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Religious Leaders Rabbi Jeff Sultar - Green Menorah Covenant Campaign Sister Joan Kirby- Chair, UN Religious NGOs /Temple of Understanding Rev. David Dyson, -Senior Pastor, Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, NY Rev. Graylin Hagler- Ministers for Racial, Social,& Economic Justice Chief Arvol Looking Horse- 19th Generation Pipe Carrier of the Lakota Nation Ibrahim Ramey- Director of Human & Civil Rights Division, American Muslim Society Most Rev. Michael Kendall, Archdeacon, Diocese of New York Jun Yasuda-Nipponzan Myohoji Order (Buddhist) Rabbi Arthur Waskow- The Shalom Center Most Rev. Dennis Madden, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Vicar for the Urban Vicariate Rev. Fred Small-Co- Chair, Religious Witness for the Earth Father Paul Mayer, Co- Founder, Climate Crisis Coalition Activities from participants include: * Tim Guthrie. Omaha, Nebraska, planning a community art installation (needs help) * D.C. Poets Against the War, sending a poetry e-blast about Atlanta running out of water and environmental justice, highlighting an Atlanta poet * Roger Haile, North Carolina, designed the powerful poster which you can download and use locally. We encourage you to ask your local print media to publish the poster * Bowery Poetry Club is hosting A Because We Love This Earth reading with Gale Jackson, Bob Holman, Meena Alexander, Cheryl Boyce Taylor and Kathy Engel 6 p.m. Dec 8th at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC * Butch Morris is dedicating his Dec 8th music workshop with children at the Bowery Poetry Club, NYC * Nicole De Priest, Portland, Oregon, Call to Artists, focusing on Portland State University community * Pete Seeger has recorded a music video * Actor Kathleen Chalfant is dedicating her Dec. 8th performance in the play in which she stars Off Broadway “A Hard Heart” to “Because We Love This Earth” * A Call to writers/performers in NYC has gone out far and and wide to gather at libraries and in subways to “Speak to the Earth” * and more… |
