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SUMMARY:Creation Care 101
DESCRIPTION:Interested to connect your Christian faith to care for the earth?  Want to learn how your church can live the faith through caring for creation?  Or\, want to improve your own stewardship?  Join a free online course\, Creation Care 101\, and begin a journey of restoring faith\, justice\, and creation.  Each session will feature talks from leading theologians and scientists\, inspiring stories from churches\, facilitated heart-led conversation\, and tools for practical implementation. Details on content/schedule are given below.  All classes will be recorded\, so don’t worry if you can’t make every class.  Register at: https://creationcarecollective.org/event/creation-justice-101-fall-program/. Lisa Brenskelle will act as facilitator for the Lutherans Restoring Creation group\, providing additional resources and insights from her decades of earthkeeping ministry. To join her group & get the additional resources\, please indicate “Lutherans Restoring Creation” as your church/group when you register.  Note that all Christians are welcome to join the Lutherans Restoring Creation group\, not just Lutherans.  Contact Lisa at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n  \n\nSept 8: Intro: Faith\, Science & Creation Care\nOct 13: Eating: Theology of Food\nNov 10: Hosting: Honorable Gatherings\nDec 8: Purchasing: Living Simply & Justly\nJan 12: Regenerating: Soil\, Compost\, Waste\nFeb 9: Reframing: Water & Energy\nMar 9: Planting: Gardens & Spaces\nApr 13: Planning: Pulling it Together
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/creation-care-101/2023-03-09/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231008T150000
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SUMMARY:Eating Plant-Based for Our Climate and Health.  Your Faith Community Can\, Too!
DESCRIPTION:A year ago\, our ministers directed church staff to change the Sunday lunch menu to plant-based food. What inspired them to act?   For a year\, our church’s Climate Action Team has hosted monthly plant-based potlucks.   The potlucks turn out five times as many participants as the monthly lectures that we used to hold. That’s inspiration! \nEating plant-based for our climate will help as much as solar\, reports Project Drawdown.  Plus\, health experts are encouraging us all to eat more plant-based foods.  Eating more plant-based foods makes it easy for everyone to help the planet and their own health. Nan Hildreth\, leader of the Climate Action Team at First Unitarian Universalist Church\, and team member Karoline Mueller\, Ph.D.\, will tell the story of their church’s journey toward plant-based eating\, but they’d also like to hear from the audience about their experiences at their faith communities. Register for this event on www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-plant-based-for-our-climate-health-your-faith-community-can-too-tickets-710711415977. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/eating-plant-based-for-our-climate-and-health-your-faith-community-can-too/
LOCATION:online\, not applicable\, not applicable\, not applicable\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston":MAILTO:gcs.lrc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T210000
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SUMMARY:Weelaunee Worldwide: Block Cop City Speaking Tour
DESCRIPTION:This is an invitation to join a powerful collective action. \nAfter more than two years of struggle to defend the Weelaunee forest in southeast Atlanta from the construction of a militarized police training facility\, the movement is at a crucial crossroads. This November\, there is a call for a mass action to halt construction on the site. We know the city won’t listen to the overwhelming desire of the people\, and the risks of inaction are far too great. With our future on the line and the whole world watching\, we’ll take a stand to bend the course of history. \nThis presentation will cover the history of the movement so far\, how we’ve arrived at the current conjuncture\, and help us get ready to join each other in November. Together we can Block Cop City. \nMore info at blockcopcity.org
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/weelaunee-worldwide-block-cop-city-speaking-tour/
LOCATION:Montrose Center\, 401 Branard Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Foreign & Military Policy,Human Rights & Criminal Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Weelaunee Defense Society of Austin":MAILTO:defendingtheforestatx@protonmail.com
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SUMMARY:Drawdown Roadmap
DESCRIPTION:You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change.  But\, how do we focus our efforts\, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions\, pointing to which climate actions governments\, businesses\, investors\, philanthropists\, community organizations\, and others should prioritize to make the most of our efforts to stop climate change. Attend this 4-week course on Tuesday evenings\, beginning Oct. 24\,  to understand the roadmap\, and consider how to actualize it in your business\, community organization\, investments and more.  To learn more/register\, see: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-roadmap-tickets-710719339677. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/drawdown-roadmap/
LOCATION:Online\, TX
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Video Showing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston":MAILTO:gcs.lrc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231028T100000
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SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walks in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  These events are for small groups and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register for one of the walks on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park-tickets-710235803407.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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SUMMARY:Guided Prayer Walk in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park\, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk\, there will be a theme\, an accompanying Bible verse\, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual practice with a guided prayer walk in the park!  All attendees will receive materials on the prayer walk to take home and use again in future.  These events are for small groups and advance registration is required.  Specific meeting location in the park will be sent to all registrants several days prior to the event. Register for one of the walks on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-prayer-walks-in-the-park-tickets-710235803407.  Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information. \n 
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/guided-prayer-walk-in-the-park-4/
LOCATION:Hermann Park\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, 77030
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231029T190000
DTSTAMP:20231019T172143Z
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SUMMARY:Interconnections with Soil\, Human Health and the Environment
DESCRIPTION:Soil is essential to all life and is important to human health in many ways. It can filter water\, provide nutrients and food\, store carbon\, and supply us with antibiotics to fight diseases. However\, soils are often mistreated by industrial agriculture and contaminated by environmental pollutants like oil spills which can directly affect human and environmental health. Sara Denison\, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University\, will discuss how soil contamination\, human health and the environment are all connected and ways contaminated soils can be cleaned up and restored. In addition\, she will discuss the health burden associated with exposure to particular contaminants found in soils around Houston and technology that she is researching that will help remove these contaminants from soil. Time for Q&A with the speaker will be provided. Please register for this talk on www.eventbrite.com at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interconnections-with-soil-human-health-and-the-environment-tickets-710228782407. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://hpjc.org/event/interconnections-with-soil-human-health-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:online\, not applicable\, not applicable\, not applicable\, United States
CATEGORIES:Environmental & Environmental Justice,Presentation or Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church":MAILTO:ctk@ctkelc.org
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