From ehoffner at orionsociety.org Mon Mar 1 13:06:28 2010 From: ehoffner at orionsociety.org (Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network) Date: Mon Mar 1 13:06:34 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] Fellowship Program for Faith & Environment References: Message-ID: From a friend at Pennsylvania Environmental Council: > > Subject: Rare Fellowship Program for Faith & Environment > > Erik, > > I hope this email finds you well! > > Please share this opportunity freely with the Orion Grassroots Network [http://www.oriongrassroots.org]. If anyone has any questions about it, she/he is welcome to ask me. Because it?s a national program, I think your network and listserv will be able to spread the word well. > > I am a current fellow (Roman Catholic) and have been found the program fruitful for both my spiritual and professional growth. All blessing? > > > Together, > khiet > > Khiet Luong > Pennsylvania Environmental Council > Program Coordinator > 123 Chestnut Street, Suite 401 > Philadelphia, PA 19106 > Phone: (215) 592.7020 x107 > Fax: (215) 592.7026 > Website: www.pecpa.org > Email: kluong@pecpa.org > > http://www.greenfaith.org/together/fellowship-materials.html > > GreenFaith Seeks New Fellowship Class > Application Materials Available On-line > GreenFaith has opened the application process for our next class of the national GreenFaith Fellowship Program ? the only comprehensive, interfaith leadership education and training program in religious-environmentalism > > > > This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by NetIQ MailMarshal -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100301/80afde70/attachment.htm From cantodolce at gmail.com Tue Mar 9 07:28:10 2010 From: cantodolce at gmail.com (Judy Cummings) Date: Tue Mar 9 07:28:15 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] Sign up for a Creation Care Simulcast on April 21st Message-ID: <6c56b9e91003090428i6106a619o8678f38f052dc022@mail.gmail.com> Hi Everyone -- Two of my friends are offering a Creation Care Simulcast to Christian congregations on April 21. My friends are Nancy and Matthew Sleeth. Matthew wrote the book *Serve God, Serve the Planet*, about their families transition from the traditional American Dream to a new, green American Dream. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Serve-God-Save-the-Planet/J-Matthew-Sleeth/e/9780310275343 Nancy, his wife, wrote a book entitled '*Go Green, Save Green" http://www.gogreenthebook.com/*about how to save money on energy costs and apply that money to mission work. This really is a very practical, informative book -- one of the best that I have read. Now, the Sleeths have produced a movie ... and they are opening the discussion on Creation Care to congregations via a simulcast. Here is the invitation -- If you haven't already, go to www.blessedearth.organd sign up for the simulcast (it takes less than a minute). You can sign up as an individual, a group, a church, or school-all you need is an Internet connection. Do it now! Here is Nancy's invitation -- We are hosting a simulcast on Wednesday evening, April 21.Broadcast from Northland Churchwith Joel Hunter, the one-hour event will include a Q & A, musical guests, and film from Matthew's *Hope for Creation* series (made by the NOOMAguys).No politics.No agenda. Just a joyful celebration of God and His creation Explore the "Simulcast" pageon the Blessed Earth website, and post information about the April 21 event on Facebook and Twitter. Blog about it. Share your excitement about the simulcast with anyone and everyone you know! If you have international friends, make a special effort to encourage their participation. We want this to be a truly worldwide event. I urge you to consider signing up for the simulcast.... It is our hope that the entire church, worldwide, will join in the discussion of Creation Care on April 21. Thanks - Judy Cummings Environmental Facilitator, First Presbyterian Church, Evanston, Illinois -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100309/e23b6537/attachment.html From cantodolce at gmail.com Mon Mar 8 17:19:36 2010 From: cantodolce at gmail.com (Judy Cummings) Date: Tue Mar 9 10:16:07 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] Call-in Day Tomorrow: End Mountaintop-removal Coal Mining In-Reply-To: <1331038783.502903363@org.orgDB.mail.democracyinaction.org> References: <1331038783.502903363@org.orgDB.mail.democracyinaction.org> Message-ID: <6c56b9e91003081419n7236abd0l546bbe9d07a084b4@mail.gmail.com> Please call in -- Mountaintop Coal Removal causes horrific air and water pollution. It devastates flora and fauna in Appalachia, and the effects on human health are devastating. judy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Center for Biological Diversity Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:42 PM Subject: Call-in Day Tomorrow: End Mountaintop-removal Coal Mining To: cantodolce@gmail.com [image: Center for Biological Diversity] Dear Judy, This week hundreds of activists are in Washington, D.C. taking action to end mountaintop-removal coal mining. *You can be part of the action by picking up the phone and calling your representatives tomorrow, March 9, for the national call-in day to end mountaintop removal.* Mountaintop-removal coal mining is one of the most outrageous environmental and social-justice transgressions in America today, threatening the biodiversity and human communities of Appalachia. *More than 500 mountains, 1.5 million acres of forest, and 2,000 miles of stream have already been annihilated by this practice.* The deep pockets of Big Coal are working hard in Washington to block a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act that would undo the political loopholes that currently make it legal for coal corporations to blow up mountains and then dump the wastes directly into streams. *Please call your representatives tomorrow, March 9 and ask them to become cosponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310.* If they're already a sponsor, ask that they actively work to promote this bill and to ban mountaintop removal. ** *Click here to find out more and take action. * If you have trouble following the link, go to http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/t/5243/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=7035 . ------------------------------ *Talking points for calls to representatives:* - Introduce yourself -- give your name and city. - State that you're calling to urge Representative XXX to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. - The bill would undo the political loopholes that make mountaintop removal legal. - More than 500 mountains, 1.5 million acres of forest, and 2,000 miles of stream have already been annihilated by this practice. - If they're already a sponsor of the bill, ask that they actively work to promote it and to ban mountaintop removal. - Thank them for their time. ------------------------------ Please take action on March 9, 2010. 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URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100308/bd9c4dc5/attachment.html From ehoffner at orionsociety.org Mon Mar 15 16:42:42 2010 From: ehoffner at orionsociety.org (Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network) Date: Mon Mar 15 16:42:48 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] Earth Day Simulcast from Blessed Earth References: <20100310200648.51fd2423ed5ada2b4ca634a0269bb3a4.0776f3c36b.wbe@email01.secureserver.net> Message-ID: <674D8F25-7241-40E2-B2D1-1C9BBB25AAF3@orionsociety.org> Some juicy excerpts from the Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL) newsletter for your Monday: > > EARTH DAY SIMULCAST FROM BLESSED EARTH > The Blessed Earth organization of Dr. Matthew Sleeth, > author of ?Serve God, Save the Planet,? is organizing this > simulcast presentation. It will happen on April 21, the > eve of Earth Day?s 40th anniversary, in churches across > the country and beyond. For more information, and/or to > register your congregation and join in, go to: > www.blessedearth.org > > TEVA SEMINAR on Jewish Environmental Education > This professional development opportunity happens from > June 7 ? 10 at Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring, NY. > The seminar brings together camp staff, day school and > congregational educators, Torah scholars, students, lay > leaders and farmers. To find out more and/or to register, > go to: www.tevacenter.org/seminar > > A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE by Katharine Hayhoe and > Andrew Farley > This excellent book is written by a husband and wife ? > climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe and her husband, > Pastor Andrew Farley. It?s written from the Christian > perspective, and it clearly explains the science behind > climate change. The book makes the case that climate > change should not be a partisan issue, but that it is a > moral one. To find out more and to read parts of the > book, go to: www.climateforchangethebook.com > > FROM QUARK TO PLANET by Chris Polhill > > (From the book ?Eggs and Ashes? by Ruth Burgess and > Chris Polhill, Wild Goose Publications, The Iona Com- > munity. To receive a Lenten program that includes this > prayer and more, contact VTIPL: info@vtipl.org) > > Creator God, > from quark to planet your universe is awesome. > Give us eyes to gape at the wonders daily about us, > and the will to live in the harmony of your creating. > Help us to recognise and honour the connections of > all things, > even at cost to our own wants and comforts; > so we may live gently on earth, > and all creation praise you. Amen -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100315/f986f128/attachment.html From ehoffner at yahoo.com Tue Mar 23 09:18:58 2010 From: ehoffner at yahoo.com (Erik Hoffner) Date: Tue Mar 23 09:19:24 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] Fw: Be The News: conference call on media outreach March 24 Message-ID: <113886.3777.qm@web52107.mail.re2.yahoo.com> This is tomorrow, feel free to join us, there's no cost. Erik -- Orion magazine Orion Grassroots Network ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? Conference call on media outreach: "Be the News: how to give a great interview" March 24, 2pm EST Orion Grassroots Network conference call, "Be the News" Speaking with the media is a great and challenging opportunity, and when you talk about your work with a reporter, you've got to be prepared. But being a good spokesperson is about more than knowing the issue or the work of your organization, it's also about delivery. So please plan to join us for a discussion that will demystify speaking with the media and help you hone in on your key message so that next time you're asked, you can deliver an impactful interview. We will cover these points, offer handy cheat sheets, and answer your questions about this topic and your questions about getting more media coverage in general. Leading the discussion will be Aric Caplan, founder and president of Caplan Communications, an award-winning communications firm that champions social justice causes, the environment, energy conservation, and sustainable business practices. To join the call on March 24, 2pm Eastern time: Dial 712-432-1000 (usual long distance charges apply)Enter conference code 581688569# Send your questions for Aric in advance to ehoffner@orionsociety.org. Talk to you soon, ErikOrion Grassroots Network Links to Services Post Job/Internship OGN Forums Log In to OGN OGN Resources Blog Manage Your Benefits Conference Calls Aric Caplan Caplan Communications March 24 ~ Reminder: please take the Network's GrantStation.com users survey, here. How are you using it? Please take 3 minutes to answer this question. Your response will be invaluable! The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. Not yet a member? 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They?ve moved the entire Greater Atlanta Presbytery ? a network of 110 churches ? to endorse a resolution that makes the following bold statement: ...the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta urges the Georgia General Assembly to enact legislation - House Bill 276 - prohibiting, over a timed phase, the purchase or use of mountaintop removal coal for use in Georgia power plants, or in any other energy-producing process and that there be a moratorium imposed on the issuance of permits for the construction of any new coal-fired electrical generating facilities in Georgia until July, 2014? Full details: http://www.ohvec.org/newsletters/woc_2010_03/article_17.html Erik -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100324/ba0c1033/attachment.html From ehoffner at orionsociety.org Wed Mar 31 11:41:22 2010 From: ehoffner at orionsociety.org (Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network) Date: Wed Mar 31 11:41:27 2010 Subject: [Creation Care] interfaith local food efforts Message-ID: <86DFAD7A-E52A-4FB9-86CE-9026FA0FF8B1@orionsociety.org> This story on Marketplace last night tracks very closely with this interview I did with Faith in Place's director a few years ago in Orion magazine that touched on their own similar program called TAQWA. Inspiring stuff, both ways: Unlikely duo teams up for kosher, halal "As the second night of Passover approaches, Ari Daniel Shapiro reports on two meat distributors -- one Jewish, the other Muslim -- who have struck up a unique friendship to provide products to their customers that seek to redefine kosher and halal." http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/30/pm-higher-halal/ Erik -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20100331/b4396b66/attachment.html