate justice.
The Environmental Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30pm in Academic Instructional Center West, room 204. Join us at WWU or online on Zoom!
Featuring:
Deb Cruz, Speaker
Deb Cruz is a member of the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship and President of JUUstice Washington, a Unitarian Universalist (UU) state action network. Deb currently works with local, state, regional, national and international organizations and efforts, faith-based and secular, on environmental justice issues, especially those impacting Indigenous communities. Well-versed in understanding the intersection between social and environmental justice issues, Deb works diligently to approach understanding and problem-solving from a more wholistic perspective, one that includes the material, legal, legislative, economic, scientific, cultural, psychosocial and the spiritual. She firmly believes the faith and spiritual-based perspectives have a critical role in healing and restoring the Earth and these perspectives need to be brought to the forefront in establishing a culture of respect and accountability toward the Web of Life.
Ethan Teed, Speaker
Ethan Teed has a deeply grounded spirituality rooted in creation and the sacramental nature of our world. He is a Guide for the Seminary of the Wild Earth program through The Center for Wild Spirituality. He completed an EcoSpirituality Leaders program through the BTS Center which included training in ‘forest bathing/nature therapy.’ In addition, he’s trained in facilitating “The Work That Reconnects Spiral” and conducting ritual and ceremony through Joanna Macy’s “The Work That Reconnects” organization. He is also the co-founder and co-facilitator of the Universal Sailing Men’s Group, exploring the journey towards embodying the mature, healthy, divine masculine. Ethan is an engaged member of the Stillpoint at Beckside spiritual community, where he also facilitates events. He and his wife, Karyn, recently began facilitating a variety of spiritual offerings on the land they are blessed to tend, Anam Cara Fields.
Accommodations and Other Details
Contact The Foundation for WWU & Alumni for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form. There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited paid parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. Western provides comprehensive parking details—including lot locations, applicable fees, and campus map. Please note that parking in the C lot and 12A by Fairhaven College is free after 4:30pm on weekdays and all hours on weekends.